Do your own wedding flowers

siren13577

Can I suggest having a look in the March issue of the free Asda magazine, they had ideas for Mother's day and one of the ideas was paper tissue flowers in a vase and they looked lovely. I know it sounds a bit dodgy (or maybe I'm a bit simple) but they did look nice and they would be very cheap and you could personalise them very easily to match your colour scheme. Best of all the magazine is free and there are vouchers in the back for money off, if you don't live near an Asda you can see the magazine online here:
http://www.asdamagazine.com/

Although it is still currently February's issue. I hope this helps someone and sorry if it's a pants idea.

Congrats and good luck!!!

shelovestobuystuff

I am going to have a go at making my own fabric flowers.Going searching charity shops for fabric over the next week and will post my results if they are a success.I will start with a corsage.Going for a mix of fabric textures and will probably add some beading too.

UPDATE-My Mother-in -law is organising and paying for my flowers now ,a very generous wedding present:j ,so I wont be trying to make my own any more.I may still have a go at a fabric brooch just for the sake of it otehrwise all the time I have sent researching will be wasted.

CandyB101_2

*Louise* wrote: »

I have used foam roses for my table flowers, then added diamonte's, ribbons and fabric butterflies. First time I have tried something like this, I'm quite pleased with them.



Have 4 large and 10 small arrangements to be grouped on the tables



Also used the same roses to make the wands for my flower girls:






Thanks to people on this thread for giving me some creative inspiration :T

*Louise*, Can I ask where you got the butterflies from please?
My sister is going for the butterfly theme, and they are just what we are looking for.

sarahh112

Hi

I was wondering if anyone knew where I might be able to buy blue or teal coloured roses. I don't mind if they are real or fake - I have just set my heart on a teal (or blue if I cant find teal) and white bouquet.

Ta muchly
Sarah

*Louise*

CandyB101 wrote: »

*Louise*, Can I ask where you got the butterflies from please?
My sister is going for the butterfly theme, and they are just what we are looking for.

Hi - I got them from ebay - just typed in 'gold butterflies' they were around £7 for 24 of them.

xJayJayx

sarahh112 wrote: »

Hi

I was wondering if anyone knew where I might be able to buy blue or teal coloured roses. I don't mind if they are real or fake - I have just set my heart on a teal (or blue if I cant find teal) and white bouquet.

Ta muchly
Sarah

couldn't find teal but could find blue, ebay is your best option! They do wonderful artificial flowers silk and wooden too!

Blue and white rose and lily bouquet

Blue rose button holes

Blue rose button holes 2

there are lots to look at even table centerpieces

elainey_2

Hi all,

New to the site, so be gentle to me!

I did all my own flowers for my wedding in Oct 2007. I was quite lucky, as having done a basic floristry course, I managed to get a trade card from a florists wholesalers, and was able to buy all my flowers for buttonholes, table arrangements and bridesmaids flowers for around £30 (i did all these arrangements in artificial flowers). My bouquet cost me £10 to make, used a bit of greenery from the garden and bought a bunch of Asda extra - special white roses.

Hope this helps someone,
Love Elaine xxx

Some pics (apologies for them being a little blurred, only ones on computer I could find!)

RB2004

Hi, for anybody planning on doing their own wedding flowers, I cant recomend enough a company in Devon.

They are called "Michael Dark LTD" this is their website
http://www.michaeldark.co.uk

They are very professional, have experienced staff to advise, many of with with florist backgrounds, and stock many items as well as flowers required for weddings availiable to order online.

Specialising in high quality flowers direct from the growers. They can also arrange sometimes to do fresh flowers for delivery by courier if required.

Evansangel

Oooh im planning on doing my own flowers so thank you

*Louise*

First attempt at a corsage - this one is for my MIL