Bridal bouquet of spray roses: design, successful combinations with other flowers

Peculiarities

Shrub roses were bred not so long ago, only a century ago , but they have already become loved no less than their exquisite older sisters.
Their main difference is that there are several buds on one branch , and the plant itself resembles a bush. The flowers are much smaller, more delicate and neat than the fabulous, but rather strict garden flowers.

There are quite a few varieties of spray roses - with more rounded or curved petals, white, pink, cream, scarlet, even lilac. The stems most often have thorns, but they are easy to remove.
Important! When using a porta bouquet holder, in which the buds are placed on extremely short sections, the question of removing the thorns is completely removed.
Despite their natural appearance, miniature roses are not so easy to work with , especially if you want to get a free-form bouquet, the so-called ruffled one. Therefore, if you do not have solid experience in creating such compositions, it is better to contact a professional florist.

Color spectrum

The shade of a wedding bouquet is no less important than its shape and constituent elements.

A rose, especially a bush rose, always speaks of love, but each specific color adds its own meanings:

• Thus, white buds mean innocence, purity and the beginning of a new family life;



• Brides often choose pastel shades, which, on the one hand, give a slight accent, and on the other hand, do not stand out from the overall romantic image. Pink spray roses look great, from very pale to rich. This shade symbolizes impossible tenderness and caring attitude towards each other;



• Red buds speak of the passion, emotionality and inner strength of the bride, and the mutual admiration of the newlyweds. This composition is considered classic, and at the same time it creates a bright, charming accent that must be repeated in another element of the image - lipstick, nail polish, shoes. This will create a complete picture and emphasize the ideal taste;



• Another delicate color scheme is a peach bouquet, which speaks of gratitude to each other for your meeting;



• Due to prejudice, yellow roses are rarely used in wedding arrangements, but modern florists consider such neglect to be wrong and endow sunny buds with a joyful meaning of well-being and optimism;



• The bright orange ensemble expresses bubbling energy and activity. This color scheme is perfect for a themed wedding;



• Green roses are a symbol of tranquility and fertility, and therefore they are often used by brides expecting a baby;



• Blue and light blue roses are also popular. There are no such shades in nature, but a professional florist can easily create for you a similar composition that expresses nobility and purity.

How should a bride choose flowers?

When visiting a flower shop, you may be faced with the problem of choice. After all, there are a lot of options for different bouquets. They differ in shapes and colors. As for the form, the rule is simple for everyone.

Should be selected based on:

• dresses;
• image;
• its size.

Women very often forget about the last point, although it is one of the most important. So, for example, an overweight young lady will look inappropriate with one flower in her hands. Therefore, it is extremely important to also look at your reflection before choosing a bouquet for your own wedding.

The bouquet should match the dress itself. If the outfit is lush and airy, then it is advisable to choose the same accessory. If you have chosen an elongated style of the outfit, then pay attention to flowers with a long stem.

Wedding bouquet of spray roses: photo.

It will be useful to look at the color of the plants. The most popular options are:

1. White is the most popular and common way to create a romantic, light and girlish look. A young lady with such an accessory will look gentle and elegant. Don’t worry that the bouquet may get lost on a white dress. Its task is not to be a bright spot, but rather to become a gentle addition to the entire image .
2. Red is a classic option, as previously only red flowers were used for wedding accessories. This is the color of passion, love and ardor of nature. It is mainly chosen by brave and eccentric individuals.
3. Pink is a muted, pastel shade that goes well with any other flowers and plants. As a rule, this method is chosen only when the bush rose is combined with other plants.

Recently, color combinations have become especially popular. Moreover, there are no clear rules anymore. If earlier they only combined white with red, white with pink, now every bride was given freedom. She can do absolutely whatever she wants.

Therefore, you can always combine rich red with bright purple. In this case, the bouquet can act as a bright accent to the bride’s entire image.

Dimensions

In order for the accessory to look perfect, it is necessary to take into account not only the theme of the celebration, but also the external characteristics of the bride. It’s good that spray roses are universal and look decent in any form:

• The larger the girl, the larger the bouquet should be;
• Very fragile young ladies should opt for miniature compositions , for example, tussie-mussie - several graceful flowers in a cone-shaped iron vase;
• The cascading shape of the bouquet is perfect for tall, stately brides - an inverted drop or a waterfall of greenery with miniature roses looking coquettishly;
• Short young ladies should take a closer look at the classic round shape with a leg.

