If you’re considering DIY flowers, it’s important for you to think about what exactly you’re taking on. If you just want to DIY your bouquet only, then you don’t have to stress yourself much. But, if you’re going to DIY all your wedding flowers, then it’s time for you take a timeout and consider the scope of the complete effort.
However, putting together a centerpiece is not that hard. But, the entire picture looks something like this: figuring out theme and design, buying vases and practicing floral supplies, buying the chosen wedding flowers from flowerstation just before your wedding & keeping them alive, and having enough space in a car to transport them to your wedding venue. It’s a project, and it’s totally a doable project. But, if you take it on, then either make it the only major project or minimize it (just bridal bouquet only).
To help you make your wedding flower arrangements as successfully as possible, I have shared here the best tips for making them awesome and eye-catching.
Come Up With Designs in Advance : Entering a room full of pretty flowers does not mean that suddenly the best floral design will just strike or you’ll get the clue to make a centerpiece, which is why you should scour the internet to find some tutorials of wedding bouquets that you think you could really create. Then get some flowers from grocery store and practice creating them.
Don’t Get Too Technical : You all have seen those amazing complex centerpieces on Pinterest right? You want exactly like those right? Well, I’m saying with all love, but you can’t have them if you’re DIYing. Instead of trying to achieve those, pick a design of maximum 2-3 flowers and make sure you have good understanding of how to construct it.
Buy Your Vases : You can buy vases in two ways: either figure out the concept & find the vases that match or you can find some vases that look workable and find flowers that go with them. Nevertheless, be aware of size. Something that seems large may look dwarfed by a huge round table.
Buy Floral Supplies : Make sure you pre-buy your flower supplies along with the floral tape, pins and floral scissors, floral wire and floral foam. Also, don’t forget the ribbon to wrap your bouquet.
Pick Handy Flowers : When you’re DIYing, you obviously don’t wanna risk your money on flowers that only last for 24 hours. Therefore, do a research which blooms last longer or ask around for advice and use those flowers. And, when you buy those flowers, put them directly into clean water and remove foliage under the waterline.
Arrange For Help : Unless you’re planning to make a simple bouquet, you will need some set of hands to put those flowers together and make a beautiful bouquet. Also, remember to have pictures of the desired bouquet and set up a sample copy. After the construction is done, do a little quality control to ensure that they look what they’re supposed to.
Don’t Refrigerate Your Flowers : I know it seems okay, but putting your flowers in refrigerator will dry them out and kill them. This is because the temperature and humidity of normal refrigerator is different from the flower fridge. Therefore, store them in a cool and shady place and your flowers will be just fine.
Final Tip!
If you’re not one of those lucky people who have unlimited access to your venue, then you’ll have to prepare your flowers at different location and transport them to your wedding venue. Now transporting all the centerpieces need enough space and careful picking, so plan in advance with a friend or relative for van space or truck to transport all your floral arrangements.
