How to Keep Wedding Bouquets Fresh in the Heat
- 1). Store the bouquets in a refrigerator until they are needed for the ceremony. Bouquets in vases can be stored as is, and placed outside before the guests begin to arrive.
- 2). Fill vases with cool water. If the stems have leaves on them, trim off any that will be below the water line.
- 3). Place the stems of bridal-party bouquets in baggies of cool water and secure the baggie with a twist tie. Remove the baggies prior to the ceremony. If the stems will be inside a bouquet cone and not bare, leave the baggie on and hide it inside the cone.
- 4). Return bridal party bouquets to the refrigerator or place them in a vase after the ceremony, so they can stay fresh for photographs later in the day.
- 5). Use floral scissors to trim off the bottoms of the stems (at an angle) if the flowers begin to wilt. Run the cut end of the stem under cool water to perk the flowers back up.
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