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.
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Hi All!! I am a bit more upbeat today!! After my complete frustration with the flower industry, I knew I had to get creative… heh, I’ve been a student for 10 years, THIS I know how to do!! So, to Kijiji I went (craigslist didn’t turn up a lot for me). What did I find? Well, to be honest, not a lot. Most of the flower service/wedding flowers/florist hits were for silk flowers. But, I did find one lady, Miss Karen, who works with fresh (and high quality) flowers. What I found out when I met her last night was that she used to be a big player in the flower business here in Calgary, but when she sold her shop in 2006, she had to sign a non-competition agreement… but, she is now able to work again, and compete she is doing! I sent her the correspondence from my previous consults (which I posted for your benefit too here), and of course all my inspiration photos, also found here, and she responded with this:
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I didn’t really care for Carnations before. But as I started planning my wedding and looking for ways to save, I was able to realize the flower’s potential. Carnations are very affordable. Sometimes because of this, they’re looked at mostly as filler flowers or something not very elegant. But when done right, they can be chic and beautiful on their own.
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I love flowers but know little about them. I had been doing research and found that I like roses, dahlias, calla lilies, tulips and lilacs. Since we’re getting married in October, lilacs and tulips were out. Calla lilies are surprisingly expensive, so now I’m on a kick for roses and dahlias. Luckily both are available in October.
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