Gypsophila Bouquets

I once had a bride who put together her own bouquet, it worked out very well and cost effective, go for it!

A bit of advice about gyp and that is to go for the best quality 'wedding' gyp as normal gyp used in gift wrap bouquets that you put in a vase at home often smells of cat pee so would have an adverse effect on the lovely smell of lavender

There are a number of other differences too in the normal and best quality in that the stems are stronger so better for hand-tied or wiring work, the colour is whiter (sometimes normal gyp can be quite green looking or dirty looking) the blossom is bigger too.

Regarding how many for a bouquet, depends really whether you are wiring the blossom or just tying stems together..? You'll get a more compact shape by wiring but it will take you longer to make so not sure if you'll have that much spare time the night before your wedding. Tying it will give you a less structured look which are very popular at the moment and not as time consuming.

For the lavender, you could buy small pots of lavender and slot them inside a larger pot together rather than buying lots of separate stems. This way, after the wedding, guests can take home a pot of it and plant it in their garden as a memento of your day which is nice!

Thank you that is all very helpful. Yes I think after reading that I may go to the florist wholesalers myself rather than do it online! I think I will just tie the stems together as that was the look I was going for really! That it a lovely idea about the lavendar too, I hadn't thought of that!

Yes, that way you can choose your own rather than rely on someone else choosing for you. You should be able to get your lavender in pots from the wholesaler too. If not, you can often get small pots of it at Morrisons in their gardening section or your local garden centre.