...o my dress fitting appointment. Going to get it hemmed and have a bustle added. I originally had my appt at David's Bridal for the alterations but decided to ask around for other recommendations...
... the wedding planning process, there has DEF been ups and downs. The downs show you who you can trust and who you can't. Honestly, I don't think I could ever do some of the things I've seen in m...
...chid bouquet. We decided to use the real-feel flowers which were a big more money but still less than real flowers. The hanging bouquet was so expensive from the florist and we decided to use th...
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~Our Renewals~
I think this will work? Since we are having less than 30 people attending, We might be able to afford these in the guests glasses during our wedding toast. So elegant...ch...
...this photo I found. Hmmmmm, I am really liking this! I really need to focus and stick to what I originally chose, but WOW! Loving this!
...
We're going to put 4 of these small favors together at the center of the table to create a centerpiece but instead of having everyone fight for the centerpiece, they can take one of the favor...
... the bridesmaid's bouquet. And I have the flowers for mine bought already and all wrapped up and stored. We are using phalaenopsis orchids, in white and pink. I have included some pics of the fl...
...chid bouquet to have one of these romantic dinners for hubby and I. I always wanted to do a beach side dinner alone with my sweetie. This will most likely take place after every thing calms down...
... our cake.
Pic #2-Our Gold "S" will be placed on top.
...
...5.00 bouquet on something else on the island, like a romantic dinner for two, a helicopter ride, a dinner cruise...You know?
Would you do the real bouquet or do something else? LOL
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...mony decor. It is such a unique look that it can be used in a church or on the beach. I can't not wait to see it come together!...
...s in photo #3. I really love the orchids for our island destination wedding.
I found this photo that I can not seem to load on WBC. (Sigh)....Anyways, below is the decorated chairs I wou...
... for decor at the beach reception.
Ooooo-Lah-Lah!
...
...e my MOH carry Pic#1 and I will carry this one?
This is SO HARD!!!
Back to vacationing....Hehehehehe
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... the reception as our guests find their seats, there will be another special type of placecard made with orchids included near their plates.
About the picture displayed, if we were having a ...
...rt's bouquet of orchids at her Oahu wedding a couple of months back.
Now that I have collected all my floral pieces:
Ivory Open Roses
Ivory Closed Buds
Ivory peonies
Ivory Seashells
Iv...
...heir Flower Stems are BOGO FREE, this week.
I attached Rhinestone Mesh to the bottom
of the vase from Dollar Tree.
I added Diamond Confetti to the vase
and added a LED Light in the Confett...
...ired photos of one on the projects hubby and I will do together. It all started off with Glamdivabride- (Purple Bride) and now to the other ones that I've found while on vacation. I just love ho...
... our DIY centerpieces. The only thing not shown are the pink LED lights which will be placed in both side vases shinging up, the center vase shining down from the top and shining up from the bot...
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... the decor and order my cake/cupcakes! here are some pics of a mock up of our decor.
We will be having square tables that seat 12 people rather than round tables.
Ignore how huge the "flowe...
...tion photo #3 . These will be spreaded out on top of my rose petals in photo #3. Really excited about this, because this was originally an idea from Glamdivabride.
My orchids are in a variet...
... for Bridesmaids.
1 Single Hot Pink Orchid
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Shell to hold rings for Ring Bearer to carry
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Sand Unity Set,
I'll be adding Hot Pink Ribbon
and White Finger Starf...
...e to DIY our very own
Rose Petal Runners for our beach ceremony.
Picture #1 is what I already have here.
2,200 White & Ivory Rose Petals
1,000 Hot Pink Rose Petals
500 Pink Rose Peta...
... the cake will look on the stand. These are some temporary cake dummies I have to give you more of the vision I'm craving. Our top cake will be just enough to feed our guests of 26 at our beach ...
Hello Ladies.
I'm feeling a bit better today..
Yesterday, I was flipping through
one of my magazines and I saw Picture #4
and I had to google to find that image..
In that search, I...
~Our renewals~
I am in LOVE with this finding! A beautiful orchid guestbook and pen set. I found these on Etsy and it's gorgeous! At $89.00? NOT! I smell an upcoming project in the wor...
...f my bridesmaids Lindsay went with me to meet with the decorator! It was a lot of fun and I am so excited about the decisions that we made! Here are some of the details for the reception decor:
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~Our Renewals~
I'm so glad the pealing process is now completed. My sore finger tips! LOL All 5,000 petals not including our orchids are organized. So excited about this project. All i...
~Our Renewals~
Where ever we decide to have our wedding renewals, our dinner seating will have a vibe as shown. I will do my own orchids and napkins to be placed on each plate setting....
...d to DIY a Manzanita Tree
for the Escort Card Table.
It'll have Hanging Crystals,
Hanging Candles & Orchids.
The base will be covered in
White Hydrangea & White Orchids.
