I love looking at photos of other’s weddings as I really enjoying searching for the small details, the little things that we may sometimes overlook. As you all know, I had run the wedding gauntlet in the years leading up to my moment, and for so many of those weddings, I never paid attention to the little things; like bouquets, accessories, table numbers, guest books and even cakes and centerpieces… all the things that you can use to show your personality. Of course once I started planning my own wedding, these things became much more pronounced and I started pulling inspiration from every wedding I attended!
Here are a few shots of some of our small details, that I absolutely loved!
 My bouquet... I never would have thought these things would be so heavy! Continue Reading
I opted for Hydrangeas for my girls because one bunch is about the size I wanted for their bouquets and they mixed our blue and green colors nicely.
I wrapped the stem of each in yarn so they would have white bases and something for the girls to grip.
Continue Reading
I purchased white silk roses, green roses (they were made out of a foam-like material), and ribbon then I got to work making my bouquet. Like I did with my veil, I’ll give you a photo overview.
 My stem of roses (it came with fake rubber stems)  My green tea roses Continue Reading
One thing I have absolutely loved about BridalBuds is the feedback I have gotten from everyone! I had so many questions along the way, and my wedding colors were probably one of the biggest dilemmas I faced. After much thought, I ended up going with Coral and Turquoise/Tiffany Blue. I was pretty excited about our colors given the room we were working with, and the amazing natural light that filled the room especially during the sunset. Of course with all the candles we had, it was just as beautiful at night.
Here are a few pics of our decor, with a special thanks to Charlene Lopez at the Key Largo Hilton, Blooming Design and Events and Edda’s Cake Designs for making our wedding an absolute dream. The creativity that went into designing this amazing scene was well beyond our wildest dreams.
Our wedding cake… I couldn’t stop starring at it, I was just so obsessed with it!
Continue Reading
Wedding flowers are insanely expensive. But you knew that already. I love flowers. I love when CC brings home a bouquet of fresh flowers for me. I love trying to grow flowers in our tiny front garden (I say try because my green thumb is not so green.). However, I don’t love the idea of spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on flowers for our wedding. I know it’s our special day, but it is – Just. One. Day.
What’s a thrifty girl to do?
Well, let’s stop and take a look at my inspiration and the bouquets that I adore.
Lavender. I remember about ten years ago, my best friend Anne wore lavender all of the time. She had lavender scented everything. I, uh, hated it. To me, it smelled like little old ladies. In fact, I teased her all of the time because she smelled like little old ladies. ~::Time Warp 8 Years Forward::~ I rediscovered lavender a couple years ago and, you guessed it, I love the smell! I am now that person who has lavender hand soap in the loo, lavender laundry soap and dryer sheets, lavender hand lotion, lavender medicinal balm – You name it, it is scented lavender in my home. Naturally then, I gravitated towards lavender for an option as a bridal bouquet.
Source
Continue Reading
From Day 1 of wedding planning I knew I would have a lavender bouquet. I ♥ lavender. The smell, the color, the natural properties it possesses to calm and relax. I couldn’t think of a more perfect bouquet for me on my wedding day. But lavender boutonnieres? Well, I just couldn’t picture it. I honestly couldn’t imagine one more DIY project, either. I couldn’t picture how to even make a boutonniere; so, I began my search for the best bout for the boys on etsy.com – who doesn’t love etsy?
Sources
Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right
Continue Reading
One of the most common bouquet types I’ve seen this year is the hand-wrapped bouquet. The stems of the flowers are wrapped in ribbon, lace, or cloth.
 Photo from Digital504 From some florists the hand-wrapped style is even cheaper! And for DIY brides it’s an easy option for making bouquets.
Continue Reading
Now, let’s talk about my favorite thing…the details. As I mentioned before, the colors of our friends wedding were two tones of green with yellow. They did an amazing job by selecting just the right tones of green and yellow for their country wedding.
The following is what I am very passionate about and that’s cakes! The cake table was sweet and classic. Our friends focused more on flavor and they nailed it! They had marionberry or peach filling with orange cake. This was my first time tasting orange cake and it was out of this world. The cake was made by Mike’s Amazing Cakes, one of the most famous bakers in WA State.
Their cake topper was the initial of the groom’s last name.
Continue Reading
 Photo taken at the 2010 Seattle Wedding Show Wow! There is so much to do. The good news is that I am getting things done. This month I have a couple of meetings with different vendors. I’m trying to remind myself of the following details for each meeting:
- Florist
Continue Reading
Orchids, as previously discussed, are the leading actor in my floral presentation. And as a DIY, money conscious bride I could not contemplate spending around $40 dollars a pop for orchid corsages, which is what this one would cost:
Plus, there is the added trauma of paying for something that, while lovely, will wither in a few hours.
I found a step by step tutorial at mydiyweddingday.com on how to make your own flower hair clips, and I was enchanted. A few evenings and a couple of trips to hobby lobby later I had all I needed to make something like this:
Continue Reading
|
