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Flowers- a trial run

for the tables:


buckets of flowers to hang along the dirt trail:


bouquets
for bridesmaids:


for me:



just a few more types to do....

the finalists

this one is great but maybe just a little too dark:

This one looks great in person. Looks like a rough silk. And it's a little more festive / less formal:


will look nice with the flowers:

table cloths

browns
greens
plum/purple

reasonable bouquet options

not necessarily in these colors...

I found some great chartreuse roses that I could use to make one like this:


and some cymbidium orchids like this:

but made into a bouquet like this:


or Dahlias and roses mixed together into something like this:

possible Italy plan

wed 4-Oct fly SFO (3:20 pm) to Venice
thurs 5-Oct arrive Venice 4:25 pm stay night in Venice
fri 6-Oct take train to Rome
sat 7-Oct Rome
sun 8-Oct Rome
mon 9-Oct train Rome - Siena
tues 10-Oct Siena (with car for Tuscany day trips)
wed 11-Oct Siena (with car for Tuscany day trips)
thurs 12-Oct train Siena - Florence
fri 13-Oct Florence
sat 14-Oct Florence
sun 15-Oct train Florence - Cinque Terre
mon 16-Oct Cinque Terre
tues 17-Oct Cinque Terre
wed 18-Oct train Cinque Terre - Bologna
thurs 19-Oct Bologna (with car for day trip)
fri 20-Oct train Bologna Venice
sat 21-Oct Venice
sun 22-Oct Venice
mon 23-Oct Venice
tues 24-Oct Venice
wed 25-Oct fly home from Venice (6:15am)

my shoes

Cause everyone loves shoes:

DIY flower techniques

"A lot of people who enjoy eating Sushi wonder, "Why must it be so expensive? It’s only raw fish!" What does Sushi have to do with DIY Fresh Flowers? Simple, one factor that drives up the cost of Sushi or in the case of wedding flowers is "labor". Most of us will never be a great Sushi chef or a five star floral designer....but have the ability to follow easy instructions and enjoy working with flowers or have friends and family to assit."

corsage

bouquet

more

writing our ceremony and vows

So I ordered a couple books that were recommended to me by a recently married co-worker:
A Wedding Ceremony to Remember: Perfect Words for the Perfect Wedding
Weddings from the Heart: Contemporary and Traditional Ceremonies for an Unforgettable Wedding

Sunday we're going to get this thing written. For the first time in my life I kinda wish we were religious so this would already be done :) I flipped through both books and they seem good., sweet but not cheesy. It's a fine line.

back to table clothes

I don't love the colors and I don't love the rainbows... but I love that each table is a different color. We've got these colors to choose from.

location info

The University of California Botanical Garden is a living museum open to the public featuring one of the most diverse plant collections in the United States. Established in 1890, the Garden's 34 acres contain over 12,000 different kinds of plants from all over the world arranged by region.

The Garden, famous for its large number of rare and endangered species, is located on the UC Berkeley campus in Strawberry Canyon, on Centennial Drive between the Cal Memorial Stadium and the Lawrence Hall of Science, overlooking San Francisco Bay.

boutonnieres (aka boy flowers)

boutonnieres
The boutonniere is worn on the gentleman’s left lapel. It should be worn on the outside of the buttonhole, and not in it. It is traditional to secure it in place by using a pearl-headed pin from the back of the lapel. This can be done in such a way that the pin will then be invisible from the front.



general flower tips