How To Make Wedding Bouquets Using Fresh Cut Peonies

1)  Cut the peony stems and any other flower you are using to about 10 inches.

2)  Place a peony stem in one hand, add a stem of greens if desired,  then add another peony and alternate between the two until the bouquet reaches the proper size.

3)  Wrap the stems in decorative ribbon.

4)  Store the peony bouquets with the stems in water until the time of the wedding.  You may put them in water in a small vase and then refrigerate.

These pink peony bouquets were designed by Kathy of Fantastic Functions, an Ann Arbor, MI wedding and event planning service.  The brides and maid of honors bouquet each contain about a dozen peony stems in mixed shades of pink and the flower girl peony bouquet contains about 6 stems.

We recommend making all of the fresh wedding flower bouquets the day before the wedding and refrigerating them until the time of the wedding.  Be sure to remove all fruits and vegetables from your frig as they give off a gas that damages the flowers.  If it is not possible to refrigerate all of the floral arrangements then keep your house cool.  If it is summer time turn up your air conditioning.