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In need of wedding bouquet ideas? You’re not alone: The bouquet has been a nuptial staple since the days of ancient Rome when brides carried bunches of blooms for good luck due to the longtime association of flowers with fertility and life. While such societal superstitions have faded, the beauty they bring for walks down the aisle has made this tradition survive for millennia.
Often, the flowers within a bouquet are embedded with romantic symbolism—for her wedding to Prince Albert, for example, Queen Victoria carried her husband’s favorite flower of snowdrops. Fast forward a few royal generations, and Kate Middleton chose a bouquet of lilies (representing happiness), hyacinths (representing love), and ivy (representing friendship) for her wedding to Prince William. Both women also included a sprig of myrtle due to its long visual associations with matrimony.
Meanwhile, Jackie Kennedy opted for elegant white spray orchids—a symbol of elegance and pure love—accented with gardenias for her 1953 wedding to John F. Kennedy.
In the weddings published in Vogue, brides—and some grooms—have chosen a fascinating array of flowers to hold on their big day. Some opt for a traditional white bouquet, while others select colorful flowers that coordinate with the environment that surrounds them. Then there are those who treat bouquets as an avant-garde exercise: take PJ Magerko-Liquorice and Jordan Millington-Liquorice’s wedding, where the groom grasped a monochrome—from petal to stem—set of roses. And some don’t even opt for a bouquet at all: Designer Sandy Liang held just a single allium with a black ribbon by florist Miguel Yatco during her coastal Maine wedding to Dorian Booth.
Below, take a look at the best (and most unusual) wedding bouquet ideas in Vogue. You may even find inspiration for your own.
Max Wanger1/34Jess Wolfe and Ben Katz
“It strikes just the right balance of romance and playfulness,” bride Jess Wolfe told Vogue of her wedding bouquet.
Photo: Midnight Sol Photography2/34Tschabalala Self and Michael Mosby
Artist Tschabalala Self combined calla lilies, orchids, and amaranthus for her Catskills wedding to gallerist Michael Mosby.
Photo: Alex Bramall / AB Projects London3/34Madeline Hahnfeld and Marcial Brock
Madeline Hahnfeld's bouquet of yellow cymbidium orchids provided a stunning contrast to her silk wedding dress by Danielle Frankel. The colorful blooms also fit with their tropical setting of Harbour Island.
Photo: Shannon Yen4/34Madeleine White and Andrew Fedyk
Bigger was better for Madeleine White, who chose an artful array of white blooms that complemented the floral accents on her dress for her wedding to Andrew Fedyk in Santorini.
Photo: Emilie White5/34Tess Lawson and Jacques Mcgranahan
For her St. Barths wedding, Tess Lawson held a bouquet of hyacinths, lily of the valley, and clematis to complement the tropical setting.
Photo: Sarah Falugo6/34Elle Chody and Jack Paul
Elle Chody held red anthuriums for her Switzerland wedding. The floral choice was nontraditional yet meaningful: anthuriums are a floral symbol of love and romance.
Photo: Corbin Gurkin7/34Nicole Brydon Bloom and Justin Theroux
“Our floral designer Vanessa Jaimes did such a beautiful job,” Nicole Brydon Bloom says of the soft, natural-palette flowers used for her bouquet—perfect for her and Justin Theroux’s beach wedding in Mexico.
Photo: AJ Tamari8/34Zoe Chrissos and Colton Orr
“My florists at Duet Botanical were true magicians. In Filipino culture, the sampaguita flower is sacred, and I asked if they could find something similar for my bouquet. They sourced the most fragrant jasmine, and every time I walked through a room, it left a trail of the most incredible scent,” Zoe Crissos says of the bouquet for her Napa Valley wedding.
Photo: Sophie Lin Berard9/34Kid Cudi and Lola Abecassis Sartore
Kid Cudi and Lola Abecassis Sartore chose a minimalist aesthetic for their South of France wedding. Her bouquet featured white peonies as well as sprigs of greenery.
Photo: Lauren & Abby Ross10/34Meredith Rothman and Jamie Iovine
Meredith Rothman held a bouquet of violet calla lilies—her favorite flower.
Photo: Kindred11/34Sarah Heyward and Aaron Auch
Sarah Heyward embraced a dusty, desert-inspired color palette for her wedding in Ojai, California.
Harper Cowan12/34Ella Riley-Adams and Gates Mcallister
“I told her we wanted organic-feeling arrangements focused on local wildflowers. I also wanted some kind of floral nod to Oregon, where I grew up,” Ella Riley-Adams says of working with Jennifer Huynh from Future Flowers on her wedding floral arrangements. “I sent her my parents’ old garden as a reference point.”
