XP Flower inspiration help

morenachica110

I posted this on the Flower board, but they aren't too active so I thought I'd XP.

My florist is based out of a grocery store and while I have confdence in her skills, I want to find some pictures. I'm really, really loving dahlias now. I also wanted to incorporate sweetpea (what FI calls me) and lamb's ear (I love it!). I found this inspiration pic that looks great (http://bouquet-bouquet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/see_canyon_fruit_ranch_005.jpg)but it's too pink. I need something a little on the ivory side. I've scoured Google and can't find anything like what I'm looking for and was hoping maybe someone had something I haven't seen yet. I want it to be rustic/vintage and romantic. Also no too "put together". I don't like bouquets in perfect unison.

And does anyone know about dahlias? How long they hold up? Average cost (I know it varies by location/season)? Any help is appreciated!! TIA

Stupid link doesn't work.

DirtyWater

Im not going to be any help for pictures. Dahlias are one of my main flowes. They'll be used with hydrangea for the bm bouquets and cps. I also have coxcomb in a few other things with other fillers. My bouquet is going to be Dahlias, cabbage roses and orchids. I really like texture and color so those worked perfect for us. I don't know cost around you but the flowers I have are high priced but you need less of them because they are so full. I have a HUGE package and its coming in less than $2000 and that's with 30 cps, lots of large displays and ceremony things.

adktd2boots

I like that bouquet!

Dahlias are fairly hardy.  Avalanche roses are an ivory color and they have that fuller look.  Lisianthus is a flower with the "fluffier" look, it comes in pink and a yellow but the yellow is more ivory. 

Check out http://www.nawfi.com/cut-flowers/ It's the wholesaler I go through.  Each company has a link to their page with lots and lots of photos of varieties.

bridezillatobe2009

My florist told me dahalia isn't in season and we're using lisanthinum instead

DirtyWater

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_september-2012-weddings_xp-flower-inspiration?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:a464c18c-2e4d-469b-8eae-3865079cb9cfDiscussion:4cf005b9-571a-4a75-b1fa-5a9a016edb30Post:d74e7cfc-be32-4df7-872c-8c28e410c9a6">Re: XP Flower inspiration help</a>:
[QUOTE]My florist told me dahalia isn't in season and we're using lisanthinum instead
Posted by bridezillatobe2009[/QUOTE]

That's sad.  I still get sad every time I think of the peony.  My florist is getting our dahlias from a local NH grower, so the price is as low as we can get in peak season.

morenachica110

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_september-2012-weddings_xp-flower-inspiration?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:a464c18c-2e4d-469b-8eae-3865079cb9cfDiscussion:4cf005b9-571a-4a75-b1fa-5a9a016edb30Post:d74e7cfc-be32-4df7-872c-8c28e410c9a6">Re: XP Flower inspiration help</a>:
[QUOTE]My florist told me dahalia isn't in season and we're using lisanthinum instead
Posted by bridezillatobe2009[/QUOTE]

<div>Oh, that's depressing. =( I'm off to go look at lisanthinum instead...</div>

junebug19

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_september-2012-weddings_xp-flower-inspiration?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:a464c18c-2e4d-469b-8eae-3865079cb9cfDiscussion:4cf005b9-571a-4a75-b1fa-5a9a016edb30Post:d74e7cfc-be32-4df7-872c-8c28e410c9a6">Re: XP Flower inspiration help</a>:
[QUOTE]My florist told me dahalia isn't in season and we're using lisanthinum instead
Posted by bridezillatobe2009[/QUOTE]

I'm certainly not a florist and I don't know where you are, b/c different zones could make a difference, but I do grow Dahlias every year and they bloom all the way until October. And I'm having them, along with Gerber Daisies and Spider Mums as my flowers and my florist said there was no problem. So, DirtyWater- in the Northeast you shouldn't have a problem getting Dahlias in September, and I wouldn't imagine S.Carolina would be too much different morenachica-I had checked out Costco.com a while back and they were selling them in bulk and the price was very reasonable. And Dahlias are pretty hardy flowers, b/c I'm not a very attentive "gardener" and they manage to survive.