Planning on going the DIY route for your wedding flowers? Then you’ll need to grab this handy DIY wedding flower checklist printable to guide you through the wedding flower making process. With the help of online wedding flower sellers, and sponsor, Blooms by the Box, we’ll take you through the steps needed to set you up for DIY wedding flower success!
Your Complete DIY Wedding Flower Checklist:
6 Month DIY wedding flower checklist
- Confirm your flower budget. Doing your own flowers can be a great way to save on wedding costs, if you have the correct expectations and are willing to learn.
- Gather ideas (make a pinterest board)
- Research flower names, type, seasonality, time required to make arrangements and other floral info. (Tip: Blooms by the Box’s friendly floral experts are available to help.)
- Learn how to save on wedding flower costs with these clever hacks
- Watch out for these 10 DIY wedding flower mistakes
- Get help. Ask your I Do Crew / loved ones to help share the workload of prepping and creating arrangements
3 Month DIY wedding flower checklist:
- Learn how to plan and time your wedding flower projects here
- Decide exactly how many arrangements, bouquets , boutonnieres and other flowers you’ll have
- Figure out the exact types and numbers of flowers needed for each of the above. Tip: Check out the 15 most durable (and pretty much foolproof) DIY wedding flowers here and have a look at this Burgundy, Blush + Peach Wedding Flower Recipe with Flower Dictionary. Check out wedding flower recipes here.
- Research the time needed to create each arrangement. For example, learn how to create a DIY hand-tied garden bouquet
- Finalize your flower wish list and figure out exactly how much you want to order (plus a little extra)
- Decide who will be responsible for which arrangements
- Decide where you will store the supplies
- Decide where the arranging will be done
- Decide who will transport the supplies
- Determine by when each individual should have their respective arrangements ready
- Decide where the completed arrangements will be stored
- Decide how they will be transported to the venue
- Decide who will set the arrangements up at the venue
- Watch flower design tutorials
- Consider a DIY wedding flower practice run
2 Weeks DIY wedding flower checklist:
- Place your order and select a delivery date of 2 days before your event
- Give your helpers detailed, step-by-step design instructions with pictures
- Check that you have the correct tool and supplies
Floral Tools Checklist
- Read this Guide to DIY Wedding Flower Supplies + Tools to learn about what wedding flower tools do and what you need:
- Clean buckets of water
- Sharp floral scissors or a Paring Knife.
- Floral Wire, Floral Tape, Floral Adhesive and Floral Foam for structuring your arrangements
- Flower Food (optional)
- Crown and Glory (optional)
2 Day DIY wedding flower checklist:
- Read these 11 Tips for Preparing and Storing DIY Wedding Flowers
- Get buckets and tools ready
- Take delivery of flowers
- Unbox and cut stems at a sharp 45-degree angle
- Pull off any low hanging leaves
- Keep original packaging on for first 2 hours of hydration
- Place in bucket of fresh water overnight to rehydrate
- Keep cool away from direct sunlight / heating vents
- Do not store in regular fridge with food (avoid exposure to food bacteria)
1 Day DIY wedding flower checklist:
- Change water daily with lukewarm water
- Gather helpers and begin making arrangements
- Spray with Crown and Glory to help maintain freshness
- Keep in cool, in fresh, shallow water overnight.
On the day DIY wedding flower checklist:
- Transport finished arrangements to your venue
- Hand over / place arrangements to co-ordinator / planner
- Give bouquets/ boutonnieres to your partner + I Do Crew
- Get married!
Above: The Ultimate DIY Wedding Flower Checklist Printable. Click the image to open the checklist, then save and print!
All of these wedding flowers, tools, and supplies are available to purchase online, from bulk online floral supplier and sponsor, Blooms By The Box here.
Check out our other wedding flower guides for the names of wedding flowers in your color palette and more cute tutorials below.
Wedding flowers by color + season with pics:
- Greenery for Weddings + Green Wedding Flower Names
- White Wedding Flowers Guide: Types of White Flowers, Names, Seasons + Pics
- Pink Wedding Flowers Guide: Types of Pink Flowers, Names, Seasons + Pics
- Purple Wedding Flower Names and Seasons
- Types of Yellow Wedding Flowers, Names and Info
Wedding Flower DIY tutorials:
- See how to make an easy babys breath boutonniere
- Sweet + Simple Lavender Mint & White DIY Bouquet Tutorial
- Sweet + Simple Lavender Mint & White DIY Wedding Centerpiece Tutorial
- Sweet + Simple Lavender Mint & White DIY Boutonniere Tutorial
- Easy Burgundy + Cream DIY Wedding Centerpiece Tutorial
- Get flower names + recipes for bouquets and centerpieces
- Easy Fall Burgundy, Cream + Peach DIY Wedding Boutonniere Tutorial