I did a bit of a flower trial to see if it was something I could do myself. I only did a centerpiece and boutonniere. I learned a lot.
- Do NOT go out on a Saturday afternoon looking for flowers. Every bunch of flowers I found was extremely dead-looking. Maybe Wednesdays are better for a good selection?
- Flowers do perk up wth a trim and flower food, but only so much.
- Ranunculus stems are crap. They're like big dandelion stems. I'm sure there's a way to work with them using sticks or pins, but I'm sticking to lower-maintenance roses and carnations.
- A few peach carnations blend in with my pink roses really well. I got light pink, med. pink, dark pink, burgundy, and white just so I could play around wiith different combinations. All together, they look stunning.
- The centerpiece looked lumpy and bumpy, and I couldn't get things evened out. But after about 4 hours, they started opening up, and it just looked gorgeous.
- My cousin was a florist for 10 years, and I may have to get her help with boutonnieres and corsages. I
could do them, but other people have to walk around wearing them all day.
I can totally see myself preparing the flowers on Thursday, making the centerpieces on Friday, and having my son deliver them to the DOC on Saturday. I know most people don't want the hassle around their wedding day, but this is important to me.
I couldn't find enough flowers to do a bouquet trial. I think I'll save that for later in the year when I'm itching to do something bridal again. I'll see if I can get a picture online tonight.