If you're planning an autumn wedding, we encourage you to embrace seasonal blooms, foliage and berries, but if you’re reading this post, we imagine you're already a fan! In fall, the colours become more vibrant and much warmer, giving us an awe-inspiring autumnal flower colour palette to choose from that's lush, rich and diverse! And while it's now possible to buy almost any variety of flower at any time of the year, most good florists will work with the seasons. Seasonal flowers are not only budget-friendly and a more sustainable choice, they're also at their most naturally beautiful when in season, and autumn wedding flowers are no exception.
Here, we're sharing our essential guide to autumn wedding flowers, including a list of what flowers are in season in autumn in the UK and Ireland and some sample bouquet recipes to help you make the most of what nature has to offer at this time of year. Don't forget to pin your faves to show your wedding florist, and scroll to the end for our list of what wedding flowers are in season in autumn!
Autumn Bouquet Inspiration
1. Oh hello, perfect autumnal bridal bouquet! This beauty by Hen Dŷ Garden Flowers features dahlias, roses, butterfly weed and lots of lush green foliage.
2. Designed by Flowers by Mee, this autumn bridal bouquet beauty features pink and cream roses, yellow ranunculus, peach lisianthus, chocolate cosmos, eucalyptus and ferns, as well as dried foliage stems.
3. A wonderful, jewel-toned autumn bouquet by Fernwood Flowers, this one is filled with hydrangea, dahlias, sunflowers, cosmos, pheasant feathers, dried bracken and grasses.
4. We're loving this alternative bridal bouquet with artichokes by Crimson Wedding Flowers.
5. A pretty little fall-toned bridesmaids bouquet by The French Touch featuring King Protea, Blushing Bride Protea, berries, foliage and feathers!
6. A pretty pastel fall bouquet captured by Dasha Caffrey, featuring the dreamiest Cafe Au Lait dahlias, David Austin roses, phlox creme brûlée, Blushing Bride Protea, grasses and copper beech.
7. This beautiful creation features roses, carnations, scabiosa, amaranth, nerine and bracken by Oh Flora.
8. Honeybee Blooms created this gorgeous, seasonal and rustic bouquet, full of rust and golden blooms with added volume and texture from autumnal leaves and branches.
9. Lily Peterson of Flowershop created this bridal bouquet, which featured chocolate cosmos, ranunculus and smoke bush, paired with moody autumnal foliage.
10. We're loving this loose yet elegant arrangement of autumnal blooms by White Oak featuring roses, ranunculus, ferns and bracken.
11. This dreamy terracotta and pink toned bouquet by Oh Flora features dahlias, roses, carnations, lavender and scabiosa pods.
12. We can't take our eyes off this gorgeous autumnal bouquet created by Paper Rock Flower filled with roses, ranunculus, California pepper berry, astrantia and moody foliage.
12. We're loving this bride and bridesmaid autumn bouquet duo filled with peach roses and rust-toned leaves by Moss Belfast.
13. We've got massive heart eyes for these unique, textural bouquets full of organic autumnal blooms by Of the Flowers.
14. Mary's stunning seasonal bouquet by Bríd Conroy featured a host of gorgeous blooms and foliage in autumnal hues, tied together with a rich burgundy ribbon.
15. Alyson's lush bouquet by The Rosehip And Berry Floral Studio featured an organic collection of quicksand roses, chocolate cosmos, amaranth, seed pods and fall foliage.
16. Bare Root Flora created this autumnal bouquet using dahlias, ranunculus and lisianthus blooms alongside berries, fresh foliage, velvet blue ribbon - and a mini apple!
17. We're loving the unusual pops of lilac, blue and white in Claire's autumnal bouquet by Willow and Twine.
18. This beautiful boho bouquet by Maxines Florist and Jess Gallagher features peachy carnations alongside dried flowers and grasses including such as honesty, craspedia, and cotton.
19. We're loving the use of dried fern, with a hint of metallic shimmer, berries, and soft pink roses.
20. Burnt oranges, russets and warm browns glow in this gorgeous bouquet by Bella Botanica.
A-Z of Seasonal Autumn Wedding Flowers
Autumn Wedding Flowers
- Amaranthus
- Artichoke
- Astrantia (Masterworts)
- Asters
- Astilbe
- Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Black-Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia)
- Blushing Bride Protea
- Calla Lillies
- Caramel Phlox
- Carnations
- Chinese Lantern (Physalis alkekengi)
- Chrysanthemum
- Clematis
- Cosmos
- Billy Balls (Craspedia)
- Dahlia
- Eryngium
- Hydrangea
- King Protea
- Lisianthus (Prairie Gentian)
- Ornamental Cabbage (Flowering Kale)
- Pincushion Protea
- Poppy Seed Heads
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea)
- Roses
- Safflower (Carthamus)
- Scabiosa
- Scabiosa pods
- Sedum
- Silver Brunia
- Skimmia
- Spiked Speedwell (Veronica)
- Sunflowers
- Vibernum
- Waxflower
Autumn Foliage, Branches and Berries
- Agonis
- California Pepperberries
- Crab Apple
- Blackberry Sprigs (make sure to keep these away from your dress!)
- Dried Ryegrass
- Fern (Bracken)
- Hawthorn Berries
- Honesty (Lunaria)
- Rosehips
- Setaria Italica (Red Jewel)
- Snowberry
- Wheat
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