DIY Boquet

Hey Erica,
I am making my own flowers for my wedding,all you have to do is buy some silk ones from a craft store, in your case daisies and mabey some filler flowers (babys breath)
Buy some floral tape and arrange them how you like tape them together and then tie them with some pretty wedding ribbon to cover the tape! It doesnt cost that much and mine are turning out really pretty!

My daughter is getting married in May and has also chose daisy`s. I would be interested in what you come up with. We are thinking about mason jars tied with raffia filled with daisy`s. It is an outdoor wedding...

Hi! I am also trying to avoid a florist bill & have chosen daisies for my flowers. Are you planning on buying your centerpiece flowers from a nursery? This might sound strange, but Wal-mart usually has mixed daisy bouquets that you could just trim & tie with ribbon for a hand-tied bouquet. I am still pondering this idea myself- so if anyone has any suggestions or tips, please let me know!

This doesn`t really have to do with the bouquet for during the ceremony, but I had a great idea for preserving your bouquet after the wedding.

I got the idea from something I saw in the RedEnvelpe.com catalog. If you have a bouquet of real flowers buy a preservation kit (you can get at a craft store). You have to cut most of the stems off to freeze dry them. I bought a shadow box frame and spray mounted florist foam to the inside. Then you stick the flowers in any way that looks nice. When finished, put the glass back on --- voila! You have a really pretty shadow box with your wedding bouquet to hang on your wall or fireplace mantel forever! It`s much better than putting it away in some chest never to be seen again.

Just thought I`d share :o)

All of these ideas are great....even for preservation.

And I have looked into getting flowers from Walmart and if there is a Walmart in my area I will check it out.

Also....Sams club has great roses at great prices for anyone who is doing their boquet themselves.

Thanks everyone

I helped my sister make the bouquets for her wedding and have looked at so many books and magazines. I`ve got alot of good ideas and wish I could use them all. One idea I have, since yours is a beach wedding, is to keep the flowers or bouquets as light as possible. If you want to stick to the daisy theme, try using about a half dozen of them along with some filler flowers and a little baby`s breath. Keep all the stems long to make a nice strong handle. Wrap all the stems together in some nice satin ribbon in a criss-cross style leaving a little ribbon flowing at the bottom. This is similar to a tussy-mussy. If you don`t know what that is, visit your local florist, ask some questions, get some ideas, then use your own creativity. Good luck!!

Go to www.bouquetdesign.com

Good Luck!

We recently did daisy`s and used mason jars with candles in them. The bouquet was a variety of Gerbera daisey`s (she loves vivid colors so we used lots of bright colors) mixed with some roses. Kept the stems long and tied with a pretty ribbon. Everyone loved them. If you like, I could scan and mail you a photo. Tucked into the bouquet were maternal grandmothers wedding ring; her paternal grandmother hankie; mother`s 40 year locket containing a photo of groom`s mom & dad. All but bride`s mom are deceased so this was really special for her. Good luck.

Regarding the release of butterflys; my friend did this it was hilarious. The butterflys just coming out of their cacoon for the first time, had a little problem flying. They were flying into peoples faces, hair, some were dead when we opened the box. It wasn` t the usual slow flying butterfly. These were angry insects. Too funny. I think we have it on video.

Oh Please - don`t shop for your flowers at Walmart! It would be much more responsible to buy from a local shop or florist so that the money stays in your own community rather than some big company. Daisy`s are relatively cheep anyways, you don`t have to shop at Walmart to get a good deal.

Just a note about the idea of buying them at walmart. They look pretty, but walmart sprays a type of pesticide on their plants and they tend to die off very quickly. (At least our Walmart does, im not sure about other locations).

I agree with Laura go to your local florist, dosent anyone think about the bridal pictures that you will have taken? How will it look? Professional or ? Not everyone can make floral arrangements and its not as easy as it sounds tape here, tie there, if it is that important to do your own exleast take a class on design, and why does everyone want to cut the expense when it comes to flowers? Is it because its the last thing you order and there is less money to spend? I would think its just as important as the site,foodand music. Everything else is done by a expert, why not the flowers?

