It's wedding season and there is nothing like gorgeous fresh flowers at a wedding. Or is there? When my friend's daughter got married last summer she spent over $2000 just for the flowers. Yikes!
My son is getting married in a couple of months and I'm helping out with the centerpieces. The wedding is in California and I live in Utah. It makes sense to be able to make centerpieces ahead of time so we've chosen to use candles and a floral candle ring. I found these lovely eucalyptus wreaths recently. Nice, but they need more...something.
First I wove in some lavender and white satin ribbons.
Then I was offered some free silk flowers from Fake Palm Trees @ http://www.commercialpalmtrees.com/.
What luck! These little lavender bouquets are perfect for adding in some color to the wreaths. Aren't they gorgeous?
Of course, they are charming by themselves. I merely plopped a bunch into one of my favorite French pots and voila! A bit of Provence in the kitchen!
But back to the centerpieces. I tucked the lavender sprigs into the wreath. Ah yes, looking better.
The bride and groom are both musicians so I added some candles wrapped in vintage sheet music and tied on a tag with their names and the date.
In the evening with the candles lit I'm hoping these provide a sweet romantic glow to the tables.
Oh, and these cost WAY less than $2000. We'll go ahead and have fresh flowers for the bride and bridesmaid's bouquets, as well as corsages and boutonnieres. So what do you think? Faux can be a very good option to keep your wedding costs on budget.
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They look fabulous! Love them In your Provence planter
ReplyDeleteThanks, I think they are such a great color!
ReplyDeleteKaree
I think your creation looks quite professional! I remember, flowers at a wedding can cost a ton! You did great! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm:) xo Kathleen
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful centerpieces. Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home.
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