by: Today's Real Wedding is more about climbing outside the box to get the wedding flowers of your dreams without blowing your flower budget.
Meet Tracy (we'll introduce Chris a few pictures from now). Initially, Tracy met with a florist to discuss her ideas regarding their white and green color palette. Tracy wanted "UNUSUAL" flowers... carnations and roses would simply not do! But, as she soon realized, "UNUSUAL" translated into EXPENSIVE. So, like any bride-to-be on a mission, she did some research and ended up ordering wholesale and decided upon the Star of Bethlehem wedding package from ProFlowers (whom Tracy totally recommends).
The flowers came prearranged and two days before the wedding. The bouquets were stunning and continued to bloom for weeks after the wedding! Really lovely...
For the Pew decorations, Tracy went with live plants... ivy in white pots with a hook. Planting them a few weeks in advance of the wedding, Tracy made sure the plants were mature enough so that the leaves hung down; consequently, the effect was beautiful~ giving the impression of walking through a garden.
Being an animal lover and a pet photographer, their reception was held at the zoo. The reception centerpieces were a HUGE hit! Each centerpiece was unique and featured a variety of plants, each one different from the next, while each table featured a different animal. Tracy scattered multi-colored rocks beneath the leaves to make it look even prettier and then stuck in tea light spikes for ambiance. Guests loved them! Notice the little flower boxes in front of the centerpiece. DIY Favors. Inside these sweet little favor boxes, Tracy planted zinnia seeds from her sister's garden and weighted them down with little glass gemstones (that she had made from a girl on eBay) with green and white hearts embedded in them.
Mr. and Mrs... aren't they adorable? (Tracy, your smile is so infectious!) How fun and it looks as though you were having a most wonderful time at your wedding!
Love the jungle-y backdrop! Right up my alley, for sure.
Tracy's Advice for the bride who plans to DIY her flowers...
Make sure you have time to spend on the flowers and that it's something you enjoy doing... or delegate it to someone else who is good with these kind of things. And, make sure if you use potted plants, to put plants that need similar care in pots together so they all live!
Congratulations Tracy and Chris! We wish you a lifetime of blessings and joy, joy joy!
Tracy owns and operates a pet photography business called Furrie Photografie. Thanks so much for reading~ now go on, check out Tracy's website and blog!
Photos from Tracy and Chris wedding were taken by Scarlet Lillian.
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