The most important day of anyone’s life will be the wedding day of that person. Wedding is one of the very important occasions in everyone’s life. People decorate the weddings with many decorative items out of which dried wedding bouquet is very vital. In fact bouquets are very much important for weddings. It is an important part of the whole attire of the bride. Even flower girls needs bouquet in weddings.

Roses are indeed the best-opted flowers for making a bouquet. Brides love a rose bouquet on their wedding. Roses symbolize love and grace. But a fresh rose bouquet is not enduring. So we can try making a dried flower wedding bouquet for the bride. A red rose wedding bouquet is the most elegant gift for a bride. It has become popular and is common among brides. A rose wedding bouquet looks stunning with greenery.

For making a dried red rose wedding bouquet you will require the following materials:

9 dried red rose

30 rose leaves

50 pieces of gauge wire

13 clear crystals

13 head pins

13 crimps

Red ribbon

Crimping tool

At first take all the dried red rose, leaves and crystals to wire and tape them together. If you want to wire the crystal then pass a head pin through the hole in the crystal. Then take a fold and push in the bit of the head pin to fasten the edge of the crystal. Make use of your crimping tool to press the tuck into the pin.

Make sure that you get the crimp as close as possible to the crystal. This will help the crystal to be in position. Now turn the floristry wire around the pin and the tape. Take seven dried roses together and hold them. Arrange them in a fan shape. Now take three crystals and set them around the center rose. Hold them in the correct place using a small piece of tape.

For making the bottom of the bouquet take five leaves, two roses and three crystals. Make use of wired –taped crystals to begin with the tail of the bouquet. Set a leaf just behind a crystal and tape them altogether. Place a dried rose just below the crystal and tie it again.

Place two leaves below the rose and on the either side of the rose. Take one more crystal and place it beneath the rose. At last add the two left leaves and the left crystal and tie them using a tape.

Take the left leaves and place them around the bouquet. Overlap the leaves while placing them in the bouquet. Use ribbon to give place to the bouquet. Cover the handle of your bouquet with a red ribbon. Start wrapping the ribbon from the bottom of the bouquet. Continue wrapping the ribbon towards the top of the bouquet.

Hold the ribbon in place push heads pin. Leave finger space in between each pin. There you are ready with a dried rose wedding bouquet.

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Bear grass looks like grass. They grow up to a height of 60 inches or 5 feet. It is native of North America and is grown only in sub-alpine zone. They are of Lily family. The people who are native to America use the bear grass to make beautiful traditional baskets and hats. But we all use them as one of the important element in the floral arrangement. Here we will give you some tips on how you use the bear grass in your wedding bouquet. When you add the bear grass to the bouquet you will see the richness and exquisite quality your bouquet will acquire.

In fact it adds a degree of warmth also to these wedding bouquets. The materials you require are bear grass, scissors and floral tape. The steps, which we must perform, are:

Step 1: Those bouquets, which have skimpy look. Fill them up using bear grass. It will save your money as well as give a bulkier look to your bouquet as compared to your other filler flowers.

Step 2: While using bear grass ensure that you go with contrasting textures of it. Do not use and thin and wiry flowers as the bear grass itself are thin and wiry. Go for flowers like roses, lilies, gerbera daisies etc.

Step 3: Now you pair up a few strands of bear grass with one simple flower for a modest effect. This will come out very beautiful if correctly done. Prefer using three or four calla lilies of same color but varying length with bear grass as backdrop. This will really create a stylish look.

Step 4: Now after that you share few pieces of the bear grass all around the bouquet. You do this by bending the grass and protecting both the ends to look like an arch when you finish it. Now using floral tape secure both the ends within the stems of the bouquet.

Step 5: Now at last you pull the leaves off of the bottom of the bear grass. It is because the leaves are not so pretty so that you can use them.

This is how you can add bear grass to the wedding bouquet.

The world is changing and so are the traditions. Original things are being replaced by their make do substitutes. Nowadays you don’t need genuine naturals flowers for a wedding, the artificial ones will work fine. And why not, the modern artificial flowers are as real as the natural ones. They are attractive, beautiful and they help brighten up even the dullest of places. The brides they love the artificial flowers especially the silk ones. As these artificial flowers do not have life, there is no question of their dying. So the brides can save these flowers as a remembrance of her wedding day.

Here are some advantages of artificial flowers over the natural ones:

· The first advantage of the artificial flowers is that you can have them longer than the natural flowers.

· Next, the artificial flowers are a lot easier to preserve than their natural counterparts.

· You will get artificial flowers at much cheaper price than the natural flowers.

· The availability of the artificial flowers does not depend on the seasons. That is you can get any flower in any time of the season.

· As the artificial flowers do not wilt or shrivel, you can order them well ahead from the date of your wedding.

· One very good thing about artificial things is their variety. There is no thing as “one piece” in artificial things. This feature of artificial flowers gives more scope to your choice of flowers.

· The bulk manufacturing of the artificial flowers makes each flowers as same as the other. This saves you the extra trimmings and cuttings while arranging.

