DO NOT DIY Your Florals if You Answered NO to These ?s

[@krystalena8148]

We DIYed our flowers.. like, planted them, harvested them, arranged them. Yikes. 10/10 do NOT recommend 😂😂. They were beautiful Zinnias, though!

[@valeriekesslerangeliclizar1386]

Too much diy lol!

[@MC-ko2mx]

Wow, that's dedication!

[@Motherswatering]

I thought about doing this

[@Dreamlove336]

Definitely too much diy lol I’ll be using fake flowers

[@lorithomas8316]

Props to you at least lol!

[@FractalPterodactyl]

If you want flowers but aren't super picky, I'd highly recommend the "many small vases" look for centerpieces. It made it really easy for others to help with no stress. The bouquets we could get artsy with our bridesmaids, but for the vases we could just go "1 big flower, 1 small flower, 1 greenery, cut 'em long enough that they stick out the top and short enough that they don't fall over" and it was so easy even a dad could do it :)

[@pollypockets508]

Sounds like it wasn't super stressful.

[@Buzzbuzz-c7z]

Super late but I agree with you.

[@TheElegantFlower]

As a florist, please also don’t forget that you will need lots of prep space, a cool place to store your arrangements and a few extra people and a way to transport your designs to the venue.

[@nadiadansani2139]

Idk if you’ve done a video, but would love to see centerpiece ideas that you’ve seen/liked that aren’t flowers or candles.

[@madison7645]

Yes!!!

[@sashier987]

Agreed!

[@Szamoca11]

Yesss, thats a great idea!

[@LadyAhro]

Also good and awful ideas for centerpieces (for example a disgusting one is real fish in small bowls and the couple rarely seem to care what happens to said fish 😱 it's far more common than it should be)

[@BewitchinGinger]

I've been looking everywhere for this exact thing.

[@Sustainabledoula]

I have a dill plant that turned into tree height. There was so much that I cut it and dried into bouquets. They are now my wedding bouquets and decor. Lol

[@grapefruitpineapple7667]

Brilliant!

[@Shadeadder]

We DIY'd my sister's wedding flowers and probably will for mine, too! Flowers don't matter a ton to either me or her, so she and I were/are both okay with a just a simple arrangement on each table made of grocery store flowers. For my sister's vases, we bought Ikea glasses that she and her new hubby could use afterwards. Cost us $150 total. Boquet and centerpiece making party with my bridesmaids the day before, complete with champagne and a movie!

[@marieldavidson4040]

For my friends wedding, we diyd our bouquets on the night before the wedding for a fun thing to do together (costco brought flowers and wild greens from her aunts house) then for all the centre piece everyone planted flowers and brought them to the set up. She had three vases per table and let her family put them together (green hydrangeas and pink wildflowers). Then for the church decor her neighbor planted hundreds of gladiolus to fill the church and we used left over hydrangeas. It was a lot of work but totally worth it. The bride didnt care as long as it was pretty and was completely surprised by how beautiful everything looked. Honestly i wouldn't change a thing if i could go back because everyone put in so much work but it was so much fun for all the grandmas and aunts and bridal party setting up and to be included.

[@michaelelder3131]

As a floral designer with over 40 years experience and literally thousands of weddings under my belt I appreciate your advice to DIY Brides. I would simply add that floral design is an art that requires talent and time to perfect. Some brides are capable of doing their own hair and makeup others hire professionals. Your wedding flowers are going to be in all the photos and that puts even more importance on getting them right. I can produce flowers for an average wedding in 15-20 labor hours. but I am 5 times faster than any novice designer, Time and experience are the major considerations.

[@rachelrak4502]

I'm having my wedding in October and it was important to me that I DIY my flowers. A job I had was making Christmas wreaths for my grandfather's tree farm (so I have found memories of it) and recreationally make my own arrangements. I still wanted the help figuring out budgeting and flower recipes so I did some research and I found a local florist who provides DIY and Consultation packages. I am loving the process so far and working with the florist to help design my wedding!

[@TJAG4evr]

My fiancees grandmother is a retired florist so we are going to ask her to do our flowers with us. I think it is going to be so special

[@lmscangel17]

Do an unboxing of sola flowers from Southern Blooms Co!

