Make Your Own Silk Flower Wedding Bouquet

Making sure that your flowers last forever as a reminder of that special day takes only a few moments and can save you a lot of money. Silk flowers that come in all sizes, styles, and colors can be easily arranged to create stunning silk flower bridal wedding bouquets for both the bride and the bridesmaids. Silk flowers can be used to create boutonnieres for the groom and groomsmen, too.

Today’s arts and crafts stores are filled with everything you will need to create a distinctive silk flower wedding bouquet. Many carry the traditional bouquet holder as well as lace frames to encircle the actual holder. The other options are to lay your bouquet in your arms like a baby or carry a nosegay in your hands.

Selecting Your Flowers

Let’s start now with the selection of your silk flowers. Roses are an obvious choice but can be overdone if you’re not careful. Don’t forget that there are a lot of other options. For example, different kinds of lilies, chrysanthemums, carnations, and peonies can make for a delightful display.

Also, don’t forget the greenery for your silk wedding bouquet. Some brides go for all flowers and forget that ferns, eucalyptus, and others can assist in the showmanship of the flowers. You can chose white for yourself and your groom, and select colors that match your scheme for your bridesmaids or mix and match as you see fit.

Flowers for the Men

After selecting your silk wedding flower and bridal bouquet holder, it’s time for the real work to begin. The men’s flowers can be done easily as most of them will only have one bloom and some greenery. Most flowers come with some greenery attached and the stems can be trimmed to about 1.5 to 2 inches.

After placing the leaves behind the flower, use green florist tape to hold it together. Start just below the lowest leaf and wrap the tape uniformly to the bottom and back up again. Don’t worry if the leaves shift a little, these being silks they can be moved again without disturbing the effect. An inexpensive purchase of stick pins will hold them onto the suits of your men.

Silk Wedding Bouquet Instructions

Start to make your own wedding bouquet from silk flowers by using wire cutters to trim the stems of the flowers to about one inch long. Starting in the middle and working to the outside, arrange the flowers as you see fit.

Just bear in mind that the foam holding these in place will not tolerate a lot of pulling out and pushing back in. You might consider arranging them in your hand first or even a vase before cutting the stems to pull together the look you are trying to achieve. Repeat the pattern as close as possible for all of the bouquets.

Silk flower bridal wedding bouquets can create a lasting floral arrangement which serves as a reminder of your special day. And by making your own flowers, you can save yourself money to be used on other important items, like your dress, the location or just bank it for the honeymoon. Congratulations on your special day.