Herb Inspired Summer Wedding Details

With every changing trend, wedding trends do change from time to time. Well, these days, foliage has indeed become almost as covetable as flowers for giving your wedding decor an intimate, romantic, and modern feel in every possible way. The fresh and simple, herb, and greenery wedding stylist is, of course, a contemporary take on boho or rustic-themed weddings these days. Taking a pared-back approach, this latest and unique wedding trend is not only budget-friendly but is also naturally beautiful as it is adorned with herbs, plants, and greenery like ferns, eucalyptus, lambs ear, lavender, sage, boxwood, ivy, rosemary, thyme, succulents, and also the currently trending air plants. So, if you are also planning to have such a herb-inspired summer wedding, then we have got you covered! We have gathered some of the most unique and also beautiful ways to use herbs, flowers, and also greenery in your wedding decoration and make it an affair to be remembered and cherished for years to come! 

 

Dreamy and Herby Summer Bridal Bouquets

One of the best and also beautiful ways to bring herbs to your upcoming summer wedding is by creatively including them into your wedding day bridal bouquet. Your herby bridal bouquet will not only have much attention but will also make all your bridal portraits look incredibly beautiful and pleasing! So, for your summer 2022 wedding, go green and choose a wedding bouquet laden with marvelous greenery. Talking about the best herbs to add to your summer wedding day bridal bouquet, then the options are endless and also beautiful. You can consider adding parsley, basil, mint, rosemary, oregano, the list goes on and on. You can pick any herb based on its symbolic meaning, the pleasing aroma, or shape that perfectly complements the other blooms and also looks great in your bridal portraits captured by our affordable and professional wedding photographers. For all the modern-day romantic brides out there, for a truly modern-day wedding look, you can stick with an all-foliage bouquet, or even for something a little more pretty to look stunning when you walk down the aisle towards the love of your life. Just a tip here! Don’t go over the board when working with herbs for your bridal bouquet, as we don’t want you to be sneezing your way down the aisle! 

 

Unique and Creative Herb-Y Aisle Decor

Summer weddings usually mean a surreal wedding celebration in the great outdoors amidst enchanting greenery with endless photography opportunities. If you are also planning for a classic outdoor summer wedding, then you can consider adorning your aisle with potted plants. Potted arrangements are just perfect for lining an outdoor aisle as they gracefully evoke the summer vibe in the best possible way and also make you walk down the aisle moment a classic watch. Consider lining the aisle with heavy pots to anchor the plants so you know that they won’t get blown around or fall over leading to any kind of mess that you don’t want to welcome on your wedding day. Heavy green pot plants can also be repurposed as reception pieces and will also look great in the detailed shots. Not only limited to that, but pot plants can also decorate your newlywed nest after the celebrations have come to a close. 

 

For your aisle lining decor, you can also use herb garden garland creatively paired with some votive candles to make the aisle decor setting surreal and inviting. This herb aisle decor idea will work best when you are planning an indoor summer wedding celebration. Your aisle adorned with green garland and fragmented candles will make you feel like you are walking down a fairyland. 

 

Herb-Y Wedding Ceremony, Arbor, Altar Decorations & Backdrops 

All the bohemian brides out there, this one is especially for you. If you are planning a romantic bohemian summer wedding and looking out for some unique ways to bring beautiful green herbs to the decoration, then we have something that you will like. You can gracefully add a soft yet appealing bohemian romantic touch to your wedding ceremony with just minimal greenery or herb wedding backdrop. Your wedding ceremony spot is the most photographed location during and even after your wedding ceremony. Therefore, your wedding ceremony can be used as a remarkable photo booth backdrop or even both! Bring your favorite aromantic herbs to decorate your wedding ceremony arbor, or you can also garnish your wedding arbor with herbs and also with some flowers to make a perfect setting for your wedding pictures. You can also amp up this beautiful look with a cute wall hanging amongst your greenery or with some cute potted plants! 

 

Romantic Chair Decoration With Lovely Green Herbs

Just for the fact, do you know that herbs always make for impactful, lovely, yet budget-friendly chair decorations when it comes to summer weddings in the great outdoors? Well, if not, then we hope that now you know! So, what are you waiting for? Start adoring the chairs of your wedding day with green herbs and make the entire setting completely surreal and photogenic for our affordable wedding photographers to capture incredibly detailed wedding photos! Herbs can be used to decorate your and your partner’s wedding day chair or as a ceremony chair decor. You can also use herbs to decorate the place setting for your wedding reception too. There are endless ways to bring herbs decoration to the seatings. If you want everything to be simple, classic, yet elegant you can keep the look simple just by choosing ferns or eucalyptus garlands, or for a more chic vibe, you can consider adding some cute chairs, signage, and ribbons. 

 

Herb-Y Floral Alternatives for Wedding Party

Just the way you added herbs to your wedding day bridal bouquet, you can also bring them into your bridesmaid's bouquet too, to make them resonate with your herb summer wedding theme! A few sprigs of lavender creatively bundled with lovely rosemary will undoubtedly make for a natural and of course pleasantly fragrant bouquet arrangement for your wedding party and also for some lovely boutonniere for the handsome groomsmen of the groom squad! For your bridesmaid's wedding day bouquet, you can also consider pairing some herbs with lovely flowers of your choice as it is your special day! This kind of bridesmaids bouquet will look great in your wedding party photos captured by none other than our talented wedding photographers! 

