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Mrs. Lollipop, Pittsburgh Age and Occupation: 26, Computational Linguist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Project Manager Engagement Date: August 2, 2006 Wedding Date: September 2, 2007 Blogging Since: July 17, 2007 Venue: The PPG Aquarium at the Pittsburgh Zoo About Me: I'm a Pittsburgh transplant who grew up in the deep south. I have a weakness for exotic alphabets, DIY projects, mobster movies and international travel. My fiance and I are both non-native Japanese speakers and we have a bullfrog named Skinny.
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Wedding Flowers

July 26th, 2009 @ 11:35 am by Mrs. Lollipop

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Our next big wedding task was to purchase and make all of the floral arrangements. The farmer’s market is an awesome place to buy flowers for cheap if you go at the right time of year. My oldest brother-in-law (the one not getting married) and I managed to get all of reception flowers and greenery, seen in the picture above, for about $60. $60!

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The important thing to do when you purchase flowers is to cut the stems at an angle (preferably under water) and put them in water immediately. We bought the flowers the day before we needed them, so we put them in a cooler 3/4 full of water and added ice to help keep the flowers from over-blooming by adding ice to keep them cool.

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My in-laws had nearly 30 family heirloom ice cream dishes that we used to do the flower arrangements. I tried to make the flower arrangements look a little like ice cream sundaes.

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I woke up super early this morning to finish all of the arrangements so that they would be ready to go by the afternoon. Everyone was up early with some sort of task to do.

This sort of DIY wedding won’t work for every family, but I kind of like doing it this way. We all have different skills that fit well together and it really makes me feel like a part of the family to have something to contribute.

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16 Responses to “Wedding Flowers”

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Kalibali (message)  272 posts, Helper bee

wow that was a great deal! we are also thinking about diy flowers from the farmers market, so it is encouraging to see someone else pull it off.

 
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Mrs. Hot Cocoa (message)  2,077 posts, Buzzing bee

These arrangements are gorgeous! Is that kale I spy? How did you end up using it?

 
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charia

Oh, this is great, I have been struggling to figure out how I am going to DIY my flowers. I’m going to the Sn Francisco Flower Market the day before and assembling the centerpeices, bouqets and boutonierres myself. I’d love to hear more details of how you pulled this off!

 
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Miss Bear Cub (message)  1,566 posts, Bumble bee

thanks for the advice on keeping flowers fresh!

 
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St. Patrick
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St. Patrick (message)  64 posts, Worker bee

Wow! Those sundae dishes are an awesome touch! I love the antique quality.

 
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Miss Sprinkle (message)  545 posts, Busy bee

farmers market= best idea ever! such an awesome place to get your wedding flowers :)

 
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mrspaetz
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mrspaetz (message)  3,805 posts, Honey bee

i love flower/farmer markets! so lush, so fresh!

beautifully vintage :)

 
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Champagne Wishes
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Champagne Wishes (message)  1,187 posts, Bumble bee

i love flowers from fresh air markets! The vintage sundae glasses are too cute for words!

 
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Miss Bruschetta (message)  5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

Such cute arrangements — and love the unique vessel!

 
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Miss Buttons (message)  5,045 posts, Bee Keeper

This makes me wish I had a farmer’s market close to my house so I could do this! You are so lucky! I love that you DIY’ed the flowers!

 
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Jessie516
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Jessie516 (message)  5,480 posts, Bee Keeper

Those look great! I love the Farmer’s Market and those vintage ice cream dishes are awesome.

 
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Miss Hot Sauce (message)  1,026 posts, Bumble bee

Great bargain at the Farmer’s Market! Pretty arrangements!

 
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kjpugs
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kjpugs (message)  1,751 posts, Buzzing bee

Very neat! The flowers look so wonderful!

 
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Miss French Bulldog
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Miss French Bulldog (message)  7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

Ditto on the advise - THANKS!

 
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charia

As an update, I did end up going to the San Francisco Flower Market and everything turned out great! I totally recommend doing flowers yourself! I suppose it is not for everyone, but I not only saved lots of money, I had a blast doing it. I spent $200 for everything - bouquets, bouts and corsages, and centerpieces. A few close friends helped out and it was really fun to be creative together.

The only thing I didn’t really consider is transporting them on the day of the wedding. Luckily my brother in law tracked down some boxes to carry them in, and my father had rented an SUV for some reason so there was enough room. If it were not for those two great men it could have been slightly disastrous - flowers assembled into centerpieces take up more room than I had anticipated!

 

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Mrs. Lollipop, Pittsburgh Age and Occupation: 26, Computational Linguist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Project Manager Engagement Date: August 2, 2006 Wedding Date: September 2, 2007 Blogging Since: July 17, 2007 Venue: The PPG Aquarium at the Pittsburgh Zoo About Me: I'm a Pittsburgh transplant who grew up in the deep south. I have a weakness for exotic alphabets, DIY projects, mobster movies and international travel. My fiance and I are both non-native Japanese speakers and we have a bullfrog named Skinny.

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