Wheat inspiration: how to use it for your wedding

It sure feels like autumn is upon us, so what better time than now to talk about wheat and how to use it on your wedding day. Perfect for autumnal weddings, wheat is so versatile and long lasting; it can be used in lots of fantastic ways.  Here are some of our favourites.

The bouquet

Not everyone wants to have flowers to carry on their big day, more and more brides are choosing alternative bouquets, such as wheat. Whether you choose something simple like wheat and lavender or a bouquet with a touch of colour, your bouquet is guaranteed to look stunning as you carry it down the aisle. Smaller versions, such as our posies are great for your bridesmaids and flower girls.

Buttonholes

Don’t forget the men! Wheat is also great for buttonholes. Use dried flowers together with wheat to make buttonholes to match your bouquets. We recently launched a range of buttonholes to complement our wheat ranges, take a look here.

Table centrepieces

Fresh flowers can be very costly when using them for your table decorations. Wheat sheaves ideal as they stand on their own and you can dress them up or down as much as you want to suit your wedding theme. We love wheat sheaves placed in the centre of a table with confetti scattered around the base for some additional colour. You can really get creative by adding some fresh or dried flower stems to your wheat sheaves.

If you still want to use fresh flowers, why not add some wheat to your arrangements for a rustic look.

Table décor

Wheat looks beautiful when one or two stems are used to create other table decorations. Tie a couple of wheat stems and lavender sprigs with some raffia and attach to your napkins with a cute name card for a pretty table place setting. Make some DIY candle decorations using wheat with lavender or some other dried flowers tied around the middle.

Other decorations

As well as your tables, you will also want to add some décor and styling to other areas at your venue. Placing bunches of wheat and lavender in old wooden crates or even the basket on a vintage bike will complete your look.

Wheat wreaths

Wheat wreaths make wonderful decorations and some brides even carry them instead of a bouquet. Use them to decorate your ceremony by attaching them to the ends of your pews. They also look stunning hung from the ceiling with some glass baubles for some country chic ceiling décor, or attached to the ends of your tables to finish the overall styling.

Customise using wheat

Why not get creative and make your own wheat arrangements. Use plain wheat sheaves or bunches with other various dried or fresh flowers, berries, ribbon and create something to match your wedding theme exactly. Shop for dried flowers here.

Inspiration

Head over to our Pinterest board where we have selected some of our favourite wheat ideas to give you some inspiration.

Shop our wheat arrangements online today.

Love as always SP x x