 

Budget-Friendly and Beautiful Herb-y Inspired Wedding Table Decoration Ideas

So, now that you have made up your mind to have an extremely romantic and green summer wedding decorated with herbs and, of course, your favorite flowers, then you might have some unique ideas for wedding day centerpieces. Well, if you are still figuring it out, then we only have one thing to say. For an authentic herb-inspired summer wedding, just forgo the traditional floral centerpieces and replace them with natural garlands (best used on long tables, like family seating tables), or with potted plants or some greenery in mismatched vessels will surely elevate your entire wedding day table setting decor. Again, this table setting look is just effortless and can be easily put together with the help of your family and friends. It is one of the best DIY table setting decor ideas with herbs. To make your table setting more romantic and inviting, you can consider bringing in glowing candles or some hints of complementary copper. The combinations of glowing candles and greens always bring out the best! 

 

Your Wedding Day Cocktails can Use Some Herbs Garnishing

Are you planning on serving some signature summer sips at the post-ceremony cocktail hour to all your wedding guests? If the answer is yes, then we have something for you that you will definitely wanna try! When every aspect of your wedding day is using herbs, well, the drinks that you will be serving to your wedding guests during the cocktail hour can also use some herbs garnishing too! Take your summer signature cocktail representation to the next level with some aromatic herbs garnishing. We are pretty much sure that all your wedding guests will be expecting mint leaves in their summer cocktails like mint juleps or Moscow Mules, but you can take the other route and just surprise them. Go for the unexpected options like thyme, sage, or (total curveball) lemon verbena as they are indeed pleasant surprises for all your wedding guests! 

 

Herbs Inspired Escort Board Arrangements

Looking out for unique and creative escort card displays for your outdoor summer wedding? How about a lovely presentation of painted terra-cotta pots with the names of all your wedding guests written on ice pop sticks? Great and also a unique idea isn't it! Go with this idea for the escort cards as it not only fits with the theme for your summer herb wedding but is also completely DIYable. You can also do something quite similar for wedding favors too. You can tie it all together, like mini potted succulents or packets of herb seeds, and present it to your wedding guests as a lovely and memorable wedding favor! 

 

Wedding Day Place setting with a Touch of Green and Herbs

If you are planning to keep it simple yet elegant for your herb-inspired summer wedding, then there is a unique way to bring herbs to your place setting that will surely surprise your wedding guests. Just a small spring of rosemary is indeed a perfect accent for a place setting, and especially fitting if the flatware happens to be organic. We can assure you that your wedding guests and our affordable wedding photographers would love to capture this kind of unique table setting in the great green frames. This cute little rosemary will add a fine touch of elegance to an otherwise ordinary-looking wedding dinner plate. It will elevate the overall look and make it look more pretty, presentable, and also appealing to the eyes. 

 

A Bloody Mary Bar is a Must for a Herb-Themed Wedding

How about giving all your wedding guests a taste of playing bartender with a lovely and delicious DIY garnish station? A great and unique idea right, especially great for Bloody Marys! Just think of dill, basil, parsley, or cilantro. If they do not fit your wedding reception theme, you can always save them for the next-day brunch. 

 

We have talked about various ways through which you can bring herbs to your wedding day and make it an extravagant affair for everyone to cherish. Now, here are some popular choices of herbs that you can consider for your summer wedding and make it all beautiful and aromatic! 

 

Some Popular Choices for Herbs

There is never denying that the very essence of romance, a herb-themed summer wedding gracefully envelops the senses in the best possible way. The mingled and enchanting aroma of herbs and flowers together indeed intrigues the nose. The pleasant beauty of fresh botanicals beckons the eyes and is always a delight for our budget-friendly wedding photographers to capture them in the most glorious frames. The spiked stems of lovely lavender both blend and contrast with the soft and velvety rose petals, creating a coupling that is as unique as the couple getting married and starting their happily ever after. Flowers and herbs when used together in a wedding decor they indeed create a magic that is cherished by everyone on the wedding day. 

 

So, if you are planning to host a herb-inspired summer wedding, here are some popular choices of herbs that you can consider depending upon your choice on your wedding day! Sweet marjoram, Burnet, and Parsley are the herbs of bliss, and adding them to your wedding decor will make the entire setting blissful! Then there are herbs of romantic love, like, red roses, pink roses, blue salvia, lavender, and yellow roses. We all know that incorporating them into your wedding day decor will surely make the entire set of your wedding extremely romantic and inviting. After all, who does not love roses and lavender, especially when it is a summer wedding? 

 

Last but not the least, no herb-inspired wedding would ever be complete without lovely rosemary. This incredible ancient herb of remembrance deserves a great and noticeable spot in all your bouquets and floral arrangements. You can also consider adding weave dried rosemary into the herbal mixing for tossing when you and your darling leave for your romantic honeymoon!  And when all’s said and done, you both should also bring a pot home to remember your beautiful and memorable day of joy for the rest of your life.