Season-less Inspiration: Dried Flowers

Flowers are a key element in transforming your wedding into a dreamy fairy tale. While fresh blooms are traditionally the go-to choice, in recent years, a trend of using dried flowers has been captivating the wedding world. From bouquets to centerpieces, dried flowers can add a rustic or bohemian edge to your event or even a modern touch while enhancing visual intrigue. Let’s explore why this trending floral innovation has become a favorite among modern brides and how they can elevate your wedding design – including that they have season-less appeal, spring, summer, fall or winter.

The Allure of Dried Flowers

Dried flowers offer a unique texture that fresh flowers often can’t match. With some elements, this can help create more voluminous looks for larger installations. Dried florals also have a longer lifespan than their fresh counterparts, making those pre-ceremony photos less of a concern when it comes to freshness of the blooms. The dried flower trend has also introduced some new and exciting elements that bring even more creativity to wedding floral designs.

Trending Dried Blooms

Here are some of the most popular dried flowers that can add a distinctive touch to your wedding decor:

Pampas Grass: Ideal for creating large, statement pieces with a bohemian flair
Baby’s Breath: Delicate and airy, perfect for adding a soft, romantic touch
Lavender: Brings a lovely fragrance and a pop of purple to your arrangements
Eucalyptus: Versatile and fragrant, great for greenery accents. Also comes in dyed versions
Wheat: A favorite of fall weddings, dried when adds a rustic and organic element
Lunaria: Also known as honesty or money plant, these translucent seed pods add an ethereal quality to your design
Palm Leaves: Create a striking, sculptural effect, perfect for tropical or modern themes
Bleached Ruscus and Fern: This delicate foliage adds a modern, ethereal touch and soft whimsical feel to designs
Bunny Tails: These fluffy, whimsical grasses add a playful touch to any arrangement and can be dyed to any color.

Versatile and Seasonless

Dried flowers are perfect for any season. Their embrace of just about any color palette and rich textures make them an apt choice for weddings in any season. For winter celebrations, dried flowers can add a cozy, romantic touch to indoor venues. They are versatile enough to complement various wedding themes, from rustic and bohemian to elegant and classic. Best of all, unlike cut flower, you can get these unique floral elements year-round without nod to the weather.

Creative Uses of Dried Flowers

Bouquets and Boutonnieres: Combine dried and fresh flowers for a unique look.

Nathan Mitchell Photography

Dried flowers for men including bunny tails and bleached ruscus

Photo by Samias Studios

Fresh and dried flowers come together in an elegant and modern groom's floral pocket square

Christina Joy Photograpy

Couple holds bouquet of orchids, roses, and dried flowers bleached ruscus

Photo by Samias Studios

Bleached dried flowers gypsophila bouquet

Photo by Jaclyn Steele

Petal’s Edge | Real Wedding: Leah and Josh - Lincoln’s Cottage Wedding | Washington DC Florist

Photo by Roman Grinev

Ceremony Backdrops & Aisles: Create stunning installations with dried palm leaves, pampas grass, vines, and blooms. Line your aisle with low arrangements of dried grasses and flowers for an organic feel.

Aimee Custis Photography

Fall foliage laden chuppah for Decatur House wedding ceremony

Brigitte Renee Photograpy

A wedding ceremony aisle at Woodend Sanctuary with pampas grass-filled arch and aisle

A and M Photography

Birch pole chuppah with baby's breath and purple flowers

Photo by Roman Grinev

Marquis sign on rooftop flanked by floral installations in hot pink and turquoise accented with disco balls

Ronald Flores Photography

Ronald Flores Photography

Wall installation including dried flowers palms

Sarandon Smith Photography

Centerpieces: Mix dried elements with fresh greenery for added texture.

Dried flowers are a versatile and show-stopping choice for any wedding. Whether you’re going for a rustic, boho, or an elegant and modern look, incorporating dried florals into your wedding design will ensure a memorable and beautiful celebration.

