What’s new in alternative wedding bouquets? 34 ideas that go beyond the flower

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Huge bouquets have been a total trend lately — full of flowers, greenery, and other flora that crops up in various forms each season. They're gorgeous, but you certainly see a lot of the same each time.

What if you stepped away from real flowers and saw what other alternative wedding bouquets were out there? We're not strangers to non-floral bouquets, but I wanted to expand my search into a few newer territories: fruits, candy, pearls, beads, wheat, paper, balloons, fans, buttons, brooches, wooden flowers, felt, and more.

Let's see what's new in the land of alternative wedding bouquets since the last time we deep-dove into it…

Button bouquets

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Button wedding bouquet from Pumpkin and Pye

Fruit wedding bouquets

What's new in alternative wedding bouquets? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Winter fruit bouquet from Fruit Boutique By Kate
What's new in alternative wedding bouquets? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Fruit and succulent bouquet from Wendys Life
What's new in alternative wedding bouquets? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Lovely fruit bouquet from Fruit Boutique By Kate

Bead & pearl wedding bouquets

What's new in alternative wedding bouquets? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Beadwork Beaded bouquet from Beaded Garden Studio

Wheat & dried flower wedding bouquets

What's new in alternative wedding bouquets? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Farmhouse wedding dried arrangement from Dried Flowers By Olga
What's new in alternative wedding bouquets? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Dried flower bouquet from Westerwisp

Silk butterfly alternative wedding bouquets

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Silk Butterflies bouquet from Oh My Butterfly

Paper flower bouquets

What's new in alternative wedding bouquets? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Large paper flower roses from Katya Paperie
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Vintage travel maps flowers from Magic Paper Crafts
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Copper Wedding Bouquet from Rachel Emma Studio
 

Balloon bouquet

What's new in alternative wedding bouquets? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Giant Pink Balloon Bouquet from Lolas Confetti Shop

Hand fans

What's new in wedding bouquet alternatives? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Black Cat Hand Fan from Katara Decor Store
 
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Blush pink fan from Memory Wedding

Candy bouquets

What's new in wedding bouquet alternatives? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Raffaello sweets bouquet from Up Crafts Studio Design
 
What's new in wedding bouquet alternatives? Ideas that go beyond the flower
Smarties Candy Bouquet from Elena Handmade Gifts

Brooch bouquets

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Harry Potter Style boutonniere from Maddison Rocks
 
 

Clay & wooden flower bouquets

Halloween wedding bouquet of orange, ivory, purple, red, and black wood flowers with spider and skull accents.
How perfect would this wooden flower bouquet from Heart and Sola be for a Halloween or goth wedding?
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Clay wedding bouquet from Love Clay Flowers
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These wedding flowers would be so perfect for a rustic fall wedding. This bouquet is from Sola Wood Flowers.

We love how the flowers above are so affordable! You can buy the bouquet as a DIY kit that includes 45 Sola Wood Flowers, Wire Stems, Glue, Tape, Bouquet Grass, babys breath flowers, Kelly Green Frosted Eucalyptus, Mahogany Broom Bloom Filler, Green Willow Eucalyptus Filler, and Wood Flower Dye — but you get to choose your colors. We stan a DIY queen who knows how to make wedding bouquet!

Greenery bouquets

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Eucalyptus bouquet from Innocent Chaos

Fabric and felt alternative wedding bouquets

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Knitted bouquet from Etsy

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Comments on What’s new in alternative wedding bouquets? 34 ideas that go beyond the flower

  1. With how long OBB has been around, I thought, “hmm, there’s no way this list can contain that many ideas I haven’t seen around the site before….”

    And then I clicked.

    Catherine, this is SUCH a cool roundup! Awesome job!

  2. I am very much considering forgoing a bouquet and just carrying the gorgeous 1930s beaded purse my fiance’s sister gave me. It matches my gray gown beautifully and it’s lovely. But I might find a way to add some flowers to it for some drama.

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