I think that it`s important to realize that not everyone can afford hundreds of dollars for flowers. You can`t chastise people for looking for ways to cut costs because not everyone has a lot of money to spend on their wedding. I have 4 bridesmaids, plus myself, if I were to buy bouquets for all of us, it would cost over $500. Our budget is less than $4000 (I`ve known people on less than that even). Flowers just don`t seem to be that much of a focus for me or for others. If I could spend thousands of dollars on the wedding, I would, but reality set me a budget, and me and other`s like me are just doing the best we can to still have beuatiful weddings. We are using silks and arranging them ourselves (we spent a total of $60.00 on all our flowers - tip - look for discounts and coupons). My bouquets look gorgeous (I actually opted to do flower balls, very pretty and elegant, yet simple to do), and everyone who sees my centerpeices thinks they are professionally done. I encourage anyone who has the time to try it for themselves. Handtied bouquets are also fairly simple to do and look very elegant. You can use silks or real, just a tip though, if using real flowers, buy some a few months in advance and practice. Good luck to all you brides out there!
Sarah

I am getting married in 3 days, and one of the last things on my to-do list is to go and pick up my flowers (red roses) from WalMart. We spent 150.00 for approx 7 Euros (groups of 20 roses I think-) This includes my handtied bouquet of 24 roses with crisscross ivory ribbon, a single red rose for my maid of H, 4 corsages, 10 bouts, roses to decorate the wedding cake, 2 vases of 24 roses each for altar arrangements, and extra roses just in case. We feel so blessed that we were able to stay under budget with this decision. How can someone mess up roses?

My advice is to keep it simple. We ordered eveything bulk from WallyWorld, and the items we did ask help for we figured are so simple, as well--hand tied, single rose, vases of 24 roses--Less is more--Simple is elegant......

Happy planning, everyone!

Hi Carolyn,
I am really interested in a picture of the mason jars you are using and the gerbera daisies. My address is: babalou79@hotmail.com.
Thank you so much.
Have a great day.

Sarah, no one is chastising any one ,these are just things to think about before you decide, of course we realize cost is a concern when there is a tight budget,but are you getting what you really want? If so thats great, but if your not, it may bother you forever,that was the only point

I did my own reception centerpieces and my own bouquet when I got married. My centerpieces turn out really well, and my in-laws, parents, and I still use them for parties.
I got tall, clear cylinder vases that I filled with clear stones and glue (you can buy at craft store), I set the silk flowers (calla lilies with stems of red berries) in the mixture and let it all set. I placed these on round mirrors (found online for $0.50 each) and placed three tea light candles on top of the mirrors. I had 20 centerpieces and they each cost less than $5. I had many compliments!
For my bouquet and those of my BM, I went to a craft store - they have a better quality silk arrangement than Wal-Mart, and bought several stems of what I wanted.
It really is as easy at placing every thing together. Here are the steps:

Place stems of flowers in arrangement that you want.
Hold tightly at the base of the flowers and wrap with a rubber band.
Wrap florist tape around the stems, leaving rubber band uncovered.
Snip rubber band and cover florist tape with your choice of ribbon.
Hat pins make a nice statement when sporadically placed in the ribbon.

I saved a lot of money doing my own flowers and everything looks really great in my pictures.

Have fun!

I HAVE A GREAT SUGGESTION FOR YOU!!!I have done many of my friends wedding flowers...If you go to a craft supply or department store you can buy boquet holders and you can buy thelace holders as well.. U just simply cut and glue the flowers in an arrangemnt you like..glue tulle in it as well it will be beautiful thats with silk.. Also go to the nearest grocer they have great deals on real flowers and u can arrange them as u like a whole wedding can be 15-50 dollers verses 300 the florist want to charge,,,