Berry Bouquets

If you are a bride planning your upcoming wedding, no doubt you are spending more than your fair share of time on Pinterest trying to find inspiration for your perfect bouquet. This year we are seeing a trend towards the use of more foliage in larger unstructured bouquets, ceremony and centerpiece flowers. Mixed foliage provides great texture to go alongside your favorite blooms. Another option for adding texture, colour and to complement your choice of flowers and foliage is to use berries. Berries come in different shapes and sizes and can fit any budget. Some are smooth (hypericum) and others are patterned and rough (silver brunia). Depending on the time of year you are getting married, there are various berry options which are available in an assortment of colours including green, silver, red, pink, burgundy, peach, cream, orange, blue and purple!

Below you will find a chart that tells you the name of each of my favorite berries used in our wedding design work! You can also see which regions they are sourced from, which seasons they are available, the available colour options and the price range for each type of berry.

My favorite berries to use in wedding floral design, listed in alphabetical order are: brezelia, brunia, hypericum, pepper berry, privet, skimmia, snowberry and viburnum. Scroll down after the berry availabilty chart to see photos of how our team at Flowers by Janie has incorporated these berries into bouquets for our Calgary, Canmore and Banff brides!

*Note:This chart is a guide to availability. Occasionally, even during its available season some berries may not be available due to high demand and/or weather causing early or late growing seasons. Thank you to Kelly Crawford of Florists Supply Ltd. for providing the information for this chart!

Bouquet with brezelia and silver brunia

Photo: Northridge Photography

Winter bouquet with silver brunia

Photo: Cassie's Camera

Winter bridesmaid bouquet with burgundy hypericum berries

Photo: Abby + Dave Photography

Summer bridal bouquet with peach hypericum berries

Photo: Natalie Andrusiak Photography

Winter bridal bouquet with privet berries

Photo: Studio Lumen

Winter bouquet with red skimmia, red pepper berry and purple-red viburnum berries

Photo: Tara Whittaker Photography

Fall bridal bouquet with pink snowberries

Photo: Sheenism Studios

Flowers by Janie is a boutique floral studio located in Calgary, Alberta. We specialize in Calgary wedding flowers but also service Canmore and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Click here to view our bouquet portfolio or here to book a complimentary wedding flower consultation.