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20 Floral Save-the-Dates for Your Spring Wedding

By Lauren Pardee
March 11, 2016
Credit: Rebecca Yale Photography

Set the scene for your seasonal soirée with bloom-filled suites.

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Credit: Rebecca Yale Photography

Nothing embodies spring quite like a display of lush flowers. There are many reasons to choose the season for your wedding date, but fresh blooms are commonly the main attraction. Believe it or not, there are plenty of ways to showcase your favorite springtime blooms that don't actually require the help of a florist (although for fresh blooms, hiring a pro is absolutely essential). Our favorite example of this is flower-printed or painted save-the-dates. Think about it: Save-the-dates are the first impression your guests will have of your big day. So, why not play up your wedding's strengths by hinting at your bloom-filled soirée?

Since the season is a big one for wedding flowers, you have plenty of floral save-the-date options to choose from. Just choose which in-season blooms you love, then design your save-the-date with the style of your wedding in mind. Take this Bespoke Strokes suite, for example. The painted and labeled illustration and deckle-edges makes this save-the-date feel like a page ripped straight from an agricultural textbook. Its overall vibe spoke to the sophisticated, rustic wedding to come.

It's important to note that floral save-the-dates do not need to exclusively feature flowers. Blooms can complement other springy elements like paintings of birds, butterflies, and fruits. Pastel color schemes and metallic details can also elevate the overall look of your suite. However you choose to work the season's prettiest flora into your save-the-dates, they'll definitely help develop your big day's springtime aesthetic: As guests receive your notes, they'll associate your big day with the kickoff of this beloved time of year—which is, ultimately, exactly what this part of your invitation suite should do.

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Sunny Blooms

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In anticipation of their garden wedding, this bride and groom sent out watercolor save-the-dates by Florine Asch that displayed sunny blooms, greenery, and butterflies.

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Mandala Cut Outs

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Amber Moon Design constructed unique invites with floral mandala cut-outs that revealed this wedding's date.

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Meadow Scenery

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For this April wedding, Pearly Gates Design created watercolor save-the-dates that displayed a meadow scene featuring a dear, birds, florals, and a lemon-filled vine.

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Springy Touches

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Multiple springtime symbols like birds, butterflies, and brightly-hued florals were printed around the bride and groom's crest on this suite by Every Little Letter.

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Greenery Crown

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These self-made save-the-dates displayed the bride and grooms' names in a vine flower crown for a clean look.

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Envelope Graphics

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Jen Simpson Design took the garden rose image used on the couple's envelopes and used it as a faded backdrop on the stationery.

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Tea Bag Tags

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Bloom-bordered tea bag tags made by Lavender & Love Creative doubled as save-the-dates and matched the couple's tea party-themed engagement shoot.

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Painted Collage

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A painted collage of blush florals and greenery, along with symbols representing this couple's favorite things, formed a heart on these notes by Loon + Co.

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Dry-Weather Greenery

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Alex Leigh Franklin created these greenery-filled save-the-dates. They displayed the dry-weather vegetation seen throughout this springy Texas wedding.

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Peony Seeds

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Kristen Haff created peony seed packets printed with this couple's wedding date. Every May, guests are reminded of the couple's union as the blooms sprout in their gardens.

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Classic Monogram

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Mauve-colored florals, which were later seen throughout this wedding's décor, surrounded the monogram on these classic deckle-edged save-the-dates by The Ayla View.

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Lavender and Blush Wreath

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Nina Thomas Studio used a lavender and blush colored wreath to play up the springtime vibe of this calligraphed stationery suite.

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Ombré Leaves

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Ombré leaves transitioning from green-to-yellow brightened up these seasonal Alina Gallo save-the-dates and hinted at this greenery-filled fête.

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In-Season Berries

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Seasonal berries added a rustic feel to these square save-the-dates by Antiquaria.

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Scenic Views

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This couple asked Julie Song Ink to paint the rose-filled landscape of their wedding's venue on their save-the-dates.

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Desert Plants

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This desert-themed stationery suite by Guerilla Suit displayed large modern letters made out of different plants and nature scenes.

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Contemporary Wildflowers

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Flourish by Colleen Winton used images of dainty, colorful wildflowers to add a contemporary vibe to these seasonal save-the-dates.

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Mylar Leaf

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These metallic calligraphed mylar leaf notes by Sitting in a Tree let guests know they would be beaching it at this destination wedding.

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Modern Botanical Design

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This save-the-date by Venamour offered a contemporary take on traditional botanicals. It set a chic, modern tone for the upcoming soirée.

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