Outta My Way! It’s Time for Flowers!

Outta My Way! It’s Time for Flowers!

October 31st, 2010 @ 2:25 pm by Mrs. Giraffe
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Hive,

I don’t have much time to talk. Why? Well, because I’m meeting with our florist, Sandy, tomorrow morning! Tomorrow morning, you say?! That’s not very far away, you say?! No, no it isn’t. Freak out!

Sandy asked me to bring her inspiration photos for my bouquet and the BM bouquets…oh, and perhaps the centerpieces, too…so I was all, “Yeah, sure, no problem.” And have I gotten pictures together? Of course not.

What do I want in a bouquet? That’s a hard question to answer because, honestly, I’m so excited at the idea of my bouquet that I can barely decide. I have all kinds of bouquet dreams swimming in my head. I love flowers—I mean, love love love flowers—so how could anybody expect me to narrow down my love into one perfectly shaped and sized bouquet? But what I told Sandy, although I’m pretty sure I didn’t sound too confident, is a white and green bouquet. There should be white flowers, lots of greenery, and plenty of texture. Oh, and no roses. Word. Wait, and no calla lilies. Well, maybe calla lilies. Wait again! Maybe add some blue hydrangeas, too. There aren’t a whole lot of blue flowers, which kind of messes with our color scheme, but I looove hydrangeas!

I’m not sure that makes sense, and that’s why photos are needed. So get outta my way—I have inspiration to collect. I’m going to share like a billion images, so get ready for a photo-heavy post!

These first few come from The Knot.

Outta My Way! It's Time for Flowers! : wedding chicago flowers Giraffe

The next one was posted by arubagirl on the Weddingbee Boards.

This next one blows my mind. The texture, the long exposed stems—oh the prettiness! It was posted on the Boards as well, by member starbright333.

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The next few come from Sprout. If you’re looking for inspiration, they have a lot of cool stuff over there! I’m so excited I found this blog (via Google search—yeaaaah) because these are exactly want I want (…I think). Green, white, maybe a little blue? Check! Texture all over the place? Check. Oh, and my favorite thing ever, exposed stems? Double check!

This next one is amazing. I mean, it’s too much yellow for me, but I love it. How much do I love it? I kinda just want to bury my face it in. Whoops—was that too personal? Visit the Steven Bruce Design Blog to see more. His stuff is off the wall and just gorgeous.

OK, I know what you all are thinking: only one BM bouquet in that whole lot? What a selfish Giraffe! Yeah, you guys might be right. No, but really, I’m kind of hoping that the bridemaids will have smaller versions of my bouquet.

OK, so I realize I have like a bazillion photos. Is a bazillion too many? How about a bazillion minus one?

What did you tell your florist you wanted your bouquet to look like? And, more importantly so I don’t look like a doof, how many photos did you bring with you?

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10 Responses to “Outta My Way! It’s Time for Flowers!”

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crayfish (message) 4,844 posts, Honey bee

There is a lot of continuity within your bazillion photos :-). Slightly wild/rustic with at least one type of narrow/long flower accenting the rest. I think your florist can work with these pictures well :-)!

10/31/10 @ 2:45 pm (reply)

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mightywombat (message) 3,311 posts, Sugar bee

Oooh, I haven’t done a thing about flowers yet, but Sprout is one of the florists I’ve thought about using (they’re in my wedding city)! Exciting!

10/31/10 @ 3:13 pm (reply)

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CaligirlSM (message) 182 posts, Blushing bee

Love your inspiration photos! I noticed though that the majority of your photos have roses in them. You might have to be really clear that even though they are in your inspiration photos that you don’t want them in your bouquet.

10/31/10 @ 3:16 pm (reply)

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photographernico (message) 527 posts, Busy bee

I brought my MacBook with images sorted by “feel” and my favorites numbered so they’d line up at the top. Our florist was surprised, in a good way.

The more photos the florist sees, the better idea they have of what you’re looking for. One photo is open to a lot of interpretation. More is more.

10/31/10 @ 3:24 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Starfish (message) 1,924 posts, Buzzing bee

I brought 2 collages of photos I think. I said I wanted a “romantic feel”. I recommend bringing lots of photos though, so you get exactly what you want. I wasn’t totally in love with my flowers, and I think I should have given more direction.

10/31/10 @ 3:39 pm (reply)

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Ms. Anemone (message) 624 posts, Busy bee

Mmm, those photos are lovely! They are all definitely in the same vein.
I would think that the more photos you can show, and the more details you can mention, the more your florist will be able to really catch the style and feel you’re aiming for.

10/31/10 @ 4:35 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

Gorgeous! What are those tail looking flowers called? They are so cool. I have my florist an exact photo of what I wanted my bouquet to look like, but only because I was lucky enough to find one. For the centerpieces, I provided her with one picture of the general feel I wanted and told her the colors. She took that criteria and hit it out of the park. I think you need to find a balance. On the one hand, you want enough photos that show the details you want, but if it is picture after picture of the same thing it may be too redundant.

10/31/10 @ 4:47 pm (reply)

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Sprout

Google led you to me and Google analytics led me to you! Woo!

So glad you liked the blooms. As a florist, I agree, you should do lots of looking before your meeting and have some photos of things you like to share with them.

Don’t worry that you can’t always define what it is you like about them, with a variety of pics, a good florist can pick up on common denominators, like exposed stems.

Yeah, you don’t want to bring a book’s worth of photos, but 5-10 of bridal bouquets should be plenty. Fewer if you know exactly what you want.

As for those “tail looking” flowers - there are 2 types in the photos you chose above - white veronica and lysimachia. Veronica is the smaller of the two and also comes in a blue tone and light pink. Lysimachia is strictly white and is known by gardeners as gooseneck loosestrife. They both add a great texture to arrangements!

PS mightywombat, give us a call when you’re ready! <3

11/1/10 @ 11:35 am (reply)

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