The Esc...
...e my hair, ladies! I only had moussed it on that day, LOL
What do you think ladies? I made my dream orchid hair comb! Included are some large pearls, seashell and 2 different color orchids. HAA...
...hell decor
Picture #2 For best man~ Is the dark pink/magenta orchid
...
... the dress immediately after the ceremony in the sand and water shots... Sigh....
Are you wearing a veil?
If not, what are you doing to your hair (examples like wearing a facinator, flowe...
...with flowers and looky-loo..SILK ORCHIDS!! These will be added to the petal runners. I was able to make a deal with the vendor and got them for $18.00! Wooo hooo!
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~Our Renewals~
Any guidance on where to find some reasonably priced orchids would be highly appreciated.
Just trying to find the better deal for our destination wedding renewal. I'...
I love orchids as you can see...just a lil inspiration for you girls
...on.
Decorations done by The Divine Events. (www.thedivineevent.com) This vendor was the best vendor of all. I from my own personal experience Highly recommend and is available to all of califor...
...main flower ideas....
...ured flowers (thinking about addingg some ivory ranunculus??) into a vase, wrapped some loose fitting green wire in loops around the vase and stuck green orchids on that. I then added some green...
... the dress!! Less than year to go and finally getting something done! LOL!
SO! the flower of choice is...drumroll please...CYMBIDIUM ORCHIDS! I absolutely LOVE these flowers! for one thi...
... put flowers in them and strung them from the ceiling! love it!...
... for wedding flowers and I can't wait to see the final product.
i am having a bouquet of all dark purple calla lilies with strands of bear grass, FH is having a purple calla bout.
ladies ...
I think I like it!!! I added the three crystals because they represent the PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE. Do I need to add anything else?
With a new wedding location, new theme, new everything the centerpiece ideas have changed :)
I want something pretty and beachy, and classic and gorgeousness!
I haven't narrowed it dow...
... our reception (a perk of having a Friday reception).
The first is for the bar tables. They will have a cluster of three votive candles. We may put them on a small mirror to reflect the candl...
... the wedding flowers but these were some of my inspiration pictures. Figured I'd share with other brides, maybe they will get inspired like I did :-)
My flowers will consist of all my favorit...
...rged flowers...it fit our budget, looks really sleek, and is not heavily scented.
Happy planning ladies!...
These are some items that i have picked up along the way to make out day very special...
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1. my favor boxes 19.99-11.99 with coupon
2. mini wine glass favors on sale 1.97
3. my f...
Hello Ladies,
I would like your input on our sweetheart table. I might be
all over the place with this Ask a Question
( Sorry In Advance) :)
I love the Rosette table linen! :)
My...
...arty bouquets and the boutonnieres. Anywho i was trying to find something relatively close and i found this!!!...
... the MOH and bridesmaids and maybe earrings for them in peacock feathers. A few scarce ones in the centerpieces and maybe a single one on the napkins and in the invites. but my jewel tone colors...
Help me out ladies
As you are aware the theme for my wedding is "You Are The Apple of My Eye". I am trying to pick a nice yet elegant centerpiece that would fit.
I wanted like a branchy...
The first picture is our centerpiece which will be in this color and magenta; the second picture is how the room will be lit up and the third is the centerpiece for our sweetheart table
I have 3 custom made wire and crystal orchids.
Crystals are baby pink and Clear.
Each Flower is $40.00 each OBO.
Please email griffincait83@yahoo.com
...erge flowers and do candles at the bottom all the way around. The first picture was my first centerpeice choice, more flowers were going to be added and extra petels as well along with candles a...
...real flowers. At the same time you can't have a wedding without flowers right? Where do I find them? I want to use them for my DIY bouquets, bouts, and table centerpieces!!!! help!!!...
...o to dress it up a little more so it doesnt look so simple?
I planned on using more candles around the bottom and also scattering flowers around it as well.
I am using a pinkish colored or...
...r my wedding reception. Yes, I am a do-it-yourselfer! I have had the most difficult time deciding on one centerpiece. There are so many options out there. It just became riddiculous. I am a true...
... The flowers were just plain GORGEOUS! She did an awesome job on the bouquet and the cake flowers. I am SO grateful to her!
The cake was actually really yummy! Go, Walmart! :) If I did it ove...
... the flowers. Thanks to great Michaels sales we were able to buy the glass cylinder vases 2/$9 and the smaller size ones from Wal-Mart for $2 a piece.
Now we have our centerpiece supplies ...
... our flowers. The quote is only $400 which is about $100 less than I expected for a wedding party with 5 attendants on each side.
We are having a mix of pink roses (with a slight purple ti...
...r my MOH 50
Small for my 6 bridesmaids 40ea so 240
8 orchid bouteniers for groom and guys 9ea so 72
3 rose bouts, dads and 1 grandpa 8.50 ea so 25.50
2 coursages, 2 moms 22.50 ea so 45
4 co...
