Make A Bridal Bouquet

by Anonymous

Make a bridal bouquet.

I've worked with silk flowers and arranging for a very long time so I would need to say that I have some experience but as far as making a bouquet, it is not as difficult as it may seem. The trick is NOT to overcrowd with many flowers and to try to keep the bouquet as natural looking as possible so it doesn't appear "fake". For the bridesmaids: The color of the flowers do not have to match exactly to the color of the dresses but should have a few accents that do.

I suggest for a first timer to make a standard bouquet using a "grip" slanted sideways (I'm not sure what the exact term is) but it looks basically like a styrofoam ball cut in half with a "doily" attached to the back of it along with a slanted grip. These are sold in most craft stores, or you can make one yourself by cutting a medium sized styrofoam ball in half and gluing a heavy cut off floral stem.

Supplies you would need:

A glue gun
A good pair of wire cutters
styrofoam ball (to cut in half)
or
premade "grip" with doily, etc.
Pictures of bridal bouquets
Floral stems

cut floral stems from 4 to 6" from the flower itself.
Keep a few longer stems to accent the bottom, etc.
(DO NOT GLUE IN YET) First insert the "main" flowers (in my picture, they are pink roses and white lilies) fairly spaced apart. Then the "filler" which are the smaller flowers. Remember not to overcrowd or crush the main flowers. Not every bit of space needs to be taken up either. When they are all in place, then reaching in with the glue gun, glue at the base point of each of the stems inserted into the styrofoam.

I was married on 8/15/08. This was my 2nd marriage and as shown in the picture, this is my bouquet I made in under 2 hours at a cost of about $40.00. I was a bit rushed so I used the "grip" type of bouquet style.