Do-it-Yourself

Have you ever dreamed of a wedding surrounded with thousands of flowers? Well, it has never been easier; all you need is a little imagination and our astonishing farm direct flowers… I am talking about do-it-yourself arrangements.

The first step is to choose the wedding colors this will help you find the flowers that will coordinate and complement your wedding attire.

Useful Hint: Always choose flowers in various sizes and shapes. You want shapes that are different yet still complement each other.
This same principle applies to color. A simple round bouquet can be used for a bridal bouquet or a bridesmaid bouquet.

Choose larger flowers for your bouquet like roses, lilies and carnations. Make sure you order plenty; you can always use the extra flowers for corsages, the toss away bouquet, boutonnieres, etc. Make sure to include greenery and fillers not only are they part of your bouquet’s background but also they come handy to fill in the gaps and your bouquet will appear full.

Always have plenty of ribbon, lace or beads as well as a hot glue gun and/or glue sticks to attach the ribbons and floral wire. You will need a bouquet holder for each bouquet you will make, as well as a stand to place your bouquet while you are arranging the flowers.

First place your bouquet holder in the stand. Place the flowers against the holder and visualize how you want to put the flowers. Place the flowers next to each other and see how they look together. Start cutting your flower stems off the bushes. Start at six inches. It is better to cut them too long than too short.

Now proceed to place four of the main flowers you have chosen for your bouquet, place them along the outer edges of the holder, also place the greenery behind each of these flowers (like a cross shape), take one large flower and place it in the middle of the holder, right in the center.

Now you can decide which flowers to use next. Keep using your main flowers and arrange them around the center into a square, they should form an angle toward the four cross flowers and a bit below the center flower. It should look like a three- layered bouquet. Keep filling around the layers by placing them on top of the first four flowers of the cross. Cut them a little shorter and make sure they are not covering the first layer. You can also add ribbon or beads around the holder.

These simple steps on how to make your own bouquets and floral arrangements will save you money on your wedding. It just take the right flowers and your imagination…