· Another good advantage of the artificial flowers over the natural ones is that you can reuse these flowers. By reuse I mean that you can always use these flowers afterwards for creative crafts and decorations.

· Lastly, if you ever get divorced, though God forbid. Then you can resale your artificial flowers. Who wants to keep a part of broken memories anyway?

With these many advantages of artificial flowers, no wonder they are so much popular these days. So if you are thinking of having a wedding soon, don’t think twice, just get artificial flowers for your wedding flower arrangement. They may not be original, but who cares about originality nowadays.

Flowers are the most beautiful décor of a wedding. In modern days brides mostly prefer silk bouquets. The silk orchid bouquets are easy to make and do not wilt. Silk orchid bouquet do not need any special process of preservation. They can stay with us for a longer period of time. Let’s try to make a silk orchid bouquet for your wedding.

To make a silk orchid wedding bouquet the following materials are required:

• Silk orchid flowers
• Greenery filler
• Bridal bouquet collar
• Ribbon
• Hot glue gun
• Lace

Before making a silk orchid wedding bouquet you need to purchase silk orchid flowers, fillers, flower collar, and ribbon from your nearby local craft store. If you want a good selection of silk orchid flowers it will be better to take time to shop. If you give plenty of time before your wedding date then you will get a wonderful collection of silk orchid flowers.

Once you have selected your silk orchid flowers and the other decorative items for your wedding bouquet. Place them on the table and separate them according to their categories. This will make your work easier. You can roughly sort out the flowers for the arrangement before you begin your work.

Take each silk orchid flower and filler and put them in the collar. This will help you to form the stature out of the combination that you like best. You can get a rough idea of your bouquet.

When you have the idea of the bouquet begin to put the silk orchid flowers in the collar. Arrange the silk orchid flowers in the collar neatly and carefully. Before arranging the flowers ensure their length, cut off the extra stems. Begin with greenery and then the small filler flowers.

Place the large silk orchid flowers at the back with the medium flowers at the middle. Keep the small silk orchid flowers at the front. Fill the collar completely with silk orchid flowers. Use hot glue to stick the flowers inside the collar. Fill the empty spaces in the bouquet with greenery. Cut the stems to get an even length at the bottom.

Leave 2” from below so that the bouquet is comfortable to hold. Use ribbon to cover the stems of the bouquet. Use glue to paste the ribbon to the stem when you begin using it and then turn it around the bouquet. You can use one or more colors ribbon in the bouquet. Make a bow at the end of the ribbon.

For additional silk orchid flowers tie a lace around the collar and put in extra pieces in it.

Your silk orchid wedding bouquet is ready. Now get ready for the wedding and look gorgeous with silk orchid bouquet.

As we all are aware that weddings are important incident of our lives, we want to preserve the all happy moments attached with it forever. The presents and gifts, which we get, are really memorable. Bouquets play an important role in weddings, as the brides carry them during ceremony. To cherish these wedding bouquets and the ones which are gifted to you, we must take some measures to preserve the. In this article, we will describe you the steps that you have to perform to preserve them. The steps are as follows:

Step 1: Keep in mind that you start preserving your bouquet soon after your wedding for about one to four days after wedding.

Step 2: If you want your bouquet to look natural and realistic send them to professional for freeze-drying or pressed.

Step 3: Make use of drying agents like silica gel, sand or borax to preserve your bouquet at home. In this process you must cover each flower completely with the drying agent that you choose so that they take away the moisture. Then after that you must carefully separate out the flowers and the drying agent. The time taken drying process totally depends on the type of flowers. Also while keeping them in a dry place, do not disturb them frequently.

Step 4: You can also press your flowers of the bouquet to preserve them. The easiest way of doing this is to place theses flowers in between absorbent papers and place a heavy object or book upon them. Leave them for few days or weeks if necessary. Do not disturb them while they get pressed, otherwise you may spoil your flowers. There are other methods also to press them.

Step 5: Or the last step is that you can create your dried flower bouquet by simply drying your flowers. This is in fact the simplest method of preservation. This, you can practice at home very easily too. You just need to take your bouquet. Apart the flowers individually. Now let them dry by merely hanging them in upside down position. Hang them in a dark and dry place. Leave them for few weeks until they are fully dried. After they are dried, arrange the bouquet as it was.

Choosing any of these steps you can keep your wedding bouquets for decades. The method you choose will depend on the type of flowers.

Wedding bouquets come in many styles. You can classify them according to their shape. Before selecting the flowers for your bouquet remember the style and the color of the wedding party. Making a bridal bouquet is the most challenging job in a wedding. In ancient days, the bridegroom used to choose flowers and pick them on the wedding day. These flowers were gathered and designed as a bouquet for the bride. This was indeed the special gift for the bride.

But in modern days, this tradition no longer exists. Place your order to the florist and your wedding bouquet is ready. By the end of the 19^th and the beginning of the 20^th century the trend of using cascade bridal bouquet emerged. These bouquets are made of white roses and lilies. Cascade wedding bouquets are traditional. They are now a popular choice among the brides.

