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Saving Your Flowers |
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February 24th, 2010 by Lavender Blossom
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When all of the guests had left and Lavender Dude, our parents, and I were standing in the empty room, the coordinator of the venue came up to me and said, “who’s taking the flowers?”
my bouquet - the next day!
I had not even thought about what to do with all of these gorgeous bouquets, centerpieces, urns, and baskets full of flowers I had spent MONTHS designing and preparing for. Plus, this was not something I really wanted to deal with the night of my wedding, let alone the next day when I was coming back to reality. Ironically enough I had gone to a wedding the previous year and remember seeing the venue put the flowers in the trash and I couldn’t handle it, so ended up taking about 5 centerpieces and 3 bouquets on the metro back to my little apartment!
bridesmaid bouquet - the next day. There are also a ton of centerpieces in the background of this pic.
So here is my advice. Plan ahead for some people to take your flowers. There are also ways you can donate the flowers (to hospitals, retirement homes, etc). Luckily my mom (after sensing my panic the night before) had called some of her friends to come get a bunch of the flowers the next day, so not everything went to waste. And my parents had their house decorated for at least a week after the wedding 
Oh and don’t worry I still have my bouquet — I made sure I grabbed that the next morning!
If you’ve already thought ahead, what are you doing with your flowers after the big day?
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Categories: Wedding Flowers, Wedding Planning |
1 Comment |
February 25th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
It’s a great idea to have them donated to a local nursing home, or hospital! I am not sure what We’ll do but those are great ideas.