How to Make a Bouquet for a Bride
Making your own bride's bouquet can be a great way to save money on flowers for a wedding. Florists can charge $100 or more for the bride's bouquet, but with a little effort and creativity, you can make your own for $50 or less.
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Instructions
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Before starting, you must make a couple of decisions. First, what flowers would you like in the bouquet? The more simple the bouquet, the easier it will be to design. Second, you must decide on a look for the bouquet. A ball of flowers on a ribbon and a clutch bouquet are two relatively simple ideas.
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To make a bouquet of flowers on a ball, held by a ribbon, you will need to purchase a Styrofoam ball from the florist section of your local craft store. Attach your ribbon at the length that you want to have the bouquet hang when you carry it.
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Roses make an excellent choice of flowers for this type of bouquet, and should be just starting to open. Clip the stems about two inches from the flower bud. Putting a dab of glue on the end of the stem, gently push the stem into the Styrofoam.
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Continue adding roses to the bouquet. Be sure to place flowers very close together, which will give the look of a ball of roses. This bouquet should be made the evening before or morning of the wedding so as to ensure the flowers are still in their prime for the big day. Store the bouquet in the refrigerator before using.
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To make a clutch bouquet, you can choose a variety of flowers, but the fewer you choose, the easier and more put together your bouquet will appear. Choosing as few as 3 flowers to bind together with florist wire and ribbon can make a very elegant bouquet.
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As you work on the bouquet, remember to keep it simple, and if you are not happy, take it apart and start over. Be sure to devote enough time to practicing your bouquet before the big day so that your wedding flowers will be beautiful and perfect.
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Tips & Warnings
Take time to look at lots of sample bouquets to get ideas
Pick one or two flowers to work with
Practice a couple of times before making the real bouquet - you will still save a lot of money this way
Be sure to make the bouquet the night before or day of the wedding so the flowers are still fresh.
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