How to Incorporate Butterflies into Your Wedding

Looking for a wedding theme that is sweet, elegant and deeply symbolic? What about a butterfly theme? You’re welcome.

Small and delicate butterflies (in pastel or bright colors, as you please) can easily be incorporated in your wedding, whether you choose to add just a few, here and there, or go all out with a full butterfly theme. Besides your bridesmaids and flower girls who should sport the gracious creatures (have some cute butterfly appliquées sewn onto their dresses, or let them wear butterfly-shaped jewelry), you – queen supreme of the day – can also channel the theme in endless ways. Flaunt a kaleidoscope of papillons painted on your dress, carry a bouquet of fluttering silk butterflies, or choose butterfly-shaped jewelry or hair accessories to match your theme. You will be the picture of perfection.

Spoil your guests with little butterfly-shaped chocolates, soaps or candles as wedding favors, or visually challenge everyone by adding cute insects on thin wires to your floral arrangements or centerpieces.

Wedding butterflies mean transition to a new beginning as a married couple. As the saying goes, “if nothing changed, there would be no butterflies”, so a very suggestive way to show the deep meaning of this union would be for you and your Mr. to release butterflies symbolizing a life together full of hopes and dreams. How romantic is that, dear brides-to-be?

There really is no limit to using tiny and precious butterflies on your big day and, if you are on a budget, this timeless theme is a great choice for a DIY wedding. You can find in stores an abundance of paper, plastic or fabric butterflies for decorating rims of champagne glasses, paper lanterns or the wedding cake. Oh, and your groom can also wear an adorable butterfly boutonniere or shaped cufflinks – who said only girls should match a wedding theme?

If you are planning to celebrate your big day in spring or summer, let it be filled with butterflies (the ones running up and down your stomach included).

Ready for the big transformation, darlings?