Use this mix with porcelain pink, white, light mint, or eggshell blue dresses. This delicate looking mix is great in reception rooms that are flooded with natural light. Use pure white linens. For a more springy look, try ice-green linens. Arrange centerpieces in glass, frosted glass or porcelain. The head sizes of these roses are smaller than most South American roses. Start bridesmaids bouquets and centerpieces with 36 stems.

You arrange the flowers the day before.

Instructions on how to create a hand-tied bouquet
Experience is not a must when working with these giant roses. They can tolerate a little more man-handling than other flowers and their heads are large enough, that they are easy to arrange.

1. Start with two dozen South American Roses for a 10-12" diameter bouquet
2. Take the foliage off the stem below the point where you gather the flowers
3. Take one stem at a time with one hand, using the other one to gather the flowers.
4. Keep all the flower faces on the same plain for a formal look or vary the dimension for a more dramatic look
5. Bind flowers with a rubberband, a twist-tie or several tightly wrapped rounds of raffia. Cover with ribbon.
6. Once arranged, flowers should be wrapped in tissue and kept in water until the wedding. You may leave the stems a little longer than you like so that they can't sit in a vase. Cut stems at the last minute.

You can purchase the essential floral and material to make this floral bouquet directly from Romantic Flowers.