How to make a wedding wreath on the bride's head with your own hands?

Since ancient times, wedding wreaths on the head of living flowers symbolized the purity and innocence of the newlyweds. Our distant ancestors had a tradition according to which this ornament descended to the water. They wove them mainly from various wild flowers or from ripe ears of wheat. After reading this article, you will learn a lot of interesting things about this wedding accessory.

Key Features

Nowadays, the fashion for a wedding wreath is gradually returning to the head. Many modern brides replace them with a traditional veil. Especially relevant is this inexpensive and stylish accessory in the summer. It looks best on long hair, loose on the shoulders. Girls with short haircuts can pick up a composition of small delicate flowers.

Creating a wedding wreath on your head, you can use not only living, but also artificial plants. To give an image of romanticism, it is desirable to supplement the bride's decoration with translucent ribbons. For a celebration in the style of hippies or countrys, a wreath decorated with daisies, buttercups, forget-me-nots or cornflowers will do. To create a more elegant and exalted image, you can decorate the head with a wedding accessory woven from chrysanthemums, daisies or orchids.

What materials will be required to create such an ornament?

To weave a wedding wreath on your head, you do not need to turn to professionals. This can easily be done with your own hands. To create a stylish accessory you will need:

• A bundle of a dusty miller;
• Flowers that harmonize with the overall style of the celebration;
• Pincers-cutters;
• Flower ribbon;
• Thin wire.

If desired, you can decorate the wreath with sequins or beads. They also need to be dropped before working on creating a wedding accessory.

Sequencing

For a couple of hours before the start of the work, the selected flowers should be placed in a cool place. Thanks to this, the wreath will preserve its pristine beauty and freshness throughout the celebration.

At the initial stage it is necessary to make a circle of fine wire. Its diameter should match the size of the bride's head as precisely as possible. After that, it is gently wrapped with a floral tape. This is necessary to hide the unaesthetic wire. After preparing the form, which will be planted with flowers, you can do the plants themselves. They cut the stem in such a way that it remains about three or four centimeters.

Usually weave with the largest flower. To the wreath does not look monotonous, it is desirable to select plants that differ slightly in tone. Flowers are fastened to the frame with a pre-prepared tape. From above you can add suitable ornamental foliage. A ready-made accessory is decorated with beads or lace.

What are the signs associated with the wedding wreath?

Our distant ancestors believed that long non-moving flowers indicated that the new family would have many children. Some European nations believed that after the wedding a wedding wreath (on the head worn on the eve of the day) must be sewn into the matrimonial bed. These manipulations were to ensure a long and happy life together and a warm harmonious relationship between the newlyweds.

It was believed that this accessory should be kept until old age, and then passed on to children or grandchildren, so that they could create a happy family. In some countries, a wedding wreath of flowers (the bride's head was often decorated in this way) was woven by amulets. In this case, he turned into a kind of talisman, guarding a young wife from evil forces.