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

@rk_animm

@rk_animm

@rk_animm

January 31

@weddingram0p0

@weddingram0p0

February 3

Seasonal Flowers: Tulips / Poppies / Anemones

@aika317m

@aika317m

@aika317m

February 6

@tomomo808xoxo

February 11

Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas / Tulips / Ranunculus

@arn211_

@arn211_

@arn211_

@arn211_

@arn211_

@arn211_

February 11

@tefu2

@tefu2

February 18

Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas / Tulips / Ranunculus /

@hachico0v0

@hachico0v0

@hachico0v0

@hachico0v0

February 18

Seasonal Flowers: Tulips / Poppies / Lux / Mimosa /

@mgm3127

@mgm3127

@mgm3127

February 19

Seasonal Flowers: Anemones

@matsucafegram

@matsucafegram

@matsucafegram

February 24

Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas / Turkish Bellflower

@kumaa_mii3

@kumaa_mii3

@kumaa_mii3

@kumaa_mii3

@kumaa_mii3

March 4

Seasonal Flowers: Tulips

@mmmstagram10

@mmmstagram10

@mmmstagram10

@mmmstagram10

March 4

Seasonal Flowers: Lace Flowers / Stock

@omuraisu1127

@omuraisu1127

@omuraisu1127

@omuraisu1127

@omuraisu1127

March 7

Seasonal Flowers: Anemones / Turkish Bellflower

March 14

Seasonal Flowers: Stock / Turkish Bellflower / Tulips / Sweet Peas

March 15

Seasonal Flowers: Tulips / Sweet Peas /

@sumire.3

@sumire.3

@sumire.3

March 17

Seasonal Flowers: Mimosa / Poppies / Tulips / Anemones / Ranunculus

iami_anna

@iami_anna

March 18

Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas / Tulips / Ranunculus / Cherry Blossoms

@wedding_reira

@wedding_reira

@wedding_reira

@wedding_reira

@wedding_reira

@wedding_reira

March 18

Seasonal Flowers: Mimosa / Sweet Peas /

@rei_wedding1223

@rei_wedding1223

@rei_wedding1223

March 19

@wedding.mh12

@wedding.mh12

@wedding.mh12

@wedding.mh12

March 19

@ayk218

March 19

@katsu_wedding

@katsu_wedding

March 20

@a_h_0320

@a_h_0320

@a_h_0320

@a_h_0320

@a_h_0320

March 21

Seasonal Flowers: Ranunculus

@you_wedding_0321

@you_wedding_0321

@you_wedding_0321

@you_wedding_0321

March 21

Seasonal Flowers: Tulips

@nonnon_wd

@nonnon_wd

@nonnon_wd

@nonnon_wd

Seasonal Flowers: Cherry Blossoms / Stock / Sweet Peas / Tulips

@nonnon_wd

@nonnon_wd

@nonnon_wd

@nonnon_wd

@nonnon_wd

@nonnon_wd

@nonnon_wd

March 26

Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas

@ri__sa427

Seasonal Flowers: Tulips

@ri__sa427

@ri__sa427

March 27

Seasonal Flowers: Sweet Peas

@tsubasa2123

@tsubasa2123

@tsubasa2123

@tsubasa2123

@tsubasa2123

@tsubasa2123

April 2

Seasonal Flowers: Fritillaria (Lily)

@music.747.chika

@music.747.chika

@music.747.chika

@music.747.chika

April 2

Seasonal Flowers: Tulips / Sweet Peas / Lux

@_____uichangram

@_____uichangram

@_____uichangram

Seasonal Flowers: Turkish Bellflower / Lux

@_____uichangram

April 19

@hachhan07

@hachhan07

@hachhan07

@hachhan07

April 22

@sm__wd2304

@sm__wd2304

@sm__wd2304

@sm__wd2304

@sm__wd2304

April 22

@kmk__0422

@kmk__0422

Seasonal Flowers: Scabiosa / Green Bell / Allium (Dancho)

