wedding flowers
Flower Bouquet
From our Portland Wedding Blog on OregonLive.com
I stumbled on to this “how to” blog that details how to assemble a bridal boutique. I thought this would be helpful for all those DIY’s out there or just for fun.
Materials:
Flowers
Large clippers
Floral Scissors
28 gauge floral wire
Wire cutters
Floral tape
Rubber bands
3-4 yards of lace and ribbon
Decorative straight pins
Directions:
Step 1: Prepare your flowers by removing all the leaves along the length of the stems. With the roses, I use the floral scissors to cut the leaves, but with the tulips, the leaves wrap all the way around the stem, so I gently pull the leaves downward with my fingers.
Cut 1ft of floral wire, and then pierce the stem of the orchid, about 1/4″ from the head of the flower. Carefully push the wire through the stem so that the blossom is centered on the wire. Now, twist the wire around the orchid stem to support it, and then twist the ends to the peony. The result is one long peony, with an orchid floating alongside. Don’t worry that the wire looks ugly, it will be well concealed in the final bouquet. I wired two orchids to two peonies.
Step 5: My bride’s handle is first wrapped with satin ribbon that has been in the bouquets of other brides in her family. It’s a sweet tradition that they carry on — each new bride gets to use the same piece of ribbon. To create the handle, just wrap the stems. Start at the top, and push a straight pin through the ribbon and into the stems. Then work down the handle wrapping the stems tightly, but not too tightly! Secure the ribbon at the bottom of the bouquet with a second pin. After I wrapped with the ribbon, I went over the handle again with a wide piece of pale blue lace. I went over and over the handle and used almost 3 yards of lace.
Happy Planning!
The Wedding Belle
Something Borrowed?
A recent blog on OregonLive.com’s Portland Weddings, The Bridal Beat.
Are you planning a vintage themed wedding? Are you looking for a unique way to incorporate your “something borrowed?” Well Hitched has a great new idea to share with you.
Meet Amanda Heer of Fantasy Floral Designs. The San Juan Capistrano-based florist is best known for her arrangements made of real buds as seen on The Knot Best of Issue, but it’s her Brooch Bouquets that will make a statement at your wedding.
This is what you do: collect brooches, earrings, pendants, watches, and cuff links from friends and family. You will need around 50 to 60 pieces altogether, then send then to Heer with a card indicating any special ones you love more then others. Heer will then take your box of glittery and special items and turn them into a unbelievable masterpiece. Here is one of the best parts, she will ship it to you in just one week’s time!
The bouquets cost around $350 each, which is a small price to pay for your new family heirloom. Another thought? If you would like to still have a traditional floral bouquet, why not have Heer make you two smaller Brooch Bouquets for the MOB and MOG (new to these acronym’s…M.O.B = Mother of the Bride, M.O.G = Mother of the Groom)? What an idea and fantastic gift for these two deserving women who will cherish them forever.
Happy Planning!
