21 Ideas for Your Tulip Wedding Bouquet

By Emily Platt

July 27, 2011

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Tulips are beloved for a wide range of reasons. Many consider them to be the first signs of spring on the way—when they sprout, they bring joy and hopes of warmer weather. To others, tulips also symbolize love, and especially in certain colors. Additionally, they're found in many home gardens, making them comfortingly familiar. If that's not enough, they bring tons of beauty without breaking budgets.

If you're here, though, you already know the appeal of tulips, which is why we suggest incorporating them into your upcoming wedding. While they're perfectly fine for centerpieces and other floral decorations throughout your big day, they work particularly well in bouquets.

In the U.S., tulips typically bloom in the winter and spring, so they're great for a seasonal clutch during those times of year. But as the following examples go to show, they can be found and shown off in any month, thanks in part to the versatile range of colors that they come in. Depending on when your wedding is, you can pair them with all sorts of other blooms, and create an assortment that's as traditional or unique as you'd like.

Here, we display some of the best tulip wedding bouquets that we've come across, and point out how they've been used. Use these gorgeous arrangements to inspire whatever you carry down the aisle, and your bridesmaids' bouquets too, if you desire. No matter why you fancy tulips, you'll fall hard for these ideas.

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Lush Bouquet

Credit: Wendy Laurel Photography

This Mandy Grace Designs bouquet brimmed with tulips, clematis, jasmine vine, and more, and boasted warm shades like purple and red.

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Bright Bouquet

Credit: Maria Hibbs

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This mimosa, ranunculus, sweet pea, poppy, peony, and tulip arrangement was composed of joyful hues.

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Rustic Bouquet

Credit: Lacie Hansen Photography

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Soft, natural shades were combined in this bouquet, which included blooms like tulips, lilacs, and daffodils.

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White Bouquet

Credit: Fabrice Tranzer

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A simple bundle made primarily of tulips is just as lovely as a larger assortment. This Henrietta Flower bouquet was both timeless and modern.

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Peachy Bouquet

Credit: Kate Weinstein Photo

Courtney Joy Floral crafted this pretty bouquet filled with tulips, roses, and sweet peas, and the colors ranged from purplish-red to orangey-pink.

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Red Bouquet

Credit: Sarah McKenzie Photography

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We love the saturated reds and pinks that appeared in this Blush & Vine arrangement, which held tulips, anemones, ranunculus, and greens.

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Berry Bouquet

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This bride carried a La Rosa Canina bouquet of seeded eucalyptus, roses, wax flowers, hypericum berries, brunia, and of course, tulips.

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Colorful Bouquet

Credit: Jonathan Ong

Bobliee Style mixed orange tulips with a range of blooms and greenery for this unique bouquet.

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Purple Bouquet

Credit: Matthew Moore Photography

Purple tulips paired well with scabiosa and foliage in similar shades for this assortment.

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Modern Bouquet

Credit: Gina Meola Photography

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The giant protea in this Arrangements bouquet may have caught your eye first, but if you look closely, you'll see that it was complemented by peonies, ranunculus, astilbe, and—yes—tulips.

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Trailing Bouquet

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Tulips look great, even on the beach, as this bride's Jill Loves Lace bouquet proved.

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Big Bouquet

Credit: Justin + Mary

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Hana Floral Design put together this bride's clutch of white tulips and pink peonies. It also held hellebores, wax flowers, dianthus, hypericum berries, astilbe, ranunculus, and different types of eucalyptus.

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Yellow Bouquet

Credit: Jillian Tree Photography

This bride's heart was set on tulips, and only tulips. The yellow and white shades picked were undeniably cheerful.

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Wintry Bouquet

Credit: Lisa O'Dwyer Photography

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The Aspen Branch tucked purple tulips into this winter arrangement.

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Asymmetrical Bouquet

Credit: Tracy Enoch Photography

It was green leaves on one side, pink blooms on another, and white tulips in the middle for this creative bouquet.

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Vibrant Bouquet

Credit: Cassi Claire

Pinks, oranges, and purples were all featured in this tulip bouquet by Pedestals.

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Muted Bouquet

Credit: James & Schulze

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Plum Sage Flowers arranged roses, sweet peas, ranunculus, astrantia, and tulips into this bouquet.

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Pink Bouquet

Credit: Venema Pictures

This Jonquilla bouquet contained white tulips mixed with bright pink blooms.

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Ribboned Bouquet

Credit: Jen Huang

For this summer celebration, Lauryl Lane focused on orange tulips as well as roses, poppies, ranunculus, sweet peas, and olive branches.

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Springtime Bouquet

Credit: Jasmine Lee Photography

How sweet are fresh tulips, like the light and bright pink ones that were included in this quintessentially-spring clutch?

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Impressive Bouquet

Credit: Luna de Mare

This stunning Oak & the Owl arrangement featured plump purple roses, white tulips, and more.

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Lush Bouquet

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Bright Bouquet

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Rustic Bouquet

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White Bouquet

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Peachy Bouquet

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Red Bouquet

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Berry Bouquet

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Colorful Bouquet

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Purple Bouquet

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Modern Bouquet

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Trailing Bouquet

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Big Bouquet

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Yellow Bouquet

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Wintry Bouquet

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Asymmetrical Bouquet

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Vibrant Bouquet

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Muted Bouquet

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Pink Bouquet

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Ribboned Bouquet

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Springtime Bouquet

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Impressive Bouquet

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