Doing Your Own Wedding Flowers

Yes you can do your own wedding flowers. Really. That is assuming you are a bit creative, a bit calm and have some helping hands around. I am seeing more and more local florists offer crash courses on the “How To” of doing your own wedding flowers. I’m not saying they will teach you enough [...]

Let’s Hear It For the Boys! Boutonnières on Flower Friday

I love boutonnières. Done right, they are a spark of color to brighten a stunning masculine look; a bit of the peacock on a classic structured suit. So for Flower Friday I went looking for wonderful examples to share. What happened is that I kept running across examples that should more rightly be labeled as [...]

Mad About Orchids on Flower Friday

Orchids used to have a really bad image, at least with me. If someone would mention orchids, I immediately thought of purple granny corsages. Then came the whole minimalist zen look. Thanks to a friend in the floral industry I have gained a whole new perspective on this versatile flower. They can be bold or [...]

Pretty Bouquets All In a Row

Usually when I see Wedding Bouquets it’s for one wedding at a time so they pretty much all look alike. Wedding shows are fun because you get to see a bunch of different ones at one time. Here are some of the ones I saw at Weddings, The Bridal Show last Sunday. It’s kind of [...]

Table Top Ideas

One of the things I enjoy most about bridal shows are the tabletop displays. Usually you can count on the rental companies to pull out all the stops and present some great ideas to inspire you. This Sunday was no exception. Everyone seemed to have had fun, even the caterers and event venues. I also [...]

Flower Friday: Dress Up Your Bouquet

I love flowers, but sometimes wedding bouquets can get boring. This can be especially true when you are on a tight budget and your choice of flowers is more limited. There really is a simple solution: ACCESSORIZE! You know how far the right accessories can go in taking an outfit from frumpy to fab. Well [...]

Flower Friday Advice

I have heard the same thing this week from 2 planners and a florist: When they asked a bride about the floral and décor budget for their wedding the brides said, ”Well I don’t really have a budget.” Grrrrr. Let me tell you what wedding professionals hear when you say that, “I don’t want to [...]

Fun Fabulous Wedding Bouquets

Bored with the basic hand tied rose bouquets? Me too. So for Flower Friday I thought I would send you a couple of fun ones I ran across. This orchid bouquet is courtesy of Kelly at Weddings by Socialites. I really like the amaranths. There is a great shot on Kelly’s blog with them blowing [...]

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