How to Add More Leaves to a Wedding Corsage

Save a lot of money while planning your wedding by making your own floral arrangements. Corsages, boutonnieres and bouquets are all relatively easy to make with a little bit of planning and some help. Use the tips below to add more leaves to your corsages.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Greenery bunches
• Floral wire
• Floral tape
• Scissors
• Spray floral polish

1. Begin by tearing some leaves from bunches of greenery. Rose leaves are a good size and relatively inexpensive to purchase in bulk. Leave at least a couple of inches of stem on the leaves when tearing them.

2. Trim the leaves with scissors until they are the right size. The leaves should not overpower the flowers, but provide a contrasting backdrop.

3. Shape the leaves with your fingers. Manipulate the size and shape by twisting the leaf around the stem. Once you have found the right shape and size, secure it with a little bit of floral tape.

4. Spray the green leaves with floral polish so that it holds its shape and stays lustrous and doesn't droop.

5. Use an odd number of leaves for a corsage. Use three and fan out toward the top.

6. Try using five leaves for a larger corsage. Fan three leaves out on top, and fan two leaves downward toward the bottom of the corsage.

7. Secure the stems of the leaves with floral tape. Attach the stems to the flower using floral wire. Finish the corsage with a ribbon. Use a four-faced or two-faced ribbon depending on the size of the leaves and flowers.