The boutonnieres were one of the first things that I DIYed in the process of wedding planning. I knew I wanted something different, and Southern.
First, I saw pictures of Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert's wedding and got inspiration from Blake's Southern cotton boutonniere. You can see pictures of that on my First Blog Post.
I knew that I wanted to incorporate cotton accents in the overall decor of the ceremony and reception. So, I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a branch of real cotton in the floral department. You can find it on their website here- Cotton. Be picky when you are looking at the different branches. Make sure the cotton balls have a long enough stem to attach to whatever you are working with.
I also got a bunch of golden wheat while I was there. I thought it would be fun to accent with that. You can find it on Hobby Lobby's website here - Wheat.
The coral colored fake rosebuds were something that I had previously bought in an assortment of branches and various vase fillers package.
Here's a list of what you will need for making these boutonnieres:
- Hot glue gun
- Cotton branch
- Wheat
- Floral tape
- Twine
- Pearl boutonniere pins
- Ribbon for accent bow (if desired)
Directions:
1. Cut the cotton balls off of the branch. Make sure you leave enough branch on it to use at bottom!
2. Hold the wheat behind the cotton ball to see how long you want the wheat to stick up behind it.
3. Cut at desired length.
4. Use the floral sticky tape to wrap the items together at the bottom of the stems, very tightly.
5. Take the jute twine and the hot glue gun and start wrapping around the bottom of the stem. Every wrap, put another drop of hot glue to help it to stick better throughout the whole wrapping process.
6. Cut the twine and add an extra dab of glue, if needed, where the twine was cut. (Try to make sure it ends at the back of the boutonniere).
7. Use whatever type of ribbon you want to use for a bow at the base of the cotton. I simply tied it around the base and didn't have use any hot glue to attach it. I used a jute/leaf type ribbon for the groomsmen boutonnieres and I used navy blue ribbon for Brad's. I wanted his to be slightly different from the others.
8. Use the pearl boutonniere pins to attach the boutonnieres to the suit.
Finished product!
The boutonniere's stood out more on my dad's black suit, versus the khaki suits that the groomsmen wore.
Happy DIYing fellow Anxiety Brides!
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