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Mrs. Milkshake, Seattle/Vancouver, BC Age and Occupation: 23, Pharmacist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Pharmacist Engagement Date: May 2007 Wedding Date: August 2008 Blogging Since: December 6, 2007 Venue: Victorian Mansion About Me: Despite the fact that I’ve invested many long years of my life studying the sciences in college, I’m glad to be out of there and I would never do it again! I’m super artsy at heart - I run an indie craft site, I grew up shooting and developing my own film, doing jazz and ballet, and the whole gamut of art classes. I’ve been called a Jane of all Trades… but I was also told many years ago not to make my passion my career because it’d suck the fun out of it. Hence my choice of day job. We live in Seattle but are having our wedding in Canada to be fair to all our family and friends.
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Dead Things

December 16th, 2007 @ 11:49 am by Mrs. Milkshake

Here are my beloved “dead things” that I’d like to have at the wedding because I can’t imagine spending $2000+ on flowers that will die within a week’s time, and that I couldn’t even bring home across the border! I seriously walk into florist shops and exclaim, “dead things!” with great glee, to the dismay and embarassment of my BM’s. I could even reuse a lot of these pieces in the home. I adore the bell cups. So here they are - images from Nettleton Hollow, that is by no means a new topic to weddingbee.

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11 Responses to “Dead Things”

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What a coincidence! I was searching for the same thing to make a placecard tree I found in this bio
http://community.theknot.com/cs/ks/user/page.aspx?username=Mrs.Veroni

 
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Tish

Wow! I’ve been searching Pier1 and World Markets websites but the selection here is amazing. This is really going to help me DIY my centerpieces beforehand. Very helpful thanks!

 
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Mrs. Corn (message)  1,127 posts, Bumble bee

I sooooo love Nettleton Hollow…as you know :)

 
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twelvetigers

Ooo, the cinnamon sticks would smell awesome. :)

 
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Mrs. Gummi Bear (message)  224 posts, Helper bee

me too! I bought all my branches and birch trees from there!

 
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Jessica

Ahhhhh this is exactly what I want to do for my “tall” centerpieces!!! I cannot WAIT to see what other “dead” inspiration you have for all of us!!

 
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I love the idea and certainly agree about spending money on flowers that will fade quickly. If you do want some flowers, which are a good chance to bring natural color in to your wedding, you should consider potted plants. At our wedding we used potted orchids for each table. The result was stunning and the plants continue to live (if you know how to care for them!), after the wedding.

 
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Weddingbee » Blog Archive » Red!

[...] thinking of something that would go with a mansion. And I of course had wanted a bunch of “dead things” for my decor - branches, bold and contrasting dried arrangments…. but posh wedding [...]

 
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hwong14

I was at Ikea today and saw they have bundles of 130cm/71″ willow branches. It looked like a bundle about 6-8″ diameter for $14.99.

 
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Weddingbee » Blog Archive » Flowers…

[...] still leaning towards the “dead things” for centerpieces, but then there’s still the bouquets to worry about. Although there’s [...]

 
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farida

hi,
i wanted to thankyou for putting up all this info on ‘dead things’. i am getting married in turkey and will arrive 2 days prior. i wanted original ideas for centerpieces and this website is just the help i needed.
thank you!

 

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Mrs. Milkshake, Seattle/Vancouver, BC Age and Occupation: 23, Pharmacist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Pharmacist Engagement Date: May 2007 Wedding Date: August 2008 Blogging Since: December 6, 2007 Venue: Victorian Mansion About Me: Despite the fact that I’ve invested many long years of my life studying the sciences in college, I’m glad to be out of there and I would never do it again! I’m super artsy at heart - I run an indie craft site, I grew up shooting and developing my own film, doing jazz and ballet, and the whole gamut of art classes. I’ve been called a Jane of all Trades… but I was also told many years ago not to make my passion my career because it’d suck the fun out of it. Hence my choice of day job. We live in Seattle but are having our wedding in Canada to be fair to all our family and friends.

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