[@somethinggold9151]

I DIYed my fresh flowers and loved it so much too! Now, I have started my own event flower company to do others. One way to make it easier or cheaper is to do candles and greenery for some of your centerpieces (I made a video on this using all dollar tree stuff!). You can also you bridesmaid bouquets as centerpieces 😊

[@pollypockets508]

Wow!

[@maddienull6436]

My mother-in-law championed the organization of DIYing florals and we had a floral making party with my bridal party and it was super fun! I am very thankful that she was able to essentially take on all of the floral stress and they ended up looking beautiful!

[@jessann5581]

I did my DIY flowers and centrepieces. It was stressful but that’s cause when people try to help (their ideas come out, becoming not your idea and then becomes stressful) hence why I did them by myself in the end.

[@jillianschroeder]

I DIYed my own flowers and....IT WAS THE BEST DECISION EVER! I didn’t practice, we ran to so many grocery stores the day before, and I did it the afternoon before the wedding with all my relatives watching. I got married July 3rd, and I wanted all white flowers with greenery. Simple, right? Wrong! They had dyed all the flowers red and blue (with some white) for 4th of July! We have a cold basement, and the flowers held up great, even in hot weather! We didn’t use real flowers for centerpieces we used moss from the Dollar Tree, lanterns, candles, and Sola wood flowers! Accent flowers, the bouquets, corsages, and boutonnières were so simple! Nobody could tell I DIYed it, and I did them all by myself. Took about 2ish hours? I enjoyed the experience, was so proud, and saved so much money! Honestly, it made me want to try again for a friend and possibly go into the business.

[@karenhampton9270]

Unboxing pre-made bouquets would be fantastic! Always enjoy your looks including today's classic look. Thanks for all your information.

[@RaqCas]

I'll have to DIY the florals because guests like taking the centerpieces home and i don't want to end up with a fee for missing vases or items 🥲 I'm not doing favors since they're already taking the decorations home...

[@ruthm6437]

Omg yes! Are you Latina? It’s so common for Latinos to take the centerpieces!

[@averysandoval541]

@@ruthm6437 yes it really is!

[@bassoonalto18]

Ask your florist if their fees include the vases! It was included in my package

[@RaqCas]

@@ruthm6437 yes! i have to plan around the tias taking things home 😭

[@jessicacarey5150]

I LOVE making flower arrangements and had my heart set on DIYing the florals for our wedding, but like you said-I don’t want that stress in the days before the wedding. I settled for DIYing my bridal bouquet with faux flowers in advance and will be getting a florist to match up the centrepieces. It’s a happy middle ground, I got to have my fun without any stress!

[@paygesanders8190]

Dying my sola wood flowers while watching this video lol. They're super easy to do and 200 flowers took me an hour to Dye. Plus I'm not getting married until October but I wanted to have time to make mistakes. But.... these are super fool proof and there are a ton of videos on KZbin to help.

[@kaylyngauthier8418]

I'm so happy that I diy my flowers we used all wild flowers from my mom's country property and dryer them. We did our centerpieces, bouquets ,boutonnieres ,Arch and all the other decor for our venue with all the flowers we picked and dried and they were 100% free. I really wanted dry flowers for our fall wedding now we're only 17 days away.

[@cjacobson2431]

Flowers were the one of the most important parts of my wedding. My mom and I ordered from a wholesaler and they came out amazing. Also, I only had 15 people and one table so it wasn’t a ton. We did bring them all the way to Nantucket on a ferry though 😂

[@mortviolette284]

Yes, please, please show us the premise options from these companies! That would be tremendously helpful. I’m trying to sort out florals and it’s a little overwhelming.

[@c.summerraines1020]

I NEED this blouse. I'm obsessed.

[@niksdtargaryan8501]

We are DIYing but with artificial flowers. My mother is super creative and is doing all centre peices and bouquets. This is happening next year! We already found a great company with great quality artificial flowers Lings Moments. 💐 🙏🏽

[@mctrustsnoone3781]

I have DIYed my bouquets, boutonnières, corsages and decorations, all silk … done and it’s 4 months until the wedding. It was fun!

