How To Make A DIY Wedding Bouquet + Homegrown Flowers

I am here to share just how to make your own bridal bouquet, step-by-step. You’ll discover the things you need as well as photos of how to put together your DIY wedding bouquet. Yes!

DIY Wedding Bouquet – How To

So it’s time for the almost conclusion of my home-grown wedding flowers project. All of the flowers in this bouquet are from my garden.

From all of the seedlings and seeds I sowed the Cow Parsley was the only real major success I have had (so far). An important lesson I learned and therefore a big tip from me would be to have a backup plan if you are growing your own blooms. Luckily I have quite a few established plants in the garden that provide the Sweet Peas, Daisies and Thistles.

A fair bit of effort did go into growing the blooms, but the satisfaction of seeing the end result is just wonderful. If you want to grow your own you could always ask a florist if they would be happy to arrange the flowers for you if you aren’t too confident.

Anyway here is my attempt at a pretty relaxed hand-tied bridal bouquet.

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What You Need

Flowers & Foliage
Florist Wire
Ribbon/Twine
Scissors

📌 Top Tip - Try to cut and arrange the flowers as close to the wedding as possible. The night before or the morning of the wedding would ensure the blooms stay fresh.

Step 1

Be sure to prepare your stems. Take off excess leaves, dunk the ends in boiling water and give them a good drink of cool water too.

Step 2

Begin by holding stems in your hand tightly, adding in each stem in turn. Try to work in odds for a natural feel.

For this bouquet, I wanted a long informal hand-tied feel rather than a structured shape, so I used the Cow Parsley as a backdrop to the other flowers.

Step 3

Once you have a shape and arrangement you are happy with, secure it with florist wire before adding your decorative wrap.

Step 4

Neaten up the ends by chopping the bottom of the stems. Or if you want a really wild feel leave them as they are.

And there you have your beautiful bridal bouquet.

Store your homemade bouquet in a cool room, in water and they will be ready and waiting for you on the big day!

And there you have it, the full tutorial on how to make a bridal bouquet. I hope it's useful and your flower arranging is a huge success!

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