With more than 12 months still to go until I get married in May 2016, the wedding planning merry-go-round is well and truly at full speed and not about to stop. It’s like I can’t get off. I’m trying though. We’ve booked the photographer and the caterer and about to meet the marriage celebrant this coming week and once that’s done, I’m going to try my hardest not to look at anything wedding related, that is, until I had this idea.
I’d been looking at bouquets, florists, real flowers, fake flowers, silk flowers etc etc etc and it just becomes mind boggling. I’ve always loved lavender, in every form, and want to go with something simple. I figured, when the time was right, I could enquire at a wholesale flower market as to how much it cost and then I thought, why don’t I just grow my own? I can buy some already established potted plants from the nursery and nurture them until the wedding. I can use some of the pots directly on the table and use another bigger pot as my cut flowers. As we’re already in autumn and coming into winter, I may have missed the boat but because I live in a warm climate I might be lucky.
Blue salvias are another favourite of mine and are so hardy in my sub tropical climate and so easy to grow. There are many different varieties, annuals or perennials, so finding the right one for the right http://www.mudboggerforum.com/profile/4837061 time of the year to harvest them for your wedding will be crucial.
And as you would imagine, I’ll be styling the wedding myself, cutting corners and expenses at every possible opportunity and I have many potted palms and other plants which I’ll use for decorating the reception area (which is being held at home).
Of course, if you’d like to have full on roses in your bouquet you might have to rethink growing them yourself or if you’re trying to cut costs, maybe think of an alternative. I’ve been reading that some of the silk varieties in a lot of different species of flowers are very realistic. Don’t think I’ll go down that path but a lot of people have and they look beautiful.
Gypsophila (or Baby’s Breath as it’s also known) is also very easy to grow. I love the simplicity of the plain white small flowers in the above bouquet and might use them for my attendants.
Whatever flowers you have in mind for your bridal bouquet and other flowers for attendants, think about growing them yourself to save money. Just think how much more sentimental it will be on the day. I’ll be sharing how to make your own bouquet as the time gets closer because I’ve already looked in to that as well. (Promise, no more looking at wedding stuff for at least a couple months. Well, I’ll try. It’s so hard not to.)
Beautiful choices and ideas!! Good luck!!