Stress-Free Wedding Flowers: A Complete Checklist for Every Couple
Abby Rose Photography
Don't Forget These essential flowers for Your Big Day!
Planning your wedding flowers is one of the most exciting parts of your special day, but it can be overwhelming to make sure you’ve covered all the bases. From personal flowers like bouquets to ceremony arrangements and reception decor, having a checklist ensures that nothing will be overlooked. Whether you're a bride who loves florals or someone looking for budget wedding flowers, this checklist will help you stay organized as you shop for your wedding flowers. Of course, we’ve made this extra simple with our online flower packages. Each collection features all the essential pieces that you’ll need to to achieve your dream look.
Blue and White Collection
White Garden Collection \ Erica Robnett Photography
Classic White Collection \ Ivory Lace Photo and Film
Burgundy Garden Collection
White Garden Collection \ Ashley Carrington Photography
Coral Garden Collection \ Amber Green Photography
Personal Flowers
Personal flowers are those special arrangements you, your bridal party, and key family members will carry or wear on the big day. These blooms will be photographed throughout the wedding, so be sure to order the following:
Bridal Bouquet: The star of the show! Your bouquet should reflect your personal style and the overall theme of your wedding. Each of our fresh floral collections feature two different design styles: Garden and Classic. Garden bouquets include greenery and are designed to feel more natural and asymmetric, while classic bouquets have no greenery and have a tighter symmetrical round design.
Bridesmaid Bouquets: Coordinating, smaller bouquets for your bridesmaids to complement the bridal bouquet.
Mother and Grandmother Flowers: Don’t forget the special women in your life! Mini bouquets are beautiful (and give them something to hold in wedding photos) or you can do one of our wrist corsages. They feature a stretchy pearl band and don’t risk ruining their dresses like a pin-on corsage.
Boutonnieres: Don’t forget about the groom, groomsmen, fathers, grandfathers and ceremony readers. A boutonniere is a small but significant floral touch! We now feature the popular pocket boutonniere that easily slips into a suit or tux pocket. This is the perfect option if your guys bought new suits or tuxes for the big day. This option ensures that no pin marks are left on the suit.
Flower Dude Petals: We’ve all see the popular trend with guys tossing petals from fanny packs, which is always a fun unexpected laugh. We can make sure you have the rose petals you need to make a big splash! PS. Many outdoor venues insist on real flower petals so they are eco friendly…stay away from the silks!
Flower Girl or Junior Bridesmaids: A basket of petals or petite bouquet for your flower girl is a sweet touch. We also have the cutest floral crowns with an adjustable ribbon tie makes for a cute look in wedding photos.
Wedding Pets: Yes, we can’t forget the fur babies! All of our floral crowns have adjustable ribbon ties that also easily work as floral dog collars.
Styling Flowers: While these flowers are not worn, they often are used by photographers as they design flay lay images or detail shots of your wedding stationery, wedding accessories, and other fine details while you get ready. Be sure to add these on to your order and have them in the same location as your bouquets for your photographers to be able to style these images.
Blush Garden Collection \ Love and Life Photography
Coral Garden Collection \ Simply Cinematik
White Garden Collection / Ivory Grove Photography
DIY Greenery Pews
Ceremony Flowers
The ceremony is where you'll say your vows, and the flowers will set the tone for this once in a lifetime moment. Remember that many of your ceremony flowers can also easily be repurposed as reception decor so when ordering think about how else you can use them to stretch your wedding flower budget further. Here are a few essentials to consider:
Altar or Arch Flowers: Whether you're getting married in a church or outside, floral arrangements for the altar or arch are a must-have. Each of our collections has several pieces that would work great here: Arch Pieces, Large Centerpieces, Medium Centerpieces or a Low Long Centerpiece for a unity candle (Let us know if we need to account for this).
Aisle Markers: Line your aisle with small floral arrangements to enhance your ceremony space. Candle Gardens with loose greenery also looks lovely lining your aisle, especially if it’s an evening wedding. The glow of candles is always beautiful.
Welcome Signs: Add flowers to your welcome signs for a beautiful greeting as guests arrive.
Pew or Aisle Chair Flowers: Our DIY greenery or baby’s breath bunches are great for attaching to pews or chairs lining the aisle. Look to our reels on Instagram for a great instructional video on how to make them.
Rose Petals Aisles: This is a cost effective way to add color and romance to your ceremony aisle. Whether you go for a full floral aisle or just line the sides, it makes for a budget friendly addition that makes a big impact. Read our blog post on Rose Petal Decor Ideas for additional uses.
Petals for Tossing: Consider including your guests in the recessional fun! Make a “toss petal station” for guests to fill their own cones or have floral cones pre-filled for guests to toss as you recess up the aisle or make a grand exit from the church. It makes for a great photo op and guests like being included in the moment!
