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Tag: Wedding Flowers
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!
We booked our florist this past week. I couldn’t be happier with our choice. This florist was a referral from a co-worker (who happens to be getting married the day before us) who was referred to her from another co-worker (who got married last summer). Bella Flora is run by Claire and the personalized service and consultation she gave us blew me away (we met with her right after our HORRIBLE cake tasting experience). I knew as soon as we left that I was going to hire her. My inspiration for my wedding came from this photograph.  My wedding bouquet is going to be JUST like this.
I have been going back and forth on the idea of doing my own flowers. Or rather, gathering up my ladies on the morning of the wedding (the ceremony isn’t until 6:30pm) and attempting to assemble centerpieces that may or may not resemble something like this:
Pretty! How hard could it be?
I’m so happy to share some details from our reception! You will recognize things we have been talking about for the last year on this blog. The flowers were all done by a local flower shop, Colonial Flowers. All of the paper goods were done by yours truly of course. (I never want use a paper cutter again, EVER) We used black table linens and black chair covers to create a dramatic setting to show off the beautiful white and green flowers.
My MOH’s bouquet:
Here is a picture of the two floral arrangements Mama Bud and I made for the ceremony. Our wedding venue is outdoors and we want to just have something by the outdoor “chapel” (a.k.a. open gazebo) to add some color.
I have just met with my florist and finalized some wedding flowers. Note to anyone who hasn’t done this yet: bring a picture! I brought my inspiration board:
From there, she came up with this selection of flowers which I love!
Any good piece of wedding advice that I have gotten so far has included talking to your partner about wedding-related stuff and making important decisions together. I mean, how hard can it be to talk to each other?
 From lifeinbonitasprings.com I thought I was doing pretty good at keeping the communication lines open between me and Calla Lily Dude even though he doesn’t really want to be involved in wedding planning (by his own admission). For all the talking that Calla Lily Dude and I have done pouring over wedding decisions, I realized that our communication is not as free flowing as I had thought… Here is a prime example:
I’ve searched high and low through blogs, valleys, and magazines and I still have not found the flowers I envision. I want something modern (ie- branches with buds, tall, simple, not too frilly). However, I can’t seem to find a picture of what I am looking for anywhere. Our general color scheme is “fall” – golds, deep red, deep pinks, but primarily avocado green, burnt orange, and chocolate (you may already have made the assumption that I have trouble making decisions). Although Mum Dude is very involved in planning, he doesn’t really care about flowers. So far this is what I have:
See? No branches. If anybody happens to stumble across a branch image – please – let me know! Now to the spending part. The situation is as follows:
 daffodilparker.com 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.
I have to say that I didn’t know much about flowers or floral design before we got engaged. Lotus Dude and I planned to meet with florists while we were in Ohio for Christmas. So of course I did some research before the meetings. And I kept hearing that fresh flowers are amazingly expensive. Especially because the flowers I tend to like seem to be the more expensive ones like orchids and calla lilies. I had already decided that I didn’t need any bouquets for myself or the bride’s maids as they are not traditional to Hindu ceremonies. But I still wanted ceremony decorations, reception centerpieces, and boutonnieres for Lotus Dude and his groomsmen.  Photo from redribonstudio.com
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