How Do You Make A Cascading Bouquet?
A cascade wedding bouquet is a hand held arrangement of fresh or silk flowers that cascades or flows from the holder. The flowers cascade down the front of the dress with ribbons and strands of pearls or other cords and greenery that the bride desires. Some brides have used pieces of ivy plants from a family member then removed it to root for a treasured plant for her home. When a bride chooses silk flowers she can have an heirloom bouquet to hang in her home. They make a beautiful piece in a romantic bedroom or set in a display case in the living room. The cascade bouquet incorporates the round or colonial style arrangement with an extra floral piece fashioned into the bottom of it. A fresh flower cascade bouquet should be made the evening before the wedding. A silk cascade bouquet can be made any time and stored in a protective plastic container or box. How To Make A Cascading Bouquet Step 1 When shopping for flowers gather the variety into a bunch and ‘eyeball’ them to see if the ma
To dress up your wedding day, consider creating a traditionally romantic cascading bouquet instead of the more contemporary round bouquet. Gather your flowers and follow these simple steps to create a bridal bouquet that flows from your fingers like a waterfall of flowing blooms. These directions work for cut or silk flowers. Materials: 12-15 Medium sized flowers 15-20 Small sized flowers (Instead of individual stems, you can buy sprays of coordinated flower clusters.) 12-15 stems of greenery Ribbon Floral stem wrap Bouquet holder Tools: Glue gun & glue sticks Scissors Additional materials for cut flowers: Floral foam Bowl Water Refrigerator • Prepare the flowers. If you are using silk flowers, begin with step 2. For cut flowers, cut the floral foam to fit the bouquet holder. Place the foam and bouquet holder upside down on the bowl of water to let the foam soak up some water. Make sure the cut flowers you purchased are fresh and have been treated with a preservative so they will survi
