Oct 26, 2013 | Posted by: abi s

Every bride wants beautiful flowers on her wedding day. Not just the wedding centerpieces and other floral arrangements, but a wedding bouquet that is a vision of loveliness. One that will add an added touch of elegance to her regal gown. Whether it is the market or just the vendors it is no secret that items need for weddings today are outrageously priced and for the bride on a budget corners must be cut.

You can't very well leave the flowers out they are an integral part of the wedding decor. Making your own wedding bouquet can easily cut 2-300 dollars off the budget. Keep reading to find out how to make your wedding flower dollars stretch by doing them yourself.

The first place you could save on wedding flowers is to ask friends or relatives who have flower gardens to donate the ones you will need to make your wedding bouquet. You can also pick wildflowers or other beautiful blossoms from plants or trees. Make sure you pick flowers that are full-bodied Way you will have a full or bouquet for less. To that end hydrangeas and carnations are excellent choices.

Be sure to get enough flowers to not only make your bouquet, but also wedding flowers for your bridesmaids and for the boutonniere for the groom and groomsmen. You can also check with your local floral you can also check with your local florists to see if they have any beautiful plants or flowers on sale as well as checking the local stores. Many big food and department stores have flower departments.

After you've chosen the type of wedding flowers you want in your bouquet. Be sure to the other so filler flowers, baby's breath and ferns are good choices for fillers. Baby's breath can be used with brighter flowers to offset the colors, while ferns add a pop of green that will catch the eye. Be prepared to use and these 10 flowers in your bouquet to make them look for and if you're feeling creative use strings of beads and ribbons among the blossoms as an accent.

Most do-it-yourselfers choose to hand-tie their bouquets. How ever if you are not pressed for time. You can purchase a bouquet holder from any craft store, it is a simple Styrofoam base attached to a plastic handle. If you are using live flowers so the foam in water before assembling your bouquet. When assembling your wedding bouquet work from the middle out for. Start with your biggest blossoms in the center and gradually allow them to get smaller as you go toward the outer edges feeling in the spaces with your accent flowers, voila, you have a wedding bouquet. Do the same for the bridesmaids bouquet, but only make it a smaller version.