I found on Pinterest that wall flowers are the rage right now and was thrilled when I found this file fpr $6.99 on svgcuts.com and I could make my own for a lot less then purchasing them off of Etsy. (The large black and white photos were printed at Staples for about $3 each)
The file was cheap, I had a silhouette machine and a cutting mat but was stumped at the paper cost. Paper can be very expensive, the large flower uses 25 sheets, the medium 13 and the small flower uses 8 sheets of 12x12 paper. All in all, I needed about 150 sheets, yikes! Then I had the grand idea of using white cardstock from the local print shop and spray paint them different colors. The print shop could cut what I needed and it would be a lot cheaper then purchasing scrapbook paper. I had my plan and presented it to the bride and she didn't like it but I did it anyway.
My first step was to purchase the paper and the file, easy peasy. The second step was to begin cutting the shapes. Little did I know that the free silhouette program (which I have) will not open svg files. I had to purchase an upgrade for $30, I was bummed because I was desperately trying to keep the cost down. Oh well, maybe I will be cutting more svg files in the future.
I do not have many photos of the assembly process, but it entailed a lot of cutting, gluing, rolling, gluing and spray paint.
My sister in law saw them before the reception and said they were gorgeous and these flowers will be the talk of the reception. Everyone will want to know how I made them and want to borrow them. She was right. It was funny that at the reception many people asked me where I got the flowers. I kept responding, "Which ones? (there were several different kinds of flowers at the reception, haha)
There you go, now you have all the details to make you own. Svgcuts.com also has a very good instructional video. You need a silhouette, the $6.99 file, paper, glue gun, a little spray paint and lots of time.
Please let me know in the comments what you thought of the flowers.
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Oh my goodness, we struggled coming up with the perfect centerpiece for this wedding. Camrie had an idea in her mind of what she wanted and tried to explain it to me. I just wasn't getting it. I purchased vases only to hate them later. Thank goodness you can return things, right? One day while searching Pinterest, I came across THE centerpiece. It was exactly what she ordered,and now that I had a picture I could easily recreate it.
Once again, thank you Pinterest. After I had a photo, the rest came easy. I returned vase to the Dollar Tree and exchanged them for the margarita glasses. I made a few trips to the DI for the bumpy glass bud vases (I have no idea what they are called). Purchased glass votive's from Amazon and asked and asked and asked around for wine glasses. A friend at work knew a friend who had several, THANK YOU! (saved about $20).
I searched Pinterest for the trick to take the labels off. All I had to do was soak the bottles in the sink filled with HOT water, dawn and baking soda. Came off nicely. I then ran them through the dishwasher and had to wait a few weeks for the weather to cooperate before painting them gold. I love them and think they are beautiful.
I was nervous to paint the bud vases. How the heck do you do it? Do you paint the inside (but then how do you put water in the vase for the roses) Do you just paint the outside? What kind of paint do you use? Well, I just winged it and we all LOVE how they turned out. I purchased white chalk paint from Walmart and spay painted the outside of each vase. I think Camrie and I will be fighting over who get to keep them after the reception.
I do not think they make these vases anymore. I highly recommend you stake out your local thrift store and but all that you can and paint them white. They turned out gorgeous!
Now for the flowers. I called a local floral shop and found out that one rose will cost me $4, YIKES! $4 times 4 roses times 8 tables = Brett is broke! I was hoping a sale on flowers Joann's would do the trick - NOPE! One rose there can cost $10 and a 50% off sale is still too expensive. So I googled fresh flowers and found a place called Global Rose. I can get 75 roses for $100. That is enough roses for the centerpieces, roses to decorate the cake with and roses to put in vases. It's a win win! I pray they show up on time and are beautiful.
We found the perfect backdrop for this wedding, thank you Pinterest.
This was approved by the bride and groom to be and looks easy to replicate. My husband and I have been rummaging different ideas through our heads on what to build this out of, how to make it strong and sturdy and how to make it stand up. One of our dilemmas was the weather because it has been horrible this year! Rain, snow, freezing temperatures and did I mention the wind? Finally, last week we got a break and Brett built the frame and the stand and I painted it. This week, I have been playing with different ideas on how to dress it up.
I am pretty please with how the stand turned out, it was pretty cheap also. 1 1x3 and 2 shelf brackets is all it took.
I am so blessed, a dear friend had two of these gorgeous vases in her storage and offered to let me borrow them. The beautiful flowers are borrowed from Brett's sister. They are perfect.
How in the world do you dress this thing up? I have struggled with that all week. I have pink chiffon, grey chiffon, navy tulle and guess what....I don't like any of it. I do love the additional flowers and greenery I purchased.
I think (I hope) I have it all figured out. I am borrowing something special and hope it all works out and is gorgeous. Best part, the whole backdrop including the extra flowers was under $80, can't beat that! You will have to wait and see the final next week.
UPDATE: Here is a photo of the backdrop all decorated! Friends did a magnificent job on the flowers and Uncle Merlin and Travin rocked at lighting it up!
Your wedding day is one of the most important days in your life. How will you remember it, document it, share it? Today, we are spoiled with our smart phones, we all have them and they take great photos and videos but you may want to hire a professional to document your wedding. Be sure to shop around, photographers can be quite pricey which can take a chunk out of your wedding budget.
Your photographer may be a family friend, family member, yourself or a professional. My family is blessed with a special friend who has done photography on the side for many years and I am so thankful I was able to use her both last year for Travin and Jaylee's wedding and again this year for Collin and Camrie's. We had planned on taking Camrie and Collin's bridal photos yesterday in St. George for several reasons; it is green, warmer and they do not have left over snow laying around. We had one big problem, RAIN and lots of it in both Cedar and St. George and yesterday was the only day for this session. If it didn't happen yesterday, it wasn't going to happen. To make a long story short and after phone calls, texts and stress all morning as to where to take these photos, our photographer had a great idea, the Abbey Inn. She showed me a photo of their lobby which I wasn't a huge fan of but what choice did we have. Plus, they were so kind and gracious to let us come at a moment's notice with no questions asked.
This ended up being the perfect place! It had just been completely remolded and is gorgeous! It's modern, classic, perfect color scheme and um, PERFECT!
I took a few videos during the photography session because my dear friend told me how a video of her son's wedding is the most precious thing they have of the day because it shows the emotion. I gave it a try, and created this video with an app called Video Music. I cannot wait until the proofs are ready to look at! Let me know what you think in the comments. Please enjoy,
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AuthorHi! Stephanie here. I am a graduate student, wife, mother of the Groom in 2018 and mother of the Bride 2019. Archives
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