Dried flowers continue to be a huge floristry trend. It's time to dust off their old-fashioned reputation and fall in love with the sun-bleached hues and variety of textures. Dried flowers lend themselves to both vintage and modern weddings, and incorporating unusual blooms, seed pods, dried grasses and other lasting botanicals into your day makes for some pretty wow-worthy wedding décor.

While dried flowers can be less colourful and fragrant than their fresh incarnations, these everlasting beauties have beautiful muted and warm tones as well and endless varieties of shape and texture. From bold stems and seed pods to ethereal grasses and flowers you can incorporate them across your day in bouquets, flower crowns, boutonnieres, backdrops, hanging flowers and centrepieces. And if you're worried about versatility, don't be - there's a lot more to dried flowers than just dried roses or lavender (although, we love those, too!). Whether you choose an entirely dried bouquet, or combine dried elements with fresh blooms for your wedding day, we're simply head over heels for dried florals! If you still need convincing just take a look the inspiration below and well as tips on how to style them...

What Dried Flowers Work for your Wedding Day

While you can dry almost any flower, some work better than others in bouquets and arrangements. For flowers, you want something hardy, so you're not dropping petals all day - your florist will be able to advise you in what will work for your wedding.

• Grasses such as pampas grass, Purple Fountain grass, sedge, wheat, fern and Bunny Tail
• Leaves such as eucalyptus, chrysanthemum leaves
• Fronds such as palm leaves and ferns
• Branches of lunaria (also known as Money Plant, Honestly Plant or Silver Dollar), cotton, tallowberry and Pussy Willow
• Plants such as craspedia (also known as Billy Balls), gomphrena and artichoke flowers
• Seed Pods such as poppy seed pods, physalis and lotus seed pods
• Dried Flowers such as hydrangea, delphinium, chamomile, limonium, amaranthus, baby's breath, roses, sedum, lavender, carnations, rice flower, protea and helichrysum

What Makes Dried Flowers So Perfect for Weddings

• Dried flowers work for a variety of wedding styles, from a sweet vintage soiree, to a boho gathering, to a contemporary urban celebration and even the most minimalist nuptials.
• The beauty of using naturally dried and preserved flowers is that they are low maintenance needing no water, so can be prepared in advance which is great for boutonnières or hanging installations.
• They are a fantastic option if you are having a wedding in a warmer climate.
• You can incorporate a sentimental flower with special meaning to you and your partner. Maybe you still have the first rose your partner bought you or a bunch of lavender from your granny's garden. Ask your florist if they can incorporate this into your bouquet.
• Dried flowers can be a budget-friendly alternative to fresh flowers.
• An eco-friendly wedding idea too, dried wedding flowers last a long time, possibly even forever making them a great keepsake for your home even after the big day is over

How to Pair Dried Flowers with Fresh Blooms

Like the idea but don't want to commit to an all-dried flower bouquet or decor? Opt for half and half. Using pops of dried grasses or branches as accents to blousy fresh blooms works too, and brings an unexpected touch to a bouquet or floral arrangement. When pairing with real flowers, simply add a few fresh flowers in similar tones.

How To Dry Your Own Flowers

• You can easily dry stems like eucalyptus, pampas grass, lunaria, artichoke flowers, protea, hydrangea, physalis, or palm fronds at home.
• While displaying them in a vase with no water will work for some, the best technique is to hang them upside down in bunches with string and leave them somewhere dry and cool, where they won't be disturbed too much.
• If the flowers have been in water, dry them with newspaper or kitchen towel so the stems don't go mouldy, you can always leave the stems wrapped in newspaper too to soak up any remaining moisture.
• Some people prefer a dark room or hot press to preserve the colour, but hanging them in sunlight can also get a beautiful bleached effect.
• Make sure you dry more flowers than you need as some stems may not work out.
• Unless you're experienced in flower arranging, we'd still recommend using a professional florist to arrange your dried flowers artfully

Where to Find Dried Flowers:

• Your florist should be able source dried flowers for you but you can also find them in places such as Mad About Flowers (Ireland), The Dried Flower Shop and Daisy Shop (UK) and online at Etsy. You can also often pick them up in your local wholesale flower market.
• For DIY dried flowers, pick up fresh blooms in your local flower market or from a florist.
• To find the perfect florist to create your dream look, check out the handpicked florists in our suppliers directory.
• Some florists offer DIY dried flower kits, for example, The Flowersmith Studio offer a DIY flower crown kit.

From bouquets to centrepieces, check out more wedding flower inspiration including these 15 dreamy dried flower bouquet ideas.