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64 White Wedding Bouquets

By Emily Platt
July 27, 2011
Credit: O'Malley Photographers

See our favorite white bouquets from real weddings, be they classic or creative.

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While there are tons of colors to focus on in your big-day bouquet, many brides opt to carry white for their weddings. The choice may be anchored in tradition, but that's not the only reason it's so popular. White bouquets complement any wedding dress, and never draw attention away from the bride herself. Even better, they go with nearly any color scheme and will fit in with your celebration's style no matter the formality of the day. The color offers a blank slate to build the rest of your wedding's details off of and allows your bolder details to shine. On the other hand, white bouquets don't have to be subtle—some of the most statement-making clutches are innovative alternatives to typical assortments. Whatever the case, a bundle of white blooms can represent a fresh new start in your life.

Best of all, many wedding-worthy blooms look beautiful in white, meaning there's an incredible array of options to choose from. Roses, peonies, and lilies are conventional examples, while orchids, anemones, and protea are more modern. Bridal favorites like ranunculus and dahlias also look stunning in the color, and, generally speaking, you can find quite a few in-season white flowers whenever you're getting married. No matter what you choose, your blooms are bound to look clean and lovely, and can run the gamut from eye-catching to subtle—it's entirely up to you.

Whether you go with a timeless, classic arrangement or more novel, inventive bundle, there's an inherent beauty in an all-white or mostly-white bridal bouquet. Ahead, we've rounded up some of the loveliest white wedding bouquets we've come across.

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White Bouquet with Mint

Credit: Mariel Hannah Photography
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This Poppy Design Co. bouquet was made of lilacs, garden roses, clematis, sweet peas, smilax, and mint. "It smelt of heaven," the bride shared. "I could probably smell it from a mile away."

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White Bouquet with Locket

Credit: The Great Romance

This pretty Peony & Plum bouquet had a locket tied around it. It contained a photo of the bride's father, who passed away before the wedding.

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Charming White Bouquet

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Japanese ranunculus made up the bulk of this sweet bouquet.

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White Bouquet with Subtle Pink

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At this elegant wedding, the bride carried a mostly-white clutch with splashes of dusty rose.

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White Stephanotis Bouquet

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This bouquet—made of white stephanotis—was inspired by the bride's grandmother's. "I love how simple yet different my bouquet was," she shared, "but even more so how it made me feel like I had a part of her with me on my wedding."

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Mixed White Bouquet

Credit: Michelle Lange Photography

Jardiniere Fine Flowers made this arrangement of mixed white blooms.

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Blue-Ribboned White Bouquet

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Davy Gray arranged this white bouquet and tied it with long, blue ribbons.

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Original White Bouquet

Credit: Kaity Brawley Photography

Tropical blooms made for an original, stunning arrangement at this wedding. The bouquet was dreamt up by Kaleidoscope Floral.

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White Bouquet with Olive Branches

Credit: Katherine Rose & Luke Griffin of Max and Friends
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Shindig Chic paired peonies, anemones, ranunculus, and garden roses with olive branches and magnolia leaves for this bouquet.

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White Bouquet with Eucalyptus

Credit: Jenna Bechtholt Photography

This beautiful blend of roses and eucalyptus was designed by Little Hill Floral Designs.

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White Clematis Bouquet

Credit: Gavin Farrington

This bouquet, by Soulflower Design Studio, featured peonies and clematis.

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Various White Bouquets

Credit: Elizabeth Fogarty Photography

This bride and her bridesmaids all carried white, but each put the focus on a different flower. The bouquets were by Edge Floral Event Designers.

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White Bouquet with Ivy

Credit: Cheyenne Schultz Photography

Ivy made for a stunning addition to this white-and-green Floressence Flowers arrangement.

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White Magnolia Bouquet

Credit: Jose Villa

This bride carried a giant, eye-catching magnolia flower.

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Just-Picked White Bouquet

Credit: Ashley Cox

Blue Ridge Floral Design created this lush bouquet using peonies, garden roses, jasmine, and Veronica flowers.

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Leafy White Bouquet

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Lots of leaves and pretty anemones made these bouquets by Petal Pushers so full.

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White Astilbe Bouquet

Credit: Jose Villa
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This bouquet, made entirely of astilbe, was perfect for a fall wedding.

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White Anemone Bouquet

Credit: Amy Arrington Photography

Roses, peonies, hydrangeas, tulips, anemones, ranunculus, Veronica, hyacinth, and gardenias composed this beautiful Southern Posies bouquet.

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White Orchid Bouquet

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White orchids make for a simple, contemporary bouquet, as this all-white arrangement went to show.

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Timeless White Bouquet

Credit: Almond Leaf Studios

This Lily Greenthumbs clutch, made from roses, hydrangeas, and peonies, was perfectly timeless.

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Soft White Bouquet

Credit: Abby Jiu Photography

At this celebration, the bride carried a soft and dreamy white-and-green wedding bouquet.

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Unique White Bouquet

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This big bouquet featured unique additions and was crafted by The Wild Rose.

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White Bouquet with Ferns

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For this arrangement, Amaryllis Floral & Event Design used white-and-yellow cattleya orchids and maidenhair ferns.

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White Peony Bouquet

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Every flower at this wedding, all from Atelier Joya, was a crisp white, including the gorgeous all-peony bridal bouquet. 

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White Rose Bouquet

Credit: Aaron Delesie

Always a classic choice, this bride walked down the aisle carrying a full bouquet of white roses from Santa Barbara Style.

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Locally-Foraged White Bouquet

Credit: Lauren Peele Photography

This bride requested that her florist, Bows + Arrows, create a bouquet that was "simple, natural, and classic looking—nothing too trendy or manicured," she said. The result: an all-white bouquet of peonies, bougainvillea, ranunculus, and roses were used in the bridal bouquet—all of which were locally foraged.

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Classic White Bouquet

Credit: Roey Yohai Photography

Diane Gaudett of Custom Floral Design designed this classic bouquet of lilies of the valley, stephanotis, and sweet peas.

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Monochromatic White Bouquet

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"I loved having a monochrome bouquet, with feathers—added for a touch of glamour and personality!" said the bride of her ranunculus and sweet pea clutch from Stone Blossom. 

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