How to Create an Orchid Wedding Bouquet

The delicate and graceful orchid can be a perfect flower for a wedding bouquet. What is more, because the orchid is such a noticeable and beautiful flower, you do not need a large arrangement of them for the bouquet to stand out. When assembling an orchid wedding bouquet, simplicity is best, and the more you feature the flowers, the lovelier the bouquet will be. Adding one other type of flower can set off the orchids even more beautifully, and a few small accessories can create a memorable bouquet that matches your wedding theme. With a few simple steps, you will be on your way to holding the perfect orchid wedding bouquet.

Supplies Needed

Orchids, in one color or a couple of colors
Other flower of your choice (white or colored roses, crocosmia, etc.)
Floral wire
Floral tape
Jewel accessories (small pearls or colored gems)
Hot glue gun with glue sticks
Ribbon

Instructions

Step 1: Gather together the orchids and any other flowers that you plan to use for the bouquet. Check all of the flowers for wilted petals, and remove any petals and leaves that are spent. Clean off anywhere from eight to ten inches of the stem to remove any small leaves or extra stem pieces. The lower portion of the stem is what you will hold, so try out the space to make sure you have enough stem.

Step 2: Begin arranging the orchids and any other flowers as you want them to appear in the bouquet. Alternate orchids and other flowers, or just place each orchid in the right spot so that the bouquet is rounded in shape and looks exactly like you want.

Step 3: Attach any jewel accessories to the floral wire by hot gluing them down. Be sure the floral wire is about the same length as the flower stems, or even a little shorter, so that it does not stick out below the stems. Depending on the size of the bouquet and the number of flowers that you use, you may have anywhere from three to ten jewel accessories in the bouquet.

Step 4: Insert the wired jewels into the bouquet, placing them so that they are visible in the arrangement but do not overwhelm the flowers. The jewel accessories should highlight the beauty of the orchids and other flowers without taking over the bouquet.

Step 5: Gather the arrangement together, and wrap the stems with floral wire to secure it. The floral wire will function as a type of “collar” to hold the flowers together, but be sure that you do not place the wire too close to the base of the flower itself. Instead, add the wire about an inch below the flower heads to give the flowers a little room to bend just slightly.

Step 6: Wrap the floral wire with floral tape to secure the entire arrangement, and then cover the floral tape with ribbon. Gently hot glue the ribbon down as you secure it around the stems. If you like, hot glue one or more small jewels to the stem for an added touch.

Tips and Warnings

One option for securing any wedding bouquet is also to use a tussy mussy. A tussy mussy can be purchased at most craft supply stores and will provide a ready-made holder for the flowers. Some will even provide an extra stand so that you can display the bouquet during the reception.