35 Awesome Garden Wedding Ideas

Considering having a garden wedding? Decorating an outdoor space is a little different than sprucing up an event hall or ballroom, so you may be on the hunt for some inspo. From stationery covered in beautiful blooms to flowery desserts to wildlife inspired decor, here are few of our favourite ways to weave the garden wedding theme into all aspects of your celebration.

Here are a few awesome garden wedding ideas.

Garden wedding venue

One of the first wedding-related tasks you’ll need to tackle is your wedding venue. For a garden wedding, you can choose from quite a few popular outdoor venue types including a botanical garden or park, a mansion, country club or hotel with manicured grounds, a greenhouse, a floral-filled restaurant patio or the backyard. 

Garden-themed decor

Alternatively, if you're working with a blank slate indoors like a banquet hall or warehouse venue, you can go the garden-themed wedding route and decorate the space with lots of floral and greenery details.

Flowery stationery

Next task you’ll need to tackle is sorting out your wedding stationery. We suggest going with a floral design for your save the date cards, menus and more to make your garden theme really hit home.

Sun parasols

If the forecast is looking bright for your wedding day, you may want to invest in a few parasols for you and your guests. This is especially key if you’re not having your ceremony or reception under the shade of a tent - you don’t want anyone getting a sunburn!

Flat shoes

Nothing’s worse than having your heels dig into the grass, so opt for flat shoes or chunky heels and ask your bridesmaids to do the same.

Flower crowns

Give your bridal ensemble some flowery festival vibes by adding a halo of blooms. If you want to go the extra mile, ask your VIPs to wear ‘em, too (they look adorable on flower girls).

Larger than life bouquet

A garden wedding calls for an impressive bouquet. Stack your handheld arrangement with all your favourite blossoms so that it really stands out.

Liberty of London prints

Pomp & Ceremony are famous for their Liberty of London floral print print men’s accessories including ties and pocket squares—now they make face masks, too.

Floral arch

Give your ‘I dos’ a bit of extra flower power by decking your wedding arch out with flowers. You can use real blooms or go with faux dupes to make the project a little more affordable.

Flower wall

If Kim and Kanye are your version of #couplegoals, you need a floral wall like theirs at your wedding. No, you probably won’t be able to afford a giant backdrop filled with white roses but you can create something similar.

Pampas Grass

Use pampas grass to complement flowers and greenery for a feathery accents. It can be used to decorate a wedding arch, your wedding cake and more. Bonus: we've got 18 Creative Ways to Use Pampas Grass in Your Wedding Decor. 

Lawn games

Amp up the fun factor of your wedding reception by adding some wedding lawn games to your itinerary. Giant Jenga, cornhole and croquet are all great options.

Woodland accents

You’ve got the flora covered, but what about the fauna? Add a few animal accents, like these cute ceramic bunnies, to your event space to give it even more personality.

Birdcage decor

Bird cages aren’t just for vintage weddings! They fit perfectly with a garden wedding theme, too. You can use them to hold your wedding centrepieces, as aisle markers or as card boxes.

Live music

For your ceremony and reception, consider hiring musicians to perform live and fill the air with sweet melodies.

Gardening tools

Gardening staples like wheelbarrows and watering cans can easily be repurposed for your wedding to hold decor and drinks. You can use your own or rent them from a garden emporium - they’re pretty inexpensive and look awesome.

Afternoon tea

Absolutely adore Alice in Wonderland? Use it as your wedding inspo and serve afternoon tea eats at your cocktail hour or wedding reception. Everyone loves scones, sandwiches and cakes.

Iced tea

Speaking of tea, you’ll want plenty of it at your wedding (regardless of if you’re going the scone and sandwich route). We recommend building an iced tea bar and maybe even offering a few spiked options.

Fun straws

Details make all the difference! Stock your wedding bar with fun drink garnishes and patterned straws, like these.

Garden smash cocktail

Ask your bartender to come up with a signature cocktail inspired by your garden wedding theme. Herbs, cucumbers, edible flowers and berries are all possible ingredients and garnishes.

Geometric accents

Though your flowers will probably steal the decor spotlight, you don’t have to to go 100% floral. Add some modern elements with geometric accents on your tables and around your venue.

Green chair decor

Give your ceremony or reception chairs the garden treatment by decking them out with strands of greenery. Pro tip: if you’re hosting a lot of people, you can use faux greenery to bring down the cost.

Creative menu displays

Looking for a unique way to display your wedding menu or place cards? Use flower pots! They’re totally on theme and will give your tablescapes that extra special somethin’ somethin’.

Plant-based menu

If you really want to play off your garden wedding theme, go with a plant-based menu. Stack your menu with salads filled with fresh, local produce and drool-worthy dishes like stuffed peppers and palm heart crab cakes.

Flowery cake

Ask your baker to decorate your wedding cake with colourful blooms. They can be real or crafted from fondant or buttercream - both look amazing, so you really can’t go wrong.

Floral cupcakes

A tray of elaborately decorated floral cupcakes are perfect for a dessert display or as a dessert for each of your guests at a microwedding.

Flower gummies

Want to serve more than wedding cake for dessert? Add flower shaped gummies like these to your sweet table. If you provide treat bags, you can use them as your wedding favours, too.

Plant favours

Plants and seeds are other tried and true favour ideas for garden weddings. Both are relatively inexpensive.

Mini lavender bouquets

Or, send guests home with a small bouquet of fragrant lavender.

Picnic table

Instead of creating elaborate tablescapes with luxurious linens and runners, go with picnic tables. With the right centrepieces, they can look extra chic and wedding appropriate.

Fancy furniture

Skip using patio furniture for your lounge and bring the inside out. Plush sofas and chairs, a few decorative pillows and some vintage accents will take your garden space to the next level.

Fairy lights

Fairy lights fit with just about every wedding theme, but they’re absolutely essential if you’re throwing an outdoor wedding. Why? Well, when night falls you’ll need something to illuminate your garden wedding space, and a few strands of these go a long way (not to mention, they look amazing).

Glowing tables

For an evening reception, these cocktail tables with underlighting sprinkled throughout the reception space are simply magical.

Terrariums

Looking for wedding centrepieces that are a little more interesting than your average vases of flowers? Go with terrariums. They look absolutely stunning against a garden backdrop and can be repurposed as favours or home decor when your wedding is done.

Live painting

Hiring an artist to paint your wedding ceremony is a great way to entertain your guests while creating a piece of art that captures the beauty of your garden wedding for you to hang on your wall.

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