6 vital things you need to know when working with a wedding florist
Offbeat couples run the gamut with their floral choices: bouquet alternatives and non-floral bouquets, DIYed flowers, paper flowers, and of course, good ol’ lucious real flower arrangements. We’ve seen them DIYed from a supermarket, arranged at a farmer’s market the day before, or designed and set up by professional florists. The latter is our focus today. If you’re going for real, from-nature flora, this is your go-to guide. Let’s talk about what you’ll need to know when working with a wedding florist and get some tips on how to make that meeting ultra productive.
Make wedding day jewelry from flowers (or preserve your bouquet as jewelry, after the fact!)
Where are my nature-lovers? Where are my flower children? Where are my eco-chic chicks? Come to me, my children, and gaze upon the beauty of the bridal jewelry from our sponsor Impressed by Nature. Kyla, the jewelry designer, specializes in handmade pressed flower and leaf jewelry and accessories for brides, wedding parties, mothers, grandmothers, and anyone else! Not only does Kyla make floral wedding jewelry, but she also makes jewelry out of your wedding florals. Check it out…
How to make (and wield!) your own sword bouquet
A few days ago, I had an idea for the bridesmaids’ bouquets to have a sword hilt for a handle.I just finished the first one, version 1.0, and there are some things I want to tweak and change. But for the most part, this is it! Now, let me show you how I made it so that you too can wield your flowers on your special day.
Go floral macabre with skulls and antlers
Skulls aren’t just for Halloween weddings! Denver-based [vendor-heart link="http://vendors.offbeatwed.com/listing/lale-florals"]Lalé Florals[/vendor-heart] is a floral design superstar who can rock your wedding with any number of offbeat bouquet and decor options, like building an entire flower masterpiece around a set of antlers.
When Hinduism and Taiwanese wedding traditions combine: a multicultural wedding day
Helen and Deepak hail from Chicago but traveled down to Port Orange, Florida, to get married at The Estate on the Halifax. The multicultural pair intertwined Hindu wedding traditions with Taiwanese influences and owned it — the day included a lot of awesome details, like the fan-turned-wedding program and mismatched red bridesmaids dresses. Twinkle lights lined each corner of the reception hall, and the party moved indoors to enjoy a fruit-heavy dessert table (no cake!) and tons of dancing.
Hang flowers in painted recycled cans
Jessica and Mark‘s London wedding was filled with handcrafted decor, including these hanging flower pots made from recycled cans.