Posts tagged Bouquet

There are a few colors on the spectrum that I think are crowd pleasers and pink is by far one of them. It is delicate, lovely and reminds us of all things pretty. Just like this bouquet recipe designed by wedding florist Oak & the Owl Interior and Floral Design Studio.

Flowers needed to duplicate this bouquet

• Honeysuckle
• Iceberg Floribunda Rose
• Queen Elizabeth Grandiflora Rose
• Sexy Rexy Floribunda Rose
• Snowball Viburnum
• Tulip

* Photographed by Tonya Goettsche.

How beautiful is this yellow ranunculus wedding bouquet for a bridesmaid?  The beauty lies in simplicity.

Flowers Used In This Bouquet

• Yellow ranunculus
• Lamb’s ear

* Credits:  Janie Medley Flora Design and Amelia Johnson Photography

Beautiful free-form bouquet of garden roses, nigella, and dusty miller tied with a pair of deep blue satin ribbons.

If you’re swooning over this purple wedding bouquet, just take this recipe to your favorite florist.

Bouquet Recipe:

3 Dark purple hydrangeas
3 Baby green hydrangeas
5 Purple dahlias
5 Purple stock
8 Picasso calla lilies
10 Purple freesia
3-5 Pink jasmine
5-7 Green hypericum berries
7-9 Sword fern fronds

Materials

7 Hydrangea flowers
3 Mums 
1 package of Brown Floral Wire
1 package of Natural Wire (twig/jute looking wire)
1 spool of Brown Sheer Ribbon
A few push pins or glue gun
Wire Cutters

1. First, cut off all the leaves from the fake flowers. Take three of the hydrangeas and put them in a triangle like shape. Take three more of the hydrangeas and place them around the other three. Now take the last hydrangea and place it in the middle-top of the bouquet. Let it stand a little taller than the other flowers so that it has more of rounded look.

2. Take the three Mums and place them around the bouquet.

3. When looking at the bouquet from the top, the three Mums will look like they’re in a disconnected triangle.

4. Take some of your brown floral wire and wrap it around the top and the bottom to secure the flowers together.

5. Now you’re going to cut the ends of the stems. There isn’t a certain length that the stems must be at but you should be able to comfortably put both hands on the stem part.

6. By starting at the top, take your ribbon and start wrapping it around the stems. You can secure the ribbon at the top by either using a push pin and tacking it into the stems or using a hot glue gun. It’s ok if the pin can be seen because it will be covered by the floral wire.

7. Wrap the ribbon almost all the way down the stem, leave about a half an inch of the stems showing. You can do a couple layers if you want to add more of a thickness. Secure the ribbon again with a push pin or hot glue gun.

8. Take the natural wire and start loosely wrapping it around the stem.

9. Use the whole spool of natural wire to wrap the stem. You can even use two spools if you want more thickness.

10. Now take the brown wire and wrap it a few times around the stem so that it secures the natural wire.

*Photo Credits: Jaimee Morse

(Source: zazzle.com)

    Photo credit: Kio Kreations

While fragrant flowers look beautiful and can fill the room with a sweet, perfumey scent, they also can give you (and guests) a headache, cause an allergy attack or make your food less-appetizing. So before you order flowers to fill your venue, think about their scents. 

Flowers with strong scents 

Oriental Lilies (most commonly used: Stargazer and Casablanca varieties)
Gardenias
Lily of the Valley
Lilac
Hyacinth
Herbs
Paperwhites
Christmas Greens
Eucalyptus

These lovelies are much less intense, but still fragrant:

Freesia
Stock
Peonies
Garden Roses
Sweet Pea
Some Rose, Sweetheart and Spray Rose Varieties
Dahlias
Stephanotis
Marigolds
Mums
Wax Flower

Subtle/minimal-to-no fragrance:

Most roses
Hydrangea
Callas
Most Orchids
Ranunculus
Tulips
Lisianthus
Gerbera Daisies
Carnations
Iris
Amaranthus
Celosia
Billy Balls
Brunia
Gladioli
Kale
Larkspur
Asiatic Lilies
Snapdragons
Bells of Ireland
Anemones

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I Love this summery bouquet of white cymbidium and dendrobium orchids, white peonies and mini calla lilies.

