Left bouquet includes roses & deciduous foliage, Right bouquet includes Alstromeria & rosesI love the thrill of a creative challenge so when a good friend asked me to do the flowers for her wedding I jumped at the opportunity. I knew that I would be getting in a little over my head as I have no experience in wedding flowers but thanks to You Tube I think I pulled it off.
The bride’s background is Burmese and Indian so the flowers needed to be rich with colour and match a white wedding dress, red sari, a blue bridesmaid’s dress and a burgundy groom’s tie.
We decided on the colour theme and organized a trip to the flower markets to do a trial.
The bride’s background is Burmese and Indian so the flowers needed to be rich with colour and match a white wedding dress, red sari, a blue bridesmaid’s dress and a burgundy groom’s tie.
We decided on the colour theme and organized a trip to the flower markets to do a trial.
Colour theme included gold, apricot, burgundy, aqua, peach, red
I kept the designs very simple to ensure no hiccups and the final bridal bouquet included: Cherry Brandy roses with deciduous foliage (not sure what it’s called).
The bridesmaid’s bouquet included: Cherry Brandy rose, David Austin rose & Alstromeria
The button holes included: Vanda Mokara Orchid or Rose, Camellia Foliage & Dodda vine.
It was a lot of fun putting together the arrangements and I learnt a few things about floristry in the process.
The wedding was last night and it was a truly beautiful event.
The You Tube videos that helped me with the bouquet and button holes are listed below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieP97FqZo5U
http://video.in.msn.com/watch/video/how-to-make-a-corsage/fyed32rk
http://www.perfect-wedding-day.com/make-a-boutonniere.html
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