Did you know you can save the roses from your wedding bouquet and plant them? I LOVE this project because what’s better than having your actual wedding roses around forever!? Romantic, pretty, and a great addition to your home garden.

How to plant your wedding bouquet:

Clip each rose stem from your bouquet about four to six inches long. Create enough clippings so that if some fail to sprout you’re still ok.
Place the stems into a vase of clean water. Make sure to change the water each day to avoid grunge.
In about six weeks you should see little sprouts of root …read more

When we married there were several special people in our lives that were not able to attend the ceremony or the reception. My grandfather was not able to fly or drive 12 hours because of his emphysema and Eric’s grandparents were also not able to make the trip.
However, my Grandmother and my Great Aunt boarded a plane from Kansas City despite my Grandmother’s ailing health. She wanted desperately to be there to share our special day. She was 95 percent blind at the time due to her diabetes but she attended every single event, including the reception.
She also gave us …read more