Today’s inspiration was born of my love for the amazing paper flower decor ideas from the Real Wedding I featured on Monday! Tracey and John’s gorgeous SoCal wedding featured a knockout Chanel-inspired backdrop of paper flowers and my love for gorgeous paper florals was reignited! Today I’m sharing some of my favorite paper flower ideas and how to incorporate them throughout your wedding!
Photography by Harwell Photography via Wedding and Wedding Flowers
Ceremony Decor
What better place to start than with the heart of a wedding – the ceremony? A dramatic ceremony backdrop is the perfect place to incorporate paper flowers in your wedding decor, whether they’re in a neutral shade of ivory or something that fits in with your wedding color scheme. The large scale of the flowers offers texture and visual interest behind the wedding party, so the effect is eye-catching but not overwhelming. You want people’s eyes to be on the two of you, after all!
Photography by Elisheva Golani, Flowers by Balushka Paper Artistry via 100 Layer Cake
Bouquets
A favorite bridal trend of mine has been a large petal bouquet, or a bouquet made to look like a single, enormous blossom. Paper flowers are an ideal way to incorporate a massive bloom into your walk down the aisle, and they make for amazing props. If a more traditional bouquet suits your wedding style, a simple clutch of paper flowers creates volume and offers more range of colors while still making a gorgeous statement!
.jpg "Single Paper Flower Bridal Bouquet | Emme Wynn | See More: https://heyweddinglady.com/love-bloom-gorgeous-paper-flower-ideas-wedding/")
Photography by Emme Wynn, Paper Flowers by Sarah Park Events for Enchanted Atelier
L: Photography by Kate Pruitt via Design Sponge
R: Photography by Ali Degraff via 100 Layer Cake
.jpg "Handmade Paper Peony Bouquet |Aglow Photography | See More: https://heyweddinglady.com/love-bloom-gorgeous-paper-flower-ideas-wedding/")
Photography by Aglow Photography, Flowers by El le Fleur via Southbound Bride
A Floral Runner
I am absolutely smitten with the idea of a runner of paper flowers! Not only does it create a clear line of visual interest down the center of a table, but it adds so much texture and fun to your table decor! These oversize paper roses create a gorgeous avenue of handmade petals surrounded by gleaming candlelight, for a unique and unforgettable effect!
.jpg "Chanel Inspired Paper Flower Table Runner | Janet Howard Photography | See More: https://heyweddinglady.com/love-bloom-gorgeous-paper-flower-ideas-wedding/")
Photography by Janet Howard Studio
Wedding Cakes
Paper flowers can be the perfect accent to a wedding cake, especially if it will need to sit out in an area where fresh florals will wilt. Rice paper flowers are a more durable option to crepe or tissue paper, which will hold up better in buttercream, and they create a lovely, ethereal effect. A paper flower topper or a grand floral arch behind a cake table can be the perfect fit depending on your wedding style! If your ceremony backdrop is your favorite part of the day, consult with your team of wedding pros to move it behind the cake table to serve double duty and create a signature look for your wedding.
.jpg "Chanel Inspired Rice Paper Flower Ice Blue Wedding Cake | Hey There Cupcake! | See More: https://heyweddinglady.com/love-bloom-gorgeous-paper-flower-ideas-wedding/")
Cake designed by Hey There, Cupcake! via The Cake Blog.jpg "Paper Flower Floral Arch Wedding Cake Table Backdrop | Amanda K Photography | See More: https://heyweddinglady.com/love-bloom-gorgeous-paper-flower-ideas-wedding/")
Photography by Amanda K Photography via Ruffled
Details, details
The secret to amazing event design is always in the details! Don’t be afraid to incorporate paper flowers in small ways throughout your event, as those intimate touches are often the ones guests remember the most. A perfect handmade gardenia at each place setting is the finishing touch to a romantic table, while a simple paper flower garland draped over the couple’s chairs will look amazing in photos of the Sweetheart Table!
L: Photography by Lia Griffith | R: Photography byPaige Reaux Photography via 100 Layer Cake
.jpg "Chanel Inspired Paper Flower Backdrop | Tikko Weddings | See More: https://heyweddinglady.com/love-bloom-gorgeous-paper-flower-ideas-wedding/")
Photography by Tikko Weddings via Hey Wedding Lady
Gorgeous inspiration! Whoever said paper flowers are tacky was clearly wrong.
Sometimes it just takes the right example – I’ll admit, I was opposed to them for a long time but there are so many amazing, creative people out there who have used them in fun, gorgeous ways that I changed my mind!
That first ceremony decor shot is amazing!
Right?! It’s such a jawdroppingly gorgeous feature!
These are amazing examples! The scale makes them so much fun. And how wonderful that they can be crafted in any color and variety without any worry about wilting!
Aren’t they fun! I’m a huge fan of fresh flowers but I think these are a really fun addition anywhere that needs a really great pop!
I like big blooms and I cannot lie.
Aaaand you won the internet!
The enormous flowers “growing” up the trees is my favorite! So striking!
These are all so pretty!
Thank you!
Great inspiration! That first image has a huge WOW factor!
I seriously love that ceremony design!