Make Your Own Wedding Flowers!
Quick tip: For lovely little favours / table decorations, why not buy some glass votives or miniature vases and pop a rose head inside each one?
There are so many opportunities to use creative flower arrangements in your wedding. I hope this page will help you.
Wedding flowers don't have to be expensive so you can keep it simple. Although a huge teardrop wedding bouquet might be very impressive, smaller arrangements can work beautifully - especially if your bouquet is homemade and personal for you.
Remember to shop around, and ask your local florist what flowers are best value for money when you're getting married. What looks beautiful in July may have to be imported at great expense in December!
Silk Wedding Flowers...
- last longer and can be made well in advance of your wedding
- make lovely keepsakes after your wedding day
- won't lose petals or wilt
- don't have any thorns
- won't drip or damage your dress
- are wonderful for hayfever sufferers!
- vary in quality and price
- are available all year round
Real Wedding Flowers...
- Have fragrance
- Look and feel real (don't forget your photos... close ups of your bouquet will look fab)
- Can be more expensive
- Are seasonal - although roses, gerberas and orchids are available all year round, some are only available in spring or summer
- (lily of the valley, peonies)
- Need to be arranged on the morning of your wedding
Quick Tips For Making Your Own Wedding Flowers
Flowers which look great underwater: calla lilies, orchids, rose heads, hydrangeas and tulips
For a really stunning display, get gorgeous vases and fill with sparkling water (cheap mineral water). Fill them on the day with upside down flowers! The little bubbles will cling to the petals and stems for a lovely sparkly effect!
For best effect, surround with little candles so the bubbles catch the light!
Flower heads which will float: roses, peonies, orchids, gardenias, tulips
Use wide, shallow bowls and cover the top with big colourful flower heads. The mass of colour will create impact on your wedding tables. Co-ordinate your napkins, place cards and favour boxes to carry the colour through to tables.
The cheapest fresh wedding flowers: gerbera, gladioli, freesias, dahlias, iris, chrysanthemums, tulips, gypsophila, carnations, anemones. Check the time of year to see which flowers you can use. If you're looking to save money on your wedding flowers remember a simple arrangement can be architecturally stunning, and you don't need to fill the room with flowers to get the wow factor at your wedding!
