How to Make a Wedding Bouquet

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Making your own wedding bouquet saves tons of money and can turn out to be a very personal and special experience. You can incorporate your personality into a wedding bouquet as you make it, building on ideas you see in magazines and on TV. Getting Started Making a Wedding Bouquet To get started making a wedding bouquet visit your local craft supply store. Collect these basic supplies: *ribbon in your wedding colors *floral picks and tape *plastic bouquet handle *a bouquet skirt *crystal beads and/or chandelier crystals (optional) *hot glue gun and glue sticks *floral water tips (for fresh flowers) Next, you need to decide whether you want silk or fresh flowers.

If you are rushed for time it is best to pick silk flowers so that you can make the bouquet ahead of time, otherwise you will have to make a fresh wedding bouquet the day before the wedding so that it doesn’t wilt.  Picking Flowers Your flowers should reflect your choice in theme and color. For example, if you are having a tropical theme wedding you may want to pick flowers found in Hawaii such as orchids. If you are having a garden themed wedding, cabbage roses and ivy might be a nice pick.  You also need to choose greenery to go with your flowers. As mentioned above, ivy looks nice with roses and baby’s breath is a classic choice for roses. Ferns look lovely with daises.

Getting Started Making a Wedding Bouquet
To get started making a wedding bouquet visit your local craft supply store. Collect these basic supplies:
*ribbon in your wedding colors
*floral picks and tape
*plastic bouquet handle
*a bouquet skirt
*crystal beads and/or chandelier crystals (optional)
*hot glue gun and glue sticks
*floral water tips (for fresh flowers)
Next, you need to decide whether you want silk or fresh flowers. If you are rushed for time it is best to pick silk flowers so that you can make the bouquet ahead of time, otherwise you will have to make a fresh wedding bouquet the day before the wedding so that it doesn’t wilt.
Picking Flowers
Your flowers should reflect your choice in theme and color. For example, if you are having a tropical theme wedding you may want to pick flowers found in Hawaii such as orchids. If you are having a garden themed wedding, cabbage roses and ivy might be a nice pick.
You also need to choose greenery to go with your flowers. As mentioned above, ivy looks nice with roses and baby’s breath is a classic choice for roses. Ferns look lovely with daises.

Putting it Together
Once you have all of your supplies, you are ready to get started making a wedding bouquet.
Cut all of your flowers and greenery to the same length of three inches long. Take the flower that you want to be in the center and lay it in your hand. Lay the next flowers next to it, using your thumb and index finger to hold them together. Rotate and add more flowers, making each row a tad lower than the last. Make the last layer your greenery.
Wrap the stems with floral tape, stretching it to make it stick to itself. Set the flowers into the premade handle and attach the skirt. Use the hot glue to cover the plastic handle with ribbon. Attach extra ribbon, in streamers, from the handle.
To add a little sparkle, glue the beads or crystal to the floral picks and tuck them into the flowers evenly throughout the bouquet.
Keep your finished fresh bouquet in the refrigerator to keep it from wilting.