Such a lovely photo of the joyous event! I can’t believe your D made the gorgeous gown herself!
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No, no dressmaking talent in my family! I think I posted a while ago about my bff who made her daughter’s dress. But yes, she looked lovely and I really like my dress too!
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Sorry, my mistake but everyone looks perfect !
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Love it! Thanks for sharing. It’s uplifting to see happy events.
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Wonderful pics! I tried that dress on 
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We went to a bridal flea market yesterday in which brides were selling their decor. Surprised to see a large line to get into the building when we arrived 
…didn’t know it was going to be such a big deal! DD did manage to get some flowers she wanted and a couple vases.
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The wedding DD was in last weekend, the bridal party had very realistic looking silk flowers. I have to wait to see wedding pictures (DH and I were the babysitters for our 3 younger grandkids). The wedding was in the city where the bride and groom work, and only 1 1/2 hours from bride’s parents. All other family a distance away, but actually moved geographically closer to the distance family, so that made traveling easier. DD/SIL had a great time, as did GD1 (5 1/2 years old). GS2 would have gone to the wedding and reception, but he got the 24 hour stomach bug and it was good that it showed up before going to the wedding.
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All of the lovely flowers at our son’s wedding (bouquets, corsages, table arrangements, etc.) were silk and rented. Easy, peasy.
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Many florists need to be careful to not price themselves out of the other options.
When DH and I got married in 1979, that was the one item my dad thought we got overcharged (my mom did the actual floral order - bridal party and I had rose bouquet, and a few other things for the church and the head table). Weddings and funerals, along with big holiday dates make up a florist’s stay in business and make a profit. Covid did throw a wrench in things, and in many ways wedding spending can get out of hand.
I think a mix of fresh and silk flowers can be a great option too.
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I think I’ve mentioned before that D1 who is getting married in April 2024 is the bride who is hell bent on NOT falling for all the wedding “must have’s” that society seems to prescribe.
She has decided to keep flowers at a minimum. The venue is beautiful on it’s own, has lots of beautiful green plants in all the public areas and if anything is thinking to keep table decor at a minimum and extremely simple. She LOVES outdoor flowers and LOVES plants but is not into all the typical wedding table decor. I encourage her to go with her and fiance’s heart and wallet on this. She will do a bouquet for herself and for her bridesmaids but even then probably keep it more natural, outdoorsy, simple. She would not want to do silk.
I think flowers are an area where you can definitely blow the budget or save the bucks $$$.
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I love fresh flowers but they don’t need to be a fancy arrangement. For my last kid getting married they did lots of small vases and bottles filled with seasonal flowers. They were simple and at the end of the night the brides friend gathered some of them up and made them into pressed flowers on candles. I know the bride priced many florists with the same idea and the prices were all over the map. They had no flowers at the ceremony site as it was an outdoor space that was beautiful.
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Lovely! Did not realize you can rent silk flowers - excellent idea.
I had silk bouquets at my wedding, created by a local craftswoman in her home - cost was pretty reasonable. Don’t remember a thing about the church flowers, so probably my mother (maybe working with the church office) arranged that.
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My D worked hard to find a florist who would do what she wanted for a price she was willing to pay. I did the same eons ago when I got married … I even rented pots of azaleas to line the aisle in the church (the florist only charged $1/pot). It’s not always easy to get the look you want at a price you feel is acceptable, but it can usually be done.
The photographer, on the other hand … that’s something both D & I paid a lot for, but we both feel that was money well spent. Different times, different styles of photography, but we got what we wanted.
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We are aiming for this. Doing an assortment of small vases at the reception tables that DD’19 (who worked in a floral shop in college) will arrange. Might need to have something more at the church though.
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My D wasn’t going to have any flowers at the church. I convinced her to have an arrangement on each side of the altar that could also be used at the reception. She was glad that she did that … they looked very nice at the church, and they looked wonderful in the area at the reception where the bar was located.
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I’m surprised at how many are still having church weddings. I haven’t been invited to a wedding at a church in 30 plus years. All the weddings I’ve attended in my kids generations have been at places that included both ceremony sites and reception. Most ceremonies have been outdoors when I think about it.
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At my sister’s wedding, my brother was responsible for taking the large arrangement from the church and bringing it to the reception (20 min drive each way). Of course he forgot, and when my mom realized it, the dinner was delayed in order to get the flowers there. I know the arrangement was expensive. However the outdoor seated areas had a salad that was sitting out in the sun…
Sometimes people have to pick up duties others fail to carry through. For our daughter’s wedding, we had a friend help us with after duties that the appointed daughter/DH’s friends ‘forgot’ to stay and do. We certainly guarded the gift area, and then transported the gifts after the other duties were done.
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I made my silk flower arrangements 40 years ago! Still have mine. I used candleholders with a glass globe and the bridesmaids and carried them down the aisle. That probably wouldn’t fly these days. The catering had a few carnations on each table in a bud vase. Was included in the price. I was not focused on that part of the wedding at all – just let the catering facility do their thing.
For S2 and DIL, she had one bouquet and a boutonniere for S2. She tossed the bouquet – didn’t carry it down the aisle! I think it was in the photographer’s shots, though I haven’t seen those yet. DIL says it’s 3300 pics and they have to pick 70 for editing. No flowers on tables – the venue was all glass windows looking out at vineyards. It was lovely on its own merits.
S2 and DIL with her mom (in a Ukrainian embroidered dress)
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Love seeing the pics. Thanks to people for sharing.
@mom60 - we are the same. I don’t think we have been to a church wedding in 25 years. Maybe it’s dependent on where you live, but here in Southern California no one we know or our daughters know has had or is planning a wedding in a church.
That’s the beauty of a day-of coordinator! She took care of everything that needed to be handled.
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