When you’re writing a budget for your wedding, you’ll probably call a few florists to get pricing for your flowers. When you do, you might be quite shocked. Having your flowers arranged by a professional is quite expensive, and it could really be out of the range of your budget. If this is the case, though, you still have other options. Arranging your own wedding flowers is actually not at all difficult to do. Here are some ideas to get you started.
First, you’re going to start by practicing. You’ll want to check out different types of arrangements and bouquets you like. Chances are that you’ll be able to find step-by-step instructions for putting these arrangements together online. Then, you’ll get some really cheap flowers to practice with a couple of times. One way to get cheap flowers is to call a florist to see if they have any old flowers they’re getting rid of. Sometimes they’ll just give them to you for free.
Next, when your wedding is a couple of weeks away, you’ll want to order wholesale flowers for your bouquets. Wholesale flowers are going to be much, much cheaper than flowers that you buy from a florist. Since you’ve already practiced arranging your bouquets, you’ll be an old hand at it now.
Once your arrangement is done, you’ll just have to keep it fresh until the wedding day. Keep it in a cool – but not freezing – place, and don’t keep it in a fridge that has food in it, since some of the gas that foods release can cause flowers to spoil more quickly. You’ll also want to keep the stem of your bouquet soaking in a shallow bucket of water. Your bouquet will stay fresh and beautiful until your wedding day, when you can show off your handiwork as you walk down the aisle.
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