My daughter just got married this Summer in a beautiful, eco-frugal, vintage, DIY wedding. Whew. The wedding day was so much fun, but so was all the preparation. One of the questions we had to answer was how do you come up with a bouquet that doesn't involve fresh or silk flowers, that can be made ahead of time and has personal meaning? Our answer was to fashion fabric flowers from clothing that belonged to some of the Bride's Grandmothers.
We took silk scarves, a fancy nightie, old brooches, feathers and the jewlery that the Bride wore to prom with the Groom, and turned it into a vintage chic bouquet.
Some of the flowers were made from a Grandmother's "fancy" nightie that was also worn in the Father of the Bride's "first" wedding!
The bouquet ended up being a really fun project that brought a lot of memories with it. We learned a lot about making a bouquet. One of the best tips I learned was to create individual picks for the jewelry and flower combos and then it was a lot easier to arrange the larger bouquet. We also learned that tea staining and coffee staining are cool eco- friendly tips to help blend newer materials with antiques. Also, you can blow-dry feathers, and they stink when you do so, but not once they dry, thank goodness!
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| a sad little feather after a brief coffee soak, tea just didn't do it. |
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| Post fluffing with a blow dryer |
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| Much better and stink-free!! |
