Wedding flowers

Who here is thankful for their Mom???  Well, I sure am.

She took a whole evening to show me the basics to arranging silk flowers.

We went to Hobby Lobby, where I picked out the flowers I want to have at my wedding.  Then Thursday night she and I made one of each of the arrangements I need.

 Here we are with all the materials

 We made a practice boutonniere together...

 ...then I made the rest, plus a nicer one for Steve

 We made the corsages for the helpers...

 ...and for the mothers and grandmothers

 The bridesmaid bouquet...

 ...then I designed my own bouquet.

It's a purple hydrangea with roses and the tiny purple flowers from the bridesmaid bouquets.

The flowergirl's wreath

(Susie's head is not as tiny as the 3-year-old's)

Why do these pebbles keep coming up? Maybe cuz I love them! 

 Mom and I decided that the 5 bouquets would make nice decorations at the reception, so I got 5 vases and put some pebbles in the bottom.

-Voila-

(The bouquet handles will be wrapped with the same silver material as the bridesmaid's dresses)

And yes, these are all the flowers you'll see at my wedding.  I'm not a "girly" girl. :)