Do you picture a pretty bouquet in your engagement or anniversary photos? Or perhaps you are a photographer and need a bouquet for a shoot – although we typically recommend reaching out to work with a talented florist in your area, sometimes that just isn’t possible! Well, today we are lucky enough to share a fun DIY video from photographer Jasmine Star. Jasmine needed bouquets for some of her own shoots she was producing and taught herself how to DIY a bouquet so knowing how many photographers read the site, she thought it might be helpful to share with you all and we couldn’t agree more! Hope you guys find this helpful + thanks so much Jasmine for sharing all these useful tips with us today!
Please note, the cost of flowers in your area might vary from the cost listed in the DIY (the prices mentioned apply to Southern California), so you might have to do some research to see the cost of flowers in your area.
So pretty, right? Thanks so much Jasmine!! Photos by Jasmine Star.
As a florist, you also need to explain its not as simple as it looks. Getting wholesale flowers you need a resale tax id certificate in most states to attain wholesale blooms. Otherwise your paying retail to DIY your flowers when you could have just had a professional do it for the same or slightly more and a much better result. Second when you do obtain wholesale flowers they need to be processed and hydrated in water overnight in water or they will die very fast. This means pulling off the leaves and thorns of each and every stem. Also you can’t just buy 1-2 stems of each flower they are purchased in bulk, so $40 will likely get you 1-2 types of flowers only if you can even find a wholesaler that sells to the public….
I think laying out all of the things to consider is important so people don’t end up spending more in the end, don’t end up flowerless, or have to settle for grocery store flowers last minute that may not match the theme. All the more power to you for DIYing your flowers, but it’s not as simple as this video states for many, and I just want to make sure all the issues are also shares so that DIY brides don’t get screwed last minute:). Also a floral knife is best as clippers crush the stems and don’t allow the bloom to drink water:)
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment Sheena! This post was geared towards photographers (and couples taking engagement or anniversary photos) looking to make ONE bouquet for a photoshoot – it was definitely not posted as a video on tips for a bride to DIY all her wedding flowers as we realize a lot goes into that for all the flowers, centerpieces, bouquets and bouts!! This is something we had gotten some emails requesting advice on so we thought it would be helpful to those in those situations. We definitely recommend working with a talented florist for your wedding day if possible as you will get the best results and much less stress on you for your wedding. :)
Yes I understand that. But it’s still not as simple as you make it seem.
– you can’t buy wholesale without being a florist
– they must be processed correctly or will
Die right away in the heat
– when you order from public “wholesalers online” who really sell close to retail, they come in bulk, you can’t just order a few stems of this and that. Everything is 25-50 stems on average, so unless your going to trader joes or foodstore it won’t cost $40
– it also won’t take a first timer only a few minutes togeher, I’ve hired many people out of floral design school and they take at least an hour to get it half decent and end up bruising and breaking stems in the process. I’ve taught DIY classes to the public and trust me, you have it or you don’t…. Most do not…. I’ve seen a ton of horrible bouquets out there, some even by experienced florists. It’s not as easy as it looks
A quote I love to live by, for anything.
“If you think hiring a professional is expensive, try hiring an ametur”
Nicely explained