You can plan your own cascade bouquet with only one kind of flowers. Generally for making a cascade wedding bouquet you require white roses and lilies. The common element in a cascade wedding bouquet is that they have a flowing form. These bouquets are also termed as shower bouquet. Calla lilies having long slim stems which fit well in the arrangement. Roses, veronica, freesias and lisianthus also work well for a cascade wedding bouquet.

For making a cascade wedding bouquet you will need:-

• Large angled wedding holder
• Five long stems English ivy
• Fourteen white roses
• Three stems of white lilies

Let’s start by saturating the wedding holder in water. Hold the bouquet tightly in its position while placing paper towels in the vase.

Cut two ivy stems. Locate these stems on the top and the side of the bouquet. Remember to use long stems at the edge.

Cut the white roses in a prefect size. Place it in the shape of S in the bouquet. Leave places for using lily stems. Tie three roses with a wire. Now add ivy to each stem and tie them with wire.

Now it will look like a corsage. To create the cascading effects, place each flower at different length. Provide an opening for the bride to hold the bouquet. Bring the wire tapped down and turn them.

In between the roses set the lilies. Fill the bouquet with small ivy. Cascade wedding bouquets are trendy now a days. Now a days florist use tropical flowers for creating a cascade wedding bouquet.

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Wedding is the most auspicious occasion in our life. We wonder if we can preserve all the moments of our wedding day. Well, not all may be, but I can guide you to at least preserve the beautiful flower bouquets you get in your wedding. Yes, you can preserve your wedding bouquet. There are different preservation methods you can keep your wedding bouquet eternal. There is no wedding without a bouquet. For every bride a bouquet is a very special gift. There has always been a wish to preserve the wedding bouquet.

There are various preservation companies rising with new ideas of wedding bouquet preservation. Wedding symbolizes the union of two souls. The day remains in your heart and mind forever. Even it’s a wish to preserve wedding bouquet and keep with us forever.

For preserving wedding bouquet the following materials are required: -

· Yellow pages

· Wedding flower bouquets

· Wedding programs

· Small coolers

· Plastic

· Ice

· Sand

To start with preserving bouquets do it before the date of wedding. Begin with the process of preserving the wedding bouquet soon after the wedding is over.

Remember that you must be specific in preserving your bouquet. There are several home techniques for preserving wedding bouquet.

If you wish to hold the practical look of the flowers it is better to resourcefully freeze dry them. Take aloof the elements of the bouquet and rearrange them. This process will require 3 to 4 weeks.

You can even press your wedding bouquet. For this process you can take away the flowers for pressing. After pressing is complete rearrange them. This will enable the flowers to flatten. You can achieve the real profile of the bouquet. This process goes for 8 to 10 weeks.

By using drying agents such as sand, silica gel or borax you can also preserve your wedding bouquet. Pick the flowers early in the morning so that they have no dew. Then in a box pour the solution. Place the flowers straight in the solution so that the flowers do not fold. Pour some more of the solution on the flowers. Seal the container tightly. Leave it for 4 to 5 weeks. Slowly remove the solution from the flowers.

After the bouquet is dried use hair spray.

Are you aware of Valentine’s Day? It is famous on the 14^th February. On this day we lovers gain the courage to express our love to our beloved. The lovers consider this day to be a sacred day for them. This day is also known as Saint Valentine’s Day.

It is said that saint valentine on his last summon to his beloved mentioned the words “from your valentine”.  He was the one to get the kings army men married secretly. When the emperor heard this, he killed Valentine. Valentine’s Day and flowers are very intimately connected to each other. The easiest way to show your love to your beloved is making either a flower bouquet or a valentine card.

Valentine’s Day is the romantic day for lovers. On this day flowers are considered as the loveliest gift. Do you want to see your beloved happy? Then let’s try to work out a rose basket bouquet on this valentine.

You can make this rose basket bouquet of fresh as well as dried flowers. For making this bouquet you will require

• Roses
• Basket
• Floral foam
• Scissors
• Ribbon

Firstly, it is very important for you to make a correct decision for your bouquet. If you want your bouquet to be a fresh flower bouquet then you can collect fresh roses. But if you want a dried rose flower basket bouquet then you have to dry your roses.

Secondly, if you wish a dried flower rose bouquet you can tie your roses together. Then hang them upside down in a dark room. You can follow another way by pressing them.

Thirdly, if you desire a fresh rose basket bouquet you need to select your own collection of roses you wish. After that, cut the stems properly so that when they are displayed in the basket they get the appearance.

Fourthly, you take the correct basket for your flowers. If your flowers are large you should use a big basket.

Fifthly, to hold your flowers you require floral foam. You can use this both for dried as well as for fresh flowers. You must cut the floral foam and fit it at the bottom of the basket. Remember to attach a plastic at the bottom if you are using fresh flowers in your basket bouquet. This will help you to prevent your bouquet from any kind of water leakage.

Sixthly, cut the flowers in an accurate shape and then place the large flowers in the centre and continue your arrangement. After all your placement is over add some greenery to your basket bouquet.

This rose basket bouquet will bring charm to your adored ones face.