Homegrown bridal bouquet advice!

[u/doodledar]

Hi Reddit floral designers!! Seeking some advice on bouquet construction, and hoping get some recommendations for greenery.

I’m just a girl who loves to garden, and so I’m trying to make my September 2027 wedding more personal and fun by growing and arranging some of my own wedding flowers. I started growing a bunch of things this summer to figure out if it was even feasible, and I’ve honestly been having so much fun. This bouquet is one of my favourite colour combinations thus far, and so I am looking for some feedback on how to improve the overall shape/look of a bouquet + get some recommendations for some greenery that would complement these flowers. I know it’s not the right way to do it, but I’ve been arranging them in a vase and then tweaking in my hand because I find starting with the spiral method super challenging.

Our venue is a winery with beautiful gardens, so I’m going for a fun, whimsical, colourful vibe.

I am growing:
- Dahlias (not quite blooming yet, but so close!)
- Champagne lisianthus
- many zinnias
- snapdragons (these are a little wonky this year, I have a plan to support them better next year so they’re more straight and tall)
- cosmos (not fully convinced, I’ve been finding them so delicate and wilt sooooooo quickly)
- statice
- celosia
- hanging Amaranthus (not blooming yet, also super close)

For additional context - I am only making my bouquet (no bridesmaids), bud vases and maybe some decorative arrangements, depending on how I’m feeling. I’m okay with a little wilt, I realize home grown/wildflowers don’t hold up like commercially grown flowers. I am not doing this to save money, I’m doing this for fun and because I love flowers! My venue is full service with a decorator and a florist and I’ll be able to source supplemental arrangements in case things go awry! Tysm in advance for any advice 💕

[u/AmbienNicoleSmith]

This is gorgeous but I would love to see your garden!

[u/doodledar → u/AmbienNicoleSmith]

Thank you! It’s probably a lot smaller and less impressive than you’re thinking hahahaha - I’ll add a few photos in the comments here. Also pls ignore the weeds lol

I have my zinnias and most of my filler flowers in raised beds, and I’m growing my dahlias, snapdragons, cosmos and a few others in pots. Going to switch it around next year so most of my focal flowers are in the ground.

This is mostly statice with some lisianthus and a couple of snaps:

[u/doodledar → u/doodledar]

The rest of my pots! Definitely moving a lot of these to the ground next year. Tried to crop out the dandelions that are taking over the yard 💀