Imperial silhouettes and exotic textures
What do you mean “tropical foliage”!?? With wedding trends bearing words like “lacey”, “garden-y”, or “vintage” abound, it is easy to lose sense of the scope of possibilities beyond the milk glass bud vases or antique silver bowls dripping with garden roses, ranunculus, and pastel hydrangea. While the no-fuss, down-played concept of garden-in-a-vase looseness can oftentimes be the pinnacle of natural and uncontrived, the loose look can also come across as being frenetic or busy, which, for someone presumably turned off by fussiness, isn’t actually a good option. What to do you ask? Why not go au tropicale with bouquets and arrangements centered specifically on tropical foliage, that lush, vibrant, exotic greenery?
While it may seem a little strange to some to have your wedding florist create arrangements with no actual flowers, the result can actually be incredibly bold and striking. With palms, ferns, and fronds of every different shape and size, the possibilities for tropical foliage to create volume, depth, and texture are endless! And who doesn’t love to throw words off the tongue like monstera, colocasia, areca and more. Tropical foliage trills with excitement! Wide, broad leaves can be left whole to create massive tall centerpieces, lined inside a vase, or folded and manipulated in to a bridal bouquet. Grasses can be looped or woven for a more modern, architectural edge. Greenery is ultra-versatile, and as a bonus, can do right by just about any color scheme!
Exotic Foliage Facts
Season: Year-round
Colors: Vibrant greens of every shade, with possibilities of white, pink, or purple variegations
Favorite Varieties: Monstera, aspidistra, croton, colocasia, flax, lycopodium, aralia, anthurium leaves, and Bo Derek hair, to name a very select few
For more tropical foliage fantastic-ness, tropical vibes at St. Francis Hall or our Hawaiian-inspired wedding at District Winery. Better yet, check out our Pinterest board.
