How to Plan the Perfect Daffodil Wedding

Getting married means that you’re moving into a new phase of life, one filled with many exciting new dreams and responsibilities. It’s a time of joy and hopeful expectation for the future. All of these emotions are represented in one flower – the daffodil. If you’re looking for a joyful theme, consider planning a daffodil wedding.

Daffodils are the quintessential spring flower. While typically yellow, daffodils can also be white, pink and orange, making for the perfect bright and cheerful color palette for a wedding.

If you’re planning a wedding for the spring, daffodils are the perfect flower to add a sunshiney glow to your wedding day. 

Daffodil Symbolism

Daffodils come up right around Easter, so they traditionally represent rebirth. However, they also have several additional meanings across cultures, including good fortune in China, joy in Japan, and hope in France. 

These spiritual meanings beautifully represent the meaning of a wedding. Daffodils can represent the joy and new beginnings that come with marriage. As symbols of good fortune and hope, these flowers will provide a positive start to your life together and a long and happy union.

The color yellow tends to elicit happiness, which might explain why so many cultures view the daffodil positively. Choosing the classic color can create a great energy for your wedding ceremony.

Daffodils are in-season in March and April, so they’re perfect for a spring wedding.

Daffodil Wedding Arrangements

When you visualize a daffodil, you probably imagine the large, bright yellow variety. However, there are over 50 different varieties of daffodil and over 25,000 different expressions of the flower. 

Daffodils are bulb flowers and belong to the genus Narcissus. If the flower is a Narcissus, it’s also a daffodil – although some daffodils are also called jonquils. Daffodils come in various colors, including white, yellow, orange, and even some shades of pink and red. 

Floral Pairings for Daffodils

While the daffodil will be the star of the show, there are many other flowers that pair well with them. When deciding on what other florals to include in your arrangement, consider making the daffodil your focal point and add a secondary flower and filler greenery.

Seasonal arrangements of daffodils include other spring flowers like ranunculus, roses, lilies of the valley, tulips, hyacinths and greenery. While roses, tulips and lilies may outshine the daffodil in a bouquet, ranunculus and hyacinths can add subtle balance to complement the daffodil. With the right color selections, however, any of these flowers can look beautiful together.

This arrangement features dainty daffodils with fluffy ranunculus and carnations, surrounded by baby’s breath as filler:

This bouquet contains stunning white daffodils with coordinating white ranunculus and tulips and pastel purple hyacinths for a pop of color:

Daffodil Color Palettes

For a classic and simple daffodil wedding, consider these color palettes and floral options: 

• White and green: White daffodils with white roses, lilies, tulips or ranunculus and greenery
• Yellow, white and green: Yellow daffodils with white lilies, roses, tulips or ranunculus and greenery

To add a second pop of color, pair yellow daffodils with the following ideas:

• Coral and yellow: Yellow daffodils with coral or orange ranunculus, tulips, roses or lilies
• Pink and yellow: Yellow daffodils with hyacinths or tulips for a bright pink, or roses for a blush pink
• Purple and yellow: Yellow daffodils with purple hyacints or tulips

You can mix in different color varieties of daffodils for a sunset color palette.

For other color choices, like bridesmaid dresses and linens, decide what theme and vibe you’re going for with these color palettes:

• Earthy: yellow, brown, forest green
• Modern Preppy: yellow, bright pink, orange
• Fresh and Clean: yellow, green, white
• Coastal: yellow, blue, gold
• Quirky and Bold: yellow, purple, bright pink
• Soft Feminine: yellow, blush pink, cream

Types of Floral Arrangements

The number of flowers you need for your wedding will completely depend on your vision and the space where you’re getting married. Most brides have a large bouquet for themselves and several smaller bouquets for bridesmaids. 

If you wish the other half of the bridal party to have flowers, you’ll also need small boutonnieres. To decorate the venue, you may need flowers for an arch or backdrop and aisle arrangements. 

There are also often flowers at the reception venue for decorating the dining tables. Finally, some brides wear a flower crown, and there are sometimes real flowers decorating the wedding cake.

This is a brief overview of what you can do, not what you must do. The number of flowers you want at your wedding is entirely up to you and will depend partially on your budget. 

Pricing Daffodils

When they are in season, daffodils are inexpensive flowers. Call a few florists in your area to see what they might charge for daffodils or mixed floral arrangements, but remember that the total price of your flower will include the cost of labor. 

The price of bridal bouquets varies depending on location and flower variety, but a good estimate is somewhere between $35 and $80 for a small bouquet. Large reception centerpieces can cost several hundred dollars, and larger floral arrangements for arches can cost even more. 

If you want to keep a tighter budget and are willing to put in a little extra work, consider growing and arranging daffodils yourself. You’ll need to plant them in the fall, then plan your wedding for just after the last frost in the spring. 

Daffodils aren’t difficult to arrange, but the sap from their stems can be toxic to other flowers. Keep them separate within a smaller container inside a vase, or wait 24 hours after cutting before you mix them with other flowers. 

If you grow most of your own flowers, you could consider purchasing some additional flowers to mix in for the ceremony. It’s also not a bad idea to locate several nearby florists just in case you run into any last-minute problems. 

Plan the Perfect Daffodil Wedding

Daffodils are beautiful flowers that will bring bright, joyful hues of gold and yellow to your wedding. They come in many different varieties, and there are several beautiful color combinations you can achieve with daffodils and other seasonal flowers. 

Purchase or grow your own daffodils to bring a bit of extra sunshine and joy to your special day.