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5 Helpful Hints for Wedding Flowers

Consider your venue.

Tall and elaborate centerpieces look great in a hotel ballroom, but would completely overwhelm a wine cellar. Before you decide on any floral arrangements, make sure to consider the size and layout of your venue first.

Ask for advice.

Wedding professionals know their respective categories. Floral designers have seen more table arrangements and bridesmaid bouquets than you can even imagine. Don’t order your flowers like you are at a drive-thru. Ask them for advice and listen to what they have to say (even if you decide to go in another direction).

Use images to communicate more than specifics.

It’s tempting to just point to a pretty picture and ask a florist to recreate the image. But you will probably…

Spring Wedding Bouquet Centerpiece from Chelsea at Frolic!

This charming springtime bouquet is perfect for the bride who loves pink. The best part is it’s easy to make.Cost is around $35.

Supplies:
flower clippers
floral tape
ribbon

Flower Recipe:
2 bunches of pink and white sweet peas
2 stems of pink ranunculus
3 stems of viburnum
1 stem of pink hyacinth (opened)
1 stem of double daffodil

Steps:
1. Remove most of the leaves from the stems.
2. Start with the two bunches of sweet peas as the base of your bouquet.
3. Add viburnum to the lower and upper corners of the bouquet, diagonally from each other.
4. Fill in holes with ranunculus, hyacinth, daffodil, and extra viburnum.
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Sweet Bridesmaid Bouquets from Chelsea at Frolic!

This little bouquet is so sweet for a bridesmaid or flower girl and is easy to make! Total Cost: $20

Supplies:Clippers and/or scissors
Floral tape
Ribbon
10 stems of flowers

Here’s the flower recipe we used:
5 red anemones
2 white ranunculus
2 white hyacinth
3 red parrott tulips
Other flowers that work well include: roses, freesia, lisianthus.

Steps:1. Trim the leaves off the flowers and set a few of the leaves aside.

2. Start with 2-3 flowers and hold in one hand.
3. Each time you add a few more flowers, turn the bouquet.

4. Adjust flowers as needed.

5. Once you like how the bouquet looks, secure the bouquet with floral tape.

DIY Project: Simply Beautiful Dendrobium Orchid Bouquet by Chelsea at Frolic!

For a fresh and modern take on tropical flowers, make this lovely dendrobium orchid bouquet. The shape works great with a sheath style, plain, modern dress. Total cost: $50

You will need:

10 stems of dendrobium orchids

flower clippers

twine

ribbon

scissors

mirror

1. Lay the longest stems on a surface.

2. Add flowers, leaving the shortest for last.

3. Secure with twine.

4. Hold the bouquet in front of the mirror, to be sure it’s the shape you like. A mirror is the best way to see the right perspective.

5. Adjust any flowers you need to.

6. Add a ribbon.

Keep the flowers at room temperature. Keep them in water…

Beautiful Anemones Inspiration Board

Said to represent anticipation and luck, anemones are the perfect wedding flower for those couples looking for a bold flower that is also very delicate and feminine. What I love most about them is how well they work with every season, whether it is a bouquet of only anemones for the summer or paired with jewel-toned flowers for a more autumnal centerpiece.

Clockwise from top left:

Anemone boutonniere

All-white anemone bouquet

Anemone wedding cake topper

Winter anemone bouquet

Anemone arrangement

DIY Project: Peony Bouquet by Chelsea from Frolic

This sweet little clutch bouquet is easy to make yourself and only costs around $35.

Flower Recipe + Supplies

5 tightly budded peonies

3 open peonies

5 stems of dusty miller

A piece of floral fabric

twine

clippers

a vase with water

Directions:

Strip the leaves off the lower portion of the flowers and greens.
Start with one of the large, open flowers and two buds. Add some greens.
Turn the bouquet while holding it in the same hand and repeat #2.
Secure with twine.
Cover twine by tying the floral fabric around.
Keep in a vase with water until you are ready to use!

Buy it: Any florist in the

Cherries Flowers

I love these Spring days with warm sun pouring through the windows, birds chirping, thoughts of easy, breezy days, and, of course, wedding season. It’s the beginning of a time so romantic and wistful. That’s precisely why San Francisco-based, Cherries Flowers, had me from the get go with their enchanting and artistic floral designs. At once refined and unaffected, their designs have an elegant yet sweetly approachable quality. One look through their portfolios and you’ll see that they’re not afraid of a little whimsy either. And, that combination is just the ticket for my kind of wedding.

Princess Lasertron Felt Bridal Accessories

I have seen a lot of bouquets in a lot of different styles, but never have I stumbled upon the likes of Princess Lasertron‘s fun and festive offerings! Megan Hunt, the creative mastermind behind Princess Lasertron, has been busting out her bouquets and bridal accessories since 2005 using felt, vintage buttons, and other ephemera. From bouquets to hairpieces and brooches to gowns, even DIY craft kits, Megan and her team will see to it that you have a customized heirloom piece to enjoy on your special day and for years to come. And, like the name of her business, these cute beauties are anything but ordinary!

A bunch of bridesmaid bouquets.

These pins could make for fun bridesmaid accessories or even…

Twig & Twine Floral Design

Years ago I worked at a floral design studio. Fun stuff, right? Um, not exactly. It was more like getting up at 3AM to walk through a freezing cold flower market, loading heaps of flowers into a van, and then, while half-asleep, taking out my knife to cut stems (and fingers), strip thorns, and prep said flowers for the cooler. Why am I sharing with you this harrowing tale? Because after that experience I came to understand (most profoundly) just how hard florists have to work to bring their visions to light. If there were a national “Hug Your Florist Day”, I’d be an active participant!

That is why these stunning designs created by Heather at Twig & Twine in Los Angeles send me…

DIY Project: Wildflower Bouquets from Chelsea at Frolic

Mini Wildflower Bouquets

These sweet little bouquets are perfect for flower girls, mothers, grandmothers, or bridesmaids. Leave them rustic as shown, or add a ribbon to dress them up! Total cost is around $8 per bouquet.

Supplies:

twine

ribbon (if you wish)

scissors

clippers

vases and buckets to keep the flowers and bouquets in

Flower Recipe:

10 stems of waxflower (can be detached from 3 larger stems)

3 ranunculus

2 “Green Trick” dianthus.

Steps:

1. Start with a few stems of the waxflower, and add the largest ranunculus towards the bottom.