How To Take Care of Your Summer Wedding Flowers
Summer weddings are right around the corner, and we’re so excited! If you’re getting married somewhere like Nashville, odds are some of your wedding days will be outside. While everyone loves a little bit of warmth and sunshine, sometimes flowers don’t.
Extreme heat or direct sunlight can limit the amount of time your fresh wedding flowers stay looking their best. Today, we’re sharing with you a few tips and tricks about how you can take care of your summer wedding flowers. By choosing suitable types of flowers and taking proper precautions, you can ensure your wedding flowers will last longer throughout the day.
The Best And Worst Summer Wedding Flowers
There are a few steps to ensure your wedding flowers will last throughout your summer wedding day. First, you’ll want to select flowers that will hold up and continue to look good from the event's start to the end - even in the heat.
Here are what we consider to be the best summer wedding flowers.
Cosmos
Roses (to a certain degree)
Carnations
Rice Flower
Delphinium
Larkspur (it’s okay but not the best!)
Mums
Dried Florals
Succulents or Desert Plants
Proteas
We also want to share the flowers you may want to stay away from for your summer wedding. These flowers will most likely not hold up well during your summer wedding.
Hydrangeas - they will wilt SO fast! Steer clear unless they’re crucial to you and your design.
Ranunculus
Any water or cold weather plant
Tulips
Tweedia
Stock (it hates the heat, but it can last)
Scabiosa
How To Make Your Wedding Flowers Last
Keep your summer wedding flowers in the water if you can! We also love the look of hand-laid garlands but trust us, they will be dead within the hour, especially if it's hot-hot outside! We want your wedding flowers to last as long as you do, so trust your florist when we encourage you to consider a different design or style that incorporates a water source for the flowers.
Another great way to ensure your wedding flowers last in the heat of the summer is to keep them in the cool air and out of the sun for as long as possible. Your wedding florist should be able to let you know the earliest time the flowers should go out - and trust them. We know you want your wedding photographer to capture all the detail shots (so do we!), and they will. Know that your wedding florist will get your wedding flowers out onto the reception tables with ample time for your photographer to get all the detail shots while keeping the flowers fresh for as long as possible.
Finally, pick flowers that will hold up well in the heat. For ideas, reference our list of best and worst wedding flowers in the summer above!
Designing Florals For A Summer Wedding
Regarding design and style for wedding flowers in the summer, we’re always huge fans of dried florals and boho style - it’s very summer friendly! Another fun way to incorporate a splash of summer sunshine into your wedding day is by adding dried or fresh fruits to the tablescape. Get creative with it! Add oranges, limes, and lemons, or get potted plants and herbs for a more farm-to-table organic wedding design.
We would advise against a hydrangea-flooded wedding in the summer; unfortunately, once these gorgeous flowers are cut from their bushes, they wilt quickly. Again, reference our list of best and worst summer wedding flowers above to determine which flowers will look the best and stay the freshest for the longest during your summer wedding day!
Summer weddings are often some of our absolute favorites. From the warmth of golden hour to late-night dance parties in the summer heat, it’s hard to go wrong with a wedding in the summertime. However, if you plan to say I do in the summer months and choose an outdoor wedding venue, make sure you discuss a plan with your florist. You want to ensure your wedding flowers stay as fresh as possible for your summer wedding day. Trust your wedding florist and know they will do their best to make your wedding flowers look fresh and stay fresh throughout the night - but flowers can be temperamental! Listen to your florist and understand that we can’t always guarantee a flower will remain fresh if it’s in the heat and sun for too long.
If you’re looking for your Nashville wedding florist, we would love to discuss your floral dreams! Contact us today for a quote.
