Elegant And Inexpensive Do It Yourself Wedding Flowers
June 29, 2009 by Francina · Leave a Comment
There are so many expenses when planning a wedding that any suggestions to save some money are very welcome. One idea is to have do-it-yourself wedding flowers. It can be really inexpensive but yet elegant, beautiful and unique.
But where to begin if you haven’t arranged flowers before? Let alone making boutonnieres and corsages (which by the way are not nearly as difficult as you may think!)
The following points may be a motivation for you to do this:
You will have to learn about:
available and therefore less expensive
last longer
It is a lot of new information but fortunately there are step-by-step directions available online with clear pictures and directions with every step. So if you are ready for do-it-yourself, inexpensive but elegant wedding flowers, help is at hand. You go girl!
Making Your Own Elegant Wedding Flowers
May 27, 2009 by Francina · Leave a Comment
You don’t have to like flowers to appreciate them and every wedding needs flowers like flowers need rain. And yes it can be costly but can you imagine how boring a wedding would be without any floral arrangements or decorative accents at all? The good news is that you can save a lot on wedding flower costs by making your own elegant wedding flowers.
Pink roses bouquet
Not sure if this is such a good idea? Trust yourself. Everybody has some creativity in them and you don’t even need that in this instance. Paul Ajao is an expert florist and wrote a book called “Create Your Own Wedding Flowers”.
The book includes step-by-step instructions and pictures for making your own beautiful wedding flowers. Of course you can change the type of flowers used for a completely different look and you will save a lot of money when you buy the wedding flowers yourself.
It is quite easy to do and your mind will start flowing as soon as you get the hang of it. It becomes quite addictive actually and it gets even better when you realize how much you will be saving on wedding flower costs!
Diy bouquet steps
Diy cascading bouquet
Beside the bouquets in the pictures you will learn the following:
- How to make boutonnieres for the groom and groomsmen
- Six easy but elegant designs for centerpieces
- How to create bouquets for bridesmaids
- Instructions to create an arm bouquet of calla lilies
The book is very affordable and will save you a lot on wedding flower costs when you buy the wedding flowers yourself. And just think about the satisfaction when you can say that you will be making your own elegant wedding flowers which will make it truly unique. You can do it.
P.S.(You can find more floral design secrets HERE)
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