may flowers! well, more like june.

so delayed.

a few weeks ago, one of my bridesmaids [the most amazing one ever] and i spent an afternoon making mock center pieces for the wedding. we just wanted to get an idea of how everything would work, and see our ideas in something other than just our heads.

we found a few really great whole sale flower distributors to get flowers from and have decided we just wanted all of the vases/containers to be different, we want all of the tables to have their own personalities.

this is what we started with:

and this was the finished result:

these are just a few close-ups:

our flowers won't have any pink in them, just white, but these were the best peonies we could find. being in bloom for such a short amount of time, they're very popular, making white ones hard to find. but that's ok, we'll be placing our order for flowers months and months ahead of time.

so, what is everyones thoughts/opinions/critiques/advice? above all else i really want the flowers to look smashing.

I am obsessed.

That's more than likely an understatement. I just can't stop thinking about or looking at flowers. Well, not just flowers, but Peonies to be exact. I absolutely love them. They're lush, romantic, vintage, elegant, everything I want my wedding to be.

photo found on the knot.

The white Peony is absolutely gorgeous. Which is perfect since we're having a white wedding, so our floral arrangements will be strictly white and green. I'm just having a hard time deciding on centerpieces. I can't decide if they should be a more basic look:

photo found on...i can't remember.

I love the simplicity of something like this. I might want to add a lace ribbon around the jar, but other than that I love this as is.

photo found on flowersduet.com.

On the other hand, I love this as well. I'm a sucker for a leaf lined vase.

As much as I love the idea of using only Peonies for everything, budget wise I don't think that's going to be realistic. So I'm happy to know that they look amazing with other flowers favorites, such as gerbera daisies & hydrangeas.

photo found on... i don't remember.

photo found on bbrooks.com.

photo found on isn't she lovely blog.

The Peony is a seasonal flower, blooming May-June, so I'm hoping and praying that we'll be able to have them for our July 11th wedding. I'm waiting to hear back from the florist. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Step One.

Engagement Party!
July 18, 2009.
I'm so excited. I think my favorite part about this party is it will be the first time my parents meet Mr. Awesome's parents. And my second favorite part is the flowers! I'm such a sucker for pretty floral arrangements. My aunt & uncle have an amazing backyard perfectly set-up for entertaining, and they are kind enough to let us have the party there. Which is amazing for so many reasons, one being that leaves us with more money for flowers! haha. I'm also really excited for all of my bridesmaids to meet eachother and meet the groomsmen.

I have a lot of ideas for the party, but I've never been to an engagement party, so if anyone has any ideas or tips, I'd love to hear them!