Swoon Over Country Summer Wedding Arrangements

Flowers and Foliage

Boutonniere
1 pink single rose
1 white leaf stem
1 rosemary sprig

Bouquet
10 mauve sweet peas
6 pink single roses
4 lilac and purple lisianthus
5 'Glomerata' bellflower
5 lady's mantle stems
6 purple veronica
3 trailing ivy stems
6 white leaf stems
7 rosemary sprigs

Pew End
9 purple veronica
5 purple lisianthus
10 lady's mantle
7 pink spray roses
10 privet stems

Table Centerpiece
1 bunch miniature hebe sprigs
1 small bunch sage stems
1 small bunch rosemary sprigs
1 small bunch peppermint stems
9 purple veronica
6 pink spray roses
7 pink single roses

Other Materials
pins (one per boutonniere)
raffia
entwined seagrass
florist's shears
shallow tray (one per pew end)
wire
floral foam
florist's tape
glazed earthenware container (7 inches high; one per table centerpiece)
plank of wood (optional)
nail (optional)
hammer (optional)

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Boutonniere

This single rose boutonniere is meant to match the color of the roses in the bride’s bouquet.

Wire the rose, white leaf and rosemary according to the step-by-steps for wiring a boutonniere.

Mist the rose occasionally to keep it fresh until it is needed. Attach it to the lapel of a jacket using a pin.

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Bouquet

Hand-tied bouquets are typically arranged in a precise, even sequence. These flowers are arranged more loosely and softly in a tiered linear pattern, instead, to create the distinctive, very romantic teardrop shape.

Prop a mirror against a wall at an angle and stand in front of it so you can see the bunch clearly reflected back to you as you work.

Divide the different ingredients into separate piles. Start with the longest stems — one of each of the lady's mantles, roses and ivy. Hold them in one hand at the binding point, which will be the base of your bunch. Insert smaller blooms on top and out to the sides at the binding point at an angle to create a spiral effect. Do not turn the bunch as you add these flowers.

Add bigger blooms to this framework, building the curved contour of the bouquet back toward you. Arrange the ivy trails and white leaf sprigs so that they rise a little higher than the other stems.

Secure the bunch with a length of raffia. Cover the raffia with a piece of entwined seagrass tied in a pretty knot. Trim the stem ends straight across with shears.

For more details on making a hand-tied bouquet, see our step-by-step instructions.

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