Photo: Norman & Blake13/34Joey King and Steven Piet
Joey King’s bouquet for her Mallorca wedding matched the colors of the Spanish sunset.
Corbin Gurkin14/34Alexandria van Starrenburg and James “Bud” Vallely
The bride’s mother designed all the florals for her Bedford, New York wedding.
Photo: James D. Kelly15/34Bel Powley and Douglas Booth
Flowers played an integral role in Bel Powley’s wedding, who married at the famed Petersham Nurseries in London. Here, she holds a bouquet that includes red dahlias.
Photo: Jana Williams16/34Gloria Zhu and Stanley Tang
“My wedding bouquet. I loved how the abundance of florals and delicate greenery set an organic, ethereal tone,” Gloria Zhu says of her wedding flowers.
17/34Suthita Bhirombhakdi and Naiyanobh Bhirombhakdi
Suthia Bhriombkhadi chose an elegant, beachy arrangement for her wedding ceremony in the Maldives.
Photo: Monica Leggio18/34Jamie Hunter and Eric Sheehan
Pop Up Florist made Jamie Hunter’s colorful bouquet for her wedding at the Mezzatorre Hotel on the Italian island of Ischia.
Photo: Abigail Lewis Photography19/34Justine Jen-Jen Li and Alexander Djerassi
Justine Jen-Jen Li’s bouquet by Brute Botanical featured clematis vine, scabiosa, and agrostemma.
Photo: Samm Blake20/34Quinn Jackson and Dexter Zimet
Sophie Felt’s bouquet for Quinn Jackson and Dexter Zimet's Hamptons wedding effortlessly matched the affair's minimalistic aesthetic.
Photo: Lucy Birkhead Photography21/34Lesea Bourke and Andrew Berry
Lesea Bourke asked Darines Castro from Simply Events Design to design her colorful bouquet for her Jupiter Island wedding.
Chad Moore22/34Sandy Liang and Dorian Booth
Cool-girl fashion designer Sandy Liang’s bouquet is radical in its simplicity: for her Maine wedding, she held just a single allium with a black ribbon by florist Miguel Yatco.
Photo: Jose Villa23/34Melissa Jacobs and Austin Landow
“The idea was to use the flowers to help set the mood of the wedding without going too over the top,” Melissa explained of her florals bouquet by Eric Chauvin.
Paul Perelka24/34Henrietta Rix and Ronan Keenan
“I had no strict color scheme; I was happy to trust in whatever flowers seasonally grew in time for my big day,” Henrietta Rix said of her bouquet of wild-meadow florals for her English countryside wedding.
Photo: Les Loups25/34Molly Bernard and Hannah Lieberman
Molly Bernard actually forgot to bring her Fleurotica Flowers bouquet to her wedding at the Boathouse in Prospect Park, Brooklyn—but it still makes our list regardless.
Photo: Dorian Ulises López Macías26/34Cynthia Cervantes and Travis Gumbs
Cynthia Cervantes chose a bouquet complete with purple orchids for her wedding in Michoacán, Mexico.
Photo: Sergio Sandona27/34Morgan Curtis and Thomas Mahl
Morgan Curtis held pink flowers that complemented the delicate floral motif in her Alexander McQueen wedding dress.
Photo: Corbin Gurkin28/34PJ Magerko-Liquorice and Jordan Millington-Liquorice
The grooms opted for a bouquet of fully white roses for their eccentric, fashion-centered Pennsylvania wedding.
Photo: Katherine Marchand29/34Denée Benton and Carl Lundstedt
Denée Benton’s wedding bouquet had blooms inspired by Floridian sunset colors.
Photo: MemoryBox Photography30/34Malin Akerman and Jack Donnelly
Malin Akerman’s bridal bouquet for her Tulum wedding included purple blooms accented by pampas grass.
Photo: Pat Martin and M. Corey Witted31/34Kara Smith and Nick Walker
Kara Smith opted for a wild bouquet of flowers that evoked the rugged California landscape of her family’s Santa Ynez vineyard.
Photo: Bruce & Rebecca Meissner / Love Made Visible32/34Latisha Duarte and Luke Mccoubrey
Latisha Duarte described her overflowing bouquet “gestural and dreamy.”
Photo: Silvia Foz33/34Michelle Ochs and Matthew Kopko
“I was not at all prepared for how heavy the bouquet would be,” Michelle Ochs said of her blush pink peonies, poppy flower, and light pink astilbes bouquet.
Photo: Lauren Balingit34/34Ariel Dearie and Andrew Simkiss
Ariel Dearie's bouquet as comprised of distant drum roses, scabiosa, orchids, Russian olive, and clematis vine.
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