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Mrs. Parfait, Chicago Age and Occupation: 26, Teacher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Online Consultant Engagement Date: February 14, 2009 Wedding Date: April 2010 Venue: Signature Events About Me: I have a soft spot for all things sweet and romantic. Desserts, love songs, sappy movies? Yes, yes, and ohh yes. My fiance and I enjoy singing to our dogs, creating crazy ice cream sundaes, and generally being lovey dovey cuddle bunnies. We also do socially acceptable things like dancing, throwing Frisbees, playing high stakes board games, and taking unreasonably fun road-trips. We're planning a Korean/Serbian wedding with plenty of playful, personal touches!
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The Select Few

February 8th, 2010 @ 3:34 pm by Mrs. Parfait

I tried to narrow down my floral inspiration pix. Really, I did! It’s just that… I have so many. And they’re all so beautiful.

My auntie called yesterday to schedule an appointment to talk about my wedding flowers, and she asked me to bring some pictures. I wonder how many qualifies as “some”… ‘cuz there’s a lot more where these came from! I’ve narrowed it down to the following photos.

For my bouquet, I would love a giant, yummy-smelling fluffball. Key word being fluffball.

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We could add light hints of our wedding colors—pink, orange, and yellow:

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Or stick with what I know best: pink pink pink! (Isn’t Mrs. Daffodil so beautiful?)

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Onto the bridesmaids’ bouquets! The ones below have just the right pinkness, softness, and roundness; but they look so heavy! We might go a tad smaller. I don’t want anyone’s arms falling off during the ceremony. :P

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You can see all the creamy, petal-y gorgeousness in this close up. We wouldn’t have purple anemones in ours.

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What about my dashing groom? A mini calla lily on its own looks classic and dignified—not too flowery or fluffy. I’ll have to okay this with Mr. Parfait, but I think it’d be the perfect accent on the men’s tuxes!

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A cheery, vibrant arrangement could welcome guests when they enter the reception venue. If we have two of these, they could work double-time as altar arrangements.

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The centerpieces will be bright and fun to look at:

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If the ones above are too pricey, I’ll ask her what she thinks of this “loose” arrangement:

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Unwrapped, this bouquet would be my perfect centerpiece. All of our colors are represented in a mix of fun and luxurious florals:

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For the cocktail hour, simple flower arrangements would look homey on the bar and high tables:

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And finally, here is my cake inspiration that I gushed about long ago. C’est parfait!

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Picture Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

15?! This might be too much. I want to give my auntie a complete idea of what I like, but I don’t want to overwhelm her. When it comes to sharing your ideas with vendors, how do you find the line between helpful and overwhelming?

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30 Responses to “The Select Few”

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Miss Pug
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Miss Pug (message)  3,753 posts, Honey bee

so pretty. these put a smile on my otherwise grumpy monday face.

 
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Miss Ribbons (message)  2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

I love all of them!

 
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Curlysue (message)  1,703 posts, Bumble bee

Honestly I don’t think you gave her too much. You gave her a few ideas for each different kind of arrangement you will need be it your bouquet or the girls or cocktail hour. I think you’ll be fine. I think you have a definite idea of what you want based on all the photos looking pretty close in resemblance but also showing her the “look” you are going for.

Love them by the way!

 
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Kaytedid
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Kaytedid (message)  25 posts, Newbee

I LOVE them! I especially swoon over the first bouquet- so dreamy and romantic.

 
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Miss Hamster (message)  4,045 posts, Honey bee

Soo pretty and fluffy! I love it!

 
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Miss Hot Wings
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Miss Hot Wings (message)  2,213 posts, Buzzing bee

Oo yum. I love your fluffball vision.

 
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cass181

I gave my florist a decent sized collection of photos too and she immediately picked out what I was going for in my mish mash!

 
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ColaJae

I have done floral design for 30 years…..there’s no such thing as “too many”…it’s imporant for your designer to know exactly what you want and the pictures you provide will help them with your vision. Have fun!

 
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marcam882 (message)  296 posts, Helper bee

I love them all! And the first bouquet is seriously to die for.

 
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fierygurl (message)  36 posts, Newbee

K, so I saved pics 1 and 2 so I can show them to my florist. lol…I love peonies and roses. They’re so “Fluffy.”
The more pics the better, I’d say!

 
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Dreams Resorts

All are beautiful. Particularly favor the first bouqet!

 
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Miss Trail Mix (message)  6,312 posts, Bee Keeper

I don’t think 15 pics is too much, I showed my florist way more, since there’s a lot of floral elements to the wedding decor! Yours are all sooooo pretty :)

 
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Amaryllis (message)  4,075 posts, Honey bee

The second one down is stunning; I think I might “borrow” it.

Also, I love the use of the word “fluffball,” especially with such emphasis. My sister and I use it to refer to this:
http://infinity.usanethosting.com/FunPics/MaltesePuppy_1.jpg

NWR but equally smile inducing hehe.

 
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luli29
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luli29 (message)  2,651 posts, Sugar bee

these are all divine! I love the look of the creme roses with very light hints of color. It’s so delicate and romantic!

 
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missmandi
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missmandi (message)  65 posts, Worker bee

Yummy. I love all your pictures, they look alot like the ones I brought my florist… I’m so excited to see the result.

 
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Miss Scissors (message)  7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

Love! Flower porn is my absolute favorite. :)

 
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Miss Nachos
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Miss Nachos (message)  1,733 posts, Bumble bee

I LOVE the second bouquet. And the calla lily on Mr. P? Definitely!

 
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Miss Argyle
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Miss Argyle (message)  2,516 posts, Sugar bee

Gorgeous! I think peonies and ranunculas would look fantastic!

 
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Miss Sewing (message)  2,701 posts, Sugar bee

so fluffy and pretty! 15 is not too much!

 
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Miss Parfait (message)  1,755 posts, Buzzing bee

@ColaJae: That’s great to hear—thanks for your input!

@fierygurl: I am always saving pix from the ‘Bee, too. :)

@Amaryllis: AHHHH, so cute!

@Miss Scissors: No kidding, your flower post was ah-mazing!

 
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Mrs. Parfait
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Mrs. Parfait, Chicago Age and Occupation: 26, Teacher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Online Consultant Engagement Date: February 14, 2009 Wedding Date: April 2010 Venue: Signature Events About Me: I have a soft spot for all things sweet and romantic. Desserts, love songs, sappy movies? Yes, yes, and ohh yes. My fiance and I enjoy singing to our dogs, creating crazy ice cream sundaes, and generally being lovey dovey cuddle bunnies. We also do socially acceptable things like dancing, throwing Frisbees, playing high stakes board games, and taking unreasonably fun road-trips. We're planning a Korean/Serbian wedding with plenty of playful, personal touches!

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