@kmk__0422

Seasonal Flowers: Tulips

@kmk__0422

@kmk__0422

April 22

@yktkb0223_wd

@yktkb0223_wd

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 💐

@yuuuuun.a

@yuuuuun.a

@yuuuuun.a

April 24

@m_u.613

@m_u.613

@m_u.613

April 24

@asami.wd

@asami.wd

@asami.wd

@asami.wd

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 💓

@peony__034

@peony__034

@peony__034

@peony__034

@peony__034

May 1

@lily_lala_wd

@lily_lala_wd

@lily_lala_wd

@lily_lala_wd

@lily_lala_wd

@lily_lala_wd

@lily_lala_wd

May 3

@_wd.r3_

@_wd.r3_

@_wd.r3_

@_wd.r3_

May 4

@wd_emi_i

@wd_emi_i

@wd_emi_i

@wd_emi_i

May 6

@my__nature26

@my__nature26

@my__nature26

May 6

@a_ak10

May 7

@miyuki_wd_0507

@miyuki_wd_0507

@miyuki_wd_0507

@miyuki_wd_0507

May 13

@natsuki_k_wedding

@natsuki_k_wedding

@natsuki_k_wedding

May 13

@bwac_7

@bwac_7

@bwac_7

@bwac_7

@bwac_7

@bwac_7

May 14

@na_10moon

@na_10moon

@na_10moon

@na_10moon

@na_10moon

@na_10moon

May 21

@naaaa29

@naaaa29

@naaaa29

May 21

@_sor_wd

@_sor_wd

@_sor_wd

@_sor_wd

May 23

Seasonal Flowers: Peonies

@mai_wedding0523

@mai_wedding0523

@mai_wedding0523

@mai_wedding0523

May 23

@weddingram0p0

@weddingram0p0

@weddingram0p0

@weddingram0p0

@weddingram0p0

May 26

Seasonal Flowers: Peonies

@tuu.tomo_wd_0526

May 28

@kc_flowerlove

@kc_flowerlove

@kc_flowerlove

@kc_flowerlove

@kc_flowerlove

May 30

@makopin1117

Early June

Seasonal Flowers: Peonies

@nao_naiyang

@nao_naiyang

June 4

@mipo0114

@mipo0114

@mipo0114

@mipo0114

June 4

@wedding.thank30

@wedding.thank30

@wedding.thank30

@wedding.thank30

June 5

@mn.6515j

@mn.6515j

June 19

@terariko_wedding

@terariko_wedding

June 27

@nm123_wd

@nm123_wd

@nm123_wd

July 2

@sk_wedding.0702

@sk_wedding.0702

@sk_wedding.0702

July 3

@sailor_miho

@sailor_miho

@sailor_miho

July 29

@smizut_116

July 31

@_______mn.wd__

@_______mn.wd__

@_______mn.wd__

July

@yu.l2l6

@yu.l2l6

@yu.l2l6

August 20

@ a_y_k_wd

@ a_y_k_wd

August 27

@nanapiyo.is

@nanapiyo.is

@nanapiyo.is

@nanapiyo.is

August 28

@my2h

@my2h

September 4

September 19

@ykn___wedding

@ykn___wedding

@ykn___wedding

@ykn___wedding

@ykn___wedding

September 19

@shionuuuuuuuuu

@shionuuuuuuuuu

September 22

@omiyu_chan

@omiyu_chan

@omiyu_chan

September 29

September 29

@wedding.riiko

October 5

@ryuma1005

October 10

Comment from the bride: I really wanted to include anemones, so the anemones are artificial flowers.

@n_saaaaaak

@n_saaaaaak

@n_saaaaaak

@n_saaaaaak

October 10

@misahis2

October 10

@ramiy_ramiy_

@ramiy_ramiy_

@ramiy_ramiy_

October 16

@ari1016_wedding

Seasonal Flowers: Dahlia

@ari1016_wedding

@ari1016_wedding

@ari1016_wedding

October 22

Seasonal Flowers: Cosmos

@hikaru.930

@hikaru.930

@hikaru.930

@hikaru.930

October 31

November 3

@mt_wd_333

@mt_wd_333

November 5

@akrhrs_wedding

@akrhrs_wedding

@akrhrs_wedding

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 🌷

@a_k_2021wd

@a_k_2021wd

@a_k_2021wd

November 15

@nissy.24t

@nissy.24t

@nissy.24t

November 19

Seasonal Flowers: Dahlia

@usako_wed

@usako_wed

@usako_wed

@usako_wed

@usako_wed

November 19

@s_wedding30

@s_wedding30

@s_wedding30

@s_wedding30

@s_wedding30

@s_wedding30

November 22

@______it.day

@______it.day

@______it.day

@______it.day

@______it.day

@______it.day

@______it.day

November 26

@moemi_wedding

@moemi_wedding

@moemi_wedding

@moemi_wedding

@moemi_wedding

@moemi_wedding

@moemi_wedding

@moemi_wedding

November 28

Seasonal Flowers: Diamond Lily

November 28

December 10

@ha___zupiiin

December 11

@oi_chan2020

@oi_chan2020

@oi_chan2020

December 12

@__yukketabetai2

December 12

@jaja_wedding

@jaja_wedding

@jaja_wedding

@jaja_wedding

December

@heywakana

@heywakana

@heywakana

@m_u.613@heywakana

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.

@mt___0604

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 🌼