Flower girl ideas – Ice cream cone bouquets

Weddings are all about traditions but sometimes it’s fun to add a new twist.  More often than not, flower girls baskets of petals for throwing as they walk down the aisle.  If you’re looking for unique flower girl ideas, how about an ice cream cone bouquet?  Nothing says summer wedding like ice cream!  Be sure to scroll down down for a complete DIY.

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If you’re not afraid of a little DIY, here are the detailed instructions for making these ice cream cone bouquets.

Supplies & equipment:

14” of ribbon (I used 1.5” width)
3 waffle cones
Hot glue and hot glue gun
Tissue paper
Selection of colorful blooms
Floral shears
Floral tape
Floral glue

supplies needed for ice cream cone bouquets DIY

Cut a 14” length of ribbon

DIY instructions for ice cream cone bouquets by Tara Whittaker Photography

Attach the one end of ribbon to the first cone using hot glue

DIY instructions for ice cream cone bouquets by Tara Whittaker Photography

Fold the ribbon in half and attach the two ends together using hot glue

DIY instructions for ice cream cone bouquets by Tara Whittaker PhotographyDIY instructions for ice cream cone bouquets by Tara Whittaker Photography

Attach the 2nd and 3rd cone to the 1st using hot glue and hiding the ends of the ribbon in the middle of the three cones

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If needed, tuck crumpled tissue paper into the bottom of the cones. You may need it for filler and to secure the blooms firmly inside the cone

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Arrange the blooms into small bundles, clipping the ends as needed using floral shears

DIY instructions for ice cream cone bouquets by Tara Whittaker Photography

To hold multiple stems together (if applicable) wrap them with floral tape

DIY instructions for ice cream cone bouquets by Tara Whittaker Photography

Add a dab of floral glue to the end the stems and place it inside the cone. The glue will keep the blooms in place for their trip down the aisle

DIY instructions for ice cream cone bouquets by Tara Whittaker PhotographyDIY instructions for ice cream cone bouquets by Tara Whittaker Photographyflower girls walking down the aisle with ice cream cone bouquets

Thank you to Swooned for partnering with me on this project and for featuring it in honour of National Ice cream Day.

Dresses: Children’s Place

Hugs and kisses to Kennedy and Ellie, the perfect flower girls for this summer project.

Flower girl ideas styled and photographed by Calgary Wedding Photographer – Tara Whittaker

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