Wedding Kissing Balls

Wedding kissing balls or pomanders were actually flower bouquets carried by bridesmaids and flower girls at weddings. But nowadays, they are used as kissing balls displayed as decoration in weddings like mistletoe. The couple have to kiss under these balls and they can be either put on the arches where the couple would get married or above the cake table. These flower kissing balls are beautiful and elegant flower arrangements which can be made with vibrant colors of flowers while keeping the theme in mind. They are tied up with ribbons to the arch or the ceiling and they look very attractive with the rest of the venue.

How to Make Kissing Balls for Weddings

There are many ideas to make wedding kissing balls in a variety of ways. Every wedding has a different color theme and flowers which are being demanded. Thus this piece of wedding decoration is also one such art which is very beautifully made. Given below are a few ideas for these wedding kissing balls in many designs and ways. The basic way to make these wedding kissing balls is:

Things You Need

• A round floral foam ball
• 50 carnations
• Scissors
• Colored ribbons

Directions

• You can start by cutting the stems of the carnations in the desired lengths.
• Leave a few leaves on the stems so the ball looks full.
• Push these flowers into the foam in the way you would want the arrangements to be.
• Fill the kissing ball with the flowers and fillers of vibrant colors that complement each other.
• To some stems of the flowers, tie the colored ribbons and then push the stems into the foam. Your lovely wedding kissing ball is ready to be displayed.
• You can make artificial kissing balls with the help of artificial flowers. Lovely silk kissing balls can also be made with silk flowers which look as attractive as real flowers.

Victorian Kissing Balls
These wedding kissing balls are well-known for their elegance and royal looks. They are usually made from real fresh flowers and are filled with ribbons and fillers. They can be hung, held or simply displayed as a presentable decoration at weddings. Large wedding flowers like lilies, callas, tulips, roses, carnations, etc. which have vibrant and bright colors are used to make these wedding kissing balls. Another innovative idea for making these are to use rose potpourri petals with satin and velvet ribbons. You can use foliage of any kind if you want a completely filled kissing ball. These styles of flower kissing balls are preferred by many couples.

Kissing Ball Bouquets
Like the ones hung from the ceilings and arches, some pomanders can be made into bouquets or wedding centerpieces also. They look very attractive as single decorations on the tables or as bridesmaid bouquets. Most people like to have real flowers for their bouquets and since pomanders are a great way of flower arrangement, these bouquets are preferred. You can have red kissing balls only with red flowers or with other colors like white and black combined with red. Red is what many brides go for since it looks rich and elegant. Among flowers, when there is a common pattern that is kept throughout the kissing balls, it looks great. If you mix flowers, they should look presentable, otherwise they make the bouquets look shabby and unorganized. Thus only rose kissing balls, or only lilies with fillers would be the best choice of flowers if you want only one kind.

Wedding kissing balls are wonderful expressions of love and celebration. Thus make them as attractive as you can, and it will simply add more beauty to your wedding (and don't forget to kiss under them!).