DIY Wedding Trend: Paper Flowers
Posted by Kelly on February 17th, 2009 at 02:07pm
Speaking to my newly engaged friend, I asked her what some of the latest trends in DIY weddings were and she instantly said paper flowers. And when I first thought of it, I couldn’t even imagine a bride wanting to give up the beautiful blooms of a wedding bouquet or centerpiece. But when I stumbled across some of the elaborate paper flower kits and tutorials on the web, I was astonished.
Upon further research, I found plenty of reasons why a bride would chose faux paper flowers over the real deal. For one, it’s way less expensive. Secondly, the paper flowers are great to make ahead of time and have no worries or stress regarding possible wilting or unopened blooms on the big day. Another suggestion I read from St. Jude’s Creations said that the flowers are great for destination weddings because they can be packed and brought with you to the location.
There are plenty of designers and artists out there ready and willing to create beautiful custom paper flower arrangements and bouquets or you can give a crack at creating them yourself using kits from the Paper Source. The Paper Source also has classes in some select cities, which I’m sure would be a huge help if you’re looking to learn the craft and make a bouquet yourself.
And even if you’re not tying the knot anytime soon, paper flower arrangements are great for any celebration — or make some to give to your mom for Mother’s Day! I have always had a thing for orchids but never had the patience or green thumb to keep one alive longer than a few months, so maybe I’ll have to get my hands on this Butter Orchid kit!
Butter Orchid Kit by Paper Source
Tags: DIY trends, paper flowers
Under Wedding Tags: DIY trends, paper flowers
5 Comments for DIY Wedding Trend: Paper Flowers
1. Janny van der Vliet | July 30th, 2010 at 5:03 am
I make also wonderful flowers, old roses and peonies, for decorations and weddings. Can you show my website?
Thanks,
regards Janny van der Vliet.
2. Melissa | September 19th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Where did those red pomanders come from? I love them and want to know how to make all of the flowers on there.
3. Caley | September 22nd, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Hi Melissa,
While the red pomanders shown above are from a skilled crafter, maybe these projects will help you: http://www.favecrafts.com/Valentines-Day/Rose-Bouquet-Ball
http://www.favecrafts.com/Wedding-Crafts/DIY-Pomanders
4. Melissa | September 24th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Thanks for the website info. My Matron of Honor and I are going to make several different kinds of paper flowers for my wedding centerpieces. We already had the idea of the smaller pomanders balls for pew decor and those will also double as the smaller centerpieces for reception tables. I really love the colors and type of flowers used on the ones above but I’m sure we will put our own flare on mine. It’s a great picture and idea. I’m glad I came across this site. Thanks for your help!!!
5. Janel | January 18th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
I am a wedding planner and I have a bride that is very interested in making the bouquets that you have a picture of here. Can you tell me where exactly to get the kits and which kits they are?
Leave a Comment for DIY Wedding Trend: Paper Flowers