Make Your Own Bridal Bouquet

Save Money with a DIY Bridal Bouquet

You can save quite a bit of money if you make your own bridal bouquet, especially if you are willing to utilize artificial flowers. By using inexpensive silk bridal flowers or other materials you can not only save money but you can also construct your bouquet well in advance of the wedding. It's always nice to get wedding tasks taken care of as early as possible, especially when you already have a long list of items to take care of before the wedding. A completed bouquet can also serve as a visual reminder of the future excitement.

While it isn't possible to make a bouquet with real flowers far in advance, by completing your bridal bouquet ahead of time you can take advantage of the various sales and clearances that occur at craft and silk flower stores. If you have never taken the time to peruse the offerings of faux flowers then you should take a trip to a store specializing in this product. You'll save even more money with coupons or on clearance items.

Express Creativity

If you are like some brides, the desire to make your own bridal bouquet has little to do with saving money and more to do with wanting to create the bouquet exactly as you want it.

Instead of trying to get your vision across to a florist, you can actually bring it to life yourself. You may be surprised to find that you don't need a lot of formal training to put together a bridal bouquet that looks gorgeous; luckily flowers are naturally beautiful so putting them all together into something fabulous is not an impossible task for an untrained person.

Flower Arranging Classes

Simple is stunning.

Perhaps you want to create a bridal bouquet that is more intricate than you know how to do, or maybe you have tried to create a certain look but just can't seem to pull everything together as you envision it. You may want to consider taking a flower arranging class which will teach you the do's and don'ts of partnering certain flowers together for full dramatic effect.

These classes are generally inexpensive and can be found in a variety of places:

• Universities and colleges as non-credit classes
• Community centers
• Flower shops
• Private lessons from experienced florists
• Craft stores

Depending on how much knowledge you want to obtain with regards to pulling together a beautiful bouquet you can choose a quick class or attend for a full semester. If you solely want to obtain the skills necessary to make your own wedding bouquet then consider hiring a florist as a one-time tutor.

Make Your Own Bridal Bouquet Quickly and Easily

If time is of the essence, or if you don't really want to spend a great deal of time fawning over various types of flowers and arrangements, you may want to head to a florist shop or silk flower store and simply pull together a bouquet quickly and without much fanfare.

1. Decide which flowers you find most visually appealing which will also match any wedding colors you have chosen.
2. Figure out how big you want your bouquet to be, and buy enough flowers to match your needs.
3. Start trying different configurations for the flowers. You may be pleased to discover that a bundle of your favorite flowers looks great by just putting them all together.
4. Secure the bouquet with florist tape.
5. Add any extras you want to include, such as ribbons or glitter.

Remember that sometimes simplicity is best. Don't be afraid to walk down the aisle holding a few of your favorite flowers elegantly secured with a ribbon.