I Want to Hold These!

I Want to Hold These!

March 30th, 2009 @ 3:57 pm by Mrs. Ballet Flat

I have a fondness for four flowers: tulips, roses, peonies, and hydrangeas. Tulips are my favorite flower. I just love them! I tried to grow them in my garden, but they died, since I failed to water them often enough through the dry winter. Roses are just classic wedding flowers, and I want to keep the classic element in our florals. Peonies just SCREAM spring to me, so I have to include those. Hydrangeas are close to my heart and sentimental. When I was born, my mom got a hydrangea bush and it bloomed every spring for about 20 years. So, I definitely want those in my bouquet as well.

I mentioned to my florist months ago that this was what I wanted, but I couldn’t find a picture with all four flowers. I guess I’m weird for liking this combination. However, in looking randomly for flower pictures again, I found this:

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Though I’m not digging the greenery on top, I’m LOVING this arrangement. I’m not going for those colors (not sure about how that would exactly go with teal and brown), but I’m going to talk to my florist about color/flower options this Wednesday after my (hopefully) FINAL dress fitting! So exciting!!

What types of flowers did you have in your bouquet? Did you have sentimental reasons for including certain types of flowers?

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17 Responses to “I Want to Hold These!”

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Miss Mascara (message) 771 posts, Busy bee

I’d love to include peonies as a nod to my great grandmother but sadly they aren’t in season in September.

3/30/09 @ 3:59 pm (reply)

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frenchbulldog (message) 6,067 posts, Bee Keeper

Those arrangements are gorgeous! I can’t wait to see what your florist comes up with!

3/30/09 @ 4:08 pm (reply)

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Alex

beautiful flowers!!! I want to do tulips but my wedding will be in October and that is not the season

BTW I just saw your bio….and that you were a GIS Analyst….wow…one in a million… I am one also! Not doing my work right now to read this lol.

Good luck with your wedding and congratulations!

3/30/09 @ 4:14 pm (reply)

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leenmachine (message) 258 posts, Helper bee

I love tulips! They are my favorite flowers…but my wedding is in October and I’m making my own flowers.

3/30/09 @ 4:18 pm (reply)

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Miss Bruschetta (message) 5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

Are the greenery parts banana leaves? We’re using something similar in some of our centerpiece arrangements!

3/30/09 @ 4:19 pm (reply)

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aspring (message) 45 posts, Newbee

I love those flowers!, especially peonies, I couldn’t’ get them, (July wedding) but I did have garden roses, hydrangeas, Stephanotis and snapdragons, all in white.
My mom had stephanotis in her wedding bouquet so I had to have those, and snapdragons since I used to play with them as a child and it’s a favorite story of my mom’s. I know she was touched that I included both of them in my bouquet.

3/30/09 @ 4:31 pm (reply)

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Miss Peep Toe (message) 1,636 posts, Bumble bee

Beautiful combo!! Getting married in Spring is the best- we basically have our choice of all the most beautiful flowers!

3/30/09 @ 5:52 pm (reply)

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chaikac (message) 128 posts, Blushing bee

I love these too! I’m doing something very similar, with blue hydrangea, lavendar roses, pink tulips, and white jasmine. My BMs will have green kermits in place of the jasmine.
I love spring flowers!

3/30/09 @ 6:02 pm (reply)

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MrsWoohoo (message) 331 posts, Helper bee

I thought about tulips too! We ended up having deep red roses (think black magic) because they’re my favorite! And he had given me a single red rose right before proposing. :)<3

3/30/09 @ 6:50 pm (reply)

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Cole B (message) 450 posts, Helper bee

Ooooo those are great! So full of color and texture!

3/30/09 @ 7:24 pm (reply)

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JennyBryde (message) 1,148 posts, Bumble bee

Beautiful texture! You have good taste…

3/30/09 @ 8:30 pm (reply)

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MightySapphire (message) 2,608 posts, Sugar bee

I’m a HUGE tulip fan!!! I’m all about tulips in any sort, and I totally LOVE those bouquets!!

3/30/09 @ 8:49 pm (reply)

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loralie (message) 545 posts, Busy bee

Our flowers will include iris because my aunt Mary had them growing in her yard, and as a nod to our growing up in Louisiana (fleur-de-lis flower) and sweet peas because I call FI sweet pea sometimes.

3/30/09 @ 10:39 pm (reply)

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miss mouse (message) 3,331 posts, Sugar bee

Interesting combo–I like!

3/30/09 @ 11:39 pm (reply)

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tenmylove (message) 433 posts, Helper bee

Umm… hello! Those centerpieces are TOO. DIE. FOR.

*scurries off to visit florist*

I totally love the color combo as well.

3/30/09 @ 11:49 pm (reply)

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honeymyheart (message) 763 posts, Busy bee

great flowers i am planning on having gardenias (fave flower) and irises (birth flower) in my bouquet. flowers are so beautiful but why do they have to be so pricey.