17 Romantic Flowers You Didn't Know You Needed at Your Wedding
There are the flowers everyone knows about: roses, peonies, dahlias. Then there are the ones that quietly make a bouquet feel really special.
The floaty ones. The tiny ones. The ones that tumble, twist and dance their way through an arrangement.
At Cottage & Co, we're drawn to flowers that feel romantic, a little whimsical and as though they've just been gathered from a beautiful cottage garden. Flowers with movement, texture and personality.
So, if you're planning a wedding and looking beyond the usual suspects, here are 17 romantic flowers we absolutely love, including a few you might not have thought about for your wedding day.
1. Sweet Peas
Soft, ruffled and wonderfully romantic, sweet peas are one of those flowers that instantly make an arrangement feel like it’s been gathered straight from the garden. They’re also beautifully scented, which is a lovely little bonus as you walk down the aisle.
2. Garden Roses
If you love that old-fashioned, romantic rose look, garden roses are the ones. Big, full and beautifully ruffled, they have that gorgeous just-opened-from-the-garden feeling we love.
3. Ranunculus
Known for their layers of paper-thin petals, ranunculus flowers are as elegant as they are versatile. Available in a wide range of colors, they symbolise charm and attractiveness.
4. Peonies
The ultimate romantic flower (in my very biased opinion!). Peonies bring that big, fluffy, luxurious garden feeling to a bouquet, but they have a very short season.
5. Delphinium
Tall, floaty and a little bit dreamy, delphinium is perfect for adding height and movement to your flowers. I love the way it can wander through an arrangement rather than everything sitting perfectly in place.
6. Lisianthus
These long-lasting flowers resemble roses and come in beautiful shades of pink, purple, and white. Lisianthus flowers symbolise appreciation and are perfect for bouquets and boutonnieres.
7. Dahlias
Dahlias are bold and versatile, with a wide range of colors and sizes. Their intricate petals add texture and depth to arrangements.
8. Scabiosa
Also known as the pincushion flower, scabiosa has a unique shape and comes in lovely shades of blue, white, and pink. They add a whimsical touch to any floral arrangement.
9. sweet william
Sweet William has such a lovely old-fashioned, cottage-garden feel. Its little clustered blooms are perfect for adding colour and texture amongst bigger, more romantic flowers.
10. Nigella (Love-in-a-Mist)
Nigella flowers have a whimsical, airy look with their delicate petals and fern-like foliage. They come in blue, white, and purple and symbolise harmony and love.
11. Amaranthus
One of the very on-trend flowers at the moment, and for good reason. The beautiful trailing stems bring movement and that slightly wild, draping feeling to bouquets and larger arrangements.
12. Dusty Miller
Not a flower but a foliage plant, dusty miller’s silvery-gray leaves add a soft, elegant touch and beautifully complement other blooms.
13. Stock
One of my personal favourites. Stock is ruffled, romantic and beautifully scented, with that slightly nostalgic feeling I love in wedding flowers. It’s one of those flowers that quietly makes an arrangement feel so much more abundant.
14. Allium
You might know allium as those funny little purple balls on impossibly long stems, and honestly, I love them for exactly that reason. They add a playful little pop of shape and personality amongst softer, more romantic blooms.
15. Billy Buttons
Billet flowers, also known as Craspedia or billy buttons, are bright yellow, spherical flowers that add a pop of colour and a fun element to arrangements.
16. Waxflower
Tiny but mighty, waxflower is covered in little blooms that add the sweetest amount of texture. It’s perfect for filling all those little spaces between the bigger flowers and giving an arrangement that lovely, just-picked feeling.
17. Cosmos
Cosmos are whimsical flowers with a velvety texture. They add a delicate, cottagecore element to bouquets and arrangements. The come in white and pink.
And there you have it, 17 romantic flowers that might just give you a few new ideas for your wedding flowers.
Of course, flowers are seasonal little things, so what’s available will depend on the time of year, and sometimes the most beautiful flowers are the ones we didn’t plan for at all.
That’s one of my favourite parts of being a florist, taking the flowers that are looking their best that week and weaving them together into something that feels completely yours.
Because your wedding flowers don't need to look like a catalogue. They can be a little wild, a little whimsical, a little unexpected, and completely, wonderfully you. 🌸. Get in touch with Cottage & Co today to create your dream florals.