Decorated Stems

“Use beads, brooches, jewels, pearls and charms to dress up a simple ribbon-wrapped bouquet,” Brides magazine recently tipped.

How refreshing! Adorn otherwise plain and boring satin or silk ribbon-wrapped stems with anything sparkly, fitting, meaningful, or all of the above. Tie in elements or colors of your wedding to further personalize your wedding day look.

(Top 4 images, clockwise from top left: Rectangular Crystal Bouquet Buckle Accent, Crystal Heart Bouquet Holder Accent, flickr.com/photoscreativehorizons, Citrine Designs; Bottom 4 images, clockwise from top left: Tammybecker.com, White Lace Wedding, scan from The Best of Martha Stewart Living Weddings, pg. 83, Willowbranchflowers.com)

Get creative, and have some fun. Because it’s easy to get carried away, be sure that your handle compliments your bouquet, rather than overwhelms it; the flowers, after all, are the centerpiece of the bridal bouquet!