17 Unique Sunflower Wedding Ideas For The Big Day
- Date: August 15, 2024
- Topic: Events
- Contributors: Written by Peerspace Staff
Source: Peerspace
Floral and seasonal wedding ideas are some of our favorites to explore. There are so many ways to work the theme into your wedding planning that we get excited just by putting together a list like this! Are you thinking about hosting a sunflower-themed wedding? From bouquets to rustic wedding venues, we at Peerspace would love to share our favorite sunflower wedding ideas for your big day!
1. Get a sunflower wedding bouquet
Sunflowers are spectacular flowers that look good in almost any flower arrangement. The wedding bouquet is a natural place for them as you can pair them with traditional red roses with ease. Or you can use wildflowers and other smaller blooms to ensure the sunflowers are central to an eye-catching wedding bouquet. Feel free to add sunflowers to corsages, flower vases, and other decorative elements around the venue where flowers take center stage!
2. Book a rustic countryside venue
Sunflowers have a distinctive rustic feeling to them that makes a matching venue the best place to hold your sunflower wedding. Countryside wedding planners choose spaces like barns with hay lofts, vineyards, and farms for their reasonably priced space as much as the rustic charm.
Booking a countryside wedding venue with a sunflower field near might sound too specific a choice to find. But Peerspace is the place to look if you have a vision that needs just the right venue! For example, this flower farm venue and party room in Coweta, OK, has beautiful fields of sunflowers, private party space for up to 100 guests, and other elements for the rustic sunflower wedding of your dreams!
3. Have a wedding cake decorated with sunflowers
The wedding cake is as central to the theme of sunflower wedding ideas as the bouquet is. It should include sunflower blossoms in some form; these might be blooms made of cake frosting or actual sunflowers decorating each term of the cake. Any additional flowers you use should be smaller so the sunflowers are what best catches the attention of your guests!
4. Send sunflower wedding invitations
The invitations you choose are how guests know what to expect from your wedding. That means sunflower-themed invites should be at the top of your list of sunflower wedding ideas! From modern digital photographs to classic drawings that you’d see in a botanical guidebook, these sunflower wedding invitations are as stylish as they are beautiful.
5. Build a sunflower wedding arch
The wedding arch is where you’ll be saying your vows so if sunflowers are your chosen theme then try and work the blooms into the wedding arch! You can use as many or as little as you like here. Some people prefer a few large sunflower blossoms and other decorative elements like ornamental autumn gourds and other fall-themed produce. Other people prefer going 100% sunflowers; the choice is yours!
6. Have photos taken in a sunflower field
If you’re planning a sunflower wedding and it’s the right season, why not have some portraits taken in a sunflower field? You’ll find sunflowers blooming in the summer and autumn in many inland regions of the United States. Be sure to ask permission of the venue owners; many charge a small fee for having photography taken. But it’s well worth the price of admission!
Check out these creative sunflower photoshoot ideas to ensure you nail your wedding photos!
7. Give sunflower corsages to family
Let your family take part in the sunflower theme with corsages for mothers and grandmothers on both sides to wear. These small flower arrangements can be easily pinned to an outfit or worn at the wrist, letting guests know that they’re looking at close family members. Sunflower corsages add to the theme by replicating the bouquets, flower arrangements, archway, and other floral elements of the day!
8. Use sunflowers in centerpieces
Decorative centerpieces are a key element to design for any wedding. As a sunflower wedding idea, use large blossoms as the main element in baskets and other centerpieces. If you want to use jars, vases, and bottles, try long-stemmed sunflowers. Blooms cut to the base are beautiful when arranged in a basket or laid along a tablecloth!
9. Use a sunflower wedding cake topper
If you want to transform a wedding cake without adding a lot of decorative frosting or flowers, try a sunflower cake topper instead! These are perfect if you already have your wedding cake and have decided to have a sunflower wedding but don’t want to buy a new cake.
10. Place sunflowers as aisle markers
Aisle markers are one of those decorative touches that not everyone gives much attention to. Cut individual or bundles of blooms are wonderful aisle markers since sunflowers are such large, showy flowers. If you have smaller sunflower blossoms you can tie them into bouquets or place them in jars. Add a few extra showy flowers like lavender and dahlias to complete each aisle marker.
11. Create wildflower wedding bouquets and centerpieces
If you want to add a little diversity to your sunflower theme, use wildflowers alongside them! Wildflower blooms are colorful yet significantly smaller than the typical sunflower blossom. They add blue, red, and other missing hues that make the sunflowers stand out all the brighter!
12. Give sunflower-themed wedding favors to guests
Once the guests depart, give them a little something to remember how much fun they had at your wedding. Packets of sunflower seeds with a pot and spade are cute sunflower wedding ideas that anyone can find a place at home for. You can also give out packets of native wildflower seeds or a grow kit for a cactus or another, similarly hardy plant!
Get more themed suggestions using our handy guide on the best sunflower party ideas!
13. Use custom sunflower place cards for guests
If there’s one sure way to let guests know how much they matter to you, it’s by using decorative elements with their names on them. Have you seen these adorable sunflower place cards for guests to find their seats at the wedding ceremony and reception? These custom place cards are affordable and easy to create since you simply need to download and print out the cards to create as many as you need!
14. Include ideas for autumn and October weddings
Sunflower weddings are a close match to the theme of autumn and October weddings. Many of the ideas you gather for one of these themes work equally well with another. That might mean using autumn leaves as decorative elements or a fall cornucopia filled with seasonal produce as a table centerpiece. So look for October and autumn wedding ideas when planning a sunflower-themed ceremony as you’ll find a lot of crossover here!
15. Set up a sunflower wedding welcome sign
From the moment your friends and family enter the ceremony space they will be taking in the beauty of the sunflower theme. Start things off right with a welcome sign that embraces the sunflower wedding idea! Besides adding blossoms on and around the sign, think about choosing a quote that suggests growth, new beginnings, the changing of seasons…Lines that can be applied to both flowers and your love blooming into marriage!
16. Pick a yellow wedding dress
Don’t let traditionalists talk you out of yellow if it’s your favorite color! This is your wedding and a yellow wedding dress is one of the best ways to match the sunflower theme! Especially when paired with a sunflower bouquet and a wreath of smaller sunflower blooms around your head.
17. Have the flower girl throw sunflower petals or blossoms
The flower girl precedes the bride in a wedding ceremony, scattering flowers or petals along the pathway. Why not have her scatter petals from a basket of sunflower petals? Miniature varieties of sunflower blooms are also an option!
Sunflower wedding ideas: conclusion
A sunflower wedding is a creative way to weave countryside life and the change in season into your wedding day. Sunflower blooms are stunning additions to any wedding bouquet. Plus you can use them as the theme for everything from invitations to guest party favors! We hope you’ve enjoyed our favorite sunflower wedding ideas for your big day. And if you’ve now moved into planning where to host the occasion, have a look at the many wedding venues near you that Peerspace has to offer!
