May 16, 20202 min read

Round Bouquet: The Classic Style

A purple bouquet silhouette sits on top of a light yellow circle with the titles "Round Bouquets" and "bridalbuilder.com/blog" curved around the top and bottom of the circle. The background is purple and yellow watercolor splashed and there is a decorative yellow border around the edge of the graphic. — @bridalbuilder

What can I say about a round bouquet?

Round bouquets are a classic and widely-recognized style of bouquet that often use a single type of flower and are often monochromatic. "Round" refers to the dome-like shape of these bouquets. In all reality, you can get very creative within the style of a round bouquet.

A round bouquet with salmon-colored, white, and light pink roses and green leaves poking out. — Photo credit: @thepearlandthepetalevents

They can be bold, like this bouquet to the right! If you want to learn more about how to use color in any bouquet to make it bolder, quieter, muted, or emphasized, take a look at last week's blog post here.

This is an example of a more modern round bouquet. It still follows the typical tight domed shape of a traditional round bouquet, but strays from a strictly monochromatic palette. This is a great place to start if you think you want a round bouquet!

A small bouquet of pink, purple, and yellow flowers and a variety of greens is held in the palm of a person's hand in front of a white background. — Photo credit: @v.i.p.weddings

A hand-tied round bouquet with white roses, messy greens, and white baby's breath flowers leans against a white wall. — Photo credit: @didisflowers

They can be all sizes! The bouquet to our left is an extreme example of the versatility in size you can see in round bouquets. You can go on Instagram and look at #roundbouquet for a lot of great examples of tighter, smaller bouquets and larger, messier bouquets.

Funnily enough, my mom used a larger bouquet to hide her baby bump at her wedding. She used to tease me when we looked at old photos that I was behind her flowers at the wedding!

They can be as messy or tight as you'd like them to be! To the right is a good example of a little bit of messiness in a round bouquet. By using leafy or grassy greenery and small flowers such as baby's breath, you can turn a snug bouquet into something with a little more flare and dimension.

Not to mention, your handle can be another expression of your style! You can have a hand-tied handle, a handle with ribbons, a handle with beads, and more!

Ask your florist about the options you have within this cute and timeless bouquet style!