DIY Project – Centerpieces
I am always a little shocked when I hear that brides are crafting their own flowers…centerpieces, bouquets, the works. It just seems like such an incredible task to undertake and yet the impact on your budget is pretty undeniable. But even more exciting to me, is when brides design a floral suite that is both beautiful and amazingly professional…just like this bride did for her recent wedding!
From the bride…
The flowers were my proudest achievement during the wedding. The flowers were the most important part of the wedding for me. I went to several florists but none of them could achieve my vision within my budget so I decided to make the arrangements myself. I was obviously uncertain about the whole idea but the minute I started putting the sample together, it came very natural. Two months prior to the wedding, I applied for an internship at a floral design studio in Santa Monica. I purchased the vases online, the flowers were all purchased at the Los Angeles flowermart for wholesale prices ( the owner of the studio purchased them for me with her resale license). I saved thousands of dollars doing the work myself, I loved the experience so much that I decided to pursue a career in floral designs.
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They are really stunning. We are also planning on doing our own florals, with a family friend who is trying to get in the business. It seems daunting, but so exciting at the same time. Now we just have to decide what flowers to use.
Yay for Kelly! Her wedding came together so well. Her centerpieces leave me speechless.
Wow, they are so amazing!
wow. these are so pretty. i can see why she's going into the business. she's a natural!!!
Beautiful! I've done the flowers at many weddings for friends and family, and will do my own obviously. It just didn't occur to me to proceed otherwise! I think you really shouldn't be intimidated by flowers, they're so fun and yes, easy, when you have just the slightest vision and a little bit of practice.
And the savings just speak for themselves: I buy my flowers at a wholesaler florist I love (who also provides a little advice on combination and seasonality), and I've never paid more than $225 for the whole thing (and this amount was for a truly grand wedding).
A lot of people ask: "how are you going to find the time to do the flowers on the day before your wedding?" I reply that there is nothing else I would rather do! There's something about filling the whole house with these flowers and quietly, patiently turning them into beautiful arrangements that fills me with peace and bliss. And I'm always so proud of the end results, they add such a layer of personal connection to the wedding.
Wow this is so reat, I want to do the same for mine, but I have one question....If you make the arrangements the day before, how do the flowers stay looking so lovely? My wedding is in May in Maryland and I ma just worried about storing them until the Saturday evening wedding at 6pm......any help would be greatly appreicated!
You should be ready to devote 3 days to do the arrangements. You have to first clean and condition all the flowers for at least a full day. You should do all the centerpieces the day prior to the wedding, they should be stored in a cool environment, a coolers would be the best option but a well air conditioned room should work as well. The personals such s bouquets and boutonniers should be made the morning of so they are at their freshest. Good luck!!
what is the name of the floral design studio in santa monica? i have been wanting to work in floral design, and an internship like that sounds perfect!!
I absolutely LOVE the flowers and i have yellow bridesmaid dresses, so i'm especially interested in this style. What kind of flowers were used? Also, I'd love to know the savings we are talking about. I'm scared to take on such a large project, but at the same time, I've yet to meet with florists yet and would really love to save some $$, but I'm not sure if it is worth it. Any advice is welcomed!!
Those flowers are just gorgeous! Can I be as naive to ask what flowers were used? Thanks so much in advance!
She did a wonderful job on these! I know how addicting it can be once you get involved in this. I volunteered to do the flowers for my sister-in-laws wedding and it made me want to be a florist. I was pretty excited about how they turned out, considering it was my first try. You can see photos on my blog.
Hello everyone,
I used hydrangeas, roses, cymbidium orchids and tulips. The centerpieces we extremely large, I used a 6"x6" square glass vase. I wanted the centerpieces to be extremely lush and volumptuous. I had gone to many florists prior to taking on the task myself. They demanded about $200 to $250 per centerpieces and It was simply not within our budget. Cymbidium orchids and hydrangeas are premium flowers so they are very pricey. I was very happy with how they turned out, I love the experience but it was very tedious but rewarding. The wedding was a destination wedding so I had to purchase the flowers wednesday morning. We drove them to our hotel on thursday, spent a big of the day cleaning and conditioning the flowers (at least on full day in bucket before arranging them) and spent the entire day friday, making all the arrangements (15 of them). I also spent the morning of the wedding making the bouquets and boutonniers. I loved it so much, I have just started my own floral business and I already have a few weddings next year!!! Yeah!!!!
Congrats on your new business! Do you mind sharing what your total cost was for the project?
As a wedding coordinator, sometimes I also make simple arrangement for my brides to save them money! To answer Kelly's question about keeping them fresh - I often take them to the reception site the day before. If it is a hotel, or has a kitchen, usually the site's staff will put them in the walk in cooler for you that they have on site!
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We are planning a wedding for May, 2009. We are wondering what wholesale flower internet site to use. Please help.
Centerpieces are gorgeous
these are gorgeous. i don't think that i will be able to afford the flowers the way i want them either. Unfortunately, i don't think i could handle the extra stress the few days before the wedding. were you afraid that the flowers may not stay fresh enough?
These are absolutely beautiful!!! Could you give more info as to how you did these arrangements? How many of each type of flower it took, the cost each centerpiece ended up being, how you did the green leaves wrapped around the inside of the vases...? You did an amazing job, I would hire you for my wedding if you were in my budget :)
These are wonderful!