Miniature buds also look great in non-standard shapes , for example:

• fan;
• sphere on satin ribbon;
• flower bracelet;
• A fantastic glamelia created from hundreds of individual petals.

Important! A freely assembled bouquet looks no worse with spray roses, but getting it due to the uneven stems is not so easy.

Another interesting solution is to play on the difference in size and create a composition of garden and bush roses. Plants that are the same in tone but different in size will create a sensation.

How to assemble a bouquet correctly

There are several options for collecting a bouquet, and each of them requires both standard materials and tools, and individual devices.

Basic assembly rules:

• larger buds are located in the center and surrounded by small flowers;
• the stems must be cut with a sharp knife or pruning shears;
• the stems of roses and chrysanthemums are split;
• the composition is pulled together with a ribbon almost at the base of the buds;
• the stems are wrapped in decorative materials: satin ribbons, lace, beads, etc.

The master classes offered below will help you learn how to correctly compose the most popular wedding compositions.

On the stems

This is the simplest method of collection, which does not mean “the worst”. This composition looks natural, simple, but at the same time very elegant. Unfortunately, such a bouquet does not retain its freshness for long, so it will have to be placed in a vase with water from time to time.

Process description:

1. Cut long stems of flowers with a sharp knife or pruning shears to 5 cm at an acute angle.
2. Gather the flowers together and wrap them with satin ribbon or lace.

If desired, the flower arrangement can be decorated with beads or rhinestones.

On a wire

Floral wire is used to create many forms of bouquets, both simple and more complex - it gives strength to any design and protects the stem from unexpected breakage. An example is the composition “rod” - a type of bouquet on stems.

Process description:

1. Trim the stems according to the general rules for pruning flowers.
2. Insert thin floral wire into each stem individually.
3. Place the flowers together and wrap them with satin ribbon or lace.
4. Decorate with beads or rhinestones.

For such a composition, flowers with a stem length of at least 30 cm are best suited, for example, roses, dahlias, hydrangeas, etc.

Using a porta-bouquet holder

A bouquet holder is a special plastic device with a foam sponge for easy assembly and fixation of a bouquet. Due to the moisture of the sponge, the flowers retain their original appearance and freshness longer. Today this is perhaps the most popular way to assemble a wedding accessory. The bouquet option offered below consists of regular and spray roses.

Assembly sequence:

1. Wet the sponge and insert it into the portbouquet holder, placing a napkin or paper towel under it - this will absorb excess moisture.
2. It is better to start assembly with external elements - most often these are leaves. Secure them with tape, wrapping the handle of the portaquet holder along the entire length, including the end.
3. Secure the end of the tape with a glue gun.
4. Trim the stems so that about five centimeters remain of them before the bud, peel off the bark.
5. Press the buds one by one (necessarily close to each other) into the sponge, starting from the leaves, gradually moving towards the middle in such a sequence that the smaller flowers are in the center.

Decorate as desired with lace, beads or rhinestones.

Double bouquet of satin ribbons

The appearance of a duplicate bouquet at a wedding is a recent trend, but it is becoming increasingly popular. The reasons for this can be different: from an allergic reaction to flowers in the bride to simple practicality - not every living composition is able to withstand the entire ceremony and subsequent flight, especially in winter conditions.

You can create such a double from any decorative items: fabric, beads, jewelry, lace and even paper. But the most popular option is the one made from satin ribbons - it is inexpensive, very beautiful and holds its shape well.

You will need:

• satin ribbon (wide);
• ball (foam or foam rubber);
• tube (suitable for paper towels);
• scissors;
• glue gun;
• textile;
• rhinestones, beads, lace.

You will also need small tongs and a lighter to melt the edge of the tape.

Sequencing:

1. Cut the satin ribbon into rectangles 5x10 cm, burn along the cuts. It will take eight rectangles to make one rose.
2. Fold the top of the rectangle to the wrong side by 5 mm. The right one is bent at an angle inward.
3. Fold the resulting corner, clamp it with pliers and cut off the upper part.
4. Carefully burn several layers of tape together so that after melting you get a single element.
5. Decorate the other side of the rectangle in the same way - and one petal is ready.
6. Make all the petals in the same way.
7. Roll up the core petal and gather the remaining petals around it.
8. Cut the ball into two parts, take the larger one to work with. Glue the finished roses to it.
9. Using a glue gun, secure the tube - the handle of the bouquet.
10. Decorate the handle along its entire length, including the end, with ribbon or fabric.

You can decorate with pearl beads, rhinestones or sparkles.

