Flowers and flowers and flowers, oh my!

Of all the wedding planning, figuring out what flowers to use for the bouquets has been driving me crazy! As a frugal perfectionist with an artistic, crafty edge, picking out the perfect flowers has been quiet a challenge. I want a country, rustic bouquet with southern flare but is more put together than your typical wildflower bouquet. I want my girls bouquets to stand out from mine while containing the same aspects, and the mens boutonnieres need to match as well. I've seen gorgeous flowers on Pintrest and online, but the colors are never what I'm looking for so to try and match it with deep purple has been difficult. And let's not get started with the price! One woman quoted me over $600 for the bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres and not including the centerpieces. I'm likely to spend over 1k on flowers alone at this rate.

So lucky me that I stumbled upon this beautiful picture on Pintrest:

I'M IN LOVE!!

A single jumbo dahlia, wrapped in burlap/twine and lace.  

Simple. Sweet. Rustic.

Perfect.

The past two days I have been quite obsessed with finding silk versions of these but without luck. I did, however, find a wonderful vendor who overnight ships fresh cut dahlias. Sweet! I'm still hunting for a local garden or florist that may have these but right now I'm just happy I figured this out!

My bouquet will have similar touches as I stated earlier and will be made of silk flowers so I can keep it forever. A round bouquet with medium and mini dahlias in ivory and plum purple, with touches of baby's breath, mauve garden roses, and tan berries or pods. At least that's what I have in mind so far. That is very likely to change in the next couple months but I'm still thrilled at the possibilities!

Thankfully, another item checked off the list! I'll be spending much of today calling hotels and restaurants in order to book rooms for my guests and a place for the rehearsal dinner. Yay! Things are coming together wonderfully :)

Let me know what you think about the flowers! I hope you love them as much as I do (and if you don't, too bad :P)