The bridesmaid’s bouquet is an essential element of any wedding. With preserved flowers, you can make all the bridesmaids’ bouquets weeks in advance, deliver them without water, and the bridal party can keep them as a souvenir. Follow this tutorial step by step to create an elegant bouquet of 11 preserved roses.
Material
You will need:
- 11 preserved roses
- 1/2 preserved bouquet of bear grass
- 15 preserved coculus leaves
- 11 flower holders or use the cross-wire technique
- Floratape
- Floral stem wire
- Hot Floral glue
- Cold floral glue
- Some tools depicted right after
Step 1
Use the flower holders to stem your 11 roses with hot glue or use the cross wire technique, then flora tape them.
Step 2
Mount the cocculus leaves on the technical wire, then flora tape them.
Step 3
Assemble the roses together to form the bouquet. Make a temporary link with the flora tape, then prick the flower holders.
Step 4
Create loops with the coculus leaves with cold glue.
Step 5
Assemble the rods to make the flange of the bouquet, then flora tape them.
Step 6
Arrange the bear grass around the stems, then trim the ends to make them evenly sized.
Step 7
Make the final decorative link: Pin a coculus leave wrapped around the bear grass.
Tips for wedding florists
- Plan ahead: preserved bouquets can be made during the slow months and stored in a box, away from light and humidity, until the wedding.
- Match the colors: preserved roses come in many shades, including colors that fresh roses don’t offer, to match the bridesmaids’ dresses.
- Sell the keepsake: remind the couple that the bouquets will last for years, a strong argument to justify the price.
More ideas in our article on wedding themes with preserved flowers.
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