Non Floral Is Not So Bad!

In a effort to find ways to spice up the ho-hum of weddings a wonderful new trend is hitting the wedding airwaves.

Welcome to the world of the non-floral bouquet! Here are some amazing ideas for creating a completely unique bouquet. Remember the possibilities are as endless as your imagination!







These are brooch bouquets made by Fantasy Floral. Check out some of her other work at her website. http://fantasyfloraldesigns.com/

Here are some other non-floral options.

Felt!- from an Etsy shop RibbonNBows Boutique. http://www.etsy.com/listing/22688517/custom-bridal-felt-button-bouquet


How about Paper?



Or Buttons-



How about Feathers, Beads, Toilet Paper, Duck Tape, Silk, Raffia, Canvas, Denim... and the list goes on and on and on. What I love is all the individuality and creativity each one of these new and wonderful ideas bring to weddings and the wedding industry. Keep creating all of you fancy minded people out there! The world and weddings are ready for the next new ideas.

What's your ideas? Have any plans for a non-floral bouquet? Share with us what you plan to use for your wedding or what you've seen used before!

Au Revoir for now!

Perfect Wedding Guide Luncheon

Yesterday I spent the day with fellow wedding vendors networking and learning more about the latest wedding trends. It was a wonderful day!

While it was a very rainy day and we didn't quite get to see it all... the Anderson Center is a beautiful place with a gorgeous outdoor setting. Check them out at
http://andersoncenterevents.org/

Here's some pictures of the beautiful linens provided by Lori with Connie Duglin. http://connieduglinlinen.com/






A great time was had by all!

One of the interesting topics brought up by Harvey from My Personal Gourmet is Vertical Buffets. http://www.mypersonalgourmet.com/ So to google I went...









What a very neat idea and so fun for your guests! I hope I can explore this more in future weddings!

Wedding Freebies and Cheapos on the Web

Everyone loves a good deal. Well you can't do better than completely free!

Check out some of these websites for totally free downloads and templates for your invitations and many other paper needs.

http://www.downloadandprint.com/

http://snippetandink.blogspot.com/search/label/Discounts%20and%20Giveaways

http://www.betsywhite.com/flightsoffancy/index.php/2009/03/diy-download-paper-bag-favor-labels/

http://www.betsywhite.com/flightsoffancy/index.php/2009/06/diy-download-cello-bag-labels/




I DIY has a whole section of freebies and discounts from lots of vendors! Check it out here!

http://www.i-do-it-yourself.com/category/freebies-downloads/

You don't want to miss all these wonderful dowloads and deals! Enjoy!