Last month, I undertook a most fortuitous task. I did my own wedding flowers. You see, I live in a rural part of the country and was having a wedding far from the city lights and most florists. I did locate a city florist willing to drive 3 hours to setup my wedding flowers for my special day, but 2 weeks before the actual event, my florist called to tell me the florist business was being closed due to the poor economic environment and needed to cancel our arrangement. I then frantically trie... Read More
Most girls and women dream of the day they will be married. Everything in their dream is perfect: the day, the dress, the husband, and most of all, the flowers. Wedding flowers bring a gaiety, a festive atmosphere, as well as creating a lush background for pictures. But which ones should be chosen for that special day?
The Necessities
There are a few flowers that will need to be ordered regardless of what species they might be, as they are traditional and most brides would feel t... Read More
When I was planning our Milwaukee wedding, I seriously considered doing my own flowers. I searched all over for reviews of online wholesale flower sites because I was pretty nervous about ordering flowers online. While I didn't find very many reviews or choices of wholesale flowers, I finally settled on www.growersbox.com. (Note: things have gotten better since then... here's a link with a listing of different wholesale flowers http://www.diybride.com/2007/08/02/where-to-buy... Read More
