Wedding petals – the best ways to use flower petal decorations on your wedding day.

We have a range of flowers that you can choose for your wedding petals. Each has its own charms, so here’s our quick summary to the key features of each type of petal –

• Small petals that are about the size of a 5p coin.
• Whole flowerheads measure about 2.5cm in diameter.
• Approx. 200 petals per handful.
• Approx. 15 heads per handful.
• They are grown and handpicked here on the farm and naturally dried in the sunshine.

• Rose petals vary in size from 2cm – 4cm across. Some are more tapered in shape, some quite round.
• Approx. 30 petals per handful.
• They are carefully freeze dried to preserve their shape and colour.
• Some shades have a lovely natural variation in colour across the petals.

• These are larger clusters of petals that look like little flowers.
• Petals measure about 1.5cm round and the whole clusters are big – up to 6cm in diameter.
• Approx. 8 petals per handful.
• They are delicately freeze dried to maintain a slightly 3D shape and their soft natural colours.

• These are tiny little petals that measure about 1cm x 0.5cm in size.
• Most are Cornflower petals and look a bit wispy, like feathers.
• Approx. 450 petals per handful.
• We have grown these petals here on the farm! They are hand picked and naturally dried in the sunshine.

The other key difference is the COLOURS of the petals! Our Colour Chart is the best way to see all your options.

The 8 best ways to use wedding petals on your big day –

Petal pathways

Creating wedding paths to guide your guests around your venue is a really pretty idea. For example, you can create a rose petal path to lead people to the outdoor champagne reception. Certainly, it is popular at outdoor ceremonies, or at venues with amazing gardens, that you’d like to encourage your guests to explore.

Pro-tip: You can also use wedding petals on the edges of red carpets, staircases and dancefloors. There is nothing a sprinkling of flower petals can’t enhance! 

Most importantly, you must read our How to create flower petal aisles and wedding pathways blog, for much more detail on this idea.

Confetti Bauble venue decorations

Did you know we offer our very own unique bespoke Confetti Baubles? They are a wonderful way to decorate your wedding venue – group them in uneven numbers to create stunning displays. Available in both small and large bauble sizes too.

In addition, you can “recycle” them as meaningfully memorable gifts for your wedding party (or yourselves!) when Christmas comes around!

Showstopping floor decorations

Have you seen those photos on Pinterest of giant hearts or initials on the dancefloor or at the ceremony? You can do that too! We cover how to create long lines of petals in our How to create flower petal aisles and wedding pathways blog.

So where will your imagination lead you?

Wedding table decorations

A handful of flower petals is a really simple way to decorate the middle of your wedding tables. You can, for example, simply scatter them in the centre of round tables. As an alternative, a line down the middle of a rectangular table looks great. It’s really easy to do!

Pro tip: Scatter a couple of handfuls around your wedding table flowers to help “stretch” out the centrepiece. It will fill more space, which can certainly help to cut costs.

Dressing gifts and thank you presents

Do you have wedding day thank you gifts for your family or wedding party? If so, filling a gift bag, for instance, with your wedding petals, adds a wonderful touch. Petals are so much nicer than plastic glitters or metallic bows and ribbons. Add an eco-decoration!

Wedding centrepieces and features

Scatter a couple of handfuls of wedding petals in or around your venue decorations. It offers a great way to pull together recycled, reused, reclaimed or mis-matching items, like vases and lanterns. Consequently, it can really pull a theme together.

Piles of pretty petals are very easy to achieve. Placed by a simple glass candle holder, or vase with a single stem, they offer a beautiful budget decoration.

Likewise, filling vases, bowls, lanterns or any sort of glass vessel with petals, looks lovely. Similarly, you can float petals on water. (Does your venue have an ornamental pond…?)

Pro-tip: Most importantly, to avoid a fire hazard don’t use real candles with dried petals.

Decorating the wedding aisle

There is nothing more romantic than a wedding petal covered aisle. You can decorate it before the ceremony, or, on the other hand you could ask flower girls or pageboys to scatter petals in front of the bride. In other words, you get decorations and an adorable moment for your wedding guests to enjoy! We have more on these ideas in our features – How to create flower petal aisles and wedding pathways – and Flower Girl Baskets.

Creating invitations or thank you notes

If you are hoping to make your own invites, why not use your wedding petals to decorate the cards? It can offer a great taste of what’s to come. Or, used on thank you cards, it’s a lovely reminder of your fabulous decorations or confetti moment! There is certainly huge scope to get creative and have lots of fun.

Pro-top: You can use Pritt Stick to stick the petals on to cardboard. It is waaay less messier than wet glues!

We have lots more ideas on our Pinterest – Pretty Petal Ideas

How many wedding petals do I need?

Certainly, calculating decoration quantities can never be an exact science. That is to say, one person’s idea of a light scattering will be different from the next!

To work out how much you need, firstly, measure the area you’d like to decorate. For aisles, table coverings or dancefloor decorations this is quite simple – just grab your ruler/tape measure! It can be trickier if you want to cover areas in between/around other items, but there are no rights or wrongs, so just make a good guestimate.

Secondly, picture what you’d like the effect to look like – do you want a thick layer of petals, lines of petals, piles of petals or a delicate scattering?

Finally, plot this out on some paper. Have a play around and work out the area you need to cover in terms of metres squared.

Alternatively, if this sounds a bit difficult, think in terms of handfuls!

Certainly, if you are looking to scatter wedding petals, perhaps around a table centrepiece or flower displays in your ceremony venue, it is much more helpful to think in terms of handfuls. Two handfuls around each candle, for example. You’ll have 10 candle displays down the sides of your aisle, so that’s 20 handfuls of petals.

Table Decorations:

*These quantities are based on 5ft round tables seating approximately 10 people. We have worked this out on the basis that your table will have plates, cutlery and glasses on the tables. 1 Square Metre = approximately 10 Square Feet.

Aisles & Petal Paths:

We suggest that you jump straight over to our dedicated post  – How to create flower petal aisles and wedding pathways – but, in short, as a very simple guide:

And don’t forget…

Delphinium Petals

Approximately 200 petals per handful.

Delphinium Flowerheads

Approximately 15 heads per handful.

Wildflower Petals

Approximately 450 petals per handful.

Rose Petals

Approximately 30 petals per handful.

Hydrangea Petals

Approximately 8 petals per handful.

Most importantly, have fun choosing your wedding petals! And please do send us your photos, because we love to see what you have created.

With love from, The Petal People xx

Written 23.11.23