[@charmsssssss]

Btw I really appreciate you making these videos as honest as you could be . I have seen others post about these kinda things but kinda pushes you to their opinion rather than actually making it your own decision.

[@alexisalbright6376]

I’m getting married in a Catholic Church on 12/30/21. They will have the church completely decorated with poinsettias & Christmas trees. I found faux poinsettias, pine cones, pine tree branches, cranberries etc for bouquets & boutonnières. Saving a ton of time & brain space 🥰

[@alexiscormier4059]

I’m doing a Christmas wedding too! 12/11/21. Our church already has a ton of Christmas decorations so I’m hoping there won’t be much to do on my end. Maybe a couple of vases with red and white roses in them since I’m not a fan of poinsettias. I’m super excited! I’m going to hire a florist to make my bouquet but other than that I’m pretty set. I made sure to buy all the florals I needed right after Christmas so they were 70% off. Best decision I could have made. Saved a ton of money!

[@alexisalbright6376]

@@alexiscormier4059 Aw, Congrats! We cleared the shelves the day after Christmas and got all of the deals! We’re doing a lot of clear vases, filled with water, cranberries, pine tree garland and tea light candles for center pieces. Pinterest & Jamie W have become my best friends!

[@samanthathorne3264]

Sola wood flowers is going to save my life come the big day! I'm not getting married for a while yet but I have a fragrance sensitivity and thought I wouldn't be able to have flowers at all since plastic ones don't look right and still have a plastic smell. I live in Canada as well and the shipping is only like 50 dollars (USD)! I'm so happy I thought I was going to have to come up with some alternative and was coming up empty on ideas for that

[@michaelab6070]

I craft with sola wood flowers regularly, and I cannot wait until I am engaged and can actually use them for my own wedding

[@meganbejar8426]

I bought my flowers from southern bloom co already arranged! My wedding is in November and I got them in the mail about 2 weeks ago. I’m obsessed with them!! All my bridesmaids are excited that they’ll actually have something to keep.

[@dycubthesaxoflutist]

I’m DIYing my florals through Ling’s Moment and they are so pretty!!

[@xxes11xx]

One thing to maybe consider: you can order the bouquet and maybe some other items, but I for example want to do green garlands and "chandeliers" myself with the help of my family and wedding coordinator (who will do my centerpieces as she likes to do that). So you can save some costs by outsourcing only somethign and DIYing something as well.

[@Marianj25]

bloom culture is a great resource too.

[@abigailbudan6485]

I used sola and got all of my flowers and filler for under $200. Absolutely recommend!!

[@alisonsmith7162]

Hi from sydney Jamie. I was matron of honour for a great friend. I did our bouquets, boutonniers and corsage from silk flowers as my present to them. The table decos were glass vases with a combo of red, marron and navy christmas baubles and fake berry sprigs in thos shades. Was great fun.

[@fair_valley7197]

Im getting married the 10th of April and am doing my own fake flowers! I got the blush and cream bouquet sets from Ling’s and they are beautiful. I’m highly recommend Ling’s Moments

[@juliet3538]

So glad to hear this cos I'm looking at

[@janessamartinez2880]

I would love to see an unboxing on pre packaged fresh flowers! Thanks Jaime you rock!!

[@binxkent5197]

Wow I don’t think I’ve seen that style of shirt look even half as good on anybody else ever. I just started the video but I wanted to say you look amazing.

[@NashGirl]

Yes to the unboxing because I've been looking into the Sola wood flowers for such a long time!

[@kristin4241]

My Mum and aunt are coming 2 days earlier and we will do all florals together...My mum is fantastic with flowers. On friday, the day before (we are sleeping at the location), we will be doing the tree install, this will take the longest and indeed I did a loooooot of reasearch. Cannot wait how it will all turn out :)

[@starrarielle]

I just came here to say, PLEASE DONT DIY FLOWERS. We thought about doing it, but de cided to hire a florist 2-weeks before our wedding and it was hands down the best decision we made.

