Weddingbee Blog

If the lavender in our floral arrangements represents devotion, fidelity and luck, then how about some roses for love, sweetness and passion? It’s a pretty good combination, I think.

I mentioned here that we will be doing our reception centrepieces ourselves. Originally, we thought we would just use lavender, but after deciding on what sort of bouquet I wanted (which I have delegated to our florist), the idea of using roses in those centrepieces started to perk up its head.

First, let’s talk about my bouquet. I never thought about our wedding much until things got serious with Mr E, but one thing I did know from childhood is that I’ve wanted roses in my bouquet. The idea is to have a combination of white, pale pink, and dusty mauve/purple roses interspersed with greenery and (of course) lavender. I’m going for a more “natural” and hand-tied, rather than structured look. These pics might give you a general idea of what I think of when I try to imagine what I want the bouquet to look like:

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Yes, yes, I know that most of these bouquets don’t have just roses, only lavender, but that’s what I meant by “general” idea. Plus, the peony one has gorgeous lace wrapped around its stems, and I just cant resist that.

Mr E’s buttonhole will hopefully come out something like the rosebud one in the centre of this pic:

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And I plan to make the groomsmen’s buttonholes somewhat like the ones flanking it. Adding a tiny bit of lace wrapped around the stems of those would be cool, too.

So… what about the roses for the centrepieces?

We’re planning to order them from a wholesaler and assemble them with some bits and pieces from the garden and the lavender the day before the wedding. These are the roses we are hoping to get our hands on:

1. Akito, 2. Rosita, 3. Bianca Candy (all from here)

1. Cool Water, 2. Ocean Song (source)

(Yeah, pretty much I just love the names of roses… I think that is my only reason for making you read them.)

And hopefully, with a bit of muddling around with the various floral bits and pieces, our arrangements can come out looking something like this:

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Anyone else having a go at their own floral centrepieces? Are you going the wholesale route for your flowers?