Here are 3 DIY Wedding Bouquets Inspired by Real Brides’ Pro Designs

Tips and Trends | November 22, 2017

We totally get it—you’re engaged, and suddenly everything with the word “wedding” attached to it has three times the price tag. So when it comes to budgeting for your dream nuptials, a little DIY love can go a long way. Check out our bouquet basics (inspired by our real brides’ pro masterpieces) below!

DIY Your Bouquet—the Essentials

• Order flowers from a grocer, such as Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods

• Store flowers in a fridge in water mixed with clear soda or professional flower food

• Achieve visual variation by cutting stems to different lengths, and by mixing tighter buds with opened flowers

• As a general rule, remove pistils and stamens from flowers before eating.

• Keep flowers fresh up to ten days before your reception by refrigerating them in an airtight container. Store separate from one another on moist paper towels and revive them with ice water if necessary.

Tools for the Job:

1. Floral scissors
2. Floral tape and string
3. Decorative ribbon
4. Water and flower food

Ranunculus + Rose Posy

Inspired by Alexandra and Christian’s Venice Elopement

Here are 3 DIY Wedding Bouquets Inspired by Real Brides’ Pro Designs - Maggie Bride wearing Cynthia by Maggie Sottero

📷: Nastaja Kovacec Photography

Gather 15-20 stems

Choose a few focal flowers—the biggest and most healthy blooms for the center of the bouquet

Hold the bunch at the “binding point” with your non-dominant hand

Insert a new ring of flowers around the binding point

Continue adding flowers around the binding point, at lower levels, until you achieve your desired fullness

Add a ring of foliage at a lower point, if desired

View the bouquet from the top to check positioning and balance

Wrap raffia or string a few times around the top of the binding point, then wrap down the remainder of stem

Tie firmly to secure and trim excess string

Trim the ends of the stems to be straight and even

Add a decorative ribbon

Store standing up in a vase of water

Other floral combos: Dahlias and Roses, Peonies and Tea Roses, Orchids and Lilies

Hand-Tied Peony, Stock, and Thistle

Inspired by Andrea and Conor’s Nuptials

Sexy Beach Wedding and Trash the Dress Session - Maggie Bride wearing Britannia by Maggie Sottero

📷: Aaron and Jilian Photography

Gather 5-7 stems each of three different flower varieties and 10-15 stems of foliage

Sort flowers into piles to view colors and sizes

Pick 2-3 focal flowers—the biggest and most healthy blooms for the center of the bouquet

Hold the bunch at the binding point with your non-dominant hand

Frame the focal flowers with foliage

Insert a ring of different flowers around the ring of foliage. Place each bloom so the flower points away from you and the stem is toward you. Turn the bunch slightly in the same direction after placing each bloom. This ring of flowers should sit slightly lower than the focal flowers, with the taller stock blooms adding variation

Continue adding flowers around the binding point, at slower lower levels, until you achieve your desired fullness

Add a ring of foliage at a lower point, if desired

View the bouquet from the top to check positioning and balance

Wrap raffia or string a few times around the top of the binding point (above your hand)

Tie firmly to secure and trim excess string

Trim the ends of the stems straight across

Add a decorative ribbon

Store standing up in a vase of water

Other floral combos: Dahlia + Baby’s Breath + Ranunculus, Chrysanthemum + Orchid + Snow Drops, Black-Eyed Susan + Delphinium + Loose Roses

Cascading Lilies, Orchids, and Roses

Inspired by Danielle and Justin’s Cruise Wedding