This past weekend I got to make the bridal bouquet and groom’s boutonniere for my brother-in-law and his beautiful bride, my new sister-in-law. That’s right, did you notice I used the words “got to”, as opposed to “had to”? I had a great time! I’m putting it out there right now, let me do your bouquet for you and I will be your bff. 🙂 Their colors were dark red and dark purple, with accents of gray/silver.
So after I bought all the flowers (I also needed some flowers to decorate an arch), I picked out several stems that I thought I would want to use for the bouquet and stripped the stems of all the leaves and thorns, and cut the stems to the length I wanted. In other words, I prepped several of the stems so that they would be ready for me to use as I was arranging my bouquet.
The key to a nice, sturdy bouquet is to wrap the stems in floral tape as you go–don’t wait until the end and try to wrap the whole bouquet at once. I arranged a little bunch that I liked to be my “base” (what would end up being the center of the bouquet) and wrapped it securely in floral tape, then I repeated that step, adding 3-5 stems between each wrapping.
For the bouquet I used red roses, white hydrangea, purple dyed sage, red dyed eucalyptus, and a purple origami crane. For the boutonniere I used a red rose, and the sage and eucalyptus.
5 Responses to diy wedding flowers
These turned out so beautiful! When I get married, I want to do as much DIY as possible. I'm glad you said the bit about wrapping as you go, because I would be the one to wrap the whole thing at the end.
These are gorgeous! When we got married, we did a lot of the stuff ourselves including the invitations, programs, tablescapes, and favors. I wanted to do the flowers, but wasn't confident enough. If only I'd had your talent! 🙂
beautiful! well done!
Aww, thank you so much, but I promise, it really isn't that hard once you get going! You just kind of find your groove and go with it. 🙂
I love that bouquet!