Many flowers are available year-round, and you can certainly choose any color you want for your winter wedding, but some things are just more wintery than others! Here are my winter wedding flower picks.
White is gorgeous for winter! The flowers below include star of Bethlehem (not cheap, but a meaningful focal flower for a Christmas wedding), a white spider mum, a white anemone with a dark center, and paperwhites.
Blush and pink flowers would be beautiful against dark green leaves and dresses, or with dark versions of themselves.
![]() from: Fiftyflowers.com |
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![]() White Blush Peruvian Lilies from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Blush Oriental Lily from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Wispy Pink Spray Rose from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Mini Carnations BloomsByTheBox.com |
Rich reds and pinks, showcased here by mini calla lilies, roses, spray roses, and alstroemeria (also known as Peruvian lily), followed by more white and cream (this time, sweetheart roses, cushion mums, standard calla lilies, and mini carnations).
![]() Dark Red Mini Calla Lilies from: Jrroses.com |
![]() Janeiro Dark Pink Rose from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Red Spray Roses from: Jrroses.com |
![]() Merlot Alstroemeria from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Sweetheart Roses BloomsByTheBox.com |
![]() Cushion Mum BloomsByTheBox.com |
![]() Standard Calla Lily from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Cream Mini Carnation from: Jrroses.com |
Burgundy and the deepest reds are winter at it’s best (especially if red is one of your favorite colors!).
These greens look wintery to me!
![]() Burgundy Carnation from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Rose Black Magic BloomsByTheBox.com |
![]() Red Dogwood Branches from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Mini Carnations BloomsByTheBox.com |
![]() Seeded Eucalyptus from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Italian Ruscus BloomsByTheBox.com |
![]() Plumosus Fern BloomsByTheBox.com |
![]() Leyland Cedar from: Fiftyflowers.com |
And then there’s just plain red. Amaryllis, which I’ve only seen available in December, is not cheap but a single stem could substitute for a bouquet, making it an affordable option.
Hypericum comes in many different colors. They seem wintery to me, maybe because they make me think of holly berries!
![]() Amaryllis BloomsByTheBox.com |
![]() Sweetheart Roses BloomsByTheBox.com |
![]() Red Carnations from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Red Spray Roses from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() White Hypericum Berries from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Red Hypericum Berries from: Fiftyflowers.com |
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![]() Peaches and Cream Hypericum Berries from: Fiftyflowers.com |
Deep, rich colors make a beautiful winter color scheme but reds and burgundies aren’t the only option. How about some purple?
![]() Carnation BloomsByTheBox.com |
![]() Shock Novelty Pom from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() PurpleBerry Mini Calla Lily from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Purple Mini Carnations from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Golden Yellow Calla Lily from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Yellow Asiatic Lily from: Jrroses.com |
![]() Apricot Orange Amaryllis from: Fiftyflowers.com |
![]() Fading Red Amaryllis from: Fiftyflowers.com |
Finally, while yellow may seem more like a spring or summer color, the elegance of calla lilies and lilies seem to make almost any color appropriate for a winter evening wedding.
Since our amaryllis always blooms in winter, I associate amaryllis with winter, which, to me, makes it appropriate in any color!
How about you? What flowers do you like for winter?
All winter flower images are from Fifty Flowers (www.fiftyflowers.com), Blooms by the Box (www.bloomsbythebox.com), and JRRoses (www.jrroses.com).