HOW TO MAKE AN ORCHIDS BOUQUET FOR THE BRIDE The bride bouquet is the main focus as she walks for the big moment make your own bouquet. Orchids are resistant, exotic and they come in a variety of shapes and colors that can easily blend with the theme of your wedding
What you will need: • • • • • •
Orchids Fillers Scissors Recipient Water and floral food Elastic rubber
• Floral tape • tape
How to choose your flowers
The most important thing that you should acknowledge is that there is no right or wrong choices when choosing flowers for your wedding.
It's your personal choice and your preference, what really matters is a basic understanding of what works or not for the theme and budget you have.
You could grab a hold of a good florist for some useful advice, so be prepared to make a thousand questions and communicate your ideas to your florist once you get to that stage. A good source of wholesale flowers can be found online.
Working with the flowers
Peal the stem of the orchids and cut the fillers, flower fillers stem 2 inches from the bottom in an angle. Put them in the bucket/ container with water and floral food, so that they will look fresh for the event.
Choose the most beautiful and bigger orchid to be the center of the bouquet. Hold it on your non-dominant hand 3-4 inch below the base of the flower. Start adding flowers around the main flower. You should alternate in this round motion between flower fillers and green fillers. Every flower filler should align with the main flower.
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Continue to add flowers in layers until you feel its comfortable enough for you to carry it. When you have finished use the rubber band to secure all the stems.
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Cut all the stems at the same size. Prior to the event wrap the stems with the floral tape. Start from the bottom and work your way until about 2-3 in. from the base of the flowers.
Tips and recommendations
You can use a sharp knife to cut flower stems but don’t use scissors as it can close the stems preventing flowers to hydrate.
Remove the leaves and thorns by hand. If you are going to use the flowers immediately, organize and secure with the rubber band, and then leave them in the water and flower food until a few hours from the time of the event.
If flowers are not as open as we want to be perfect, do not touch the petals, just gently blow with a hair dryer on low heat or place in a warm place to encourage the flowers open.