Read our handy blog post about wedding flowers for ceremony structures and other floral upgrades: READ HERE
White Garden Collection / Ivory Grove Photography
White Garden Small Arrangement on Cocktail Table
DIY Greenery and Bud Vases on Food Station
Bud Vases on Cocktail Tables (client provided the colored vases) \ Brit Jaye Photography
Cocktail Hour Flowers
Don't overlook cocktail hour! This is the first glimpse of your reception and it makes for a good first impression. Adding a few well-placed blooms can elevate the ambiance as guests mingle.
High-Top or Cocktail Table Arrangements: Add small arrangements, bud vases or DIY Greenery to your cocktail tables for a pop of color.
Bar Arrangements: Think about it…every guests will visit your bar several times during the event. It truly is a focal point so dress up the bar area with a few flowers for an elegant touch. From bud vases to large arrangements, you can stay subtle or make a BIG statement!
Welcome Signs: Add flowers to your welcome signs for a beautiful greeting as guests arrive.
Gift Table or Memory Table: Use a small arrangement, bud vases or a DIY candle garden to add a beautiful finishing touch to these tables.
Escort Card Displays: Enhance your escort card or seating chart displays with florals to guide your guests to their tables in style.
Food Stations or Grazing Tables: A lovely finishing touch to any cocktail hour food stations is adding some bud vases, DIY greenery or roses.
White Garden Low Long Centerpiece with Bud Vases
White Garden Collection Small Centerpiece and Low Long Arrangement added to lounge
Colorful Spring Large Centerpiece with Tall Vessel Upgrade
Bridal Bouquets with DIY Garden and Rose Heads added to head table.
Boho Collection Medium Centerpieces
Blush Collection Large Arrangement added to gift table after ceremony
Reception Flowers
The reception is where the celebration truly begins! As you can see there is a multitude of ways you can mix and match our centerpieces, add-ons and DIY options together.
Does your venue offer some of their own centerpiece options like lanterns or candle holders? Consider adding some of our DIY greenery, rose heads or rose petals scattered around them to add a little life to the table. Bud vases also look great added to candle clusters.
Here are the essential flowers to order for a stunning reception space:
Floral Centerpieces: Whether you opt for lavish arrangements or minimalist bud vases, your table centerpieces are a focal point of your reception decor. Our centerpieces come in three different sizes: small, medium, and large. Be sure to ask about upgrades to tall centerpieces.
Candle Centerpieces: Our DIY Candle Gardens are very popular and add the lovely glow of candlelight to your tablescapes. Alternate floral centerpieces with Candle Gardens for added design interest in your reception space.
Sweetheart Table: Your table should stand out! Order a floral arrangement for your sweetheart table to make it extra special. Our low long centerpiece fills a sweetheart table beautifully without blocking your faces so guests can see you during toasts. Also consider reusing your alter arrangement added to the floor in front of your sweetheart table with your bouquet in a vase on the table. It’s a great way to repurpose your flowers.
Greenery Garlands: You can find these under our Collection Add-Ons and these work beautifully for a wide variety of uses. They look fabulous lining your entire head table with the addition of some votives or taper candles. They also work great down farmhouse tables or king’s tables. Don’t forget that they can also be used many other places like on fireplace mantles or staircase railings.
Lounge Grouping: If you’re planning on a lounge grouping, don’t forget to add some flowers and votives! Bud vases or small arrangements do wonders here!
Cake Flowers: Don’t forget to add fresh flowers to your wedding cake for a floral touch that ties into your overall theme. The addition of some bud vases and votive candles clustered around your cake also looks wonderful.
Toss Bouquet or Anniversary Bouquet: Our bridesmaid bouquets or mini bouquets work perfectly for these two fun wedding reception traditions.
White Garden Collection Bud Vases and Medium Arrangements used for a rehearsal dinner in a theater
Flowers for your entire wedding Schedule of events!
One of the best perks of shopping wedding flowers online with friendly price points, is that it ALSO makes it super easy to add flowers to your engagement party, bridal shower, welcome party/rehearsal dinner or wedding brunch! Even if you don’t book Flower Lab for your wedding day, we’re absolutely PERFECT for all of these other wedding related events. With transparent pricing online you can just “add to cart” and avoid waiting for time consuming custom quotes. With a small minimum order of $600, you can quickly add small centerpieces, bud vases, candle gardens, and cake flowers to any of these bonus wedding events.
Why Shop Online for Your Wedding Flowers?
With so many arrangements to consider, shopping for flowers should be stress-free. That’s why our online wedding flower packages make it easy to order beautiful wedding flowers from the comfort of your home or phone. As a budget-friendly wedding florist, we offer options that are always in bloom for brides who want beautiful flowers without the high cost!