Many times DIY’ers get caught up in their imagination and forget to remember some of the realities of doing their wedding flowers. Just to put things in perspective BloomsbyTheBox.com wants to give you some DIY food for thought, ya know to keep you in check. We are keeping your best interests and wallet in mind to make this a great experience.
This beautiful photo was shot by Katelyn James Photography and the greatest part is that she did these DIY arrangements herself! Yes DIY wedding arrangements made by and photographed by the same lovely lady!
TIP #1: Avoid Making A Large Quantity of Large Arrangements
This is simply not do-able if you are doing all your wedding flowers. If you wish to save money with DIY you will need to scale down your expectations in terms of size of the arrangements. If you want to make 20 large rounded pillar arrangements for your wedding ceremony you may want to think about scaling back. Making these arrangements is costly and time consuming. You may not have the time or the budget for extravagant wedding flowers, which is why you are doing-it-yourself in the first place.
Tip #2: Avoid Making Arrangements That Are Hard to Construct
Arrangements that are complicated to make include cascading bouquets, floral garland, large topiary pieces, large extravagant centerpieces, and suspended arrangements. Arrangements with complicated mechanics take much longer to make. The last thing you want to do is stress out the day before your wedding because you do not have enough time to finish your flowers. Keep things simple by using multiple smaller vases, imperfect bouquet shapes, and simple boutonnieres and shoulder corsages. When you need to use floral foam, floral adhesive, floral wire, designer dishes, and duck tape (okay maybe not duck tape hehe) to construct one centerpiece you are going to be overwhelmed. If that is the case you may need the expertise of a florist.
Tip #3: Don’t Be Too Color Specific
Nature unfortunately does not care about your wedding color scheme. Flowers are a part of nature and when choosing your flower colors you may have to settle on shades of a color. Often times this becomes a great way to add depth to your current color scheme. Try to be open to using colors to add depth to your color scheme rather than match it.
How to get the most out of your DIY Wedding Flowers:
1. Use flowers with lots of color.
2. Use small miscellaneous vases.
3. Cluster vases together to create high impact.
4. Create imperfect trendy bouquet shapes.
5. Use accessories to compliment and bring out the colors in your wedding theme.
Keep in mind that you will be putting together your flowers and you want to make it a fun and creative experience. Keep things simple and dress them up with accessories and accents. The pictures above are an example of DIY flowers done beautifully and without stress. The flowers are plentiful, the colors are bright, but the arrangement style is simple. The accents include lemons, pearls and lace. The bouquet has an imperfect shape that is beautiful and very trendy and easy to construct. AND the arrangements are simple because each vase has a single flower type but they make a high impact when all placed together. Keep all these ideas in mind when creating your very own DIY Wedding Flower arrangements to get the very most our of your budget.
If you think your arrangement ideas for your DIY may be a little too ambitious post a comment and we will all chime in. So what do you think of our suggestions?!?!
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Learning to make a wedding boutonniere does not have to be as hard as you think. In fact, it’s super simple and inexpensive to make boutonnieres for your weddings and events. This video uses the trendy ranunculus to show you how to make a romantic yet classic wedding boutonniere in under 5 minutes! Don’t forget to check out our other 2 videos for making garden rose and ranunculus centerpieces and bouquets! You can find all our DIY flower videos on our Blooms video workshop.
Making your own wedding flowers can seem a large task but in reality it’s a creative project that will save you money in the long run. Get you that honey money you always wanted and allow you some wiggle room in your budget.
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The Spring 2013 Pantone Color report surprisingly fits the whimsical wedding trends that are predicted for this spring’s weddings. These punchy colors make up a fashion forward combo that captures the eye’s attention. If you are planning on making your wedding flowers for a spring wedding, keep these beautiful colors in mind for making a bold statement. The Pantone Color reports are great inspiration for DIY wedding flowers and wedding color scheme. Visit their site to make your own color palettes!
Photo by Nicole Chan Photography feature on Style Unveiled.
The bouquet above combines yellow billy balls, blue spray tinted hydrangeas, yellow celosia, and greenery to bring the green and blue pantone colors together. The yellows, blues, and greens are combine to create a bold, whimsical arrangement with an edgy feel. These color are perfect for a bright spring event!
Photo by Jennifer Kathryn Photography on Elizabeth Anne Designs featuring Fleur!
This bouquet of peach lisianthus, peach garden roses, orange ranunculus and blue delphinium breath draw on the pale tones in the Pantone Spring Color Palette. This interesting combo is eye pleasing, balanced, and yet unique. Pale colors combined with one punchy color (like the yellow in this bouquet) create a visible focal point in your bouquet and blend to create a comprehensive style.
Photo by Kristen Nicole Photography florals by Beautiful Blooms by Jen
These beautiful deep and bright colors translate into a beautiful tones of elegance for a wedding at any time of the year. The red protea, orange dendrobian orchids, purple lisianthus, and red dahlias create an ambiance of sophistication.
These wonderful floral designers and pantone colors give DIY’ers the perfect color inspirations for our very own weddings and bouquets.
What color combinations would you put together with this colors palette? Are there colors that you think will be more popular in spring 2013 that we missed? Please share your ideas, we would love to hear them!
