Do your own wedding flowers

kelly2_2

Think you've done a lovely job - I am considering the DIY route myself and as, I'm getting married in London, NCGM seems like a good option. This is my wedding dresses by trendwedding.co.uk:T

chalky_75

As promised --- I did all the flowers for my nieces wedding which was yesterday. 12 table decs.2 pillar decs. 3 Bouquets and yards of bunting!!!

I am going to post step by step instructions on how I made them soon and if anyone would like to know the total cost please Private Message me! I made them as my gift to the bride,my niece

http://chalkygilbert.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/flowers-for-wedding.html

MichelleRhett

Thx for the info!

MichelleRhett

Thx for the useful info!

babytuby

Seems that it is really a tough thing,getting preparation for the wedding.As to the decoration stuff,maybe you could ask some of your friends for help,and get some interesting ideas.

tarkytarks

I posted about my felt flowers (with a couple of photos!) here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=57038927&postcount=22

cabriolean

For an unusual colour scheme, a unique bouquet or cheap but real flowers you could dye carnations, it's really easy and white carnations are very affordable, you can split the stems however you want and introduce all sorts of different colours. Carnations in general symbolise love, health, energy and fascination, white ones in particular symbolise a pure love. You can also dye other white flowers and tint coloured ones, white roses and white daisies in particular.

nightsky224

Has anyone mande their own out of artifical would love to see some pics or tutorials...?

mrthomas

DaisyClaire wrote: »

Im a wedding florist and to be honest we don't all triple prices when someone mentions 'wedding' .

Wedding flowers are a better grade quality wise, they normally have to be pre ordered in as well, hence you won't find wedding grade flowers in supermarkets who just buy in standard 'red roses, 'white roses' etc rather than better grade varieties such as 'Passion' or 'Akito'.
Fresh flower prices also fluctuate due to the UK wholesalers buying them at the European flower auctions, the price they buy for then dictates the price the UK wholesaler gets them for and so on, hence florists charge seemingly high prices. If you are getting married between Christmas right through to Mothers day the prices are higher, some flowers are priced through the roof during these times at the auctions, so the knock on effect takes place. Forget red around Feb as well, even if you don't want roses, anything red is priced highly.

My top tip for keeping costs down if you are buying from a florist is opt for flowers which are available all year round, and opt for very simple designs.
Making them yourself is a great way of saving, but you will obviuosly have to buy the flowers yourself - you can't always be sure you will get a trade card. Some wholesalers will want to see business info before they let you buy and business aren't really supposed to let the general public borrow their cards and it can result in the business loosing the right to shop again if they get caught (although I guess that would be up to them in the first place)

Silk flowers are another cheap option (this is what I specialise in) although again some of those are better quality than others so if you can buy them in and make the designs yourself you are saving again.

Im happy to give pointers to anyone who needs any advice with DIY flowers if you are stuck or just need some help.


To answer your orginal question, you can do the flowers the day before, keep them cool, out of direct sunlight and in water and they will be fine. Do not put anything in the fridge (as sometimes advised) the tempreture not suitable for fresh flowers and they could wilt as soon as they hit the warmer air.
If you are making a handtied design, simply take them out of the water about half an hour before you need to use them and dry the stems with some paper towels. You must remove all of the leaves below the binding point (this should be done before construction)

Daisyclare,

I am hoping to make my own buttonholes and decorative flowers, if I were to make these the day before how could I keep the buttonholes fresh?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Megan

bunny2548

I'm getting married on 24th July 2015, just watched the videos on how to do things yourself,

How much difference would their be in cost between doing your own fake/real flowers and getting someone else to do them for you?

I'm having two flower girsl (2-3) on adult maid of hounur, two best men (11-14) one page boy (2) and one usher (18)

Considering I'd have to buy all the things needed to make them myself and if using real flowers I wouldn't want to be doing them on my wedding day!

My theme is outdoor wild flower type.

Any help would be appreciated!