Best Seasonal Wedding Flowers for your Midwestern Wedding

Your upcoming nuptials deserve the best! We asked JP Parker Flowers (Indianapolis, IN) to share the top trends in wedding flowers in the Midwest - for every season! JP Parker founder Pam Parker walks us through the best seasonal flower designs and upcoming trends for your Midwestern wedding.

Best Floral Trend Alert for Midwestern Weddings

When asked about the next unique trend for wedding florals, Pam Parker revealed her secret: utilizing vintage items in your floral designs. Parker suggests using Mason Jars, antique bottles, teapots, and even grandma's old wedding jewelry for a fun and classic look.

Best Spring Wedding Flowers - Midwestern Weddings

Take advantage of Spring's bright, beautiful colors outdoors and use these floral options to add some color to your wedding.

► Tulips - Tulips are some of the most popular spring flowers of all time. Tulips come in an incredible variety of colors, height and flower shapes. Some Tulips are even fragrant.
► Peonies - Peonies produce white, pink or red flowers, and bloom year after year as perennials. They are resilient and large, with fragrant blossoms. 
► Iris - Iris vary in color, shape and size. Iris come in all colors of the rainbow including white, yellow, pink, purple, blue, red and multiple bi-colors. 
► Lilacs - Lilacs are known for their large, showy flower clusters. While the lilac bush gives the color its name, these plants don't just produce purple flowers.

Best Summer Wedding Flowers - Midwestern Weddings

The weather is hot, and your flower designs should be too. These unique flowers are trendy ideas for a summer bouquet or table decoration. 

► Sunflowers - Sunflowers are aptly named after the sun, which the flower resembles. The petals are typically bright yellow, although some varieties are orange or red. These sturdy flowers can anchor a bouquet with their large displays of bright summer colors.
► Dalia - Dahlias are native to Mexico, and considered one of the most spectacular garden flowers. There is a great variety of form in dahlias, from the showy dinner-plate size to the bright, little singular ones.
► Garden Rose - Garden roses are predominantly hybrid roses that are grown as ornamental plants in private or public gardens. They are one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants, and are especially popular in wedding bouquets.
► Hydrangea - There are two flower arrangements in hydrangeas: Mophead flowers are large round flowerheads resembling pom-poms and the lacecap flowers bear round, flat flowerheads.

Best Fall Wedding Flowers - Midwestern Weddings

Halloween may be coming up, but we are here to make sure your florals designs aren't scary. Use these suggestions for picture-perfect fall flowers.

► Chrysanthemum - Chrysanthemums are available in a variety of shapes and sizes and the flowers differ between species. Although originally chrysanthemums were small yellow flowers, they are now available as whites, pinks, purples, greens, reds and many other colors.
► Dried Pods - Dried Pods are an amazing addition to any arrangement.They add a natural and unmistakable beauty to any piece.
► Grasses and Fall Foliage - Ornamental grasses are wonderful for adding multiple pieces of variety and fall colors into your bouquet designs.
► Calla Lily - Calla lilies are one of the most beautiful flowers with a unique flower form. They come in a wide array of colors, but we suggest hues of purple, yellow and orange for fall.

Best Winter Wedding Flowers - Midwestern Weddings

Embrace the uniqueness and beauty of winter weddings with these lovely icy floral ideas. Red, white, and green are of course the perfect choices.

► Roses - Roses are one of the most popular flowers in the U.S. Although they come in a variety of colors, we suggest deep reds and cool whites for the winter season.