[@Chettopuffs345]

Honestly I agree with u it takes a lot of help and creativity. Not everyone has that patience. Personally I’m diying a LOT of my wedding only bc I love projects and it comes easy to me and my family. I do love real flowers so I will be giving my bridesmaids real boutiques but most of the decors will be silk or fake flowers.

[@silverhoney6969]

Love your videos! I play them on background constantly almost every day to learn & plan as we get near our wedding weekend in April! Would love to see a review video of buying premade pieces from those sellers! This video is great, I enjoy hearing your thought process & range of ideas. I am DIY my bouquet with silk flowers and I wish I saw this video months ago, lol.

[@goddesscassidi5781]

I’m doing dried flower diy with lavender and baby’s breath and fresh Ivy accents. Im happy to have so much time to work with the dried flowers and then only have to work with the ivy day before

[@lizard3755]

I have some experience working with flowers and plan to order from Sam's Club because they sell flowers in bulk. I'll have baby's breath (which is cheap and typically used as a filler), white roses, and silver dollar eucalyptus. We're not doing floral centerpieces, so it will just be the bridal bouquet, two bridesmaids bouquets, a few boutonnieres, and possibly corsages if my mom and FMIL would like them. I plan on getting flowers from my bouquet pressed after the wedding so I can have them forever and not be worried about damage like with dried flowers.

[@nicholleramsey4357]

I am currently DIYing Sola Wood flowers. I like them. still figuring them out, but started a couple months early because they are fake. it's nice to be able to glue flowers on stuff too

[@chelseymarica9559]

I’m not engaged nor have a boyfriend but I know my friends who are florist will be doing my flowers for my wedding. They did both my sisters weddings for a good price. And I’m planning on having my sisters and friend do the hair and makeup. Just look for connections in your community.

[@carlyraejepson581]

love your videos! We always hear about things the bride shouldn't do on their wedding day, but It sounds like if there's nothing to do, the bride is expected to just sit around and wait until getting ready for the ceremony. What are things that brides SHOULD be doing on their wedding day?

[@margauxevans4298]

Personally flowers are beautiful as they are. 1 in a jar per table and im happy

[@jasminecruz6116]

my mom and I (mostly my mom) did my florals for my quinceanera , picked them up Thursday from downtown LA, prepped and arranged them all that night, by Saturday they were bloomed and ready, looked beautiful!!! But it was outside and a really hot day so they started to fall but still looked cool hahah

[@courtneyhealey7748]

I'm trying to figure out my flowers right now I would LOVE a video of you trying out. I cant really afford a flourist but flowers are still super important to me

[@fishnet_stockings8834]

Have been trying to figure out wholesale flowers for days but wasn't loving anything, solawood flowers are so cool! I loved that they had a variety of dried items on sale so I can DIY "pinterest" worthy things IN ADVANCE and none of the family has to worry right on top of the wedding, maybe we will all get some sleep :P

[@annkelly]

DIY-ed my flowers for my wedding (...although it was really only my bridal bouquet). Did “pick your own flowers” from the farm we did our CSA through this year! ......Learned a lot from the experience....never really practiced....ah....but it was fun to put together (albeit a little last minute). But my favorite part.......a whole buck of flowers cost me - $12!!!! TWELVE! Sentimental + price = WIN!

[@alexiscormier4059]

I needed this video! I’m hoping to DIY my florals because there won’t be that many. I’m relying on a ton of Christmas trees to fill up the space. I would like a florist to do my bouquet though

[@elizacurlfilmsandphotography]

I just recently found The Bouqs Co on my own!! It's a relief to hear you recommend them 😅🥰🥰

[@melissamulford3562]

I DIY'd mine using dried/preserved flowers. It was nice because I could do it months in advance and it was reasonably cheap 😁 very much my vibe too

[@adriannagattuso5442]

This is what I'm thinking too, bc I want pampas grass and bunnies tail and all the dried fluffy and I can't find any florists that do this!

[@melissamulford3562]

@@adriannagattuso5442 as long as you have a few hours to find the florals you want and a few hours to make your arrangements, I highly recommend it! You can find gorgeous dried florals on Etsy for reasonably cheap and with just a few types you can make beautiful arrangements 😁

[@adriannagattuso5442]

@@melissamulford3562 True I'm just worried and the set up. Maybe i can hire someone to do that? Did you set up everything yourself?

