Making own orchid bouquet?

I have found a company that can deliver a box of orchid stems to my door the day before my wedding and I want to put them together myself for my bouquet. I'm worried it will look funny. I just want simple stems tied together with say a ribbon. Assuming I need to use florist wire for each stem and pins to hold it together. Will it look strange (will the just stand too upright?). Want it to look like this but in a bouquet not vase http://www.ftd.com/yahoostore1/catalog/p...





Does anyone have some advice? I want it to look fantastic not home made.





Many thanks!

Making own orchid bouquet?
The way you do a wrapped bouquet like you are talking about is to take the stems and arrange them in a circle one next to the other. Be careful of the blossoms not to get them too tight or bruised. Then once you have the stems together take some floral tape and wrap the stems with them so as to hold them together. Take a piece of wide ribbon, and begin at the top under the blossoms and start wrapping it around the floral tape making sure the ribbon overlaps about half way. Once you get a couple of inches down, take some straight pins either white, clear or silver heads (white sort of look like pearls) and firmly pin the ribbon to the floral tape and stems of the bouquet. Then continue wrapping the ribbon down the bouquet keeping the ribbon uniformly spaced and tight. When you get to the bottom, cut off enough of the ribbon so that you have enough to fold over and then you put a couple of pins there. Then if you want, you can take the pins and put them in straight line down the length of the wrapped stems. You want to leave the bottom open so that you can put it in a vase with a little water in the bottom for the orchids to drink so they don't start to wilt before the wedding. Just make sure to keep water in the vase but keep it low enough that it doesn't hit the ribbon. Just enough to keep the end of the stems submerged. You can even wait to do the final two inches of wrapping till the day of the wedding so that they can sit in water over night and you don't have to worry about the ribbon.





HTH! Good luck and congratulations!!!
Reply:Exellent choice of flowers! I think you should put them in a very very short vase and tie the ribbon in the place where the stems form and X. You could put some cotton in the centre of the stems so the will hold the position. Do not press the bouquet tightly or you may ruin the form.





good luck!
Reply:I really reccomend you DON'T do this. Orchids are very delicate flowers and it takes an experienced hand to shape them without damaging them. Instead post an ad on Craigslist or talk with florists to see how much they would charge you to do the arranging.....or switch to a more sturdy flower that can stand up to amature arrangements.





If you still insist on DIY, Go to the craft store and pick up fake flowers in the same general shape as the type of orchid you ordered. Practice several times getting the look you want because you only get one shot on wedding day.
Reply:If you want it to look professional, I suggest you ask a local florist for advice, and they might even show you how. They'd probably charge you for the privelege, but you'll get the result you want.
Reply:At a party shop or craft shop, you can get the "collar" that will make your arrangement uniform and give you a place to tie your bow. You can buy one and practice with artificial flowers and have the ribbon ready prior to the arrival of the orchids. Did you order baby orchids or large ones. That will be a consideration also. Those in your picture appear to be baby orchids.





http://www.afloral.com/Floral-Supplies/B...





I also noticed the hand tied wrap at this site. It would work great.