Lilacs are some of my favorite flowers, though technically a shrub, they are so delicate and carry a lovely scent. Unfortunately, lilacs only bloom for a few short weeks every Spring (usually in the beginning of May but as early as April here in California and in other warmer climates), so if your timing is right, you can include them in your wedding-day florals. With colors ranging from light purple to dark violet, light pink to white, you have a lot of room to make these match your color palette!
I remember as a little girl I would know that spring had officially arrived in Connecticut once the lilacs bloomed in our backyard, and I loved how the sweet perfume would carry across the yard mixed with the scent of freshly cut grass. Side note: did I mention my father likes to be the first guy in our neighborhood to cut the lawn? It’s a bit of suburb competition, and he wins every year :).
Helpful hint about lilacs that I learned from my local florist: If you purchase branches of lilacs, make sure to cut a slit (about 1″ up) in the bottom of the branch because lilacs need help to drink water. When you get them home, put them in warm water, as this is easier for them to drink and absorb.
Back to the lilacs, let’s take a look at these delicate beauties in wedding action.
Sweet Monday Photography
Events by Ludemas
Paired with lisianthus (more on those next week!)
The Tender Thicket
Curran Photography
Love the white lilacs.
Holly Chapple Flowers
Floral Artistry
Davina Plus Daniel
Gardening with Soule
Daily Petal
Here’s a DIY lilac bouquet from ProjectWedding:
Look at this cake!
Herbert Harper
And I’m loving these bouts I found on Postcards and Pretties:
Kim Le Photography
And here they are on our dining room table; our blue mason from Mimi never goes empty and I just picked up these lilacs from the farmer’s market last week.
I hope you all have a lovely week!
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Oh my GOd, this is more than gorgeous! I love lilacs and the perfume is so intense!! I already saw some lilacs here in Germany in plenty blossom! Surely I will buy a bunch soon!
I have not seen for a long ttime such lovely compositions like this post! congrats!
Wow that one from Daily Petal is amazing!! Love the rich purple mixed with the lilac. I’m always a sucker for tone-on-tone. Great round up!
right there with you. I used to love when all the lilac bushes would bloom around the farm up in NH…I know if I come home in May, there will be a fresh vase of pretty white and purple lilacs waiting for me on my bedside table! So pretty and some of the prettiest smelling spring flowers. So jealous you can get them in April out in California!
The smell of lilac always reminds me of growing up in Virginia, so it is one of my favorite scents! And I always seem to buy lilac scented candles, haha :) I tried to pick a favorite picture, but I couldn’t…I love them all!!
Hope you have a great day!
Lisa
I never buy these and I SO should! They make such gorgeous arrangements. Thanks for showing me the light! ;)
I love this flower- the color and the scent..ahh! :) Thanks for sharing such pretty images!
i looooove lilacs! there are so many memories tied up in scents, and lilac is lucky to be associated with all things wonderful-springtime and family and climbing trees. i planted two in my yard this year, and though they won’t bloom in earnest for another year or so, the white one looks like it’s sure trying this year! i can hardly wait!
They are SO gorgeous!! My favorite color is purple so if I’d had a spring wedding, I would have loved to include these. :)
AWESOME!
Ha we love lilacs in my family! I had no idea about the slit up the stem to help them bloom! It would be so hard to plan the wedding around when the lilacs were going to bloom! I’ve thought about it (for fun) and it just seems impossible!
They’re already blooming in Southern CA!
My parents have a white lilac tree (bush?) in the backyard and the short time it blooms it is the most beautiful thing! these are gorgeous pictures!
I think lilacs are SO GORGEOUS.
I love love love the color! It is so beautiful!
The pop of purple is gorgeous, love me some lilacs!
I.LOVE.LILACS!!!! (and am SO ready for some to bloom asap!!!) if i was a spring bride these would definitely be a part of my florals!!!
Does anyone know where the bridesmaid dresses in the Sweet Monday Photography picture are from?!
They are gorgeous - and in blue would be perfect for my wedding!
I’m particularly smitten by the Red Lotus Photography and Floral Artistry bouquets. I have a bit of a thing for greenery in bouquets; I can’t explain my love for it.
But that DIY bouquet! It’s so pretty and sweet and perfect!
Lilacs will forever be my favorite…..The 200 year old white lilacs at our house is what sealed the deal in buying it!! LOVE the post!
These are just heavenly!! I need to find out if they grow here well and if so I’m heading out to by a lilac plant!!
lilacs are my favorite too! I cannot wait for them to bloom next month, Im so excited! i love this post and the florist to help them get water :)
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