Ideas & Inspiration for a Botanical Themed Wedding
One of the dreamist wedding themes… the botanical style! Inspired by the natural world, flora, fauna, foliage and stylish simplicity, botanical weddings are an ever-popular trend when it comes to picking a wedding theme.
When you think botanical, think green stems such as eucalyptus and ferns, earthy tones, classic white flowers, rustic touches and metallic accents. This stylish wedding theme is perfect if you are looking for a natural, minimalist, and chic wedding style. The main color in a botanical color palette is green! Other colors can be included as accent tones, but a botanical theme will primarily include lots of green.
The effect of these natural touches, earthy greens and minimalist styling gives you a really organic and classic aesthetic. From all of the leafy wedding decor, to garden-inspired tablesetting and inspirational floral arches - I have created a list of ideas to help you style the perfect botanical wedding.
Botanical Wedding Stationery
A simple thing that many people don’t think of, but is just such an important part of your wedding styling, is your wedding stationery. From the initial invitations and save the dates, to the table numbers and seating charts on your wedding day, the stationery for your wedding definitely needs to incorporate your theme so that it all ties in cohesively and beautifully together.
The invitations are your first opportunity to share the theme for your wedding, so if you are having a botanical theme you will want to share this in this styling. Including pressed flowers is a gorgeous touch, and you also just can’t beat a classic beautiful horticultural illustration. From dreamy green watercolor accents, to hand-drawn foliage features, whether you make your stationery yourself or have it all designed by a professional, make sure you really showcase your beautiful botanical theme in their design.
Go Green with Your Colors
Your color palette is a really important part of your wedding theme styling, and you will definitely want to keep it very natural and green. Look to natural elements for your inspiration and create a colour palette based on an outdoor environment or horticultural item. Think of all of the colors in a forest or a herb garden. Use this inspiration to create a palette including subtle hints of colour, such as the rich green of peppermint leaves, the soft lilac of rosemary flowers, and the milky light green of sage leaves.
Cheers to Plant-Inspired Drinks
Including the botanical theme in your choice of celebration drinks for your wedding day is simple but also stylish and memorable. Look to garnish your cocktails with sprigs of rosemary and or mint, and offer classic botanical beverages such as a gin and tonic or elderflower spritz. Fruity and refreshing, I can just imagine guests sipping this in a botanical-inspired garden venue. Think of the photos!
All the Botanical Decor
One of the easiest and most effective ways to embrace your wedding theme is through the decor at your venue. The botanical theme is a beautiful and luscious way to style a space and from bouquets to floral arches, there are so many ideas to go green when it comes to decorations.
You could have a gorgeously green floral arch of eucalyptus, trailing ivy and white roses, with matching decor around the venue and floral centerpieces. Include mini trees around the venue, hang olive branch garlands, or include eucalyptus table runners. Hang greenery from the ceiling or drape it along the back of chairs, so guests can really feel one with nature. When it comes to the bouquet, ferns, eucalyptus, gypsophila and baby's breath are beautiful choices.
A botanical wedding theme is also really easy to align with the seasons. So, if you are having a fall wedding, include orange rustic tones, maple leaves, and pumpkin colors, And if you’re having a winter wedding, throw in some mistletoe or holly.
Foliage Inspired Tablesetting
When it comes to decorating your tablesetting, you can get really creative with foliage and fauna inspiration. You could have pots of herbs or mini terrariums as centerpieces, with natural hessian napkins. Use gorgeous green linen table runners with simple ceramics and mini jam jars of foliage. Foliage, wood, white blooms and glassware are a perfect match for a botanical style tablesetting.
Botanical-themed weddings are perfect for couples who love the outdoors and want some nature infused into their big day. Styling a this themed event really gives you an opportunity to get creative and incorporate all things greenery. A great place to start is to make some Pinterest boards to give you an idea of how your big day could look.
If you are looking for a garden-style tablesetting collection, check out my garden collection which features beautifully botanical wedding coasters, menu cards, table numbers and seating charts.