How to Get Wildflowers for a Bridal Bouquet

Show off your natural wild side with a beautiful wildflower bouquet.

Wildflowers have taken the stage as a favorite wedding flower choice for many couples. These wild-looking bridal bouquets add a natural and free ambience to the event, while providing a dash of vibrant color to the wedding decor. Incorporate the simple beauty of a bouquet of wildflowers into your celebration to enhance a country-style wedding or use the bouquet to contrast the sleek beauty of an elegant wedding decor.

Things You'll Need

• Wildflower seeds

Instructions

1. Purchase a few packages of wildflower seeds if your wedding is at least three months away. Plant the seeds in your own garden and pick them on the eve of your wedding. A wild assortment of flowers -- grown and picked from your own garden -- provides a customized accessory for your wedding.

2. Pick the wildflowers from a place of significance to you and your groom. If you spent a special weekend camping together, try to revisit the campground a day or two before your wedding to pick the flowers. Keep the flowers in plenty of water with flower food to prevent the flowers from wilting. Other places of significance you can gather flowers from include parks, nature trails and conservation areas. You can share the significance behind the flowers with your guests, or keep it a special secret between just the two of you.

3. Spend the afternoon with your groom on the day before your wedding and travel to somewhere new. Visit a new nature trail or park and pick wildflowers to symbolize your new beginning together. The bouquet can help remind you throughout your busy -- but wonderful -- wedding day of the new life you and your spouse now share.

4. Order the wildflowers from a florist in a warmer climate when planning a winter wedding. You can order the wildflowers over the phone if you know the particular type you would like; alternatively, you can peruse online flower retailers to find the wildflowers, which suit your preferences and wedding color scheme.

Tips & Warnings

• To keep the bridal bouquet simple and beautiful, gather the cluster of flowers together and use a single length of ribbon or raffia to hold the bouquet together.