[@melissamulford3562]

@@adriannagattuso5442 I made the arrangements ahead of time and put them in a box so day of, my mom (who helped make them) will set them up as they're shown in photographs. It should be pretty quick and easy for her since it's all ready to go and she's just copying a picture. Won't know for sure until May though!

[@adriannagattuso5442]

@@melissamulford3562 best of luck!!! I'd love an update if you think of it after. I'm getting married in October.

[@snemehta3274]

I'm planning to do bleached florals when I get married, bc less expensive + more time to DIY, and they're just pretty :)

[@theseamonstersknit]

I'd love to see a video of the Bouq! They're one of the companies I'm considering for DIY bouquets and centerpieces.

[@terinaerb]

Great company. Great product. Great customer service!

[@alainajurgensmeier3389]

Still here supporting Jamie even though I've already bought my Sola wood flowers and have someone to arrange them for me 😂❤️

[@devsie11915]

We’re doing dried flowers, so I’m DIYing everything!

[@janboleyn]

I admire everyone who has ever DIY’d their flower or is thinking about it. I would love to do it, but I recognize I do not have the personality to do so. Like, I would be a monster if someone did something different 😩. I also love flowers too much and I wouldn't be doing them justice if I tried to do it myself.

[@Willemijn0494]

If you use dried florals you could also make them earlier! I don't know what I'll be doing yet...

[@rachelemacqueen]

Happy recent birthday! I also personally am doing luv sola flowers and verdissimo for preserved greenery so that the whole thing is longer lasting! It’s been fun for me so far! My aunt is helping and so is my mom

[@grapefruitpineapple7667]

I made flowers out of leftover fabric pieces. Then I bought fake flowers from the dollar store and Michael's craft store. I also picked some random flowers from my mom's garden. Total cost for my bouquet and my bridesmaids: $15 If I had to redo my wedding, I would have added more flowers to the bouquets. Overall, though the DIY route was best for me.

[@lynnestuckey8632]

My mom DIY my older sister and mine prom flowers, as well as my sister’s wedding flowers. They were really nice, and we will most likely be DIYing my wedding flowers. We only use artificial flowers.

[@sarahkluther]

Flower Moxie has great tutorial and makes it easy to order a package for your wedding

[@TabbiiDev]

I would love to see unboxings! I am really considering DIY-ing my flowers and I am interested to see how these sites work!

[@taylorfranklin616]

I never regret my real flowers. Totally worth the money!

[@HeathableHeather]

I'm really lucky that I have a friend who is a florist as a hobby and grandparents which are huge green thumbs! The only fairly easy thing for my wedding 😂

[@chloe-wu8cw]

I’d love to see you order and review the flowers!!

[@EstefanyGonzalezXO]

YES PLEASE ORDER AND REVIEW SOLA !!! I’m about to book a florist and I’m on the fence still about DIY or professional!!!!

[@McKennaRosen]

Yes!!! I would love to see you check out those flowers! I’ve been watching you since I got engaged two and a half years ago ♥️ our wedding was wonderful and now I’m the Matron of Honor for my sister in law and I’m planning the wedding 😍 thank you for all the videos!

[@gemni5683]

Please do a review of these products! I want to know!💙💚💜

[@chloereeves7656]

Doing a video of you unboxing diy flowers would be awesome! I’m still deciding if I want to diy my wedding flowers so I’d love to watch your video if you made one

[@raquelf6538]

Omg i wish i watched this video before my wedding, bought bulk flowers at costco and my poor bridesmaids took hours to do them.

[@ellemayrxx]

I’m a teenager and I’m starting to discover wedding planning and I’m starting to feel like I could be one when I’m older! Although, I’m quite scared to start my own business incase nobody is interested and it fails. I also thought about Maybe working for a certain wedding venue at first so I can get some experience and knowledge on who I am. Before I take the step to start my own business. But I still unsure! I need inspo and advice 🥺

[@Sky-Child]

This is brilliant! I hope you did it!

