Our After-Breakfast Bouquet-Making Session
The morning of the wedding, I got up early to head to Wal-Mart with a couple of my bridesmaids. We bought whatever flowers we could find that were in the basic color palette I was looking for, then took them by the hotel we were staying at and left them in ice buckets and trashcans in one of our rooms. Then off to another grocery store for the second batch. When we arrived back at the hotel we discovered that all the corsage pins and floral tape had gotten left at the wedding site, so one more Wal-Mart run was in order.
With just over an hour left before our (already late) check-out, we started in on the 11 bouquets, 4 corsages, 2 boutonnieres, and 1 flower girl basket. All the bridesmaids made their own bouquets, and I made my bouquet as well as bouquets for the junior bridesmaid and the flower-girl-who-decided-in-the-midst-of-all-this-that-she-wanted-a-bouquet. The mother of one of my bridesmaids took on the task of making all the corsages and boutonnieres.
{My bouquet}
{Photo copyright Caroline Ghetes Photography.}
We had a grand time working together, 13 of us all smashed into one hotel room, working around and with each other. The bouquets were finished in time for checkout, but we still hadn’t cleaned up the terrible mess we’d made.
My mom called down to the front desk and asked if we could get just another half an hour – and if we could purchase one ice bucket and one trashcan. They gave us the extra 30 minutes and probably wondered what our living room decor must look like if we wanted a hotel trashcan. But sell them to us they did and the flowers made it safely to the wedding venue, fiercely hydrated against the 107-degree weather outside.
Our DIY bouquets really weren’t that difficult, and we were able to keep the cost for all the wedding flowers very low. Our After Breakfast Bouquet-Making Session was probably my favorite part of the wedding prep. I love how each bouquet turned out so differently, and yet still looked like they went together.
{The bridesmaids’ bouquets}
{Photo copyright Caroline Ghetes Photography.}
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The bouquets were beautiful and the fellowship was awesome! Y'all worked together so wonderfully, and you even included the little girls… and Knox! Thank you, Yvonne, for filling in so wonderfully as I was rushing around trying to finish last minute details.
You're a gem (and my mother loved you, too!).
I have just drooled over all of your wedding photos! Your dress, the flowers, the bridesmaids outfits, everything is so in line with what I would like someday for my wedding. All the pictures are lovely! May the Lord bless you richly in your new life together!
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