A hand held wreath of blooms, greenery and colorful ribbon is such a sweet and unexpected alternative to a traditional flower girl bouquet or basket. Not only are they simple to make, they are cost effective and easy for the flower girl to hold onto as she makes her way down the aisle. Make your own floral & velvet ribbon wreath by following my simple steps below.
First, spray a Small Embroidery Hoop rose gold.
Next, loop several lengths of velvet ribbon around the bottom of the hoop. I used 4 in varying lengths.
Tip: Cut the velvet ribbon to the correct length by measuring against the height of the flower girl.
Select a few flowers a pink hydrangea, blooms from the Peony & Hydrangea Bouquet, a sprig of viburnum and several fern fronds.
Tie a small bouquet of these blooms together with floral wire. Leave a longer fern frond flowing from each side of the bouquet.
Add a wrap of blush velvet around the top of the hoop, over the metal connector. This provides a comfortable handle for the wee one. Apparently it's "fuzzy soft" according to my flower girl. Wrap it, overlapping the velvet and tie at the end.
Once the wreath is ready, hand it over to your sweet flower girl to walk down the aisle.
Be sure to see my Velvet & Floral Hoop Seating Chart and Lush Teal & Blush Velvet Wedding.