...r as bridesmaid bouquets go, I would like to have those be ALL purple calla lilies, or maybe peonies....
...o do flower arranging and she has offered to help out with flowers. How lucky to be able to do a DIY wedding without having to actually do anything myself! Lol.
I am loving these blue dendrob...
test inner 5
...mony decor and am thinking maybe we could hang some white orchids, crystal strands with a few sprigs of purple flowers as well for our altar, I think it would look beautiful, but now to get it o...
I met with my florist and these are the inspiration pictures I gave her. Were going to do 1/2 of the tables with taller orchid centerpieces and 1/2 with low rose centerpieces.
... our cake tasting last night. My fiance and I both picked the same flavor! Chocolate with hazelnut buttercream filling. MMMMM!
Were doing a square cake like the one picture, with green orchi...
... the reception)
I wanted to have something else in my hair, so I decided to make orchid clips. I will have my hairstylist create a style (similar to the pics) and that way when the veil come...
So as i said before we had a change of venue... & our original plan was to go vintage glam which i love but it doesn't work at our country rustic new venue so i still kept some vintage fe...
We did a simple pave of Black Beauty and Ruby Red roses with cymbidium orchids suspended in the fluted vase! We wanted the outline of the centerpiece to be elegant, yet dramatic. The pave w...
...with flowers since my meeting last week. This is what I have found. I know they aren't in my colors but I love the design and simplicity of them.
Please share your thoughts and votes. If you...
...f my bouquet, of the BM bouquets and the corsages and bouts... FH picked out the corsages and bouts so whatever. :)
My mom says the bouts should be roses... so they match. I really don't care a...
... The bridesmaid one wouldn't have the red in it, just the orchids with a couple calla lillies. Problem is calla lillies are funeral flowers, I'm not at all into 'superstition' or anything, but e...
I love pink and geen and I was looking for something not traditional... I love all these bouquets!!
...mone bouquet for my BM's. I am reposting the pic of their bouquets, well, general idea...to the right.
Initially, I was thinking of having my bouquet be the same as theirs, maybe with a bit ...
with either the plum or lavender tie for the groomsmen??
The tuxes are going to be brown(chocolate).
...p;My flowers arrived yesterday and I spent a couple of hours trimming them and putting them in water buckets with flower food. They're all beautiful!! I ordered them from www.wholeblossoms.com a...
... the flowers I would really like for my wedding.
For me - bridal bouquet, mostly purple, but a few touches of white.
For my BMs - mostly white flowers, like my bouquet - maybe a bit smalle...
... So this morning we went to rent our linens and centerpieces. After seeing the apple green overlays, we decided that it just didn't look right, so we've decided on a deep plum purple to accen...
...ked (reception venue, caterer, photographer, dress) it's time to dream up ideas for decor. After many many hours of online research, and countless episodes of wedding shows, I think the submerge...
... the flower arrangement in the video and the Centerpiece in Pic # 5 (except I will change the orchids to blue/purple ones).
Lastly, pic # 3 is an idea of what I want my bouquet to look like =...
...r my bridesmaids and flowergirls (except the white) with pale gold ribbons around the handle. I think i would like a teardrop bouquet similar to the white and red one in the pic but with gold ro...
...r my flower girl basket and ring bearer pillow but I think I'm going to return them once it gets here from the ebay seller. I am loving the feathers!! Since I'm from New Orleans I think having ...
... the flowers! My flowers will be pink and white and the willow is a very very dark brown, almost black. I will have damask fabric around the vases and bouquets. I do not have any specific pictur...
...aper flowers are f'ing killing me!!! LOL...
... and cake table...
I just love the look of the orchids......
...does flowers say that orchids dont hold up all that great in water after a bit. She said i could use them but id be better off with fake ones.. Especially after i saw the price tag on bunches of...
...ags: flowers, yellow, green, craspedia, orchids, chartreuse, ring bearer pillow...
...isle decor and centerpieces.
Between going to 2 different Michaels I got:
- 8, 20 inch Square Vases
- 4, 3lb bags of clear vase filler
- 16 pink orchids
I had originally budgeted $230 ...
...e or bridesmaids and a patterned red bird sculpture for table decor. The flowers are happy bursts of white and red including red Gerbera daisies, white dendrobium orchids, and red mocara orchids...
... own bouquet, as well for the bridal party & Boutonnieres for the boys and the groom. Like i said, the white ones are completely raw cut from paper untreated and the excitement happens when ...
... the cakes that I posted below.. but now I know that I want to add just a few orchids to the cake since we are using them in our bouquet!
I also purchased a monogram cake topper on ebay from...
...noon reception, we all headed down to the beach
and went a bit crazy...
i really like our own beach pics...
what do you think?...
