If you are planning a rustic ,woodland, boho or just a backyard wedding or just want to add some rustic touches to the décor, I have a brilliant idea for you – go for birch details! Birch is perhaps the most popular type of wood used at weddings due to its neutral color and lots of ways to use the soft bark, it looks very cute and chic and such decor matches any season. I’ve prepared a whole bunch of ideas to use birch bark, logs and branches at your wedding and to use and make items inspired by them. Wanna see? Let’s get started!
Centerpieces
Whatever flowers you choose for your floral centerpiece, you can always make it a bit more rustic with birch bark: just wrap your vases with it, and voila! Another idea is to use birch branches for making a centerpiece: put them into a tall vase and then add blooms and greenery on top. You can also do the same without any vases but you still need to fasten the birch branches somehow, use wire or twine for that, make sure to secure them well. Good news is most of such simple rustic centerpieces are absolutely DIYable, so you won’t need to waste a lot of money – just make them yourself.
One more creative idea is making birch bark pockets and inserting blooms inside each one, such a combo looks unusual, the only tirck here is how to hide mini glass tubes inside the pockets, without them the flowers will wither. Birch logs, slices and branches can be used as candle holders – just cut out some space inside. If you want to make them super safe, put the birch candle holders into glasses because we all know that wood can heat and burn.
a tall vase with birch branches and a bold fall-inspired floral arrangement
a tall vase wrapped with birch bark and with flowers on branches
birch bark wrapped vase with lush greenery and branches
birch branches secured with twine and hydrangeas on top for the aisle decor
wrap vases with birch bark to give the arrangements a rustic look
white hydrangeas and blush roses and a vase wrapped with birch bark
small birch branch cuts as candle holders in glasses for safety
birch bark pockets with different flowers and greenery
birch sticks in tall vases and fresh flowers on top for cool compositions
birch poles with a floral arrangement on top
birch branches for holding candles and a cool wedding centerpiece
a birch bark log with candles for table decor
birch candle holders with cutout hearts
birch logs used for centerpieces and as candle holders
Other Décor Ideas
Birch bark can be used in many other ways, for example, you can cover your wedding ring box with it and put moss inside, or use a birch slice instead of a box. Make napkin rings and bouquets wraps of birch bark and add pearl pins for an elegant touch. Create a wedding altar of birch logs covered with moss and holding candles, and cover the lamps with birch bark. Opt for wedding invitations styled as birch bark or actually made of it and add twine and green leaves for a wow effect.
a birch branch arch topepd with greenery and blush roses is rustic classics
make cuts in birch branches for holding cards
lamps covered with birch bark
birch logs and cuts covered with moss and candles to create a wedding altar
birch bark invitation topped with a green leaf
a birch slice for holding wedding rings
birch bark paper straws for cocktails at a rustic wedding
birch bark strips instead of utensils and napkin rings
birch covered ring box with moss inside
birch bark bouquet wrap with pearl pins
Wedding Cakes
Your wedding cake can be also inspired by birch bark, they look so cute and unusual! Ask your confectioner to add your initials ‘carved’ on your cake for a super cute look. Top such a cake with blooms, edible birds, nests, berries and stuff like that to achieve that rustic feel on your dessert table. Make corresponding cupcakes and cookies and voila!
a multi-tiered birch cake topped with edible flowers
birch log-inspired wedding cake with colorful blooms
birch-inspired cake topped with pink hydrangeas
birch-inspired wedding cake with a bird topped and green leaves
multi-tiered wedding cake topped with blooms and succulents
a birch bak cake topped with antlers. blush roses and figs