Wedding composition ideas

Shrub roses are self-sufficient and can create a charming composition on their own:

• mono bouquet in one color;
• with a gradient from darker buds in the center to lighter ones at the edges;
• contrasting two-color combinations of red and white, pink and yellow, green and orange.

Shrub roses are not very fond of vase neighbors, but this problem can be solved by wrapping the stems in special floral capsules - and then nothing will limit the choice.

Small elegant buds look great both with simple wildflowers - cornflowers, violets, bells, lavender, and with luxurious lilies, orchids, callas. The choice depends only on what kind of final picture you want to get.

With white and colored alstroemerias

Alstroemeria resembles a small graceful lily and has a huge palette of colors , including extremely exotic ones - with stripes or spots.

In a duet with spray roses, these flowers look captivating, perfectly emphasizing the elegant tenderness of their neighbor. And if you choose red roses and white alstroemeria, you will get a miniature version of the classic bouquet of garden roses and lilies, only much more romantic and innocent.

Monochrome combinations of these two plants also look great - white, pink, peach or lilac. If you want to make bright alstroemerias the main character, then it is better to choose white or cream roses.

With chrysanthemums and irises

Bright, exquisite irises and fluffy chrysanthemums will create a truly charming ensemble with spray roses. Various shades are possible, but remember that they try not to use more than three pure colors in a bouquet, so as not to create a feeling of chaos.

Advice! Chrysanthemums make both the soloist of the composition and create a more equal ensemble, best of all - in a natural free form.

Most irises already have two tones - yellow and blue or purple, so you can only add one color. However, there are also completely white irises. In this case, they create a monochrome composition and play on the difference in textures. Bouquets of pastel shades are good - pink, lilac, peach.

From eustoma, garden rose and freesia

Resembling a rose, but more lush and homely, eustoma looks interesting even in a duet with bush roses, making them more elegant and graceful.

If you decorate such a bouquet with large garden buds and delicate freesia petals, the overall picture will turn out to be truly luxurious.

A monochrome of these plants, immersed in greenery, looks good - white, cream or pink. Bright colors are also acceptable, in which case it is advisable to play with bicolor plants. For example, eustoma and freesia often have a rather bright edging, and the rose should be chosen to match the non-primary color .

It is not forbidden to take two-color roses, both garden and bush , but in this case it is important to maintain the uniformity of the rest of the background so that the bouquet does not turn out to be too colorful.

From peonies

Lush large peonies will become the soloists of the composition, but charming miniature roses will only benefit from such proximity.

With the help of decor, they create either an absolutely vintage accessory - for example, a pink or powdery pomander, decorated with pearls, brooches and feathers, or a natural bouquet with ears of corn, dried flowers, and herbs.

An interesting combination of spray roses and peonies in a cold range of blue and lilac. Such an exquisite picture amazes with its dreaminess and charm. If you choose rich scarlet, orange or even burgundy tones, the composition will turn out to be passionate, sensual and at the same time tender.

The classic is a combination of white and pink flowers, and both roses and peonies can be a bright accent.

Stuffed toys bouquet

A popular option, especially popular among young couples in love. Such a gift will delight the recipient for a long time, since he does not need water or other conditions. For the base you can also take wooden sticks, as well as:

• liquid glue moment;
• small teddy bears, unicorns, dogs - according to the recipient’s taste;
• packaging material, tapes, filler.

By the way, you can combine fresh flowers with toys. Or add to a soft composition of sweets. It all depends on your imagination.

Matching the bride's style

Rose bushes are suitable for both very young girls and older women. The color is selected taking into account the overall design of the celebration, as well as your color type:

• For blondes, a pastel range of spray roses is well suited - peach, pink, cream, but it is better to refuse pure white or dilute it with another shade;
• hot brunettes can choose between snow-white and bright, contrasting options;
• Red-haired ladies have access to a wide palette , but they look best framed in orange, scarlet and green tones.

Advice! Don't mix warm and cold tones. This rarely looks appropriate.

We should also focus on white spray roses, as this option is extremely popular. To ensure the bouquet blends in with the dress, add fresh green leaves or choose slightly darker petals.

It is not recommended to perform such a trick in the opposite direction - a darker shade of the dress - ivory or ivory - looks untidy in a duet with snow-white roses.

If you use bright shades of purple, blue or red, then they should be repeated in some other element of the image - a hairpin, shoes, a dress belt, otherwise the bouquet risks looking too flashy.

What kind of brides are they suitable for?

