Bachelorette Flower Crown: Tips, Popular Styles & DIY Guide

The flower crown is the romantic counterpoint to the plastic tiara: playful, summery and a showstopper in every photo. It’s especially popular as a headpiece for the bride. The most important decision comes early, fresh or artificial flowers, because that determines how long the crown lasts and what it costs. Here’s everything you need to know, plus a guide to making one yourself.

Fresh or artificial flowers?

This is the basic question, and both options have their appeal. Artificial crowns are sturdy, stay put all night and survive wild dancing too; if the crown slips off, you just pop it back on. Fresh flowers look classier and smell lovely, but only last a few hours and wilt even faster in the heat. They’re only worth it if you make the crown shortly before the big day and aren’t partying into the small hours.

A little history comes free of charge: brides were already wearing flower crowns in the Middle Ages, first as a symbol of fertility, later of virginity. Today, what’s mostly left is a pretty custom.

What a flower crown costs

Ready-made crowns with artificial flowers are available online in every colour from just under €5, more elaborate styles with a headband and several kinds of flower from around €12. For the guests, simple paper flower crowns are often enough, costing about €10 for a pack of ten, and the bride’s crown can then be a bit more upmarket.

If you want it really beautiful, your local florist can make you a crown of fresh flowers. Handmade pieces like these cost from about €15 and usually need to be ordered in advance, because not every flower is in stock. Whichever option you go for, measure the bride’s head size beforehand, or the crown will end up as a necklace instead of on her head.

Which flowers work best?

Not every flower is suitable, because many carry a symbolic meaning. These varieties fit wedding and bridal symbolism particularly well and are easy to work with:

• Spray roses
• Magnolias
• Eucalyptus
• Baby’s breath
• Chamomile
• Broom
• Sweet William

Don’t hesitate to ask the florist for advice: they’ll know what stays fresh for a long time and binds well.

How to make a flower crown

A crown you make yourself is cheaper and more personal. You’ll need flowers (fresh or artificial), florist’s wire, floral tape, scissors and a small pair of pliers.

1. Bend the wire into a circle of the size you want and twist the ends firmly together with the pliers.
2. Trim the flower stems to about 5 cm.
3. Wrap the flowers round the wire circle stem by stem and fix each one with wire until the whole ring is covered.
4. Wind floral tape round the finished crown so the wire disappears, and fix the end of the tape with a little glue.
5. Trim off the excess, and your crown is done.

With fresh flowers: make the crown as late as possible and keep it somewhere cool until it’s needed.

Matching the other accessories

A flower crown has the most impact when everything around it fits. A boho or flower-girl theme calls for a delicate, romantic crown, while a louder theme can take a bolder one. Match the colours and style to the shirt, veil, costume and the rest so the overall look comes together.

Buying a bachelorette flower crown

If you don’t want to make your own, you’ll find ready-made crowns in every colour and style, from delicate pastels to bold and eye-catching. We’ve put together a selection for the bride and the crew below.