Spring = "new life" and it's such an exciting time of year.  It's also very popular among many brides and grooms taking the leap into their news lives.  Statistically, spring is the most popular time of year to be married.  In Australia, our spring runs from 1 September to 30 November.  This doesn't always mean the weather will behave itself but overall the temperature is starting to warm up and the weather is a lot more stable than it will become in the summer months.  Plus the haze of winter is starting to clear and the flora and fauna are literally blooming!  It's like a new beginning - for nature and for lots of couples in love.

Wedding season is now well underway for this year's spring brides who are busy adding the last little touches to their weddings which are just around the corner (or perhaps laying on the beach with a cocktail on their honeymoon!).  But if you're just starting out in planning your spring wedding for next year, I hope you find some inspiration for your spring or garden wedding here.

Spring Wedding Theme Ideas

There are so many wedding themes you could choose for a spring wedding or garden wedding.  It will be hard for you to pick just one!  I'm going to focus on two themes in this post - a pear wedding theme and a cherry blossom wedding theme.  Both fresh, fun and full of great ideas for your wedding bomboniere.

Pear Wedding Theme

When I think of pears, I think - fresh, crisp, clean and green.  There are many ways you can integrate pears into a garden wedding. First off, include a motif of a pear on the background of your green stationery.  You could use pears as part of your wedding decorations by filling a large glass vase with fresh or fake pears as your table centrepieces or you could have a floral arrangement with pears scattered through it on the bridal table.  Pears in your sweets with ice-cream is a lovely idea and peopl e's taste buds will be delighted by the freshness in contrast to the creaminess of the ice-cream.  How about giving your guests pear themed wedding bomboniere?  They're fresh, fun and inviting, and your guests are sure to get a kick out of them. If you're a lover of the colour green, as I am, then you could take it a step further and use it as your colour theme, dressing your bridesmaids in a splash of green or even in full green dresses for that shock factor.  It would be a bold statement that people would remember long after the day.

Cherry Blossom Wedding Theme

The cherry blossom is quintessentially Japanese and a symbol of spring.  It is a beautiful flower that is produced on, you guessed it, cherry trees!  Their blooming season is over very quickly - they come into full bloom within a week and a week later, they're falling off the trees.  Cherry blossom viewing and festivals take place the world over where people sit back and take in the beauty of the blooming cherry blossoms while enjoying a picnic or a walk.  It's a celebration of new life, just like a wedding.  Now, close your eyes and imagine your wedding day.  Celebrations are well underway in a spectacular garden setting. There are soft pink and white floral centrepieces decorating your crisp white table linens, you and your bridesmaids are carrying small bouquets of flowers that resemble cherry blossoms and your guests are admiring the wedding bomboniere you've given them to match the cherry blossom theme.  Guests are relaxing on picnic blankets enjoying a glass of champagne. The whole day has a soft, romantic feel to it and there is definitely love in the air!

Wedding Bomboniere as Wedding Decorations

There really is so many ways you can integrate a pear or cherry blossom theme into your spring or garden wedding.  Be inventive and your day will be memorable for all.  And remember, if you can match your wedding bomboniere to your wedding theme then they can become part of your wedding decorations and essentially you'll be saving yourself some money.

Other wedding theme ideas...

Now, brides to be, go and "blooming" well find some great inspiration for your spring wedding in our Spring Wedding or Garden Wedding categories. Even if cherry blossoms and pears aren't your "spring thing", then there will be other themed ideas that you're sure to fall in love with for your wedding fling.

Join us in the comments below and tell other brides about your experiences in organising a spring or garden themed wedding.

Cas

Photo credits and product links (from left to right):

Cherry Blossoms Wedding Theme

Cherry Blossom Vellum Wine Glass Shade, Photo by Oakley Originals, Photo by dz~bng, Cherry Blossom Elegance mini pillar candle, Topiary Photo Holder/Place Card Holder, Photo by Melissa P, Cherry Blossom Frosted Glass Coasters, Photo by Ryan Somma, Cherry Blossom Scented Soap

Pear Wedding Theme

For the Lovebirds Elegant Icon Favour Box, Photo by Percita Dittmar, The Perfect Pair Scented Pear Soap, The Perfect Pair Pear Timer in Wooden Gift Box, Pear Wedding Cake photo by Jennifer Dontz - Sugar Delites, The Perfect Pair Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shaker