Woodlands are gaining popularity as venues for outdoor weddings because it means being close to nature, enjoying fresh air and having a laid-back fete in a forest. Woodland wedding theme can blend with rustic, fairy-tale or boho chic wedding styles, so you can easily add such touches. As summer is coming, I’d like to concentrate on summer woodland wedding ideas, let’s get started.
Bridal Look
If you are a woodland bride, you can rock a relaxed white or ivory wedding dress decorated with rhinestones, pearls, fabric flowers or leaves, and laid-back crochet lace wedding gowns are also welcome! Don’t dress too formal, a forest isn’t the right place for such a dress. As for your headpiece, a greenery or leaf crown is more preferable for a woodland bride as it will highlight the coloring of the space better but of course you can add some small blooms. You can interweave your braid, updo or ponytail with greenery or just attach a single fern leaf to your hair.
A braid with greenery and small flowers is a great idea for a woodland bride.
A fern hair accessory for a woodland bride.
A green leaf and a couple of flowers in your hair.
A juniper and cedar hair crown is ideal for a forest bride.
Boho blush wedding dress on straps, a braid and a baby's breath crown.
Boho-inspired ivory lace wedding dresss with cap sleeves and a leaf crown.
Flowy wedding gown on spaghetti straps with a lace bodice and a tulle skirt.
A light green wedding dress decorated with fabric leaves and a greenery wedding bouquet.
A white wedding dress on spaghetti straps with a rhinestone bodice and a leaf and floral crown.
Bridal Bouquet
This is another important piece that will accentuate your bridal look. we strongly recommend to rock a greenery wedding bouquet with no blooms because it will help you to embrace the venue the best way possible. another idea is a textural and messy wildflower wedding bouquet because what can be more natural for woodlands than wildflowers?
A fern bridal bouquet is great for a woodland wedding.
A greenery wedding bouquet is a trendy wedding idea for any type of nuptials.
Messy herb and greenery wedding bouquet wit wildflowers.
Fern and camellias wedding bouquet is very summer-like.
12th September 2012. Tamsin and Alex's wedding at Middle Coombe Farm in Tiverton, Devon. Photos by Emma Stoner www.emmastonerweddings.com.
Wedding Décor
Present your woodland venue the best way possible and use it to advantage. Decorate your wedding aisle with tree stumps or logs, place lanterns on them and cover them with moss. Top the wedding arch with moss, wildflowers and fern. Cover the wedding tables with moss tablecloths or runners, add candles, berries, leaves, wildflowers and tree stumps filled with florals as centerpieces. Don’t be afraid to add some rustic touches like crates and put moss and mushrooms in them for a forest feel.
A wooden log with greenery, moss, flowers and berries.
A woodland centerpiece in a crate with moss, succulents, greenery and faux mushrooms.
Tablescape with greenery in lanterns, candles and a white tablecloth.
Eucalyptus aisle decor and white lanterns, white curtains for the arch.
Lush greenery wedding arch with flowy curtains and candles.
lush woodland tablescape with a moss tablecloth and lush florals all over.
Midsummer night's dream tablescape with a moss runner, flowers and lanterns.
Rustic woodland table setting with a reclaimed wood table, greenery, billy balls and fresh bread.
Outdoor tablescape with a moss tablecloth, candles and greenery, stumps as stools.
Moss table cover, greenery, white blooms and candles.
Moss lanterns with faux butterflies are great for lining up the aisle.
Wood stumps with moss and vintage keys for wedding decor.
Wedding tablescape with blue glasses, ferns, succulents and candles.
S'mores bar decorated with fresh flowers.
Woodland table setting with a feather table runner, greenery, lotus, wood slices and succulents.
Wedding Cakes
Your wedding cake should remind of woodlands somehow, so we recommend a frosted or naked wedding cake topped with summer berries, blooms, fern, leaves and succulents. You can also decorate the cake with moss, faux butterflies or mushrooms to give it a forest feel.
Minimalist naked wedding cake topped with blueberries and leaves.
Naked wedding cake with succulents, thistles and leaves.
Rustic woodland summer wedding cake with summer berry frosting and blooms.
Whimsy wedding cake with greenery, dark flowers and uneven frosting.
White frosted wedding cake with moss, greenery and blooms.
A naked wedding cake with fresh greenery and agate slices.