After the vows and, of course, the dress, the most important element of the wedding, in this bride’s opinion, is the flowers.
I’m not just talking about the bouquets; I mean the centerpieces, the aisle décor, the cake table, and those other intimate details that serve as the eye candy for your wedding. That’s what makes those David Tutera weddings so amazing — the venue is transformed into a magical, once-in-a-lifetime space that creates a lasting memory for you and your guests.
But it seems like I’m in the minority for thinking so. People tell me, “Flowers die! Spend on the food instead!” To which I say, the flowers live on forever in the photos! And when was the last time you remembered what you ate at a wedding? It was chicken something, right? Or steak?
One detail I overlooked when picking my flowers and discussions with the florist was how my bouquet and the bridal party bouquets would be wrapped and presented. This wasn’t something I ever thought of until I saw this picture.
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How gorgeous is that?? Imagine how those bridal pictures will look with this final little touch. Now my mind is running amok with ideas of what wrap will suit my cattails, freesia and grass bouquet best. While the above picture likely is too ornate for the style of our wedding, something more along these lines would fit in great.
To further entice and inspire you, check out these pictures. The pictures show how ornate, simple or unique the wrap can be.
Our DIY wedding included DIY flowers, as well. In a previous post I mentioned a crafty project making the men’s boutonnieres. I also mentioned my plans to use cotton bolls and dried lavender, both purchased online and shipped ahead to our wedding location, for our bouquets and corsages.
You may remember a previous post where I explained that I would be creating the floral pieces for my wedding from silk flowers. I have taken that idea to the extreme and am now not only am I making the arrangements…but I am making the flowers too! (out of various fabrics) Call me crazy!
One of my favorite hobbies is sewing. Although my mom and grandmother are both excellent seamstresses…I am self-taught (that’s just how I do a lot of things). I have a love for textiles…those who know me best would describe it as an obsession.
So when I was having a hard time picking out flowers for bouquets, a thought popped into my head. I had already created some fabric flowers to accessorize headband, scarves and such…why not wire them and create the flowers I have envisioned in my head? The only thing stopping me was my ability to create a variety of flowers to add interest to the bouquets. After a little research…that wasn’t an issue any more.
These videos on ThreadBanger were really helpful in giving me ideas! A big thanks to my sister for sharing them with me!
I took a floral design class here a the U just a semester back…it was AMAZING! I learned the basics of designing my own arrangements as well as the in’s and out’s of a floral business. The most helpful thing I learned…how expensive real flowers are! For the make-believe wedding I was required to create for the class final, the budget for the flowers was upwards of $7,000. And I thought my arrangements were pretty modest!
Here’s some pictures of arrangement I made in class just to give you an idea:
It was a whirlwind experience to create a concept from start to finish. I did it! I was able to pull together a gorgeous wedding with my husband. The first image is the view of our ceremony. A third of our ballroom was decorated like this. The blue, purple and pink flowers accentuated the tiffany blue. I just love our aisle centerpieces and archway. The centerpieces were then transferred to our guest tables and the archway was moved to decorate the cake table (see picture #2)
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!
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.
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!
