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Anybody doing their own flowers??

I am considering it since the bouquets, centerpieces, etc. are not going to be big at all, or super elaborate.

Posted On: Nov 5, 2009 at 6:53 AM | Vendors are allowed to participate

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thefuturemisses710

Wedding: 04/02/2011

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Amy C.

Wedding: 06/05/2010

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 6:57 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
i was going to but it come with my wedding but if i was going to i was going to use fake flowers

erikatarrance

Wedding: 07/23/2010

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 8:29 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I am considering real touch flowers

november bride

Married: 11/20/2009

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 8:37 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I'm doing my centerpieces and ceremony flowers; also the flowers for the afterparty but I'm having a florist do my bouquet, his bout., my moh bouquet, two corsages for my mom and his sister. Since I have a small wedding (25), I was thinking of making simple white rose bout. for the men and giving a single white rose stem to the women. My tables are at a restaurant so I'm doing two small to medium pie pumpkins with antique green hydrangea and raspberry pink roses along with votive candles. I'm also making a hydrangea wreath for the door of the suite where the after party will be held.

southerngirl

Wedding: 12/28/2009

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 9:29 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I'm handling the flowers myself. Since the church will already be decorated for Christmas I just have to worry about the bouquets and boutonnieres. At the reception the tables already come with mirrors, candles, hurricane globes, and glass beads twisted around the globe so I'm not adding any flowers there. I will use the various bouqets as decor in vases at the reception site. Shouldn't be too much trouble that way. The reception site will have lots of other Christmas decorations so my task is fairly minimal.

dportloc

Wedding: 07/17/2010

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 9:55 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
my mom is growing (yes growing) all my flowers. She ordered a whole bunch of cali lili bulbs and other beautiful flowers to make our centerpeices and bouqets. She is a fantastic gardner and it will save so much money

Mrs. Sarah Halliwell

Married: 10/03/2009
Reviews: 10

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 10:00 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
i didnt do my oown flowers but i am now a b, and we are doing the flowers for her wedding. she will be ordering them just before the wedding and we'll be putting them together right before the wedding. from what i hearits nottoo hard, which is good since well have a lot of flowers to make for her wedding haha!! it will definitely save you money so if you feel like you would be able to do it then i say go for it. maybe go buy some flowers at a grocery store and do some test runs

thefuturemisses710

Wedding: 04/02/2011

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 10:02 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
You know, I thought about trying to grow my own, but we live in Southeast Texas, and I am not 100% sure that everything will take and grow well before the wedding. Or that they would even be in bloom that time of year. i did find a couple of websites that had great prices on their fresh flowers in bulk orders.

erikatarrance

Wedding: 07/23/2010

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 10:11 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
For those ordering there flowers online, where are you ordering from?

Not-A-Bridezilla

Wedding: 05/15/2010

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 10:13 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I am not sure what I'm doing yet.. the florist is pretty much my last vendor that I need to book. I just don't know... I don't want to spend an arm and a leg and I pretty much only need the ceremony flowers because our reception centerpieces are going to be mostly candles (there might be some rose petals or something in there). Anyone have suggestions for the Frederick, MD area regarding florists? Much appreciated

RachieL7

Married: 11/21/2009

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 10:53 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I am not putting my flowers together. I just can't imagine adding one more thing to do right before the wedding. But then again we are having about 30 out of town guests staying about 5 minutes from my house so we are going to be busy entertaining them.

Izabela S.

GoIzzy Custom Event Design

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 12:25 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I am a florist and I am crazy enough that I did my own wedding ( with assistants) for 200 people. I had my hands full of work and I knew what I was doing, I can't imagine you ladies trying to look your best and being up till 4am fixing things up just as I was. I recommend sticking to your budget, going sometimes smaller than what you had in mind but handing the job to others. You're supposed to relax for your wedding!

MJ Decorations

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 12:38 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I really appreciate the impulse to DIY and save money, but I won't touch fresh flowers. I've seen professionals struggle with browning calla lillies, wilting hydrangeas, drooping tulips, broken vases and big puddles of spilled water on carpets...etc. I would never want to hassle with flowers on the most stressful day of my life.

mahoganieyes

Wedding: 09/10/2011

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 1:16 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
Still thinking about that.

Jrsgirl1

Wedding: 04/10/2010

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 1:21 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I am doing my own Centerpieces and thinking about going to Michaels or Walmart for the bouquets.

erikatarrance

Wedding: 07/23/2010

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 1:29 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
Thats why I said real touch flowers instead of real flowers lol, the reals ones would die before I even got started. I dont need many flowers anyway. I want candle centerpieces.

Married: 10/17/2009

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 1:31 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
try proflowers or costco flowers.

CelticChick831

Married: 10/17/2009
Reviews: 7

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 2:10 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I have seen some self done flowers and they looked wonderful. maybe get some fake ones to practice with.

3.6.10Bride

Wedding: 03/06/2010

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 3:16 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I am going to do my own. For the ceremony, I'm decorating two large grapevine wreaths with silk flowers. For the reception, I'm going to do the same thing - smaller grapevine wreaths with silk flowers sitting on the tables, with pillar candles in the middle. Since we're not having any attendants other than my daughter (flower girl) I'm going to do my own bouquet with real roses the day before the wedding. I did a trial run a couple weeks ago with a $7.99 bouquet of white roses from Trader Joes and it turned out pretty well.

Adriana M.

