Features of Dried Flower Wedding Bouquets

Important features of dried flower wedding bouquets include the flowers that are equally attractive as compared to fresh flowers. They are much easy to preserve. They are repellent to bad climatic conditions, devoid of any allergy and are durable. They do not get shrunken, fade or decay as fresh flowers. A bride can keep such wedding bouquet in home as a souvenir for longer duration. Memories of wedding day get treasured everlastingly. These bouquets are reasonably priced and don’t require much attention. Moreover, it can also be placed anywhere in home.

How to Make Dry Flowers for Bouquet At Home?

Dried flower wedding bouquets require dry flowers that can also be made at home. With the use of proper method, an individual can make gorgeous dried flowers. Points to be implemented are as follows:

• Flowers used for drying has to be plucked in the early morning hours provided that dew has evaporated otherwise flowers might get rotten.

• After cutting, flowers have to be instantly removed from the sunlight and bounded together in bunches.

• Flowers used for making dried flower wedding bouquets have to be plucked in the young state itself, because the flowers are liable to open up during drying procedure. Young flowers open vaguely and after drying, they achieve ideal shape.  In case fully developed flowers are plucked, their petals drop off while drying.

• Silica gel can be applied by dipping the flower one at a time in it. It helps in retaining their natural look.

• Flowers have to be kept in the dark unlighted room, which is exposed to air. Light can ruin their color due to oxidation process. For making dried flower wedding bouquets, stems of the flowers have to be straight. While drying those, individual has to hang the flowers topside down.

• Keeping the flowers on wooden blocks speeds up the drying process.

• About 3 to 4 weeks later, drying process gets completed. Silica gel has to be removed by mild blowing and little swaying. As a result, striking flowers are produced making the bouquet more attractive.

Conclusion:

As dried flower wedding bouquets contains dry flowers, handling is very important. If wedding bouquet is not properly made then the leaves, petals, flowers from the bouquet may drop off. Hence, extra care has to be taken while stuffing the flowers. It has to be kept away from humid conditions otherwise flowers may crumble, thereby losing the attractiveness of bouquet. Use of feather can be done to dust off dirt from it. Bouquets made from flowers such as calla lilies, gardenia, orchid, narcissus and bird of paradise are known to last longer. Few Camphor balls (moth balls) pieces can be kept inside the bouquet to keep away insects, rodents and fungi.