I never wanted a big, lavish wedding with insane centerpieces, etc etc. When it comes down to little things, you have to make decisions- if we splurge on photography (which we did), where can we cut back? I thought for a long time I would just do my own flowers and that would be where we saved a lot. To be honest, flowers don't matter all that much to me.
And as I've gone through this journey so far I've seen some awesome DIY bouquets and centerpieces. But I've also seen some really, really bad ones. I went as far as to purchase (it was 10 bucks) a wholesale flower license, which means I could buy them wholesale from specific vendors in DC. I started pricing things out. I was blown away by the prices when you're buying a small amount- SO EXPENSIVE. I got super bummed.
I also started getting this image in my head of me, my mom, Joe's mom and a few of my good friends sitting at our table making flower arrangements a night or two before the wedding and getting super stressed about it. And the last thing I want is for *anyone* to be stressed about this wedding. It should be fun and a nice day, and the fear of not having the expertise made me nervous.
But then a florist in DC I met on Twitter asked me to meet her and I did that today. She showed me what she could do for me on my budget. Since she does 4-6 weddings a weekend she can buy in super bulk. And so when she added everything up, even with her design and delivery fee, it was still cheaper than the prices I'd pay for just the flowers. So, now I have a florist, even though I never thought I would. Aaaand, I am going to get to have the flowers I really want- peach peonies, which I couldn't ever have afforded on my own.
these are pink peonies, but you get the idea... love them!
Since we're not having groomsmen/bridesmaids, we're saving A LOT of money on flowers. But I still wanted to do something for the moms. The florist had the wonderful idea of doing lavender bouquets for the moms, which I love! I know they'll love it too.
they will be smaller than this, but similar.
Then for ceremony decor, I wanted to use the vintage jars we bought. I love this idea. I think we decided one of these will go on each outside aisle chair. We'll be using similar flowers but in different colors.
And... my very very VERY favorite part of the ceremony decor! I have wanted to do this since the very first time I saw one. The groom made it and I almost died! Soooo beautiful! Well, the florist's husband is a master carpenter and is GOING TO MAKE THIS! Ahhh! I want to stand under it right this minute! :)
And then one more floral detail... centerpieces. I want these simple and sweet. Using the jars, we're going to have a mish-mash of summer flowers on the table, something like this:
But my favorite part is that I'm making the boxes! I am taking a woodworking class (starts in two weeks!) and am going to make these and a few other projects for the wedding. I'm thinking of maybe painting the table numbers on the boxes, or maybe our names? Any other ideas?
going to make something like this in the class as well
I like the idea of this as well... maybe?!
So, maybe I'm turning around a bit on this planning... this was sort of fun and enjoyable. We booked the transportation earlier this week. Next is hotels and rehearsal dinner.
Maybe I'm getting excited...
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