I am planning on doing a simple hand tied rose bouquet. Do I need to wire each stem to prevent the roses from drooping, or is it enough to just tape the stems together. I have seen both methods recommended online, but I would like to hear from someone who has made bouquets before.
I made a rose bouquet for a july wedding and I think whether you need to wire or not depends on two factors :
1) Size of the Bouquet: The bigger the more bent the outside stems will be and the more likely to break. I used ~18 roses and there was no need for wiring, just floral table and ribbon.
2)Quality of the Roses: The nicer the roses the less likely they'll break.
Definitely do a test run beforehand, it will spare you a lot of stress down the road.
i've done different ones for other weddings but i did all rose for my own. i didn't wire them, and i don't usually wire stems of bouquets i do. here's mine from non-pro pics, hopefully i'll have good ones from the photog for my recaps!
like vyeta7 says, get quality roses and you won't need to wire them. keeping them in water as long as possible also helps. wiring simply helps hold the rose up at the neck where it goes limp first. wiring doesn't hurt the roses (IMO, but some florists disagrees) if you want the added security but not doing so save a lot of work. also for the closeup shots, the wire will show easy on your bouquet. PM me if you have more questions :)
I made my bouquet as well, it consisted of about 30 large head roses and 15 mini calla lilies... I didn't even know about step wiring!!! Mine worked perfectly. I think you need to wire steps if your flowers are clustered and you leave the stems long.
i had about 20 roses in my bouquet, and didn't need to wire. i just started with two roses, taped them together, and kept wrapping as i added roses. :)
thanks for all your comments! I am definitley going to do a trial run. Did any of you make bouts or corsages? I have seen instructions on these online, but I have not tried making any yet.
corsages are often harder than bouts, but still very diy-able. i highly suggest not doing a lot of fresh ones yourself because they can be quite time consuming (depending on how complicated they are). i definitely recommend trial runs. here's the tutorial i did awhile back, hopefully it's of help:
thanks greentea. Your bouquet is pretty much what I have in mind, it is so beautiful.
I think I can manage fresh bouts (our wedding is super small). I need 4-5 bouts, 2-3 corsages, bridal bouquet and 1 BM bouquet. (the exact numbers for bouts and corsages are flucuating because we aren't sure if his elderly grandparents can make it yet.) Instead of corsages for the moms and possible grandma, I was also thinking of just doing a mini, 3 or 5 stem, bouquet for them to carry, and then they don't have to worry about wearing their flowers around all night. And it would be easier for me to make. I'll have to do some trials.
I am planning on doing a simple hand tied rose bouquet. Do I need to wire each stem to prevent the roses from drooping, or is it enough to just tape the stems together. I have seen both methods recommended online, but I would like to hear from someone who has made bouquets before.
posted by DrB 107 posts 2 months agoI made a rose bouquet for a july wedding and I think whether you need to wire or not depends on two factors :
1) Size of the Bouquet: The bigger the more bent the outside stems will be and the more likely to break. I used ~18 roses and there was no need for wiring, just floral table and ribbon.
2)Quality of the Roses: The nicer the roses the less likely they'll break.
Definitely do a test run beforehand, it will spare you a lot of stress down the road.
posted by vyeta7 169 posts 2 months agoi've done different ones for other weddings but i did all rose for my own. i didn't wire them, and i don't usually wire stems of bouquets i do. here's mine from non-pro pics, hopefully i'll have good ones from the photog for my recaps!
like vyeta7 says, get quality roses and you won't need to wire them. keeping them in water as long as possible also helps. wiring simply helps hold the rose up at the neck where it goes limp first. wiring doesn't hurt the roses (IMO, but some florists disagrees) if you want the added security but not doing so save a lot of work. also for the closeup shots, the wire will show easy on your bouquet. PM me if you have more questions :)
posted by greentea 15 posts 2 months agoI made a 34 rose bouquet and only needed the tape. Here's how it turned out:
posted by MisstoMrsin42Days 32 posts 2 months agoHmmm. Definitely having issues posting pics. Here's the link to the pic on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30290129@N06/
posted by MisstoMrsin42Days 32 posts 2 months agoI made my bouquet as well, it consisted of about 30 large head roses and 15 mini calla lilies... I didn't even know about step wiring!!! Mine worked perfectly. I think you need to wire steps if your flowers are clustered and you leave the stems long.
posted by maureen9004 256 posts 2 months agoi had about 20 roses in my bouquet, and didn't need to wire. i just started with two roses, taped them together, and kept wrapping as i added roses. :)
posted by staceyb 178 posts 2 months agothanks for all your comments! I am definitley going to do a trial run. Did any of you make bouts or corsages? I have seen instructions on these online, but I have not tried making any yet.
posted by DrB 107 posts 1 month agocorsages are often harder than bouts, but still very diy-able. i highly suggest not doing a lot of fresh ones yourself because they can be quite time consuming (depending on how complicated they are). i definitely recommend trial runs. here's the tutorial i did awhile back, hopefully it's of help:
http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/07/31/diy-boutonnieres/
posted by greentea 15 posts 1 month agothanks greentea. Your bouquet is pretty much what I have in mind, it is so beautiful.
I think I can manage fresh bouts (our wedding is super small). I need 4-5 bouts, 2-3 corsages, bridal bouquet and 1 BM bouquet. (the exact numbers for bouts and corsages are flucuating because we aren't sure if his elderly grandparents can make it yet.) Instead of corsages for the moms and possible grandma, I was also thinking of just doing a mini, 3 or 5 stem, bouquet for them to carry, and then they don't have to worry about wearing their flowers around all night. And it would be easier for me to make. I'll have to do some trials.
posted by DrB 107 posts 1 month ago