Mercury glass lanterns with brown bottle bud vases holding pampas grass

Petal’s Edge

Dried wedding flowers accompany fresh flowers atop white pumpkins for fall wedding centerpiece

Petal’s Edge

Photo by Diana Merlos

Fresh and dried flowers in yellow and white table centerpiece

Sarandon Smith Photography

Bleached ruscus a favorite dried flowers adds a modern touch to a sunny yellow table centerpiece

Sarandon Smith Photography

Photo by Samias Studios

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Amanda & Jack’s Woodend wedding drew its inspiration from a William Morris print - lush, romantic, and rooted in nature. The florals carried that spirit through every detail: moss runners lined the tables, dotted with petite brown bottles of chamomile, blush spray roses, and wisps of greenery that felt as if they had grown there overnight. Cloche domes held tiny blooms like keepsakes. Brass animals cradled florals as though part of the garden itself, a perfect nod to the nature sanctuary venue. (Which ones can you find?) Even the greenery-lined staircase framing the cake echoed the same story. Every bloom was chosen for texture and movement, bringing that painterly, botanical world to life in three dimensions.

📍 @woodendsanctuary⁣
📷 @amypaperbird⁣
🍽 @purpleonioncatering⁣
💐@petalsedgedc⁣
📋@lotusevent_co

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Amanda & Jack’s Woodend wedding drew its inspiration from a William Morris print - lush, romantic, and rooted in nature. The florals carried that spirit through every detail: moss runners lined the tables, dotted with petite brown bottles of chamomile, blush spray roses, and wisps of greenery that felt as if they had grown there overnight. Cloche domes held tiny blooms like keepsakes. Brass animals cradled florals as though part of the garden itself, a perfect nod to the nature sanctuary venue. (Which ones can you find?) Even the greenery-lined staircase framing the cake echoed the same story. Every bloom was chosen for texture and movement, bringing that painterly, botanical world to life in three dimensions.

📍 @woodendsanctuary⁣
📷 @amypaperbird⁣
🍽 @purpleonioncatering⁣
💐@petalsedgedc⁣
📋@lotusevent_co

When Mother Nature takes her cues from the tablescape. 😉⁣
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At River Farm, the serpentine table looked as though it had grown right out of the landscape. Florals in plum, blush, taupe, and eggplant wound between wood candle holders and fruit, creating a rhythm that felt perfectly in step with the surrounding gardens. The palette was moody but soft, a study in texture and tone rather than contrast. It is our favorite kind of designs: one that blurs the line between what is arranged and what simply belongs.⁣
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📍 @riverfarm_va⁣
📷 @ashleewilcoxphoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
🪑 @curatedeventsdmv
📜 @thestationeryarchitect⁣
📋@simplybold_events

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When Mother Nature takes her cues from the tablescape. 😉⁣
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At River Farm, the serpentine table looked as though it had grown right out of the landscape. Florals in plum, blush, taupe, and eggplant wound between wood candle holders and fruit, creating a rhythm that felt perfectly in step with the surrounding gardens. The palette was moody but soft, a study in texture and tone rather than contrast. It is our favorite kind of designs: one that blurs the line between what is arranged and what simply belongs.⁣
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📍 @riverfarm_va⁣
📷 @ashleewilcoxphoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
🪑 @curatedeventsdmv
📜 @thestationeryarchitect⁣
📋@simplybold_events

We call it the creep…

Everyone talks about the rising cost of flowers, but there’s another story behind the numbers: time. Over the years, wedding timelines have stretched. First looks, detail shots, getting-ready portraits, ceremony and reception setups starting hours earlier than before, and more complex with event breakdowns. Florists are often still paid by the piece, not by the hour, yet the hours have multiplied.

What was once a 2 to 4 hour delivery day has quietly turned into a 12 to 16 hour production days with setup, standby, and late-night breakdowns. And flowers are still perishable, so they cannot sit out waiting for the photography timeline to catch up.

