Oh-So-Pretty Peony Wedding Bouquets
This beloved flower needs no introduction.
Peonies are among the most coveted flowers that grace us year after year, owing to their stunning array of colors and voluminous, velvety petals that captivate our senses. These flowers are particularly popular for weddings, offering delightful ways to incorporate them into your arrangements, whether your style leans toward opulent glamour or a more carefree spirit.
Peonies are a type of perennial (a plant that re-blooms every year). Along with being a favorite for home gardens and landscaping, peonies are one of the most popular wedding flowers of all time. The flowers have large, cupped petals that open and expand over the course of the bloom, which lasts for about one week. Peonies are often mistaken for garden roses but are distinguished by their narrow, elongated leaves and thornless stems.
What Does a Peony Flower Symbolize?
These iconic flowers don't just look pretty—they also hold special significance for your wedding day. Peonies represent a happy marriage, prosperity and bashfulness.
Peonies bloom in several of the most popular wedding colors, which makes them easy to match almost any color scheme. Peony colors range from white to light pink, coral pink, fuchsia, purple, red and yellow. Peonies have bright yellow stamens at the center.
Peony season is from April to June, making them a popular spring wedding flower.
Peonies can also extend into the summer months, but generally, your florist will have to work harder to find peonies after their peak during the spring season. This could mean sourcing the blooms from a grower in another state or even purchasing them from outside of the U.S., which will ultimately impact your total wedding flower cost.
Average Peony Flower Cost
Because of their short bloom window and incredibly high demand, peonies are one of the most expensive wedding flowers.
The exact cost will vary depending on when you're getting married and where your florist is sourcing the peonies from. If the peonies can be sourced from a local grower and your wedding takes place during peony season, the cost might be slightly lower. Otherwise, shipping fees and seasonality will affect the price.
Tips for Adding Peonies to Your Bridal Bouquet
Your wedding florist should be your first source of truth when it comes to deciding how to add peonies to your wedding bouquet, because ultimately, it depends on your wedding budget and desired style. But there are a few tried-and-true tricks that are helpful to know ahead of time as you're preparing for your floral consultation.
Use peonies as a statement flower.
Peonies make a statement even when they're used in small quantities. Adding just two or three to your wedding bouquet can help elevate the overall design while being a budget-friendly alternative to a full peony arrangement.
Use multiple peonies to maximize their impact.
If you do want to go all out, splurge on a wedding bouquet entirely of peonies. Closed peonies have a formal, classic romance look with their tightly cupped petals.
Open peonies are a little more whimsical and bold, with some flowers spanning several inches wide once the petals have fully bloomed. Skip the accent flowers to put all the focus on the peonies in your bouquet.
Create a playful cascading peony bridal bouquet by mixing blush peonies with a delicate trail of asparagus ferns. Finish the arrangement with white, blush and purple tulip.
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