Why is this the most important recap? Because next to the dress, it has to do with the one thing the bride will have on her almost the entire day – her bouquet! That little beloved beauty typically means a lot to most brides. But it also coincides with another huge aspect of your decor and style for the day – all the florals…whether silk or real, they are a huge part of most weddings. So this the recap of all of my amazing florals and the lessons I learned going through this process of selecting, designing, and most importantly carrying or wearing the florals on my wedding day. Before I start with the info, I just wanted to post the only photo I have of my florist on the wedding day since she was just so incredibly amazing! She was super affordable, super creative, super accommodating and nice and super stealth like! On the day of the wedding, she was in and out setting everything up, dropping off bouquets and then off for the day.
As a matter of fact, I didn’t even get to thank her on the day of the wedding. So my first tip begins there:
TIP # 1: Be sure to ask your florist to personally deliver your bouquet(s) to you on the day of the wedding. That way he/she gets to see your reaction (hopefully a good one) and you get to thank her/him in person. This is Allison of Flower Allie…USE HER if you are in the So Cal area! You will not be disappointed.
* My bouquet
Consisted of dark reds and burgundys: Black Magic Roses, Red Tulips, Mokara orchids, Burgundy Cymbidium orchids, Burgundy Dahlias, Small spray and red roses. It held up really well.
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I gave my florist a small blue brooch to add to the bouquet as my something blue which was Mr Fix It’s mother’s brooch. She passed away when she was only 49 so this was very special to me to incorporate.
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I did *NOT* want any greens or berries in my bouquet. I was adamant about that. And I wanted a very different type of ribbon wrap…Allison said another local florist uses this wrap all the time. I loved the way the ivory ribbon was all gathered around the bottom of the bouquet.
TIP #2: Allison asked me to bring her some of the fabric from my wedding gown after my seamstress had hemmed it. She was going to use it to create the ribbon wrap. Unfortunately I forgot to bring it to her but this is a great tip for fellow brides.
TIP #3: Be sure to discuss the height and weight and shape of your bouquet with your florist. For as thorough as I was, I didn’t think about these issues when we were discussing the bouquet. As much as I loved this bouquet on the wedding day, it was honestly just way too damn heavy! I mean, look at it in this photo – it covers almost my entire torso from waist to the top of my bust! (Note that this was totally not Allison’s fault…something I should have considered when we just kept adding flowers to the arrangement!)
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