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Alternative Bridesmaid Bouquets

sarahjane222sarahjane222 member
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We're having a winter wedding and I don't really want to invest in flowers for the BM's to carry. I'm carrying a brooch bouquet and I know I could make smaller brooch bouquets for the BM's, but I can't settle on a color (they're mismatched metallic colored dresses), not to mention the extra work involved. 

My fiance hated the idea of them carrying candles down the aisle. Do they have to carry anything? Are there any other classy alternatives to flowers (ie. not a balloon). 
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    AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    No, they don't have to carry anything. You could do feathers.
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    chibiyuichibiyui member
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    Small lanterns, candles like they use at Christmas services, feathers,
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    JaxInBlueJaxInBlue member
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    Agreed. They don't need to carry anything. Although, if you want flowers but not a lot of flowers, they could do a single stem of something like a rose or a lily. You could also do sprigs of evergreen. If there is something you think you'd like bridesmaids to carry, you could check for pictures/ideas on Pinterest or a Google search.
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    superblackcatsuperblackcat member
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    I found single roses in a little baby's breath to be inexpensive. Other than that, I saw one winter wedding where the BMs just wore those white faux fur hand muffs...not sure if you're into that, though.
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    jacques27jacques27 member
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    What about all baby's breath?  It's cheap and readily available at any florist shop.

    This link has a bunch of alternatives (ignore the burlap one) - including one with all baby's breath and one with pine cones and evergreen (also plentiful in the winter).

    http://www.rocknrollbride.com/2014/06/33-alternative-bouquet-ideas-for-non-traditional-brides/

    This one has a pine cone bouquet.
    http://www.bridebox.com/blog/wedding-bouquet-alternatives/
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    Lauderdale PinkLauderdale Pink member
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    @Jacques27 - I love, love, love baby's breath bouquets.  They are romantic, photograph like a dream, and a way inexpensive.  Each bunch can be wrapped in ribbon to coordinate with the colors of the bridesmaid gowns.  I am pretty sure Pinterest has a good selection of options.
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    thisismynickname2thisismynickname2 member
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    For what it's worth, I once carried a vintage fan instead of flowers, which was pretty cool. I'm not sure that's very wintery or works with any of your other decor.

    My mom is huge into crafts and Pinned only about a million alternative bouquets.  I second the advice to go to Pinterest. Be careful of Etsy though, as it can get very expensive for something you could create yourself. 

    On Four Weddings recently (I know, I know!) I saw a winter bride have her bridesmaids carry white tulle creations with plain Christmas ornaments interspersed. Not quite my style but creative!  

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    StickEmUpKittyStickEmUpKitty member
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    I made a crystal bouquet for myself... and my bridesmaids will have babys breath bouquets. I have seen it spray painted silver or gold and it looks beautiful too. It could lend itself to your bouquet that way.
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    StickEmUpKittyStickEmUpKitty member
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    there is a picture of how it looks spray painted.
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    SachaBeeSachaBee member
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    My first thought was succulents, but I'm honestly not sure how that would work. The baby's breath bouquets sound GORGEOUS.
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    They really don't have to carry anything… but if you would prefer that they do hold something, you could always do something REALLY simple like the attached photo. 
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    jenijoykjenijoyk member
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    crimsonsaffron said:
    They really don't have to carry anything… but if you would prefer that they do hold something, you could always do something REALLY simple like the attached photo. 

    I have never been in a wedding where I didn't have a bouquet, but I have had friends who were and they freaked out about it and said they felt super awkward about what to do with their hands and arms while walking down the aisle and standing up there in front of everyone. I would probably totally do the same because I'm neurotic like that.
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    jenijoyk said:
    crimsonsaffron said:
    They really don't have to carry anything… but if you would prefer that they do hold something, you could always do something REALLY simple like the attached photo. 

    I have never been in a wedding where I didn't have a bouquet, but I have had friends who were and they freaked out about it and said they felt super awkward about what to do with their hands and arms while walking down the aisle and standing up there in front of everyone. I would probably totally do the same because I'm neurotic like that.
    I was a groomswoman, so I had a corsage rather than a bouquet.  I just stood up there with the guys and my arms down by my sides.  I'd never been a bridesmaid, so I didn't know any better than to feel awkward.  My sister, however, didn't know what to do with herself without a bouquet.  She has this system where she wraps a tissue around her finger, then hides her finger by holding the bouquet so she has a ready tissue should she need to wipe a happy tear.  She was completely thrown off.
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    jerkyannejerkyanne member
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    My BMs did baskets with apples and pine cones.(though my son started eating one of the apples during the ceremony, LOL)
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    It won't fly with everyone here, but my great aunt did fur muffs a zillion years ago.  I love fur, so I love seeing the old photos.  If I'd gotten married at Christmas, I'd totally have gotten fur muffs.

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