Monday, October 10, 2011

Wedding at the Schoolhouse: One of Half a Hundred


That's right: we ladies of the wedding crew (that's me and my mother and my friend Maureen) made more than fifty-two bouquets. Fifty-two is when I stopped counting.

I was so pleased with with the flower situation. You see, I made plans with the florist at Kroger to sell me four gigantic buckets of flowers, everything she had in her case that was due to be replaced the next day, for $10 a bucket. For accepting flowers that would fade sooner than the freshest ones--but not until after the wedding, of course--we got an entire dining table full of flowers for a hilariously low price. And without any control over what types we'd get, we had so much fun making up bouquets, corsages, and boutonierres all supplemented with autumn leaves, grasses, and fruits.

11 comments:

Flepandco said...

So clever of you Anna - can't wait to see more photos of the wedding which would be all the more special with all the individual hands that made it so.

Eileen said...

It looks beautiful! With your good taste I am sure everything was perfect for the day!

Jodes said...

What a beautiful arrangement! And a wonderful way to keep costs down.

Anonymous said...

What a bright & beautiful bouquet! Aren't fall colors just the best?

Brenda

Missy K said...

The result is so delightful and pretty, but mainly I love the can-do creative spirit of this idea and this post.

maven said...

God's perfection expressed in a very lovely arrangement!

Can't wait to see more pics!

Lisa said...

Well, you're reaping some more benefits from the relationship you've cultivated with your florist. Good goin'!

Lisateresa

Becky K. said...

What a wonderful way to get gorgeous flowers on a budget. You get to be so creative too. Fun!

Amy said...

Lovely! More pictures are in order!!!

Mallorie said...

Beautiful, Anna. A wedding- what fun!

Margo said...

what a clever way to get flowers! and how fun to use what you got and test your ingenuity. I am loving the wedding detail posts!

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