Are there certain flowers that cannot be specified depending on the season? Check with actual wedding photos [Bouquet and Floral Decoration Calendar].
2023.06.06 published
Choosing Flowers is Difficult.
Hello, I'm Haruno Tsuzaki, the editor of marry.
During dress rehearsals for floral arrangements and bouquets, haven't you often shown a wonderful photo you saved from social media to a florist, only to be told, "That flower is not in season, so we can't use it"? 🥲
It's not common knowledge what flowers are in season or available when you're about to have your wedding, unless you're a professional, right...?
This article will present photos of bouquets and floral arrangements sent to us by our followers, who are brides, on Instagram and LINE@ along with the date, structured like a calendar.
For arrangements featuring seasonal flowers that might be hard to source during other seasons, the name of the flower has been noted.
If nothing is specified, that means it uses flowers that are easy to source year-round, offering inspiration for those celebrating weddings in any season.
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I hope this article helps you grasp a general idea of what flowers are typically available during this time of year, as well as those that are acceptable year-round! 🌸
January 21
Seasonal Flowers: Ranunculus
January 31
February 3
Seasonal Flowers: Tulips / Poppies / Anemones
February 6
February 11
Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas / Tulips / Ranunculus
February 11
February 18
Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas / Tulips / Ranunculus /
February 18
Seasonal Flowers: Tulips / Poppies / Lux / Mimosa /
February 19
Seasonal Flowers: Anemones
February 24
Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas / Turkish Bellflower
March 4
Seasonal Flowers: Tulips
March 4
Seasonal Flowers: Lace Flowers / Stock
March 7
Seasonal Flowers: Anemones / Turkish Bellflower
March 14
Seasonal Flowers: Stock / Turkish Bellflower / Tulips / Sweet Peas
March 15
Seasonal Flowers: Tulips / Sweet Peas /
March 17
Seasonal Flowers: Mimosa / Poppies / Tulips / Anemones / Ranunculus
March 18
Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas / Tulips / Ranunculus / Cherry Blossoms
March 18
Seasonal Flowers: Mimosa / Sweet Peas /
March 19
March 19
March 19
March 20
March 21
Seasonal Flowers: Ranunculus
March 21
Seasonal Flowers: Tulips
Seasonal Flowers: Cherry Blossoms / Stock / Sweet Peas / Tulips
March 26
Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas
Seasonal Flowers: Tulips
March 27
Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas
April 2
Seasonal Flowers: Fritillaria (Lily)
April 2
Seasonal Flowers: Tulips / Sweet Peas / Lux
Seasonal Flowers: Turkish Bellflower / Lux
April 19
April 22
April 22
Seasonal Flowers: Scabiosa / Green Bell / Allium (Dancho)
Seasonal Flowers: Tulips
April 22
April 23
Seasonal Flowers: Cherry Blossoms
Comment from the bride: The main floral arrangement at the venue is double cherry blossoms 🌸. This year was warm, so the cherry blossoms bloomed early, and they specially sourced them from Tohoku!
It seems that if we missed this day, we wouldn't have been able to get them anymore 💦. We also had cherry blossoms blooming prominently on each table, like at the head table, with dahlias, ranunculus, and sweet peas arranged in glasses below 💐
April 24
April 24
April 25
April 29
Seasonal Flowers: Peonies
Comment from the bride: I love peonies and wanted to use them without fail, so I scheduled the date to match their season 🤭
Also, during the second dress reveal, I kept the same dress but changed my hair and bouquet, which made the bouquet stand out more 💓
May 1
May 3
May 4
May 6
May 6
May 7
May 13
May 13
May 14
May 21
May 21
May 23
Seasonal Flowers: Peonies
May 23
May 26
Seasonal Flowers: Peonies
May 28
May 30
Early June
Seasonal Flowers: Peonies
June 4
June 4
June 5
June 19
June 27
July 2
July 3
July 29
July 31
July
August 20
August 27
August 28
September 4
September 19
September 19
September 22
September 29
September 29
October 5
October 10
Comment from the bride: I really wanted to include anemones, so the anemones are artificial flowers.
October 10
October 10
October 16
Seasonal Flowers: Dahlia
October 22
Seasonal Flowers: Cosmos
October 31
November 3
November 5
November 13
I was told olives are not in season, so instead I requested to primarily use Eucalyptus for greenery! I used Hypericum, Turkish Bellflower, Old Rose, and larger round flowers that resembled peonies! Although I love peonies for their round, tightly packed flowers, I was told they are out of season, so many substitutes were proposed, and it turned out just as I imagined 🌷
November 15
November 19
Seasonal Flowers: Dahlia
November 19
November 22
November 26
November 28
Seasonal Flowers: Diamond Lily
November 28
December 10
December 11
December 12
December 12
December
Testimony*
Recently, I had the opportunity to create a wedding bouquet.
June 4 was for the bride's wedding, and I had no requests for specific flowers; I was given a free hand with the flowers I thought were cute.
Instead of buying the flowers at the shop myself, I asked the teacher at the class where I take lessons to "get something like this," and arranged for the sourcing...
(It's just like how a bride would ask a florist.)
I have a general sense of flower seasons, but specifying like "this and this!" might lead to the possibility of them saying, "That flower might not be available today (or this week).... It’s a flower that is typically available year-round, but it might not be in the best condition because it’s not in peak season."
This leads to needing to specify alternatives endlessly ("If this isn't available, then this...") and also making decisions about prioritizations like "if this is available, then prioritize this..."
If I were to go to the market and check the inventory, I could freely choose my favorite combinations from that selection (sometimes leading to unexpected results), but being the one requesting means there’s no way to confirm the actual situation, so it made me realize how difficult it is to request specific flowers...
(For instance, if you want to use 50 pink tulips as your main feature, it’s possible that on that day, due to another company holding an event with pink tulips, you might only be able to secure 20...)
If one can source directly, choosing can feel like deciding dinner menus: "If this is plentiful and cheap, I’d rather go with this instead of the original plan!"
Ultimately, I was able to complete the bouquet with the initial ideal combination of pale pink peonies and lace flowers... which I consider very lucky.
Here is the bouquet I created.
I was hoping for peonies that are light pink with a slightly darker pink edge, and I was able to source them successfully...!
The lace flowers were also not particularly in season, so there weren’t many good quality ones available, and there was talk of using Orlaya as a substitute, but in the end, the teacher sourced some that were in good condition.
I was very lucky.
Summary【Seasonal Flowers】
Flowers that have distinct characteristics, and are often used as the main point in arrangements, are often seasonal, so it's good to remember that certain flowers have this seasonality, including:
(Those difficult to procure in other seasons)
Tulips / Daffodils / Hyacinths / Sweet Peas / Poppies / Anemones / Ranunculus / Mimosa / Cherry Blossoms / Lilacs / Pansies / Cosmos / Peonies / Lily of the Valley
and others.
【Flowers Available Year-Round】 Summary
Conversely, flowers that are reliably available year-round, regardless of the season, making them easy to specify, include:
Roses / Gerberas / Turkish Bellflower / Lilies / Calla / Baby's Breath / Phalaenopsis Orchids / Cymbidium / Oncidium and other orchids / Astilbe / Anthurium /
and others.
Additionally, there are flowers that are available year-round from a business standpoint but are seasonally evocative, like those that "feel like early summer" or "feel like autumn."
For example, in early summer, there could be Ornithogalum, and in autumn, there can be Dahlias.
I hope this article helps you with choosing flowers and selecting the season for your wedding 🌼