[@sunnydayseventsdiy9469]

Love your videos. Thanks for keeping my love of planning sparked. Most of my brides are DIY so this is helpful

[@video123film]

For tables I'd like to just do bud vases, which I think can be easily DIY'd since there's no arrangement needed. Not sure if I'll even have bouquets, but I'm happy buying 1-3 of those online.

[@AndreaCsays]

Jamie, is there any way you can do a video on how to do a post elopement reception? From save the dates to the actual event? If I were to elope I’d still like to have a full wedding reception. Is it possible? I know a lot of us are in the same boat with covid. And you’re the best of the best!! I need your advice, jamie!!!

[@suttota]

yaaaaaaassssssss order them and review, PLEASE......I'd love that.

[@BriannaKane]

I'm getting married in October, and I have ZERO clue what I'm doing for flowers. All I know is that I'm gonna dry some wildflowers. It worked beautifully for my sister's wedding, so that's what we'll do!

[@lynaehandley3460]

Yes to the unboxing!

[@hannahbough4080]

Flowers weren't super important to us because I have this weird thing about not wanting to take something live and only getting to use it for a short period of time...potted plants were too expensive. So, I went around right before fall ended and cut a bunch of dried grasses and some wildflowers and hung them upside down and hair sprayed them. So we will be using local dried grasses and some dried flowers for our centerpieces!!

[@theladybythelake]

I would love to see an unboxing of the flowers you talked about!

[@sashier987]

Yes I love the unboxing idea! Please do it!

[@heartandsolacreations]

I have a wood flowers business (I sell finished items) & I'd totally love to work together so you can see what they're like!

[@brettandsyd3907]

I would love to see you review these products!

[@10wanted10]

Yeeeees!! Please order them and do an unboxing!! I want nice flowers or wood flowers but don't have a huge budget for them so it's hard to know whats worth it... Thank you for another great video!! :)

[@zoeannewilson6312]

Would love to see some information on Cruise Weddings, how to word invitations, pros and cons or any information as there isn't alot out there.

[@wildbelles]

Jamieee, please, do us a video about digital wedding invites? 🙏🏻

[@inkop2011]

Totally on board for an floral unboxing

[@valeriekesslerangeliclizar1386]

Me and my mom have both taken flower arranging classes. I could probably ask mom to help. But I only need 6 centerpieces assuming i don't just do candles, pumpkins, and greenery for centerpieces. I think i might go fake for a bouquet but I'm not sure. Florals aren't super important to me so I'll see what my fiancee wants.

[@nadiadansani2139]

Yes to the unboxing video!!

[@TheDollHouseGamez]

Wish this video was out 2 week earlier before i decide to Diy all the flower from bridesmaids, bouquets, corsages and centerpieces

[@rebekahbrittain7150]

PLEASE do a review of flowers from Lings Moment!!

[@virginiamelton9247]

Agreed! That’s my plan at the moment

[@lianamaeraguini3960]

I NEED THE ORDERING/UNBOXING/REVIEWING FLOWERS VIDEO 😍😍😍

[@beccamaloy2949]

I would love to see an unboxing of some of these! Specially borrowed blooms

[@jasrogue]

My biggest concern with wedding florals has always been the ecological impact, I think there should be more options out there for the eco conscious bride.

[@kerrijohnson2178]

We’re doing potted orchid plants for centerpieces for this reason!

[@flamesgirlable9903]

Not necessarily planet saving but I've heard of brides donating them to retirement homes so they are loved for longer

[@thebigbluehouse3894]

Fantastic video as always, and I love love your blouse!

[@meganrene1809]

UNBOXING IS LIFE

[@kiraknechtle7255]

Yes an unboxing video would be cute. I think you should compare different companies but also get a finished bouquet from sola vs picking out your own, dying, and assembling. Then you can share the cost and time difference. We are splitting doing real with a florist for the wedding party and then sola wood for any tables and signs. I wish I knew about your link before I ordered. Our florist is twice our budget so we’re cutting back from her initial quote. I don’t want sola for the whole thing. We talked to Sam’s who won’t assemble them for you so you either do it yourself or buy the premade mixes they have. We also talked to an ex-florist who was willing but doesn’t have the cooler space to keep them fresh.