As a bride, you have a lot of decisions to make. One of the most important and defining decisions is your flower scheme. The idea of DIY’ing your flowers may be daunting, but Blooms By The Box is here with plenty of resources and help! In reality, DIY is all about having fun and getting personal! In that spirit, we have come up with a list of 8 of the benefits of arranging your own flowers, some of which you may not even have known about.
1. You can win a $100 American Express Gift Card! Most of you are DIY’ing your wedding flowers so that you can save money, and we are certainly sure that getting $100 back doesn’t sound so bad. We will be drawing a winner on the 30th of each month! Winners will receive an email notification.
HOW TO ENTER
Submit photos of your DIY Flowers from a professional photographer to be eligible to win. You can email the photos to (Diana (at) bloomsbythebox.com) or submit them here (Don’t forget to enter your email in the photo submission) OR Post a review to Wedding Wire or Project Wedding and email us a link in order to enter. Email the link to Diana (at) bloomsbythebox.com
2. You Save Money. When you order wholesale flowers online you are saving money by becoming your own personal florist. You are getting all the flowers you need to make bouquets, centerpiece, corsages, and boutonnieres at a fraction of the cost when you by pass the florist. Don’t forget decorations for your ceremony! The photo credit for this lovely aisle decoration goes to The Nickersons.
3. You Get to Tailor The Look to Your Personal Taste. DIY’ing your flowers means it’s all about you! You choose the flowers, colors, textures, and accessories. There are hundreds of different options, and Blooms By The Box is there is help you achieve your dream flowers! This trendy bouquet, photographed by Caitlin Thomas Photography, uses succulents and eucalyptus for a fresh and sophisticated look.
4. Styles Are Trending in Favor of DIY. Whimsical is in, which often incorporates uneven lines and shapes – particularly in bouquets. You’ll notice in the picture below that the bouquet, photographed by Laura Murray Photography and featured on One Hitched Lane is far from perfectly round, yet still breath-taking! It features ranunculus, mini cala lilies and stock.
The rustic look is also extremely popular right now. What could be simpler than throwing some wildflowers in a mason jar? It’s so simple, and yet the effect is romantic and personal. Check out these rustic vintage centerpieces featured on Wedding Chicks with photo credits to Alea Lovely.
5. You Get a Great Selection of Flowers. When you DIY with Blooms By The Box, you get a large selection of flowers to mix, match, and play around with. Blooms consultants are ready and available to help you select the best options for your needs. While a florist may add their own personal touch, in this case, you get to add yours.
6. You Spend Time With the People You Care About. DIY’ing your flowers is a fun project, and it is guaranteed to bring people together. Have a flower-arranging party with your bridesmaids, your mom and maybe even your future mother-in-law is a wonderful way to tighten old relationships and forge new ones.
7. You Place the Focus on Your Marriage,Not Your Money. Arranging your own flowers is the perfect way to draw attention away from materialism, and onto you and your intended. Personalized flowers, carefully planned and arranged, add a wonderful note of sincerity. It is so important to add a touch of personality and meaning in every aspect of your wedding.
This beautiful photo is credited to Opiefoto Photography Studios.
8.You Get Lots of Help! Whether it’s from an online picture tutorial or a personal conversation with a Blooms By The Box flower expert, there are tons of resources at your disposal! Check out this tutorial for gorgeous and simple peony centerpieces, featured on Style Me Pretty Living. You’ll notice that there are six different arrangement options, all inspired by one type of flower.
Whatever your style, DIY’ing your flowers is the key to seeing it through! For more tips and inspiration, visit BloomsByTheBox.com and start creating! What are your dream wedding flowers?
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Vintage flowers are in! And we wanted to feature a greenery that brings modern and vintage together to create a statement look that will grace 2013 weddings. You may not see it as often now but we predict that this cascading amaranthus bouquet will really take off. Amaranthus is readily available in green and red but also if special ordered can come in white. Keep reading for DIY flower tips for replicating these bouquets on your own!
This beautiful bouquet featured on Green Wedding shoes, photographed by Jasmine Star, bouquet styled by Jesi Haack, is setting the fashion forward vintage trends. The bouquet includes red hanging amaranthus, pink and white anemones, pink astilbe, and greens. If you want to DIY this look you will need to scale down the size to decrease the budget and keep bouquet construction simple. A trial run would be a great idea.
This bouquet uses all BloomsByTheBox.com flowers! Dan and Melissa Photography submitted this photo to us after their bride and groom raved about their about DIY flower experience with BloomsByTheBox. This vintage inspired bouquet is a combination of cream vendela roses, seeded eucalyptus, and green hanging amaranthus. Here is the direct proof that you can make your own DIY vintage bouquet!
Does it honestly get any better than this bouquet captured by Mustard Seed Photography on 100 Layer Cake? We are not sure if it does, and its super simple to make, you don’t have to worry about a perfect shape. Just combine garden rose ohara, brunia silver, scabiosa pods, red hanging amaranthus, pink and white spray roses, queen anne’s lace, and seeded eucalyptus (all found seasonally on BloomsByTheBox!). The imperfect shape takes the pressure off for perfection. This is something that is certainly do-able for a DIYer. To keep the budget low make sure you make it close to this size.
DIY Suggestions: When attempting a cascading bouquet, amaranthus is easy to use because of it’s naturally long, hanging structure. It will automatically hang from the bouquet in a cascade. Add greenery with similar characteristics like ivy to add to the cascade. Try a trial run to make sure you can pull off the look you want.
You do not need a bouquet holder but you can use one if you feel more comfortable.
Check out this cascading amaranthus bouquet tutorial to to see how to use a bouquet holder with oasis foam. I would suggest skipping the bouquet holder and making it simple and easy by just making a hand tied bouquet (see tutorial on link).
Do you agree that this style will be popular this year? Would you try it on your own?
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When you are going to DIY flowers you have some thinking to do when it comes to bouquet wrap. After you have construed your bouquet (see a tutorial here) you will most likely want to decorate the stems with ribbon, burlap, lace, fabric, or personal mementos. There are endless options and possibilities. Current trends include bright ribbon, patterned fabrics, lace, burlap, vintage broaches, and rhinestones.
This gorgeous combination of bright flowers includes red, oranges, pinks, and whites are complimented by the striped ribbon. Featured in Southern Weddings and shot by photographer Courtney Dox this bouquet inspiration is a perfect display of the impact that bouquet wrap can have. Even, when all the colors stand out!
Yet another amazing bouquet wrap inspiration from Southern Weddings magazine. This time, photographed by Kristyn Hogan Photography, bright yellow paired with pale pinks are matched up with the glitter ribbon. The glitter ribbon really gives insight into the bright personalities of the couple! Straying away from the traditional ribbon paid off!
Southern Weddings Magazine’s featured Riverland Studios photos to reveal an all white wedding with pops of turquoise blue. The couple used the bouquet wrap accents to create a cohesive theme through out the wedding. Check out the post to see their turquoise colored car accent!
Last but not least, a DIY bouquet from Wedding Chicks! Click on the link to see the original post! But take moment to appreciate that big gold bow. What a statement piece! Gold is in and this bouquet of peonies, garden roses, and succulents is all around hitting it out of the trendy park!
What do we think DIYers? Any ideas?