Floral Design: Preston Bailey / Photography: Wendell T. Weber

Pink roses, white daisies, and lush greens

 I love this ornate wildflower bouquet sprinkled with baby daisies. A perfect summertime bouquet with a touch of whimsy, this one just makes me smile.

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Hand-tied bouquet of white lily, orange parrot tulips, purple anemone, purple calla lily, white hydrangea, blue thistle and lady’s mantle.

 How positively perfect are these pure white peonies?

(Source: merrybrides.blogspot.com)

When it comes to wedding flowers, go with the season! Choose wedding flowers that bloom locally and naturally during the time of your wedding.

Although you can find most floral varieties all year, seasonal blooms are readily available, less expensive, and often more durable. So choose your wedding flowers by seasons! Select your wedding season below, and find out which flowers typically bloom during that time.

Spring Wedding Flowers In Season

• Apple or cherry blossoms 
• Daffodils 
• Dogwoods 
• Forsythia branches 
• Hyacinth 
• Iris 
• Larkspur 
• Lilies 
• Lilacs 
• Lily of the Valley 
• Pansies 
• Peonies 
• Sweet Peas 
• Tulips   

Summer Wedding Flowers In Season

• Asters 
• Calla Lilies 
• Dahlias 
• Daisies 
• Delphinium 
• Geraniums 
• Hydrangeas 
• Iris 
• Jacobs ladder 
• Larkspur 
• Queen Anne’s lace 
• Roses 
• Shasta daises
• Stock 
• Sunflower   
• Zinnias 

Fall Wedding Flowers In Season

• Asters 
• Chrysanthemums 
• Zinnias 
• Gerbera daisies 
• Marigolds 
• Roses 
• Sunflowers

Winter Wedding Flowers In Season

• Amaryllis 
• Camellias 
• Forget-me-nots 
• Jasmine 
• Orchids 
• Poinsettias

(Source: merrybrides)

My most favorite flower, I can never resist a bouquet with baby daisies in it!

I have seen quite a few bouquets over the years and along the way, I have noticed a pattern had developed in all the bouquets that became my favorites. So I  thought I’d share a little recipe that yields great results for a natural, garden-style  bouquet. The ingredients can vary according to what flowers are available and your desires. 

Bouquets are not just for weddings. Why not make an effort to collect a few beautiful stems this weekend to create a personalized bouquet for your home or special lady in your life.

Tips on how to create a bouquet

The key to this type of bouquet is quality, not quantity. Sure, you could go to the grocery store and grab several bunches of tulips and slam them into a vase, or better yet, a cellophane bag, but why not put a bit more care into the selection of stems? Try to think about things you or the recipient likes. Can you recall a particular color, flower type or fragrance that reminds you of them? A few thoughtfully selected stems can have a surprising amount of emotional impact.

When putting together a bouquet, I use a collection of ingredients that are very similar to the ones I use when creating a big arrangement, just fewer of them.

• Base (3–5 stems): sturdy-stemmed greenery and branches that can provide physical support for the other elements in the bouquet
• Secondary flowers (at least 3 stems): small blooms to visually support focal flowers and move the eye around the arrangement
• Focal flowers (at least 1 stem): the anchors, or the biggest, showiest blooms
• Bits (at least 2 stems): vines or delicate stems of small flowers that poke out gracefully

Tips for Putting It Together
Lay out all the ingredients on your work surface; take note of the way the flowers naturally arc and use this layout as a guide for assembly. Don’t try to force the stems to go against the way they have grown. This may cause the stems to snap, and it is a lot easier to just go with the flow. Remove leaves and thorns from the lower part of the stems. Start with a base element and begin adding in all your ingredients, holding loosely just under the start of the lower leaves. Cluster flower heads together in odd numbers at slightly different levels. Tie the bouquet off with a special ribbon where you were holding it. Make sure to cut all the stems before putting the bouquet in water. 

(Source: blogspot.com)