Creating Floral Designs that Harmonize with Your Wedding Venue

Planning a wedding involves countless decisions, from choosing the perfect dress to selecting a menu that delights your guests. One of the most impactful choices you’ll make is how to decorate your venue, and floral design plays a significant role in setting the mood and enhancing the beauty of your celebration. As a wedding florists, we’ve seen firsthand how thoughtful floral design can transform a space. Here are some tips to help you create floral arrangements that work with your wedding venue, not against it.

Understand Your Venue’s Style

Your wedding venue sets the stage for your big day, and its architectural style and existing décor should influence your floral choices. Whether you’re getting married in a rustic barn, a modern loft, or a classic ballroom, the key is to enhance the venue's natural beauty.

Rustic: Opt for wildflower arrangements and lots of greenery to complement the natural, laid-back vibe.
Modern: Think sleek, minimalist arrangements with bold, single-color blooms or geometric vases.
Classic Ballroom: Choose elegant, structured bouquets with timeless flowers like roses, peonies, or orchids.

Highlight Key Areas

Identify focal points within the venue where floral arrangements can make the most impact. These areas might include the entrance, reception tables, chandeliers and staircases or mantles. Strategic placement of flowers can accentuate the venue’s strengths, disguise areas that are lacking and create a cohesive look.

Entrance: A floral arch or lush arrangements at the entrance can set the tone as guests arrive.
Reception Tables: Centerpieces can tie the whole room together. Consider varying heights and styles to add visual interest.
chandeliers: Excentuate chandeliers or incorporate hanging flowers to fill the space with color and interest.
Staircases OR MANTLES: Cascading flowers or garlands can transform a plain staircase or mantle into a romantic focal point.

Coordinate with the Venue’s Color Palette

Choosing a color palette that complements the venue’s existing colors is crucial. Take note of the walls, flooring, and any prominent décor pieces.

Neutral Venues: Almost any color palette works, so feel free to be bold with your choices.
Colorful Venues: Choose floral colors that harmonize rather than clash with the venue’s hues. For example, if the venue has a lot of rich, dark wood, consider soft pastels or deep jewel tones. Choosing the right colors can help bolder textiles like curtains or carpets blend more into the space rather than stand out!

Match Floral Styles to the Venue’s Ambiance

Your floral style should reflect the overall vibe you want to create. Discuss the ambiance with your florist and consider how different floral designs can align with the venue’s character.

Casual and Cozy: Loose, hand-tied bouquets and simple arrangements in eclectic containers can create a welcoming, relaxed feel.
Formal and Elegant: Structured, symmetrical arrangements with classic flowers can elevate the sophistication of the space.

Incorporate Venue Elements

Look for ways to incorporate elements from the venue into your floral design. This can create a seamless blend between the venue and your décor.

Garden Venues: Use similar flowers and greenery found in the venue’s garden to enhance the natural setting.

Historic Venues: Incorporate vintage vases or heirloom flowers that echo the venue’s historical charm.

We always recommend choosing your venue before scheduling a floral consultation. We will guide you through all of these considerations and more during our first consultation! We can make specific suggestions based on your wedding venue and show you real-life examples of previous weddings from your venue to provide valuable inspiration of what works well in the space. We take into account practical considerations such as ceiling height, temperature conditions, wind factors, etc. as we make our floral recommendations! After our consultation we’ll include visual aids and mood boards along with our pricing proposal so you can visualize how your wedding will look in the venue. Throughout the rest of your planning journey we will work closely with your planner and lighting specialist to ensure all of the design details come together cohesively. And as a final step in our visual process we meet you at your venue to see a sample centerpiece in the space! We love our final walkthrough meetings because all the details come together, off the screen and in the room where it is all going to happen!

If you’re looking for personalized advice on creating the perfect floral arrangements for your venue, feel free to reach out! We’re here to help you every step of the way!