DIY Ceremony Arrangement with Bloom Culture Flowers

1. Soak Floral Foam

Start by soaking your floral foam. Foam is easier for 2 reasons, the flowers stay in place and no water makes it WAY easier to transport

2. Fill Your Vase

If you’re using a large urn or vase, fill the bottom so you don’t have to use more foam or product to fill the vase. Here we’ve used a plastic vase to cut down the volume of the vase

3. Add Structure with Tape

Tape a light X across the top of the vase to keep the foam in place.

4. Start with Greenery

For the greenery, we allot a quarter of a bunch to half a bunch. For large pieces like this, we might allot 1/2 to a whole bunch. We typically use 2-3 varieties of greenery. I start with one variety, here I used Robelini to create reach and add volume, then I layered in salal (or commonly called Lemon Leaf) then a few stems of Baby Blue Eucalyptus.

5. Fill in the greenery

Once you’ve “greened” your vase You’re done! JK. 😂

We typically say if it looks good without floral you’re setting yourself up for success! Not every hole or space has to be filled, leave room for the flowers! Feel free to stop once you think it looks good and full Also if you don’t use the full allotment of greenery, that’s great! You can always save it for later if you need to fill in some areas or use it in other areas of your wedding. Win, win.

6. Arrange Your Flowers

We always start with the biggest bloom which is our hydrangea. This way you aren’t trying to fit it in and squash other blooms at the end. Place the blooms at varying heights. You want a statement arrangement so don’t be afraid to keep the stems long.

7. Place Flowers from Largest to Smallest Blooms

Next, add in the lavender stock. This bloom is great for its linear structure and it adds diversity and depth to the arrangement. Remember, keep the stems long for a grand arrangement!

8. Place flowers evenly throughout the arrangement.

Roses come next. Don’t let the rose deter you! These are not your “standard” standard roses. The petal structure of this variety looks like a garden rose but is actually a standard rose. Great, but what does that mean? It means you get a huge bloom with a garden rose appearance but not on a garden rose budget. #budgetsavvy

Half the cost of a garden rose and all the appeal. Again, win-win! I love to help couples get the most bang for their budget without sacrificing aesthetics or the overall vision.

9. Leave the smallest blooms for last

Next, you want to layer in the smaller blooms like the scoop scabiosa and carnations. (Whispers to her friend, did she just say carnations? gasp!) Yep! These are not the carnations you’re used to. These are terra cotta carnations. And they are lovely. They have the perfect color and their petal structure is AMAZING! Not to mention their price-point can’t be beat and they come 25 to a bunch! Whaaaat? You’re welcome. Sprinkle these babies and the scabiosa in per the quantity in the recipe and we’re almost done!

10. Fillers

Last but not least is our old gal pal Wax Flower. This is the perfect filler flower, the scale is perfect for filling holes or gaps and making the arrangement feel complete!

11. Add the finishing touches

Finishing touches: Fill in with any leftover greenery you may and look over the arrangement to make sure it looks full and prancy. I typically make these arrangements the day before the wedding, keep the foam moist, and store it in a cool location out of the sun.

DIY Your Own Wedding Flowers

Wondering how you can do this with all of your wedding flowers? Bloom Culture Flowers specializes in working with DIY brides to remove all of the guess-work; they do the hard part so you can do the fun part. They will help you set a floral budget, determine the best flower varieties to use, and write “flower recipes” that tell you exactly what ingredients you’ll need for every bouquet, centerpiece, boutonniere and more, and give you video tutorials of how to do it. With all of the prep done, they’ll then set you up to have the flowers delivered directly to your door!