When couples ask why flowers cost more now, this is part of the answer. It is not just about stems or supply chains. It is the labor, the logistics, and the reality that perfection takes time, often a lot more than it used to.

Cover @masonphotography

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We call it the creep…

Everyone talks about the rising cost of flowers, but there’s another story behind the numbers: time. Over the years, wedding timelines have stretched. First looks, detail shots, getting-ready portraits, ceremony and reception setups starting hours earlier than before, and more complex with event breakdowns. Florists are often still paid by the piece, not by the hour, yet the hours have multiplied.

What was once a 2 to 4 hour delivery day has quietly turned into a 12 to 16 hour production days with setup, standby, and late-night breakdowns. And flowers are still perishable, so they cannot sit out waiting for the photography timeline to catch up.

When couples ask why flowers cost more now, this is part of the answer. It is not just about stems or supply chains. It is the labor, the logistics, and the reality that perfection takes time, often a lot more than it used to.

Cover @masonphotography

Head tables call for drama.⁣
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At the International Spy Museum, Danielle & Peter’s head table became the focal point of the reception. Suspended florals brought color and scale into a sleek, modern space, while candles and layered textures grounded the design to create intimacy beneath. The effect was both dramatic and inviting, a statement that marked the couple’s place in the room. For us, flowers aren’t just about filling space, they’re about shaping it: directing attention, softening architecture, and transforming even the most contemporary venue into something romantic and unforgettable.⁣
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📍 @spymuseumprivateevents⁣
🍽 @occasionscaterers⁣
📷 @photomat22
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
🪑 @perfectsettingsllc⁣
📋 @bellanottedc

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Head tables call for drama.⁣
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At the International Spy Museum, Danielle & Peter’s head table became the focal point of the reception. Suspended florals brought color and scale into a sleek, modern space, while candles and layered textures grounded the design to create intimacy beneath. The effect was both dramatic and inviting, a statement that marked the couple’s place in the room. For us, flowers aren’t just about filling space, they’re about shaping it: directing attention, softening architecture, and transforming even the most contemporary venue into something romantic and unforgettable.⁣
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📍 @spymuseumprivateevents⁣
🍽 @occasionscaterers⁣
📷 @photomat22
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
🪑 @perfectsettingsllc⁣
📋 @bellanottedc

A floral palette of rich jewel tones have a way of redefining a room... For Alex & John`s wedding at the Hotel Monaco, layers of burgundy, eggplant, and textured seasonal blooms brought depth and drama to the ceremony space. The architecture was already striking, but the flowers changed the atmosphere, creating warmth, intimacy, and focus where guests gathered. That’s the impact of investing in floral design: it goes beyond color. Flowers set the mood, shape the experience, and ensure your wedding feels unforgettable from the very first impression.⁣
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📍@monacodc⁣
📷 jencody⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc

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A floral palette of rich jewel tones have a way of redefining a room... For Alex & John's wedding at the Hotel Monaco, layers of burgundy, eggplant, and textured seasonal blooms brought depth and drama to the ceremony space. The architecture was already striking, but the flowers changed the atmosphere, creating warmth, intimacy, and focus where guests gathered. That’s the impact of investing in floral design: it goes beyond color. Flowers set the mood, shape the experience, and ensure your wedding feels unforgettable from the very first impression.⁣
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📍@monacodc⁣
📷 jencody⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc

Did you know that baby’s breath can be a showstopper all on its own? 🌟

At Meaghan & David’s Willard Hotel wedding, we used this delicate bloom to create everything from airy, elevated centerpieces to rings of the tiny flowers to circle candles and lush runners on the head table. The result? A look that’s both ethereal and elegant, proving that baby’s breath can be more than just a filler flower. It’s a versatile, often budget-friendly option that brings a soft, romantic vibe to any wedding. Who’s ready to fall in love with this understated beauty? 😍

📍 @willard_intercontinentaldc
📷 @kellylossphoto
💐 @petalsedgedc

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