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Pin it!
Posted by Chrys in Bridal Gowns & Accessories, Flowers, Weddng Party Attire on January 9th, 2008
Dress Shown: C0807, $399 from Chrys Cross Bridal
Pins and brooches are great because they allow you to add a personal unique touch to your wedding gown – making it uniquely yours. I love the look of a brooch or pin on a wedding gown – on a sash, at the waist line, etc – to create a unique focus point. You can also carry the look through-out your wedding, to pull different pieces together. For example, use a pin on your gown, a matching pin instead of a boutineirre for the groom, as an accent in your bouquet or centerpieces, or on your guestbook. If you pick an affordable pin/brooch, it can also be an affordable alternative to flowers for the men in your wedding party and even for the parents and officiant. Also a great option for brides who don’t really like flowers.
Take a look at these gorgeous pins from All The Rage.
Gemmed Gerberas: $10.80, Ethereal Flower, $24.30
Amber Sage Flower: $16.20, Flamingo Feather: $16.20
Red Rose: $14.40, Wreath of Pine: $19.80
Treble Clef Flowers: $12.60, The Abyss: $28.80
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Fabulous Wedding Flowers For Less
Flowers can make the wedding sparkle, but can also cost a fair bit of money! Of course, you can buy flowers in bulk and then arrange them yourself. If the idea of trying to get the perfect look yourself scares you, then take a look at some of these options:
1. Silk Flowers – silk flowers can make beautiful wedding bouqiets, and may also be cheaper then real flowers, especially if you want flowers that are out of season. But the biggest bonus is that you can arrange and rearrange them in advance, and you have enough time to work at it until it is perfect!
2. Find a unprofessional professional! Do you or your fiance have a friend or family member with floral experience? Ask around! You may find that someone you know, knows someone who is a retired florist! Or check out the local Seniors center, they may have suggestions as well!
3. Take a class! Many local colleges and art centers offer flower arranging classes to help you learn the basics of arranging flowers for yourself! Local craft stores will often offer similar classes as well!!
4. Search online – many craft stores have websites with craft projects and ideas, including wedding arrangements! Check out Michaels for example!
If you have decided you want to go with a florist, there are still a few things you can do to save money.
1. Pick flowers that are in season, they are automatically cheaper then out of season flowers.
2. Pick a bouquet that uses more affordable flowers (carnations, for example) accented with a few exotic flowers for a beautiful finish!
3. Shop around, get quotes from all the shops in your area, and make sure they know you are going to be getting quotes from other shops as well.
4. Look into the cost of silk flowers – especially if you want flowers that are out of seaons. Many retail stores and websites carry exquisite silk flower designs that are fabulous in appearance and in price!
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Bead Bouquets
Posted by Chrys in DIY Weddings, Flowers on December 27th, 2007
Okay – here’s an interesting find. These were featured on Manolo and I am having trouble deciding how I feel about them. I love the idea, but I’m not sure I love the outcome. I think in other color combinations I would like it lot more. Anyway, I love the idea and I thought it was worth sharing. If you are really craft, this could make an interesting DIY project. It’s also a great alternative for bride’s who aren’t fans of fresh flowers. The biggest bonus – they are automatically preserved and make a great keepsake!
What do you think? You can see them at Handmade By Allison.
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A Brides Guide to Reusing Her Bridal Gown, Bridal Jewelry, and Bouquet
Posted by Chrys in Bridal Gowns & Accessories, Flowers, Wedding Planning on October 19th, 2007
If you are like most brides, you will invest a lot of time and money on finding the perfect wedding attire. Bridal jewelry, a wedding gown, shoes, and a bridal bouquet are all components of a bride’s wedding attire. Every bride wants to look beautiful on her wedding day and sacrifices a lot of money to do so. After spending thousands of dollars on your wedding, how can you make the most of it after the wedding is over? There are many creative ways that you can repurpose your bridal jewelry, gown, and bouquet.
Reusing Your Bridal Jewelry and getting the most out of it:
- Wear your bridal jewelry when you celebrate your first anniversary.
- Wear your wedding jewelry to your child’s wedding.
- Save your bridal jewelry for your daughter, niece, or granddaughter to wear on her wedding day. Note: Be sure to store your bridal jewelry properly. Swarovski bridal jewelry should be stored in a soft jewelry pouch or box. Be sure to keep it away from excessive heat.
- Allow your sister or best friend to borrow your bridal jewelry for her wedding.
- Save your wedding jewelry for your daughter’s senior prom.
