The votives were hanging by wire in glass votive holders  from the tree. The wire was wrapped around the votive cup, then wire stretched up to the branches on the tree.

There was a beautiful bouquet in the top of the tree with yellow roses and several other flowers and greens.

Underneath the “tree” there was a moss base, and more votive holders with yellow roses floating in them.

It was beautiful and it would make a spectacular display for your wedding or reception table, and could probably be made without costing a ton of money.

I didn’t get an image of the whole display, only parts of it, but it would make a wonderful table centerpiece for your wedding reception.

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Crista said there are 4 basic types of wedding bouquets.

1. The round, posey, or nosegay bouquet is the most popular type of bridal bouquet right now. This bouquet is usually small, round and compact enough for the bride to hold in one hand if she needs to. One of the biggest pluses for this type of bouquet is that it doesn’t hide the brides gown.
2. The cascade is the most formal and traditional type of bridal bouquet. The cascade trails down the dress, and tends to be more ornate than other types of bouquet. Because it cascades it can hide part of the dress, and be a little more awkward to handle.
3. The hand tied bouquet tends to be the least formal. The stems on the flowers are cut even, and the top is open, like flowers in a vase. The stems can be either wrapped or unwrapped. The hand tied bouquet tends to be more casual.
4. The arm or presentation bouquet usually sits over one arm. This type of bouquet can be very ornate if there’s lots of flowers or beading.

Crista says the bride should consider what they want when they walk down the aisle, and how comfortable they will be holding their flowers before deciding what type of bouquet to carry down the aisle.

I’ll be back to share Crista’s money saving tips, wedding planning timeline guide, and her views on the latest trends in the next few days.

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Following the usual way that brides narrow down their choices and how I made mine, of course, I’ll try to list down the main things considered as one makes her decision:

• Favorite flowers
• Color selection
• Wedding dress design
• Available flower arrangements
• Florist style
• Ornaments

These are listed in random. It will depend on how one will find each as important.

The reasons remain simple. A bride will always want to use her favorite flowers especially if we’re talking about the bride’s bouquet. She’ll be opting for to get them in the color theme of her wedding or perhaps make the color of the flowers as the wedding color theme. Arrangement and florist style will have to match or complement the wedding dress and decide on the ornaments soon after that, i.e. natural ornaments in the form of leaves and such or precious (or semi) stones or ribbons, etc.

Take for example how this lady decided on her wedding flowers:

Mine will be bigger but will combine these flowers: hyacinth, gloriosa lilies, hypericum berries, ranunculus, open tulips, anemones. All the guys will have really simple boutonnières with chartreuse hypericum berries and greenery, except for Jimmy, who will have red hypericum berries and a few hyacinth blooms to match my flowers.

If you’ve got your own special way of choosing your wedding flowers, let us know!

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So the idea that your florist can actually whip something up and out of the ordinary, probably from her best selection of flowers will simply be not enough. But if you say that there’s customization involved then you’re attention will be caught for certain.

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Flowers by Paula Cosgrove

Paula specialises in wedding flowers and arrangements in the Basingstoke and North Hampshire area. To make the floristry as individual as you, she works closely with the Bride and Groom to give you something wonderful that will add to your special day.

Planning the bride’s bouquet can be a bit nit-picky about the whole thing but there’s no harm in undertaking a task that will allow more personal touches on your special day. Knowing that you’re holding something that you conceptualized, flowers arranged to suit your personality, will heighten the experience and make memories more vibrant and special.

Paula Cosgrove
Email: paula@paulasflowers.co.uk
Phone: 07766 427974 (UK)

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Are you the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) type? Why not making your own wedding bouquet!

Bridezilla says

Flower arranging is a great way to bring beauty to your wedding and surrounding festivities,and honestly, what could help blow off wedding steam better than burying your hands in roses and lillies? But since this is Bridezilla.com, we wouldn’t settle for just any old flower arranging facts. Watch and learn how to make the hottest wedding flower mix on the market today: the classic, sexy and sophisticated French Spiral Bouquet. Hint: apparently it’s all in the leaf nodes!

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He is quoted as saying “I really wanted to show Samantha how much I loved her”

Now who says romance is dead!

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