This is going to be a picture post. I finished the wedding flowers a little while ago. Wow! That took some creative energy. The bride has seen the flowers now (all except a few of the little ones) so I can show you the fruit of my labors.
Bride’s colors: red and gold
selected flowers: roses and cala lilies
What I started with:
These were pre-made bouquets I purchased at Michael’s Craft Store. I had originally filled my basket with individual stems of silk cala lilies and stems of clusters of 3 or 4 roses. I found these and thought – BINGO! I can use those. (Besides, I saved $1.66 per lily and $1.50 per rose – nearly half price – buying them in these bouquets.) They are very pretty just the way they are, but not what the bride was looking for.
I took these bouquets (I actually had 6 of each I think), rearranged them and put them back together in new and different ways to create all of the flower arrangements for the bridal party and family members. I used only the flowers from these bouquets (except for the small cala lilies in the grooms boutonierre and mothers’ corsages), and a whole lot of floral wire, floral tape, and some hot glue.
First off, the flower girl’s bouquet:
I needed to freshen these flowers, round out the shape a bit by cutting and repositioning a couple of lilies, and then re-wrap the handle. I also made a small bow for the base of the bouquet. This one was the most straightforward of the bouquets.
Then the attendants bouquets:
I made the maid-of-honor’s bouquet first and it is the largest of the 4 bouquets. The bow is very full and all the roses are fully open .
(side view and top view of the maid of honor’s bouquet)
The attendants’ bouquets are the same shape, slightly smaller, with a few fully open roses and a few partially open blooms. The bow is a bit smaller as well.
(attendant’s bouquet – side view and top view)
All the attendants’ flowers – maid-of-honor, bridesmaids, and flower girl bouquets
I started the bride’s bouquet in much the same way, using a round shape for the ‘base’ upon which I would build the rest. The bride’s choice was a full cascading bouquet. This was a very fun one to build. It took me a couple of days (working a few hours at a time).
(bride’s full bouquet)
(mothers’ / coordinator’s corsages with detail)
(grandmothers’ corsages and grandfather’s boutonniere)