Reusing Your Bridal Gown to relive the moment:
- Have your wedding gown remade into a christening gown for your son or daughter.
- Save your bridal gown for your daughter, niece, or granddaughter. Note: Remember to have your gown properly preserved.
- Use your wedding gown to make a small decorative pillow or two.
- Cut a swatch of material from your bridal gown to use in a scrapbook or photo album.
- Purchase a special doll or teddy bear and use your bridal gown to make a doll sized version for it.
- Dye your wedding gown another color to wear to a formal event.
Reusing Your Bridal Bouquet for sentimental purposes:
- Preserve a portion of your bridal bouquet to place inside of a scrapbook.
- Preserve your wedding bouquet and display it in your home using a shadow box.
- Have your wedding bouquet professionally pressed and rearranged in a picture frame. Hang the frame in your home and keep as a family heirloom.
The bridal business is a multibillion-dollar industry. The average cost that couples spend on a wedding is nearly $27,000. Repurposing your bridal attire makes the money spent well worth it. Creating tangible memories with your bridal jewelry, gown, and bouquet holds sentimental value. Whoever said that the bride’s wedding attire is only for her wedding day?
Resources:
Maria Romain is a writer for http://www.silverlandjewelry.c Jewelry and Gifts, a business that specializes in affordable bridal jewelry and gifts.
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Doing Your Own Wedding Flowers
Posted by Chrys in DIY Weddings, Flowers on October 9th, 2007
Making the decision to do your own wedding flowers should not be taken lightly, but with a little preparation and some practice, designing your own wedding flowers does not have to be as daunting as you might think.
For my own wedding, I chose to go this route, and I found that there were several things I could have done differently to make the process easier. Here are a few quick tips for doing your own wedding flowers on a budget.
First, start looking for a wholesale flower distributor early in the process. Make sure that you are allowed to purchase from them, as many wholesale distributors only sell to businesses with a tax ID number.
Second, start practicing with real flowers as soon as you can. I recommend that you choose flowers that are easy to work with, such as roses or other flowers with a defined head shape and sturdy stem. I chose Alstromeria as my main flower and found that making bouquets and centerpieces was difficult because the flowers were delicate, had lots of greenery and had weak stems.
Third, ask for help from people around you who are artistically inclined. I had virtually no artistic ability and heavily relied on my mom who is very artistic! She did a fantastic job and I never would have been able to do this project without her. I also recommend that you get help from as many people as you can who are interested in helping. You never know who will be the floral-savant of your inner circle!
Last, I would make sure that in the long run, doing your own wedding flowers is what you really want to be doing the day before or the day of your wedding. I found the process to be very stressful, not because the task of doing flowers was difficult, but because I had so many other things on my mind. Also make sure that you have some sort of back-up plan in case some of your designs don’t turn out exactly as you had hoped. We purchased extra boutonnieres the morning of the wedding to replace some that I had made that didn’t turn out quite right!
In general, if you plan to design your own wedding flowers, take these tips and measure the amount of work and time you will need to spend against the other things you have to do the day of your wedding. Your wedding should be fun, and if last-minute tasks are too much to handle, you may find yourself wishing you’d hired a wedding florist instead!
Jennifer Knox, a recent bride and wedding expert, is the founder of HelpMyWedding.Com, a resource site for brides and couples looking for qualified wedding vendors, tips and advice. For more tips on doing your own wedding flowers and other wedding projects, visit www.HelpMyWedding.Com where you will also find free resources, tools and other free goodies to help you plan the wedding of your dreams.
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Phalaenopsis Orchid Wedding Cakes
Posted by Chrys in Flower Wedding Themes, Flowers, Orchid Weddings, Wedding Cakes on July 16th, 2007
Orchids make a gorgeous wedding cake accent – real flowers, silk flowers or sugar paste orchids as you can see below. The collection below contains different versions for different budgets. The more elaborate styles with a great deal of gum paste floral work are generally the more costly choices but as you can see = there are many gorgeous styles that would be more budget friendly as well.
For example, take a look at the third column, second cake. This is a simple fondant 3 tier cake with some icing detailing on the middle tier and three stunning orchids to finish it off. Simple, stunning, modern yet elegant, and much more budget friendly then some of the more elaborate versions.
