Succulent Succulents
Wedding Flower Ideas
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Mix varieties of sturdy succulents with delicate blooms for modern yet playful bouquets.
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For a unique, textural bouquet, combine the different colors and leaf shapes of various succulent varieties.
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Succulents are used to living without water, making them a great choice for a boutonniere.
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Attach smaller varieties to pins or clips and nestle them in your hair for a desert-inspired updo.
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Interspersed among flowers and other greens, large succulents make a bold statement on this stone doorway.
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Wooden troughs filled with succulents make for beautiful low centerpieces.
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Juxtapose a minimal white wedding cake with tiny, spiny succulents for a modern, sweet look.
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Offset a simple grey suit with the green hue of a succulent boutonniere.
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A bouquet of pink and orange garden roses gets a textural boost from dusty green succulents.
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Mark each guest's seat with a single succulent, then invite them to take the plants home as a gift.
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Mix glass vases with succulents and cacti for a desert-chic centerpiece display.
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Add a personal touch to each place setting with a printed menu and bright green succulent.
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Accent a light peach and white wedding cake with succulents' soft greenish hues.
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From centerpieces to dessert tables, succulents mixed with garden roses
create a rustic, outdoorsy feel.
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Update a messy updo with succulents and crisp white blooms.
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Avoid a wilted boutonniere by using a sturdy succulent wrapped in a leaf.
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Forgo flowers for a bouquet comprised solely of different succulent
varieties.
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Create rustic, vintage centerpieces by nestling succulents into antique vessels.
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Succulents' architectural shapes keep vintage vases from looking too old-timey.
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Dress your table in brown and dusty blue hues to highlight succulents' soft colors.
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For a creative and unique cake display, nestle succulents in frosted bundt cakes. Consider having your baker craft sugar versions for fun edible decorations.
Five reasons why these hardy plants are far from mere desert blooms.
Going green never looked so good. Consider forgoing delicate cut flowers in your wedding décor that wilt easily and won’t last beyond the Big Day. Since succulents, those hardy plants that thrive in desert climates, store water in their leaves and stems, you’ll find that they stand up to all your wedding day needs—and then some.
Read on to learn how you can include these sturdy, beautiful plants on your Big Day.
Just because you can pick out a rose from a tulip doesn’t mean you may be able to identify one kind of succulent over another. In fact, for your wedding purposes, it is a good idea to know there are three basic kinds out there when you discuss these plants with your florist.
Sempervivums thrive in even drought condition (their name is apt: it means “to live forever”) and grow their distinct low rosettes in colors from pink to red or purple. The jovibarba varieties are very close to semperivums but have fewer petals and come in yellow or greenish hues. Finally, the sedums stand apart because they flower.
Wearing blooms in your hair at your wedding or on your lapel is a nice touch—but the wilting factor over the course of your wedding can put a damper on remaining “fresh as a daisy” all night. Consider adding a succulent to your hair or in your boutonniere instead. Since they’re used to living water-deprived, they'll endure a lot longer than more delicate blooms.