Sooooo…..remember how I mentioned Natasha had won a wedding package at the Nashville Lifestyle's Wedding Show? With that awesome floral package work $845? Yeah- the florist decided he wouldn’t honor that because it has been more than a year. So what’s a girl to do with a $300 floral budget and the need for 7 bridesmaid bouquets, a boutonniere, and a bridal bouquet? DIY baby.
Here’s Natasha’s floral inspiration (please pardon that I don’t know the original source, she sent them to me via e-mail and I can’t find them for the life of me!)
Basically, she wants only roses, both garden and standard varieties, with either fawns ear or greenery. She did not want ranunculus as seen in the second photo. Using this criteria and thinking about her colors (cream, white, and pale pink) here’s my inspiration. I love LOVE the colors in the photo on the left, (I so love the freesia too!) but I think the size of the rose bouquets on the right is more of what we’re going to be working with. Another plus? Standard rose bouquets are cheaper (woot woot!) than bouquets with garden roses.
Another alternative? I love this I’m loving this bouquet. It’s so simple and beautiful, but this one in the middle just screams “BRIDE!” to me, though it uses more flowers than roses and garden roses. And you know what more flower choices means- more money. Perhaps this is more like it. Hey- a little hydrangea never hurt anyone.
Here’s my thoughts
9 standard roses per bridesmaid= 63 roses
36 garden roses to be divvied up between the bride’s bouquet (mostly garden roses) and the bridesmaid bouquets
What I would buy-
This package of 75 choose your own color (pink, white, & light pink) standard roses for $129 (Note: an all pink set of 75 roses is only $115) & 36 of these blush garden roses for $140
10 bunches of lamb’s ear for $150 OR 10 bunches of Ivy berries OR 10 bunches of Pittosporum for $110
2 yards of lace ribbon for $8
I have floral wire, floral tape, and pins so let’s see what the damage is….
Here’s Natasha’s floral inspiration (please pardon that I don’t know the original source, she sent them to me via e-mail and I can’t find them for the life of me!)
Basically, she wants only roses, both garden and standard varieties, with either fawns ear or greenery. She did not want ranunculus as seen in the second photo. Using this criteria and thinking about her colors (cream, white, and pale pink) here’s my inspiration. I love LOVE the colors in the photo on the left, (I so love the freesia too!) but I think the size of the rose bouquets on the right is more of what we’re going to be working with. Another plus? Standard rose bouquets are cheaper (woot woot!) than bouquets with garden roses.
Another alternative? I love this I’m loving this bouquet. It’s so simple and beautiful, but this one in the middle just screams “BRIDE!” to me, though it uses more flowers than roses and garden roses. And you know what more flower choices means- more money. Perhaps this is more like it. Hey- a little hydrangea never hurt anyone.
Here’s my thoughts
9 standard roses per bridesmaid= 63 roses
36 garden roses to be divvied up between the bride’s bouquet (mostly garden roses) and the bridesmaid bouquets
What I would buy-
This package of 75 choose your own color (pink, white, & light pink) standard roses for $129 (Note: an all pink set of 75 roses is only $115) & 36 of these blush garden roses for $140
10 bunches of lamb’s ear for $150 OR 10 bunches of Ivy berries OR 10 bunches of Pittosporum for $110
2 yards of lace ribbon for $8I have floral wire, floral tape, and pins so let’s see what the damage is….
$387
da da dummmmm……A little over budget, but still under what a florist would charge! Wish me luck (and help). I’ve only made a few of these before. Confidence is key right?
On the plus side- Natasha ordered her invitations today! She picked these frugal beauties.
I’m in love! The wedding train’s a moving.
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