Here are some inspirations to get you planning your stunning, celebrity worthy, orchid wedding cake:)
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Orchid Dress Idea
Posted by Chrys in Bridal Gowns & Accessories, DIY Weddings, Flower Wedding Themes, Flowers, Garden Wedding, Orchid Weddings, Wedding Themes, Weddng Party Attire on July 14th, 2007
Looking for a way to bring your orchid theme into your bridal gown or your bridesmaid gowns? Take a look at this lovely gown:
The dress is a bridesmaid version of Madison from Chrys Cross Bridal – with a burgundy sash. The dress came with a large floral flower which we removed and replaced with a simple orchid hair clip that we purchased for $5 on ebay! Voila – a lovely orchid bridesmaid gown!
You can match the sash colors to the theme/flowers as well. If you are using orchids with a pink center – choose burgundy, pale pink, yellow, sage green etc. For the yellow centered flowers, try yellow, baby blue, dark blue, sage green, etc.
You can get the bridesmaid version (which has a slimmer skirt the then bridal tea length version) by special request for $199 including shipping. And of course – the bridal version for an informal or semi formal wedding would be perfect as well! Want it more formal? As them to make it floor length with a train for $399 and you now have a perfect orchid themed formal gown!
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COTW: Black & White Wedding Bouquets
Posted by Chrys in Black & White, Flowers, Wedding Themes on July 13th, 2007
Flowers may be one of the tricker aspects of a black and white wedding. Yes – you can just go all white – but many brides are looking for something more – a unique way to bring black into their flowers as well. This selection of photos should help inspire you with ideas on how to add black into your bouquets and floral decor as well.
- Dark, nearly black leaves and black ribbon
- These lovely anemones have black centers
- black berry accents
- Black Calla Lilies (actually, a very very dark burgundy)
White Calla Lilies with Black velvet ribbon
- more anemones have black centers
For something totally different – try this stunning beaded black and white bouquet.
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In Love With Phalaenopsis Orchids
Posted by Chrys in Beach Weddings, Black & White, Celebrity Weddings, Destination Weddings, Flower Wedding Themes, Flowers, Garden Wedding, Hot Trends, Orchid Weddings, Wedding Themes on July 12th, 2007
The exotic phalaenopsis orchid has been a very popular choice for today’s brides, even making it into the biggest weddings this year (Eva Longoria & Tony Parker, July 7, 07) and last year (Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes).
It’s not hard to see why this amazing flower is so popular – it’s unique in that it works for almost anything! It is formal enough for the most elegant black tie weddings, exotic enough for the most exotic destination location, and still fun enough to fit in and add a touch of elegance to even a informal, casual event. The bright white color matches everything, and works with nearly any theme and season.
Of course, the flowers themselves are beautiful enough that some brides even use the flower itself as the theme that ties the wedding together.
Phalaenopsis Orchid Bouquet Ideas
Phalaenopsis orchids, while beautiful, are also not the most budget friendly flower. That doesn’t mean you can’t have them in your wedding on a budget, it just means you have to be wise.
The key is not to overdue it. An entire bouquet of orchids is nice – but a bouquet of less expensive flowers like roses or carnations – designed to showcase 2 or 3 orchids can be just as stunning and much less costly. Even just a few sprays, tied together into an arm bouquet, is stunning! If you love the all-orchid bouquets above – splurge a little on yours and choose a less costly flower for the bridesmaids, making your bouquet the focal point of the floral decor!
The same goes for centerpieces – the beauty of the orchid is it’s simple, clean lines. A single potted orchid with two stems makes a stunning, modern and elegant statement without overdoing it. By finding places to use your orchids as focal points and accents, you can the elegance without a huge price tag.
Additionally, it is a good idea to compare silk and real prices and see if you can find a great deal on a good silk version that you can use to accent bouquets, centerpeices, the cake, and more.
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COTW: Black & White Wedding Deals
Posted by Chrys in Black & White, Decorations, Flowers, Invitations, Wedding Favors, Wedding Themes, Weddng Party Attire on July 11th, 2007
Great Black & White Wedding Deals on eBay
Black & White Flower Girl Dresses starting at $14.95!
Black & White Ring Pillows starting at $5
Black & White Wedding Veils starting at $9.99
Beverly Clark FLORENZIA Collection
Great Deals on Black Silk Rose Petals – you can get as many as 4000 for only $25!
Awesome bulk lots of Black Favor Bags. The satin ones shown here are $15 for a lot of 96. Organza and velvet bags are available to!
Other Things to look for:
Black & White Tiaras
Black & White Guestbooks
Black & White Jewelry
Black & White Flowers
Black & White Pew Bows and Tulle
Black & White Invitations
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