What do I need to make bouquets for my wedding?

Okay, I looked for questions already asked for this but most of them were concerning silk flowers. I am using REAL fresh flowers, they will be arriving next Thursday, and my wedding is Saturday. I need to know what all I will need in order to make my bouquet, my 4 bridesmaids bouquets, the boutonnières, and the pin on corsages. I want to go ahead and purchase the stuff I will need this weekend. By the way the flowers I am using are white %26amp; light pink roses, and they are trimming the thorns before they ship them. Please give me a list of what I will need, and possible places to buy this. Thank you!

What do I need to make bouquets for my wedding?
Check out this website. It gives you step by step instructions for bouquets, corsages and boutonnières.

Good luck!



http://www.save-on-crafts.com/bouqmakbas...
Reply:You need floral tape, floral pins, decorative pins for the boutonnieres and corsages, floral wire, good scissors, ribbon and depending on the style of bouquets, floral oasis. I would also get a book on doing this--as well as help. I would also suggest you get some similar flowers to what you're using THIS weekend, and make a trial or 2 (or 5) with both bouquets and boutonnieres (which is basically a small corsage). JoAnns or Michaels will have all the supplies you need. I think they even have a wire holder for corages and boutonnieres.



Also, make certain you've got room in a fridge for all this. Once you've made it all, you'll need to keep it refrigerated. And the longer you can keep stems in water, the better--so don't wrap ribbon around the stems until right before the wedding--and after you've made the bouquets, keep them in a small bucket of water in the fridge.



Good luck!
Reply:Wish you luck, and hope you have LOTS of helping hands. This is my fave site -

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Reply:check out www.bhg.com for specific help.
Reply:you'll need a ton of floral tape.

floral wire for the boutonnieres and unruly flowers.

corsage and floral pins.

ribbon.

a big bucket (or 2)

a large pair of sharp scissors.

rubberbands.



you can get all of this stuff and joann's or michael's.



The answerer below me said to keep them in the fridge...this is not advised. Some food in the fridge releases gasses that can cause the flowers to wilt. Just follow the directions that come with the flowers.
Reply:as far as the refrigerator goes you can put them in an empty refrigerator. I used a friends frig who had a second frig in their basement or in a cool spot. as some one mention the save on crafts website is good here is a video

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make...
Reply:Go to fabric store. Buy 6" or 8" bridal lace x 3ft. per bouquet. 1" or 2" ribbon matching MOH/bridesmaid dress colors, allowing for 2 x 3ft' per bouquet. Your ribbon should be 3 shades darker than light pink roses (or you will wash-out in pictures).



Use clear 2"packing tape to hold rose stems %26amp; fern together firmly. Wrap the lace around this, covering the tape but leaving approx. 3" of green stem sticking out if you want a soft look or totally mummy wrapped (doesn't look as nice). Use a good 2-sided tape to secure lace. Cut 2x 3ft. of matching ribbon, go around lace a couples of times and let hang down long. By using 2 long strips of ribbon they will 'fall' nicely in 4 separate pieces. If you wanted, you could even cut out 9" pie plate round (depending on size of your bouquet) of tuile or plain white bridal lace, cut hole in center and pass entire bouquet through it, secure all around with 2-sided tape to really do a professional job.



Boutonnières a real *$%# to make stay together unless you have the special green tape florists do, which is expensive in small quantity and difficult to source. I would just have florist do them and save yourself a lot of grief!!, lol



Have someone hold a spare roll of 2-sided tape. That stuff amazing...dress drooping down....2-sided tape, flower repair...2-sided tape!!



Good luck