No, this post is now what you think it is about.
I’m talking nature, flowers.
Let me start from the beginning. I do not have a desire to have my wedding covered in flowers. They just are not that appealing to me (Yes, I can hear you brides out there gasping right now). Flowers are beautiful, don’t get me wrong, but I really did not have any intention of incorporating flowers into the wedding in any way other than the bouquets (The boys are not wearing bouts. More on that in another post). I’m not opposed to beautiful and extravagant centerpieces, they just do not really fit the feel of my wedding. And, let’s be honest, the FI could really care less. I have other ideas on how to incorporate color into the wedding reception, which are equally as beautiful, and just plain fun! Plus, when your wedding ceremony site is practically a huge greenhouse with a ton of flowers, it doesn’t seem necessary to overdo it in flowers.
HOWEVER, in the past few weeks I have fallen. Hard. Over these:
Oh, ranunculas, how pretty you are. For those who know me, you know I don’t like roses, so why do I like this somewhat rose look-a-like? Trust me, it has nothing to do with it looking similar to a rose. It just has character, and fullness, which is one thing a rose does not have. How gorgeous is this bouquet?
I just think a full bouquet of these babies would be fun and different. A change of pace from your ‘traditional’ bridal bouquet, which is obviously what I’m going for (the non-traditional part, that is). I just don’t like roses, or carnations or most flowers.
I know, I know. “But what about calla lilies? I thought those were your favorite.” Trust me they are, but they are also very expensive. I just never envisioned dropping a couple “Gs” on flowers. So unless anyone out there is bridal flower land has great ideas on where to get good quality calla lilies for cheap or how to incorporate them in a minimal, but effective way, I’m sticking with the ranunculas.
What are your favorite wedding flowers? Well, really, do you have a favorite flower that was a “must” to include in your wedding plans?
8:21 am on July 2nd, 2009
The ranunculus are beautiful! I HATE carnations and am allergic to them. Don’t fill any room with those unless you want someone sneezing throughout your entire ceremony
. Plus, you are correct, you are in a greenhouse. More flowers would be over the top. And, they are perishable. Inorganic centerpieces don’t start to droop as the evening goes on.
9:22 am on July 2nd, 2009
LOVE ranunculus, but I think they’re more pricey than callas, aren’t they? Buy the callas in bulk, and I will help you put them together. Well, I’ll help you with ranunculus too if you want, but anyway….
http://www.growersbox.com/catalog/calla-lilies-582/
http://www.fiftyflowers.com/flowers/WeddingFlowersCallaLiliesStandard_153.htm
http://www.theflowerexchange.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=1608 <—-this one has red and orange callas.
Either way, it will be beautiful!
9:22 am on July 2nd, 2009
ps:, those white spaces are links, btw. haha
11:03 pm on July 2nd, 2009
I’m a sucker for roses and callas, but I had. to. have. irises as well. I kind of built the whole color palette around it.
I’m hoping to cut some $ corners by only having callas in my bouquet and FI’s bout. I can afford 4 of them. : )
7:00 pm on July 5th, 2009
I really want Callas, but we’ll see how the budget looks. It’s still REALLY early for flowers, and considering we aren’t doing flowers for the reception, ceremony or bouts for the boys, hopefully my bouquet and my BMs’ bouquets will be full of some HOT florals (namely callas, if possible, if not, then ranunculas at least).