Does anyone have directions on how to make a rose wedding bouquet?

I would like to have red and white roses that are cascading for my bouquet and handtied for my bridesmaids. If anyone hase direction, it would help greatly.

Does anyone have directions on how to make a rose wedding bouquet?
Cascading bouquets are much harder, you might just want to stick with handtieds cause they are super easy. Go to Ragshop or a store comparable, and get floral wire, floral tape, a plain acetate white ribbon, and a pretty ribbon and some pearl pins. Buy bunches of roses (You'll probably need somewhere around 25 for the bride and a bit less for each of the bridesmaids) clean the thorns and leaves off from about 1/4 of the way down the stem on. Cut the stems at an angle, and put them in lukewarm water. You don't want the rose heads really tight cause they don't look good in the bouquet then. When they're a little open, they lay into each other nicely, instead of the bottoms of the rose butting off each other and sticking out all sorts of weird directions. Leave them in the water for at least a few hours so they get plenty of water. Then when you're ready to make your bouquest, take your roses out of the water and clean off all the rest of the leaves and thorns on the stem. Put about 1/4-1/2" of the wire into the base of the head of the rose (the green part) and wrap it around the rose about 1/2 way down. Take the floral tape, and wrap the wire and the rose about the same length. Do that with all the roses you're using, and then just hold one... and keep adding around the sides until you get what size you want. If you're doing this for the first time, you might want to use the floral tape every few you add, cause sometimes it's hard to handle in your hand. Don't tape it TOO tight, cause you can adjust the heights of the roses a bit that way when they're already taped. Your bouquest should somewhat look like a mushroom shape. When you're finished, re-cut the stems and put them back into clean water until a few hours before you're actually going to use them. Remember to keep them refridgerated when you're finished. You don't want them falling apart on your special day! Then, take them out of the water, dry the stems off, cut the bouquet to the length you want. Take your acetate ribbon (the crappy kind of ribbon) and wrap it along the stems, pinning it in place. (I usually use 2 pins. 1 for the start, and one for the end) Then take your pretty ribbon, and do the same. I usually use a few pearl pins to hold the ribbon on and for a pretty detail. Good luck! *Note: Floral tape sticks to itself, and only itself! Stretch the tape out a little, and it gets sticky*
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