Choosing the Right Florals for Your Elopement Day

Choosing the right Florals for your elopement day can set the tone and enhance the intimate atmosphere of your celebration. While weddings often have elaborate arrangements, elopements offer the opportunity to select unique, personal florals that reflect your love story. Here’s how to pick the perfect flowers for your special day, with a focus on local and seasonal options.

Consider the Season and Location

Florals Based on Season and Location

When planning an elopement, the season and location play a significant role in the floral choices available. Opting for seasonal and local flowers not only supports local growers but also ensures that your arrangements are fresh and vibrant. For example, springtime in Southwest Australia offers an array of wildflowers, while summer boasts vibrant blooms like proteas and kangaroo paws. Consider the natural surroundings of your elopement location, whether it’s a beach, forest, or urban setting, and choose florals that complement the scenery.

Springtime Soiree

Spring is the bringer of new life and colour, something that’s quite fitting for an elopement. It also happens to be the peak growth period for flowers and plants of all kinds. You’re going to be spoiled for options during this floral season.

Roses and most of its variants thrive in spring. They are classic elopement flowers, symbolising love and beauty. 

Ranunculus flowers, often compared to roses, feature tightly layered petals. They offer a soft, romantic element to spring arrangements. Great for those who want to diversify their floral arrangements.

Tulips are renowned for their bold colours and shapes. They’re perfect for creating a modern and elegant look in elopement bouquets. 

Iris are known for their distinctive petal structure and a wide range of colours. They symbolise hope and faith, a beautiful message for a elopement.

Poppies, with their large, delicate blooms, provide a pop of colour and visual interest to arrangements. Dot them all around as a nice visual contrast.

Snapdragons, with their tall, bright spikes of bloom, offer a stunning height and a bold statement in bouquets and centrepieces.

Aquilegia, also known as Columbine, adds a whimsical touch with its nodding bell-shaped flowers and attractive foliage. This provides some much-needed diversity with the more regal-looking flowers.

Summer Seranade

With the heat turning up, fewer flowers are going to be around. Of course, much like the love you have for your soon-to-be lifetime partner, these summer flowers stand tall and beautiful amidst the dry summer fields.

Dahlias, with their intricate geometric petals, is an elegant standout in any summer arrangement. They also happen to be some of the most plentiful flowers in the summer.

Zinnias, native to scrub and dryland,  bring a wealth of colours and sizes, ideal for adding a bright, happy vibe.

Sunflowers are the emblem of summer. Their large, cheerful blooms symbolise adoration and loyalty. Not to mention, they’re always an eyecatcher thanks to their distinct appearance and size.

Amaranth and Celosia both offer unique, textural interest with their dramatic, flame-like blooms. These flowers are best used to supplement your main ornaments, filling out any space with a dash of vibrancy.

Falling In Love

The bright colours of summer make way for autumn’s warm oranges and reds. Fewer seasonal local wedding florals are in bloom, but there’s a lot more consistent aesthetics. For more formal elopement, autumn is a good time to get married, due to this regal atmosphere.

Heirloom Chrysanthemums are known for their profusion of petals. They add volume and autumnal colours to any arrangement. Certainly an eyecatcher for any elopement arrangement.

Autumn Foliage, Vines, and Seed Pods enhance the feel of the season, introducing rustic colours and textures.

Bracken Fern and Sedums add a verdant touch, balancing out the rich autumnal tones.

Grevillea, a native Australian flower, showcases unique, spider-like flowers, great for adding textural contrast.

Winter Elopement

This season has the fewest flowers of any season. Consequently, it’s the hardest season to stay environmentally conscious. Several flowers that usually appear in typical weddings come from heated greenhouses. As established, that’s a no-go. Thankfully, a few flowers are tough enough to survive the biting cold.

Proteas and Banksias are winter-hardy, unique-looking flowers. Their bold forms and colours create a striking element in winter wedding flowers.

Stocks continue to bloom into winter, providing sweet-smelling, pastel-coloured flowers.

Sweet Peas are loved for their delicate, ruffled petals and enchanting fragrance.

Hellebores, also known as Winter Roses, bloom in the colder months, offering sophisticated, cup-shaped flowers.

Native Daphne, Thryptomene, and Native Grasses showcase the natural beauty of the Australian winter, each contributing unique shapes, textures, and colours

Keep It Simple and Meaningful

Unlike traditional weddings, elopements often embrace simplicity and intimacy. When choosing Florals, consider the overall aesthetic you want to achieve. A minimalist bouquet or a few carefully chosen blooms can be just as impactful as a large arrangement. Focus on quality over quantity, and select flowers that hold personal significance or align with the theme of your elopement.

Your elopement day is a celebration of your unique love story, and your Florals should reflect that. By choosing seasonal, local flowers and working with experienced elopement florists, you can create beautiful, meaningful arrangements that enhance the magic of your special day. Remember, the most important thing is that your florals resonate with you and make your elopement truly unforgettable.

If you’re ready to start planning your elopement and want expert advice on choosing the perfect florals, contact us today! We’re here to help make your elopement day as beautiful and memorable as possible.