A composition with red roses will definitely appeal to emotional, bright, self-confident girls who know what they want from life, selflessly love their chosen one and expect the same devotion from him in return.

Choose a bouquet to suit your type:

• Red roses are best suited for hot brunettes , perfectly emphasizing their contrasting beauty;
• Brown-haired and red-haired women also look good with a similar composition, but it is very important to select a specific shade according to the color type. So, dark options are more suitable for cold people - burgundy, marsala, and for warm ones - scarlet and orange-red;
• For delicate blondes, an all-red composition will be too heavy, so it is better to choose another color as the main color, and add red as an accent with a few bright flashes.

To prevent red from seeming alien, be sure to add another tone-on-tone highlight to your look - shoes, lipstick, nail polish, a hair clip.

Decor

When choosing a bouquet design, be sure to focus on the theme of the wedding , because what looks harmonious and cute in one style will be perceived as alien in another.

A vintage or retro celebration implies an abundance of various details. The bouquet is decorated with a skirt made of tulle or lace, feathers, rhinestones, and pieces of fur. Pendants in the form of a birdcage, a mask, hearts, keys and locks look very good. The flowers themselves can be decorated with rhinestones or pearls of a contrasting color, mesh, artificial birds or butterflies.

If the outfit or accessories have some bright accent, for example, beads or a lace pattern, then a great idea is to repeat it in the design of the bouquet, for example, by decorating the leg accordingly.
When decorating a bouquet for a celebration in natural styles - rustic, country, eco-wedding - pay attention to craft paper, ordinary twine and even untreated linen.

Art Nouveau and steampunk allow the use of unusual elements for decoration - abstract sculptures made of plastic, wood and metal, newspapers, wires, gears and microcircuits.

An ordinary satin ribbon intercepting succulent stems is a classic, but no less captivating option.

Selection rules

Charming plants are quite capricious. They are difficult to give the required shape, so if you do not have much experience in composing such compositions, it is better to contact a professional florist. This is especially true for complex non-standard bouquet shapes and the use of an abundance of shades.

Here are some more useful tips:

• Shrub roses have a rather spicy scent , so be sure to check in advance to see if you are allergic to it. If necessary, ask to treat the buds with a special solution that will muffle the aroma;
• Young girls look great with buds just beginning to bloom , older women - with fully formed inflorescences;
• Take care of the convenience of the bouquet handle. It should not be too wide, short, slippery, scratchy, or with protruding thorns. Remember that you will have to carry the accessory in your hands all day, so it will be useful to think about your own comfort;

Important! Roses are available year-round, but still contact the salon in advance, at least a couple of weeks before the wedding, because the desired shade or variety may not be available.

• Flowers should be as fresh as possible and treated with a special composition that slows down fading. The wedding day is quite long, and the buds cannot do without help;
• Choose a bouquet when you have already completely decided on the dress, makeup, hairstyle and theme of the celebration , because even the most beautiful accessory loses its charm in an inappropriate setting.

Photo

A charming wedding bouquet of small roses is an excellent solution for gentle and charming brides. Shrub varieties delight with a variety of shades, and the presence of several buds on a branch makes bush roses an indispensable attribute in wedding floristry and holiday decor. After all, this gives you the opportunity to play with the shape of the bride’s bouquet and create the most suitable option.

The history of the wedding bouquet

A bouquet in the hands of a bride is not as old an invention as it might seem. Different countries had their own wedding customs associated with flowers, but most often these were scattered archaic ideas and superstitious traditions:

1. In the ancient period in Greece and Rome, the newlyweds wore a wreath of fragrant field herbs. It was believed that a girl was very vulnerable at the moment of leaving her clan for another family, so she should be protected from the influence of evil spirits.
2. During the Middle Ages, belief in demons became even stronger, so brides used bunches of flowering onions and garlic to ward them off. A specific aroma was the main talisman in the marriage ceremony.
3. The ancestor of the prototype of the wedding bouquet was Queen Victoria of England at her wedding with Prince Albert in 1840. She came to the wedding with calendula and dill stems in her hands. Dill served as a kind of aphrodisiac. After the celebration, the newlyweds ate it so that passion would overwhelm their bodies.
4. At a wedding, the ancient Slavs also thought about amulets against evil spirits and unkind glances, but in addition they considered it important to pacify the will of the future wife. To do this, she had to hold spruce branches and thistle stems in her hands. In the late Middle Ages in Rus', they began to decorate the bodice of brides' dresses with fresh flowers and weave them into their hair.