A Wedding Journey: The Flowers: Boutonniere Tutorial

The Flowers photo: CJD.Sign

 Hi, Sweet Friends!

Peonies from my yard. Photo CJD.Sign

I'm so excited as this is the day we make the flower arrangements, bouquets, and boutonnieres! These Peonies are from my yard and I just love the fullness of the flowers!

I chose peachy pink and white Peonies. All of the flowers came from Hobby Lobby and JoAnn's.

Peonies Photo: CJD.Sign

These silk flowers came from JoAnn's Spring 2022.

These accent flowers came from JoAnn's. Photo: CJD.Sign

I picked out flowers for my own Bridal Bouquet, 2 Matron's Bouquets, and 3 Boutonnieres.

Flowers from Hobby Lobby. Photo: CJD.Sign

Hobby Lobby had this cute Sunflower & Daisy Bouquet for our Flower Girl. The little succulent boutonnière is for the Ring Barer.

I choose you sign from Hobby Lobby. Photo: CJD.Sign

The Boutonnieres consist of one single rose bud, a small accent flower, and greenery.

Screenshot of Hobby Lobby Rose Picks. Photo: CJD.Sign

 I ordered these online as I wanted to make sure they were all from the same die lot for color consistency. Above is the online info if you wish to do the same. Each Rose Pick was $1.99.

Groom's Flower; Rose Pick, small accent flower, and greenery. Photo: CJD.Sign

Groom's Men's Flowers. Photo: CJD.Sign

Holding the stems together. Photo: CJD.Sign

When choosing the floral materials, It is advisable to hold the pieces in your hand to see what you like and to compare sizes. If something is too large or too small, then choose different accent flowers or greenery. Keep in mind the cost of the boutonniere as you may need to make multiples of them.

Attach the small floral piece to the Rose Pick with Floral Tape. Here I have chosen white. The stems will be wrapped with cream ribbon for the finished boutonnieres.

Stems wrapped with floral tape in white. Photo: CJD.Sign

1. Wrap your stems by starting at the top of the stem behind the flower/greenery.

2. Pull off a piece of the floral tape (about 5 inches long) and slightly stretch the tape at the start. 

3. Wrap the floral tape (stretching it will make it sticky to adhere to itself) around the stem tops and secure it to itself. 

4. Slightly stretch the floral tape as you wrap down the stem; overlapping the stretched tape as you descend the stem in a twisting manner.

5. Break off the tape at the end or stretch the floral tape and continue wrapping by changing the direction and finishing upwards to secure the tape.

6. Do these steps for each stem you need to create.

7. Repeat the above process with the multiple stems wrapped together.

All the stems wrapped together to make the boutonniere. Photo: CJD.Sign

In the photo above, the tap is not adhering (sticking) to itself. To fix this, take the tape and bring it upward. Stick the tape down on more of the above tape. Take an additional piece of floral tape and wrap, stretching the tape as you go, in the same manner as before. At the end, bring the tape up the stem, in a twisting manner. Secure the end with stretched tape end.

The finished boutonniere will need a pearl headed stick pin.

Pearl headed Stick Pins. Photo: CJD.Sign

This pearl headed stick pin will be used to secure the boutonniere to the jacket, vest, or shirt. These pins are also used for corsages.

The finished Groom's Boutonniere. Photo: CJD.Sign

We have chosen to make one of these light rose picks for the Groom.

There will be more of the Groom's men's Boutonnieres for the Groom's men, the Pastor, the Father of the Bride, and certain special guests (Uncle and Brother).

I hope you found this tutorial helpful and that you have the courage to make your own boutonnieres for a wedding or special occasion! 

Wedding flowers will be the next tutorial to come. Stay tuned!

 We would love you to join in our journey! 

The end of this journey is just our beginning! 

Do come along with us! I will have pictures, ideas, and more that you can take along with you!

-Thank you for joining Our Journey! 

A Wedding Journey Links 

• Introduction 
• Boutonniere Tutorial 
• Bouquet Tutorial

Some References: 

https://stylingwithcjdsign.blogspot.com/2019/06/free-wedding-printables.html

https://botanicalpaperworks.com/blog/free-printables-wedding-planning-binder/

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