I love fresh flowers, and I love a bargain so I guess its a given that I am all about diy floral arranging. I'm an amateur but got some serious practice during my wedding. I knew I wanted all white flowers for our big day, but had no idea how expensive florists were. On top of normal expenses, getting married in Port Ludlow added even more for delivery.
After doing some research, I decided I was going to do the flowers myself. I watched countless YouTube videos like this and this, researched floral arranging books on Amazon (then checked them out through the library), and bought a few bouquets of flowers at the grocery store to practice.
It actually wasn't that hard. Over the months leading up to my wedding I collected clippers, wire, tape and vases- mostly purchased at Ikea ($1.99 each), then the day before my bridesmaids and I spent a few hours putting everything together. Oh yes, we ordered most of the flowers from Costco for about $500-white roses, white hydrangeas, and calla lillies. We had them delivered right to Port Ludlow and then we picked up a few dozen Dahlia's at the Dahlia Barn in North Bend and drove them over.
All-in-all it took about 3 hours to put together 12 center pieces and 5 bouquets. I was really happy with how they turned out and the major cost savings. The bouquets are a little tricky until you get the hang of holding all the flowers in one hand. For the centerpieces, we used clear tape to make a grid on the top to hold the flowers in place. We were using clear glass vases so foam wasn't an option.
I'm going to host a baby-shower this summer... Do you have any cute and cheap diy centerpiece ideas?
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