little sad I'm not wearing a veil. Not because she feels strongly about veils, but because she made my sister's veil for her wedding and always assumed she'd make mine as well. I actually think she might enjoy this more than making a veil! Takes less time and is easier and cheaper. My mom made the fabric leaves for the ribbon flowers I made for our wedding. I know she really enjoyed being part of the floral process like that. She made my sister's veil but I took care of mine. It was kind of fun for me to find things my mom could help with. In Sweden (and the rest of Scandinavia) making floral crowns is a traditional part of celebrating Midsummer, which here is a holiday equally important as Easter and Christmas. So if you want some more inspiration from people who have been making these for a few centuries, google "midsommarkrans" and check out the images. If I needed to do these day-before, what hope do they have looking good next day? I think keeping them in the fridge might help, and I'd have to be more careful about flower choice, but is there anything else I can do other than "last minute" to keep these babies fresh? Any way to water? Would a few spritzes with water help? I've loved floral crowns ever since I was a flower girl! Already made one (of silk flowers) for my October wedding. I started with a base of greenery