I had to
share this with you every time when we received calls from a bride asking, “Would
it be advisable to DIY flowers on my wedding day?” I would say, it takes up a
lot of patience and courage.
Friend of mine, who took up florist course that got married last two years, even with little experience on flowers, she hired someone to do the flowers. It’s just an area she would prefer to leave to the expert. I love cooking, and I love hosting event. I definitely know how to prepare for a party with a few main course but I wouldn’t want to cater my own wedding. Imagine I have to prepare 200 of main course steaks, seafood pastas, salads, and desserts, well, it doesn’t sound remotely fun to me. I can’t imagine cooking the night before my big day. It’s just not right for me.
However, some thought that creating their own flowers is such as a fun process. With that in mind, just make sure you are prepared in advance. Do take note if you prefer to DIY your flower
1) Storing flowers - Will you have a cold place to store?
Friend of mine, who took up florist course that got married last two years, even with little experience on flowers, she hired someone to do the flowers. It’s just an area she would prefer to leave to the expert. I love cooking, and I love hosting event. I definitely know how to prepare for a party with a few main course but I wouldn’t want to cater my own wedding. Imagine I have to prepare 200 of main course steaks, seafood pastas, salads, and desserts, well, it doesn’t sound remotely fun to me. I can’t imagine cooking the night before my big day. It’s just not right for me.
However, some thought that creating their own flowers is such as a fun process. With that in mind, just make sure you are prepared in advance. Do take note if you prefer to DIY your flower
1) Storing flowers - Will you have a cold place to store?
E.g.: The temperature
here is humid, where are you supposed to store your flower? Storing flower doesn’t
mean using your house’s refrigerator and just chuck it there. Remember your cut
flower needs water in a container. Once you got the flower, do you have space to
design?
2) Lifespan of cut flowers – Flowers are fragile, how to keep your cut flowers fresh?
2) Lifespan of cut flowers – Flowers are fragile, how to keep your cut flowers fresh?
3) Flower cutting tools - Make sure you buy the right tools.
E.g.: Remove the thorn on roses.
4) Set up of flowers - do you have at team of friends and family who can help you?
E.g: Bear in
mind, without flower arrangement experience, you probably take longer time
discovering the right way to do it.
5) Transporting flowers - Do you have time to transport flower one day before your wedding day?
E.g.: You will be thinking should you be doing your pedicure after your flower?
Many brides wanted to DIY flowers in the effort of cost saving and to go creative but don’t risk it on your big day. Below is what I have to share with you; “why we decided not to DIY our bouquets” by Nikki Stroud (Real bride speak-out)
In an effort to save money and use those creative juices, my mom and I planned to DIY all the flowers for the wedding — bouquets, boutonnieres and centerpieces. Simple enough, we thought, to determine which flowers we liked and arrange them in a beautiful away. We were wrong.
My mom purchased about 40 stems of various flowers, mostly roses and spider mums. She discovered a variety of spray roses she purchased were covered in thorns and were pretty much unable to be worked with for a bouquet at all. Then, she realized that making that pretty, round shape a bouquet has was nearly impossible. As the stress and worry mounted, we got in contact with Becky from Lily Lane florist.
With our budget in mind, she’s working to take the bridal and bridesmaid bouquets and all the boutonnieres off our plate (although we still plan to arrange the centerpieces ourselves with the help of a crafty family friend). Here's why we’ve decided to leave the bouquets and the bouts to the professional.
1. Shades can vary. When you order a “purple” rose, what you actually get could vary from a light lavender to a deep eggplant. When ordering flowers, it’s tough to know what color you’ll actually get. Buying in person can alleviate that worry, but then it’s one other errand close to your wedding day.
2. Flowers don’t last. When ordering flowers through places like Sam’s Club or Costco, you’re hoping they arrive slightly under-bloomed in order to give them a few days to really develop. But, you are taking a chance. Order too early and your flowers could be on the decline come wedding day.
3. Bouquet shaping takes practice. This is truly the top reason we are not DIYing our bouquets — making that spherical shape is hard! If you chose to take on DIY bouquets, make sure you practice in advance so you know how to get a shape you like. If you’re not fixated on a perfectly round bouquet, it should be easier.
4. Minimal flower knowledge makes it tough. When my mom tried to make a practice bouquet, she bought spray roses because she saw them used in another bouquet. Problem was, the flowers were covered in thorns and she couldn’t work with them at all. Being unfamiliar with flower types makes it difficult to know what to order. If you chose to DIY your flowers, make sure you ask plenty of questions before placing an order.
5. Is it worth the savings? Price out some florists before deciding if you’ll DIY or not. We’re saving a large amount of money by making our own centerpieces, so it’s definitely worth it for us. But with the bouquets, buying flowers wholesale and making them ourselves was not that much more affordable than hiring a florist. For us, it made more sense spend a bit more to use a professional.
Xoxo
Little Sweet Occasions Team
5) Transporting flowers - Do you have time to transport flower one day before your wedding day?
E.g.: You will be thinking should you be doing your pedicure after your flower?
Many brides wanted to DIY flowers in the effort of cost saving and to go creative but don’t risk it on your big day. Below is what I have to share with you; “why we decided not to DIY our bouquets” by Nikki Stroud (Real bride speak-out)
In an effort to save money and use those creative juices, my mom and I planned to DIY all the flowers for the wedding — bouquets, boutonnieres and centerpieces. Simple enough, we thought, to determine which flowers we liked and arrange them in a beautiful away. We were wrong.
My mom purchased about 40 stems of various flowers, mostly roses and spider mums. She discovered a variety of spray roses she purchased were covered in thorns and were pretty much unable to be worked with for a bouquet at all. Then, she realized that making that pretty, round shape a bouquet has was nearly impossible. As the stress and worry mounted, we got in contact with Becky from Lily Lane florist.
With our budget in mind, she’s working to take the bridal and bridesmaid bouquets and all the boutonnieres off our plate (although we still plan to arrange the centerpieces ourselves with the help of a crafty family friend). Here's why we’ve decided to leave the bouquets and the bouts to the professional.
1. Shades can vary. When you order a “purple” rose, what you actually get could vary from a light lavender to a deep eggplant. When ordering flowers, it’s tough to know what color you’ll actually get. Buying in person can alleviate that worry, but then it’s one other errand close to your wedding day.
2. Flowers don’t last. When ordering flowers through places like Sam’s Club or Costco, you’re hoping they arrive slightly under-bloomed in order to give them a few days to really develop. But, you are taking a chance. Order too early and your flowers could be on the decline come wedding day.
3. Bouquet shaping takes practice. This is truly the top reason we are not DIYing our bouquets — making that spherical shape is hard! If you chose to take on DIY bouquets, make sure you practice in advance so you know how to get a shape you like. If you’re not fixated on a perfectly round bouquet, it should be easier.
4. Minimal flower knowledge makes it tough. When my mom tried to make a practice bouquet, she bought spray roses because she saw them used in another bouquet. Problem was, the flowers were covered in thorns and she couldn’t work with them at all. Being unfamiliar with flower types makes it difficult to know what to order. If you chose to DIY your flowers, make sure you ask plenty of questions before placing an order.
5. Is it worth the savings? Price out some florists before deciding if you’ll DIY or not. We’re saving a large amount of money by making our own centerpieces, so it’s definitely worth it for us. But with the bouquets, buying flowers wholesale and making them ourselves was not that much more affordable than hiring a florist. For us, it made more sense spend a bit more to use a professional.
Xoxo
Little Sweet Occasions Team
