Wedding Flower Friday: The Symbolism Behind Different Types Of Wedding Flowers
For many brides, once the wedding planning is said and done, the money spent on wedding flowers will represent a hefty chunk of the total wedding budget. Lots of colorful blooms at your wedding ceremony and reception will prove to be well worth the money, but... why not select flowers that have a special meaning to you and your hubby-to-be? Every type of flower has a special symbolic meaning, many of which represent qualities that are essential to a blissful, loving & lasting...
Wedding Flower Friday: An Inventive Bridal Bouquet!
Do you and your fiance share a mutual love for a certain item, pastime, or hobby? If so, why not incorporate this special something into your wedding day! For this week's "Flower Friday" post, we've tapped one of the leading experts in wedding floral and event design! Kim Foren is the fabulous owner of Geranium Lake Flowers in Portland, Oregon, and her work is just incredible! The bridal bouquet above is as inventive as they come! For an engaged couple who fell in love reading...
Wedding Flower Friday: Pink Monochromatic Pave Style Floral Arrangements
While looking for some serious wedding inspiration today, I found this incredible Sydney, Australia wedding planned by the great Colin Cowie. After scrolling through a few of the wedding photos, I knew this was the perfect wedding for today’s Flower Friday post! I was struck by the beauty of the pink topiaries lining the historic fleet steps of the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. I did a bit of digging, and discovered why these wedding flowers made such a statement. Cowie used a...
Wedding Flower Friday: Luxurious and Bold Cockscomb Celosias
After featuring the rad tattooed/Superhero wedding yesterday, I was left with one big question mark over my head... What type of flowers made up the bride's stunning bridal bouquet?? Well, I did some digging, tweeting, and surfing, and it turns out that the deep fuchsia flowers that resembled a piece of coral are called Cockscomb (or Bombay) Celosias. Celosias are in season from summer until November, and I just love these for bridal bouquets, groom or groomsmen boutonnieres, and...
Another Eco-Chic Fresh Flower Alternative: Felt Bridal Bouquets!
I am officially obsessed! As "going green" becomes a priority to many, this eco-friendly focus has opened up a whole new world to wedding planning couples. We've already dished on stunning vintage-chic brooch bouquets and paper wedding decor and flowers. Here's another eco-chic wedding idea to consider... Felt bridal and/or bridesmaids' bouquets! One of our stylish OneWed staffers scooped me on Princess Lasertron, an incredible vintage felt and button design shop. If you are...
Recycled Bride: Floral Alternatives for Eco-Chic Brides
About Recycled Bride Couples typically spend up to 20 percent of their wedding budget on cut flowers. From bouquets and boutonnieres to centerpieces and aisle decorations, many weddings are awash in mountains of roses, lilies, hydrangeas and orchids. But aside from being terribly expensive, conventionally produced flowers also leave a giant carbon footprint, are grown with tons of pesticides, and are tended by workers who aren't protected under Fair Trade guidelines. It's a little bit...
Indie Wed Wrap Up: An Edgy, Unique Bridal Event Done Right!
I had the pleasure of attending Indie Wed this weekend, a fabulously unique wedding show for couples taking a modern, edgy, or eco-friendly approach to their special day! If you are a Chicago hipster planning your wedding, you were probably there! And for our non-Chicago gals who love the Etsy-Anthropology-Green wedding thing, I wanted to share some highlights from this rad event! Fashion... - Love Damask? Check out the adorable cocktail frock (for your 'maids or for you- a...
To Celebrate Matrimony Monday, New Wedding Planning Tools, Features, Giveaways!
To celebrate the biggest online wedding planning day of the year—January 4 2010, known as Matrimony Monday here at OneWed—we have launched all new features, tools and giveaways to help our newly engaged brides-to-be! Here are just a few of the new features you’ll find on OneWed: Off-the-Chart Wedding Giveaway--$15,000 in prizes! Create a Wedding Pre-Party (the only social wedding planning network—a Private-Facebook for Weddings) and you’ll be entered to win prizes for...
Flowers are Expensive: Save By Choosing Seasonal Buds that are in Bloom!
Flowers can be a very big expense in your wedding budget. Many couples don't realize just how pricey fresh blooms are until they're at the florist, selecting their arrangements. But, fresh flowers add so much to the vibe and overall beauty of your wedding! Definitely a worthwhile expense! Our super new Wedding Flowers Gallery can help save time and money, but choosing buds that are in bloom is another great way to cut costs. Since it's that time of year, below are a few flowers...
Perfect Wedding Flowers Shipped to Your Door
Wish you could just pick out your bridal & bridesmaid bouquets, centerpieces, corsages and boutonnieres online and have them shipped direct to you or your venue? Well, now you can with the help of OneWed and Weddings by FlowerPetal! It’s easy as 1-2-3. 1. Select the arrangements and quantities of wedding flowers that match your personal style: from classic wedding flower likes peonies, calla lilies, ranunculus and roses to contemporary flowers like anthuriums, orchids, cymbidium...
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