How to Make a Sweet Sixteen Flower Bouquet
A girl's "Sweet 16" is a day that she will never forget. A special birthday bouquet can make her feel even more special, especially if she has some input into what she wants it to look like. The bouquet can be used for a party decoration or simply as a gift to the young woman. Does this Spark an idea?
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Plan out the bouquet design. Knowing approximately what the bouquet is going to look like ahead of time will help you to purchase the right number of flowers. A combination of larger flowers and smaller flowers can help make the bouquet to look more full. Adding greenery and other filler can also help your bouquet to be larger without it being too expensive.
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Go to the florist to experiment. Once you have a had a chance to do the pre-work, go try it out at the florist with the actual flowers. Doing a "trial run" will prevent glitches from happening with the actual birthday bouquet.
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Order your flowers fresh from the florist--the fresher the better. If you plan to pick flowers up the day of the event, you may have already missed the peak days for the blooms. Ordering flowers ahead of time assures that you will have exactly what you need and when you need it.
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Purchase a vase or other vessel for displaying the bouquet. The display of the bouquet is just as important as the actual bouquet itself. Consider personalizing the bouquet even more by using a theme that is unique to the birthday girl. For example, if she is a cheerleader, maybe her bouquet could be coming out of a megaphone or surrounded by her pom-poms.
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Find other accessories for the bouquet. If you will be putting the bouquet in a clear vase, perhaps you want to wrap the stems in ribbon of her favorite color or attach charms to the flowers to go along with the theme.
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Put together the flowers you ordered from the florist no earlier than the day before the birthday. Any sooner and you run the risk that the bouquet won't look as fresh.
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Tips & Warnings
Discuss with the guest of honor what type of flowers she likes. Ask her about colors, themes, and specific types of flowers that she would like in her birthday bouquet. Make the bouquet a centerpiece at the birthday girls home or at her Sweet 16 party.
