Over the past couple of years, greenery and foliage has been subtly taking over from florals for ceremony backdrops, garlands, and centrepieces. But lately we've also spotted some modern brides skipping the traditional bridal bouquet and opting to carry a lush bunch of fresh greenery down the aisle instead. A gorgeous option for both the bride and her bridesmaids, foliage bouquets cool alternative is both naturally beautiful AND budget-friendly.

If you're concerned that foliage won't have as much of an impact than fresh blooms, fear not. Styled correctly, an all-greenery bridal bouquet is guaranteed to have a major impact and will beautifully pop against your wedding dress. Since greenery and foliage come in so many beautiful shades and interesting shapes, your florist can create texture by combining different leaves and foliage in various green shades. To give you some inspiration, we've gathered 14 of our favourite greenery bouquets for your own big day.

1. True Blue and Silver Dollar eucalyptus, Eryngium (blue thistle) and succulents combine to create this cool-toned organic and modern bouquet.

2. Airplants, Anthurium, Peace Lily, Monstera and palm leaf, oh my! Now that's what I call a tropical bridal bouquet!

3. Bride Emma's handpicked greenery bouquet of eucalyptus and rosemary were simply picked from the garden before the wedding, proving you don't have to spend a fortune to have beautiful bridal flowers!

4. An assortment of ferns paired with poppy pods, trailing Amaranth, and wispy Clematis Vine combine to craft this contemporary bridal bouquet.

5. This UBER chic and modern bouquet features various textural green elements such as assorted ferns, viburnum berries, hellebores, and caladium.

6. Budget-friendly AND beautiful, lush ruscus make these the perfect simple yet chic bridesmaids bouquets.

7. Just look how this greenery-only bouquet of ferns, vines and berries pops against the crisp white of this bridal squad, we adore!

8. Holy chic! We love this all-greenery, eucalyptus, Russian olive, and rosemary bouquet - especially paired with this chic black bridesmaids dress.

9. Various lush ferns make up these gorgeous vibrant bouquets which pop perfectly against these beautiful brides' ensembles.

10. Soft-toned, billowing branches of eucalyptus, bay and olive combine to make this epic oversized bridal bouquet.

11. These pretty Dusty Miller, eucalyptus and ruscus bouquets are pure rustic perfection. The addition of gypsophila in the brides' bouquet is perfect.

12. I don't think we could love Lauren's gorgeous greenery bouquet filled with ferns, thistle, Eryngium, trailing jasmine succulents and air plants anymore if we tried! Perfect for lovers of green like this cool pair.

13. This totally eye-catching bouquet with olive branches and sprigs of rosemary shines like a star even though there's not a flower in sight.

14. Searching for something truly epic!? Well, look no further than this cresent bouquet beauty of trailing ivy, Italian ruscus, baby eucalyptus, privet berry in varying hues of greens.

Our Top Tips for Greenery Bouquets

• There are literally hundreds of gorgeous greenery options available - from lush ferns, eucalyptus, lambs ear and ivy to fragrant herbs such as rosemary, thyme and sage, or how about trendy tropical leaves, or chic succulents and air plants? The possibilities are endless!
• Suffer from allergies or hayfever? This is a great option if you or your hubby or wife-to-be suffer from allergies without having to forgo a bouquet.
• If you are a DIY bride who has the confidence (and time!) to build your own wedding bouquet, many of the greenery options above are pretty hardy so can be ordered in a few days before the wedding. If you want to leave it in the hands of the experts check out our favourite Irish florists.
• Play around with scale, go oversized for extra drama or size down if it is a more dainty bouquet you're after.
• Add a pretty velvet or silk ribbon in your wedding colours to tie the whole look together.
• If you have your heart set on flowers but are on a budget, why not consider having the bridesmaids bouquets created with all greenery? Or, if you still want to add a few flowers, go for daintier options such as waxflower, gypsophila or Queen Anne's Lace to allow the greenery to shine.
• For more greenery wedding ideas, from ceremony backdrops and chair decor, to reception details check out our Herb and Greenery Wedding Decor Ideas.

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