Married: 09/19/2009
Reviews: 11

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 3:34 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I did my own!! I had flowers in small vases and branches that looked like tree's in tall vases

kristinmarie81

Wedding: 03/13/2010

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 3:39 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
We are doing or own. I got a bunch of silk flowers at wholesale prices. we threw a few out but kept most. Because we got silk we are making them way ahead. we have small tables so we are going a big grouping of flowers in a small vase on each table and bogger arrangements on the food, guest book, etc. tables. I got a book from Hobby Lobby on how to do bout. and bouqets and hair wreaths for f.g. You can find decent prices on silk flowers at www.afloral.com. Lots of how to vid's and you can buy prearranged. www.fiftyflowers.com good choice for real flowers.

OneLove

Wedding: 11/28/2009

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 3:55 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I am making my own bouquet. My wedding is outside by a lake and with no attendants so I don't need alot of flowers.

thefuturemisses710

Wedding: 04/02/2011

Posted On: Nov 05, 2009 at 10:11 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
Well....as far as the centerpieces, I want them simple. A clear cylinder with a candle inside, and a single stem tied to the outside with some raffia. I saw the idea eiter on this site or on the knot. I can't remember. But it was simple, yet cute. IF I get my way on the venue, everything will be outdoors so we won't need to do a lot of decorating with flowers anyways. I very possibly might go ahead and have our bouquets done by a florist, and handle the boutiners myself (I have done these before for a few weddings, so those won't really be a problem). As far as where I will probably order from, I am looking at www.fiftyflowers.com. They seem to have the best pricing, and reviews, I have seen so far.

ancl

Married: 10/03/2009
Reviews: 2

Posted On: Nov 06, 2009 at 10:04 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
My wedding planner did my flowers. From the looks of it, it was pretty simple. My colors were red, champagne, and ivory so she put red and white flowers together. She cut just the way I wanted and put a nice ivory ribbon around the stems and a strand of ivory pearls around the ribbon. It was beautiful. she also bought some silver and clear small decoration to go between the flowers. It was like a leaf make of silver wire that can be found at places like Michaels. Really cute.

Kristina G.

Wedding: 05/30/2010

Posted On: Nov 06, 2009 at 10:15 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I know I'm at least doing the centerpieces, we're going to use silk flowers for them. The bouquet I'm still deciding on, I'll probably check the price for some florists. I'm considering using silk flowers or my bouquet though, I think it would still look pretty.

Crystal L.

Wedding: 03/06/2010

Posted On: Nov 06, 2009 at 10:33 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I am doing my own centerpieces, bouquets, boutineers, and corsages. My bridal party are going to help, as well as a few friends of teh trade. A friend of my works for a flower distrubtor and she is going to see about getting me a discount. I cant imagine it being too difficult, maybe time consuming but not hard.

HollidaysofAtlanta

Holliday's of Atlanta

Posted On: Nov 06, 2009 at 12:06 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
Just remember to keep the arrangements, bouquets,crosages and boutonieres in a cool area. Unless you have plenty of time right before the wedding I would recommend doing them the night before and cleaning out your refridgerator to keep them in. Fresh cut flowers need more then water to stay 'fresh' they do not need to get hot or they WILL wilt :( and Nobody wants brown wilted flowers on their wedding day! So you may get everybody at your Bachorlette party to stay over after you get home and put the flowers together. When I first started in the floral industry I thought how hard can it be? But it is alot of work and its well worth paying within your budget to have it done right.

pao

Wedding: 03/12/2011

Posted On: Nov 06, 2009 at 12:20 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
For my moms and sister´s (joint) wedding we did our own flowers, the reception was at the house, so We did our decoration with maily roses, and it was absolutely beautiful. We are from Ecuador, and we ordered these flowers from Ecuador, they arrived 3 days before the event, and following the tips they gave us, everyone commented on our centerpieces, and bouquets...jeje it was great!!! I am now working for a flower exporter from Ecuador that sends up flowers for any event. We have a great service.. look for www.flowerexplosion.com. or try it on facebook, twitter, and on here as vendors. My wedding is a bit off, but I know that i´ll be doing the same as my lil sister´s wedding, with a little creativity and the right product you can do ALOT!!!!

matmanda

Wedding: 04/14/2012

Posted On: Nov 06, 2009 at 4:58 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I am! My future mother in law is helping me do them we are using fake flowers and got flowers for my bouquet, and my four bridesmaids. She is also making the 9 boutonnieres out of the flowers I chose. Everything only came to 123$ you can find everything online or at your local craft store. Watch out though don't wait to long to get your flowers they sell them by season.

Danielle

Married: 10/24/2009

Posted On: Nov 06, 2009 at 8:48 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
My aunt did my flowers. They were GORGEOUS. I received so many compliments on them. She did all the wedding party flowers, the parents, grandparents and godparent flowers. She took one of the guys flowers to a florist as she wasn't quite sure how to complete the ribbon part of it and they asked who made them. When she said that she did. They were very surprised. For centerpiences, I used pumpkins. I had 3 different centerpieces, 1 had a store bought floral arrangement in them (like a vase), 2nd I made and used it again like a vase and put a mum in them, and the 3rd I carved from the bottom, hollowed out the pumpkin and then took an apple corer and put holes all around the pumpkin. Then I put the pumpkin on top of a candle. It was awesome when lit. My recommendation to you is buy NOW...things are on clearance. That's what I did and saved a bundle.

Danielle

Married: 10/24/2009