8 Bouquets Inspired by the Most Popular Wedding Flowers

Everyone has a favorite flower, and come your wedding day, you'll want to showcase it. From big, splashy blooms to petite petals, these classic beauties grace bouquets time and again—and are shown here with a twist on tradition.

Ranunculus

Peak Season: Spring, summer, fall

With an abundance of delicate petals balanced on a gracefully curved stem, the ranunculus's popularity has only bloomed in recent years. Brooklyn-based floral designer Nicolette Owen, who arranged these bouquets, loves that the stunner pairs beautifully with most flowers. She surrounded open and closed pink ranunculus with poppies, corydalis, and sweet peas for a wispy effect.

Peonies

Peak Season: Spring

Full, fragrant, and fabulous, it's no wonder peonies top must-have lists. They're also surprisingly hardy and come in almost every shade but blue. Here, pink and white varieties are coupled with hellebores and passion vines. Their only downsides? A short season (April through June in most states), and they can be pricey to import; use them wisely and well.

Grasses

Peak Season: Summer

Thanks to their breezy, rustic look, wild grasses just may be the ideal go-to for a casual summer wedding. They are for Owen, who filled out bunny tail, explosion, and purple fountain grasses with bushier eucalyptus leaves and lysimachia. Bonus: Grasses rate high on the affordability scale.

Clematis

Peak Season: Spring, summer, early fall

Bell-shaped clematis has a trailing shape that can help create glorious cascading bouquets and floral crowns. Plus, says Owen, "the leaves bring in a nice touch of greenery." She included passion vines, scabiosas, heuchera foliage, dusty miller, and spray roses to create a loose, sweeping clutch.

Roses

Peak Season: Spring, summer, fall

"Many brides think of roses as tight buds, like those in grocery stores," says Owen. But florists have around 120 varieties available to them. Just check out the showy, open garden roses in this dreamy display, which also features 'Rosa Antike' and 'Constance Spry' varieties, along with romantic supporting players like carnations, astilbes, chocolate cosmos, and viburnum berries.

Anemones

Peak Season: Fall, winter, spring

Looking for a statement maker? Anemones, which bloom from October through May, have you covered. "Their bluish-black centers are so unique," says Owen. They're also virtually scentless, making them great additions to reception tables, as their aroma won't compete with food. In this black-tie-ready posy, privet berries and a silk ribbon echo the anemones' dark middles.

Cyclamen

Peak Season: Winter

If you're marrying in the winter, look to frilly cyclamen, which thrives in cold climates. Owen let white ones stand alone in this bride's clutch and added in pink ones for an attendant's smaller posy. "I rarely make a bouquet of one flower, but cyclamen are so petite and delicate, you'll lose their ruffly shape if you pair them with too many other types of blossoms," she says.

Amaryllis

Peak Season: Winter

Often thought of as a Christmas bloom, amaryllis is another cool-weather knockout. But unlike cyclamen, it boasts a full, bodacious silhouette, which Owen balanced by mixing in trailing jasmine vines, red-tipped evergreen, demure narcissus, and subtly hued roses.