Every year new wedding trends appear on the Internet and in many bridal magazines, constantly inspiring wedding planners and future brides. A green wedding is actually much more than just another color trend - it connects people with nature in a particularly beautiful way. The green tone is very refreshing, symbolizes peace, hope and of course a life in harmony with nature. The best time to get married is in the garden or barn in summer and beautiful, fresh and green leaves and twigs create the perfect festive atmosphere! Are you looking for inspiration for your big day? Then read on - in this article we will show you how best to organize your dream wedding. From invitation cards to wedding arches to the perfect table decorations - it's all there!
“Greenery” was chosen as the trend color of the year by the “Pantone” color institute two years ago and has a pretty strong symbolic power – the new beginning. The symbolism is also associated with a wedding in a special way, as it is ultimately nothing other than the beginning of a new phase of the couple's life. Therefore Greenery is perfect for a green wedding. It's wild, stylish, elegant, fairytale-like and adds that certain something to your big day. With this wedding trend, most brides forego the floral decorations and instead opt for opulent greenery. The combination with white looks particularly elegant and puristic and can be perfectly combined with all wedding styles. Another advantage of the wedding trend is that it can be implemented fairly inexpensively at any time of the year.
Which is the perfect place for this?
Greenery means something like green and foliage and describes the general trend back to the natural. For a green wedding, the focus should be on returning to sustainability and naturalness. Various leaf and tendril motifs are a special highlight that gives your wedding location a natural and spring-like look. The color can be combined wonderfully with white, earth or gold tones, for example. This way you can combine several trends in one and spice up the design even more. Since a Greenery wedding should preferably take place outdoors, your own garden, the forest, the park or even the beach are the perfect places for it. Would you rather celebrate indoors? Then you should choose a simple banquet hall or a rural barn. Undoubtedly, the color rounds off any wedding, but is particularly suitable for the warm summer and spring months.
Choose the right wedding dress
Of course, your wedding dress can also be perfectly presented at Greenery.A simple, casual wedding dressin white or beige harmonizes perfectly with the green color accents. For example, ethnic dresses with lots of glitter elements go particularly well, or if you like something a little more daring, you can also choose a cropped model. Here you have the option of a green headband made from leaves, green shoes and of course a fairytale green bridal bouquet with lots of delicate flowers in pastel tones. All of this ensures a natural, harmonious and extremely elegant bridal look. A messy bun hairstyle and subtle eye make-up complete your look.
Inspirations for Greenery decoration
The green color is a very flexible part of the wedding decoration and is not only suitable for delicate, white nuances as a harmonious background. It goes just as well with bolder colors and is ideal for a rustic-style celebration. When it comes to decorations, there are absolutely no limits to what you can do with a green wedding. In general, however, naturalness and simple elegance should be the focus. How about, for example, beautiful wooden chairs with pink or green tulle or large glass vases with green wreaths? Or green tendrils and flower motifs with gold lettering for your white invitation cards? Green fairy lights or garlands also look fantastically beautiful. Lots of small potted plants or succulents create the perfect minimalist table decoration and round off the whole design perfectly. Small tea lights or candle holders placed on a table runner create an even more romantic atmosphere.
What no wedding should be without is of course a beautiful and richly decorated wedding arch. Especially for a green wedding, you can let your imagination run wild and get very creative. Keep the arch classic by simply decorating a wooden frame with various flowers. Or create an entire wall of flowers and leaves – this is sure to create a WOW factor. A wedding arch is not only suitable for the wedding altar, but also makes the ideal backdrop for your wedding photos. Or how about using it as a pretty decorative element for a dessert table?
Flower decorations for the green wedding
Since a green wedding usually relies on leafy greens instead of flowers, it is the perfect choice for all brides and grooms who have to watch their budget. It will be even cheaper if you collect everything yourself directly from nature. This way you can arrange the entire decoration according to your own wishes and achieve a wildly romantic and personal wedding design. Beautiful forest ferns, elegant ivy tendrils and a variety of fir branches, which are also suitable for a celebration in winter, can be found in almost every forest. Another advantage of a Greenery celebration is that, in contrast to the flowers, the leafy green is independent of the season and therefore always tailored to your celebration.
Eucalyptus and silver leaf are currently among the most popular trendy plants for wedding decorations. That's why the price for these beautiful, grayish shimmering branches has of course increased. A great alternative would be sage or rosemary, for example. You want something a little more exotic anddreaming of a boho wedding? Then you can also use palm or banana leaves. You don't have to do without flowers completely at a green wedding - the delicate flowers can also be used to create beautiful accents in the decoration. White flowers such as roses in combination with eucalyptus leaves are perfect for a noble wedding in the garden. Flowers with bright colors, on the other hand, harmonize better with exotic leaves.
Hanging decorations are real eye-catchers
Hanging decorations such as lanterns or large wreaths look magical and give your wedding reception a wonderfully beautiful boho look. However, since a lot of flowers are usually needed for this, it can be quite expensive. Slightly more cost-effective and just as good-looking are plants that are naturally drooping and lush. Ivy vines are perfect for this. A Greenery style wedding allows you to get creative. Various leafy green garlands have been very popular in recent years, look really stylish and you can even tie them yourself.
Ideas for DIY decoration
Creating various decorations yourself from foliage is quite easy and at the same time has a special effect. It looks beautiful and adds a personal and unique touch to your wedding. Since the leaves don't wilt as quickly, you can even complete this task a few days earlier. A green bow is perfect for the wedding arch, as a curtain or simply as a chair or table decoration. All you need are a few green twigs, some gypsophila, a nice bow and thin floral wire with which you can then tie the whole thing together.
Another very simple DIY idea is to collect a few large and beautiful leaves and use them as name cards or signs for the drinks bar. With some floral wire and green twigs you can also make wonderful and inexpensive table numbers. Since the greenery trend symbolizes the connection to nature, everything that is natural is suitable as decoration. A self-built bar made from old pallets or old wine barrels fits the whole concept perfectly.
Wedding cake ideas
Of course, you don't have to miss out on an incredibly delicious cake at a green wedding. Here too, the foliage should not be missing. Simply have the wedding cake decorated with individual leaves or use small flowers and succulents.
