How to DIY Gorgeous Flowers for a Dinner Party

We had a really fun dinner party at our house on Saturday night.  It was a mix of Kevin's work colleagues and other local psychologists.  I knew some of them and then made several new friends.  We had the best time.  Kevin grilled and everyone brought side dishes to share.

We were celebrating/welcoming two new people to the group.  I made two gorgeous centerpieces and used them as decor + their welcome gift.  Both ladies were absolutely thrilled to take home a beautiful bouquet at the end of the night.

 I got several compliments on the flowers and they couldn't have been easier.  I'll share my secrets for putting together really affordable, beautiful flowers!

1. Head to Sams and pick up one of their premium bouquets.  They're around $14.99 and are filled with the prettiest variety of flowers, berries and greenery.

2. Pick out one more coordinating bouquet to add into the premium bouquet.  I went with dark pink Alstroemeria for $7.99.

3. Go to your local thrift shop and pick up two of the same or very similar vases.  I love a square vase so I grabbed two very similar square vases for $4 total.  They were each marked $4 and everything was half off.  That way I could gift the bouquets and the vase since both were so affordable.

4. Trim down the flowers and start arranging them.  Cut some tall, some medium and a few short.  Split up the flowers so there are equal numbers of stems in each vase.

5. If you have something in your yard to cut and add into your bouquet - do it!  I love this bright green asparagus fern.  It add some great color and texture.  I probably added 4 or 5 stems into each bouquet.

6. Add fresh water and change daily.  I never use the flower food packets they come with - just change the water often and it'll be fine.

Both ladies were so excited when I told them to pick a vase of flowers to take home!  

It really was the perfect welcome gift to surprise them with at our dinner party.

I loved the variety of flowers and greenery so much.

I was really excited about this bouquet because it coordinated so well with my table decor.  I picked up these butterfly napkins and wrapping paper for the table at HomeGoods.  They were bright and colorful and seemed really welcoming.

The drink station got one bouquet.

And the other bouquet went on the table.  It was low enough that everyone could see around it and it added some really pretty color to the table.

So for $27 I got two big bouquets for our dinner party!  Success!

You've got to give this a try the next time you need flowers for an event!