I LOVE Spring! It means the snow is going, and it also means NEW FASHIONS:) I have a weakness for cute, spring dresses both for myself and for my girls! Take a look at this adorable spring dresses that would make gorgeous (and of course, affordable & reusable) flower girl gowns.

These dress are all from Target and most are $15-$25.

First: I personal wedding addiction - Black & White! These black and white dresses would make adorable flower girl dresses, and they are so classy! Add a small white shrug to either of the first two for a very affordable, chic look.

Another look I LOVE for Spring Weddings: Floral Printed Flower Girl Dresses. I particularly like the green and blue color scheme of the first one, perfect for spring.

And of course, flower accents are great to!

And, here is one more that I just love because it is so fresh and fun. I can picture it with blue bridesmaids gowns and a white bridal gown - it would add a fun touch to the whole thing.

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I was just surfing though the Oriental Trading wedding section to see what they had on sale and two items caught my attention! The first was this Glass Cake With Dove Topper
which comes with a gorgeous gift box. It’s on sale for $2.95, and it could make a great wedding favor if your budget allows. Otherwise, it would make an adorable little keepsake for your wedding party, parents, grandparents, etc.

The other item was this White Hydrangea Wreath which is on sale for less then $6! It would make a gorgeous, affordable center piece. Just add a candle in your favorite color and VIOLA!! Centerpieces under $10! Want to make it a little fancier? Many wedding rental companies will have glass or silver raised cake trays you can use to lift it off the table for an extra wow factor, and then sprinkle silk petals underneath. Still very affordable.

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Hey guys, Happy Valentine’s Day!  Martha Stewart Weddings Editor, Darcy Miller posted a whole selection of heart-shaped inspirations on her blog this morning and there are two that really caught my eye! The first was this heart shaped bouquet, which was on the cover of the first issue in 1995! Just goes to show that really good ideas don’t ever get old:)

The other one that caught my attention was this adorable centerpiece using simple white egg cups with ranunculus arranged in a heart shape. It’s a beautiful DIY centerpiece idea, affordable and very unique! I think the little egg cup idea would be adorable for escort cards as well! Set up a display of interlocking hearts, and place a small name tag in each. Very cute.

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I found this amazing Tiffany Blue and Chocolate Brown wedding cake design in the Cake America Wedding Cakes Gallery. If you are looking for cake ideas, this gallery is wonderful! They feature cake designs from many different designers and each cake includes a photo, contact information for the baker, and often a price as well so that you know what to expect. They have quite a few small/low budget wedding cake options as well.

Some of the examples include a chocolate brown fall wedding cake for $65, a gorgeous brown, ivory and blue swirl design that feeds 70 people for $150, and a beautiful orchid design that starts at $100.

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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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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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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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I shared earlier about the $3 guestbook we found on Ebay for Joanne - and now that we have finished decorating it - I wanted to show you the final product! I took these photos with my Nokia 6682 camera phone in poor lighting, so the color is a little duller then it hsould be, but you get the general idea:)

Basically, I started by printing out a Gerbera Daisy photo for the center of the cover.

Then, I decorated the first and last page as “title” and “closing” pages. The title page has their date on it, the closing page has the line “This is just the beginning….”

For the interior pages, I created a design on the left of each page with engagement photos, and a matching design on the facing page without photos for guests to sign on.

The pages are decorated using 1/4″ strips of black cardstock and orange cardstock flowers. To make the flwoers, I used a daisy punch to make diasy shapes from orange cardstock. I then placed two together to create a layered feel, and topped it with a small brown center made using a regular hole punch and brown cardstock.

The peices are all put together using some double-sided photo stickers form a local scrapbooking shop. The whole project cost less then $7 (not including the punch, which I got for $10, but will reuse as I am a avid scrapbooker/cardmaker)

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My sister has actually made a few wedding cakes, but she just shared this daisy creation on our other blog, were she has her own section called Heidi’s Kitchen!! I knew I had to pass it on!

So, about a month ago I was asked to make a cake for a friends parents 25th anniversary.  It was supposed to be a replica of their wedding cake.  I was honored if not extremely nervous over being asked to tackle this.

I was given a fuzzy scanned photo of the original cake and told that the colors were yellow and cream (very hard to tell from the picture I had recieved).

Click here to read more on how she made this cake.

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The Daily Blossom is a great company I found on MySpace. I feel in love with their style right away. Their arrangements are unique, fresh and very, very romantic. Their prices are also refreshing:) They are  located in California. Here are some of my favorites from their gallery.

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