So I know it's not peak wedding season, but a lot of my friends are getting married this summer and I thought I'd share a pretty wedding diy any crafty bride or groom can make. As mentioned before, in the cake topper post, last year, I participated and made a ton of stuff for my lovely sisters wedding.
My sister got married in late summer, however, one of the things I made early were the boutonniere's. Yes :) It was possible to make the boutonniere's early because I used dry wheat and faux flowers. If you google search: unique bouquets and boutonniere's, many brides and grooms don't even use real flowers. I have seen these made out of buttons, feathers, felt or burlap fabric, twigs, brooches and more. So that means there are no rules, and that's good because you can save a lot of money.
For this project I used:
- cut wheat
- fuzzy faux dandelion type flower
- round yellow flower
- raffia
- decorative ribbon
- leftover green leaves from other faux flowers
It's imperative you know the theme and colour scheme of the wedding when getting started. The colours I used were yellow and beige (wheat). What I did with this set of boutonniere's is I prepared and cut all my materials first. I then grouped the flowers and wheat together and tied them together with raffia. Tying the boutonniere takes patience as all the elements have to be grouped carefully and then all the following boutonnieres have to be done in the same way, so if yo don't get it at first, it's okay. Keep trying :) I wrapped the raffia around the stems of the grouped flowers and to finish off, I tied a small decorative ribbon around the finished piece.
This can be a creative little project because you can use a variety of materials....go ahead and have fun with it! We did!
Photograph by Shannon McCaskey
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