Bouquet

How cute is this idea! To finish off the bottom of your bouquet - take pearl head or crystal corsage pins and put them in the bottom of the stems.

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Non-Edible Flowers

Just for reference, here is a list of poisonous flowers. There are a lot that are not edible. Just be careful which flowers you use on your cake. Some of them can sit on the cake, just make sure the caterers know to take all the flowers off before serving.

Poisonous Plants and Flowers
Common Name	Botanical Name
Aconite (wolfsbane, monkhood)	Aconitum spp.
Anemone (windflower)	Anemone spp.
Anthurium	Anthurium spp.
Atamasco lily	Zephyranthes spp.
Autumn crocus	Colchicum autumnale
Azalea	Azalea spp. (Rhododendron spp.)
Baneberry	Actaea spp.
Black locust	Robinia pseudo-acacia
Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis
Boxwood	Buxus spp.
Burning bush (strawberry bush, spindle tree, wahoo)	Euonymus spp
Buttercup	Ranunculus spp.
Butterfly weed	Asclepias spp.
Caladium	Caladium spp.
Calla (calla lily)	Calla palustris (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Carolina jasmine (yellow jessamine)	Gelsemium sempervirens
Castor bean	Ricinus communis
Cherry laurel	Prunus caroliniana
Chinaberry (bead tree)	Melia azedarach
Christmas rose	Helleborus niger
Clematis	Clematis spp.
Daffodil	Narcissus spp.
Deadly nightshade (belladonna)	Atropoa belladona
Death cammas (black snakeroot)	Zigadenus spp.
Delphinium (larkspur)	Delphinium spp.
Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium
Dumbcane	Dieffenbachia spp.
Elephant ears	Colocasia antiquorum
False hellebore	Veratrum viride
Four o'clock	Mirabills jalapa
Foxglove	Digitalis purpurea
Giant elephant ear	Alocasia spp.
Gloriosa lily	Glonosa superba
Golden chain tree (laburnum)	Labunum anagryroides
Goldenseal	Hydrastis canadensis
Heavenly bamboo (nandina)	Nandinaa domestica
Henbane (black henbane)	Hyoscyamus niger
Horse chestnut (Ohio buckeye)	Aesculus spp.
Horse nettle	Solanum spp.
Hyacinth	Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth bean	Dolicbos lab lab
Hydrangea	Hydrangea spp.
Iris	Iris spp.
Ivy (English ivy)	Hedera helix
Jack-in-the-pulpit	Arisaemia triphyllum
Jerusalem cherry	Solanum pseudocapsicum
Jessamine (jasmine)	Cestrum spp.
Jetbead (jetberry)	Rhodotypos tetrapetala
Jimson weed	Datura spp (Brugmansia spp.)
Jonquil	Narcissus spp.
Kentucky coffee tree	Gymnocladus dioica
Lantana	Lantana camara
Leopard's bane	Arnica montana
Lily of the valley	Convallaria majalis
Lobelia (cardinal flower, Indian tobacco)	Lobelia spp.
Marsh marigold	Caltha palustris
May apple (mandrake)	Podophyllum peltatum
Mescal bean (Texas mountain laurel, frijo lillo)	Sophora secundiflora
Mistletoe	Phoradendron spp.
Morning glory	Ipomoea violacea
Mountain laurel	Kalmia latifolia
Nightshade	Solanum spp.
Oleander	Nerium oleander
Periwinkle (myrtle, vinca)	Vinca spp.
Philodendron	Philodendron spp. (Monstera spp.)
Pittosporum	Pittosporum spp.
Poison hemlock	Conium maculatum
Potato	Solanum tuberosum
Privet	Ligustrum spp.
Rhododendron	Rhododendron spp.
Rock poppy (celandyne)	Chelidonium majus
Schefflera	Schefflera spp.
Spring adonis	Adonis vernalis
Spurge	Euphorbia spp.
Star of Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum
Sweet pea	Lathyrus spp.
Tobacco	Nicotiana tabacum
Trumpet flower (chalice vine)	Solandra spp.
Water hemlock	Cicuta maculata
Wild cherry (black cherry)	Prunus serotina
Wisteria	Wisteria spp.
Yellow allamanda	Allamanda cathartica
Yellow oleander (tiger apple, be still tree, lucky nut)	Thevetia peruviana
Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow	Brunfelsia spp.

Floral Beer

How COOL is this!!

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1. Buy big plastic beer mugs

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2. Gems

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3. Carnations (it looks like foam)

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Picasso Calla Lillies

At a bridal consultation I attended on Saturday, I learned about these awesome flowers and had to share with you. For any brides who have purples as a wedding color, pay attention to this post. These flowers can be used within a bouquet to accent the color of the bridesmaid dresses or such. These flowers are well matched with white roses and stephanotis.

The star shaped flowers are stephanotis

Beautiful Picasso Callas 

Succulents!

Succulents are water retaining plants that thrive in arid/desert conditions. They are very unique looking and make for great wedding centerpieces, boutonnieres, and bouquets. See for yourself

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Winter Flowers

After Thanksgiving, it is now time to get into Christmas mode. (even though the stores were in Christmas mode since Halloween). I will be posting different ideas for Christmas/Winter weddings and events. Today I will give you some information on what flowers are in season this time of year. Remember that it is cheaper to use flowers that are in season. Stick with blues, purples, and whites to keep your winter theme. If your event is a Christmas theme, then go with greens and reds! 

Winter Flowers:

Amaryllis - Red, White
Anemone - Blue, Red, Pink, White
Bells of Ireland - Green
Camellias - White, Pink
Casa Blanca Lily - White
Cosmos - Pink, White, Brown, Other Colors
Daffodil - Yellow
Forget-me-nots - Blue
Holly - Green with Red Berries
Jasmine - White
Narcissus - White, Yellow
Poinsettia - Red, White

Ranunculus - White, Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow

Star Gazer Lily - Pink and White

Star of Bethlehem - White

Sweet pea - White, Pink, Red/Coral, Lavender/Purple

Tulip - White, Pink, Yellow, Red, Purple, Other Colors
Waxflower - Pink, White

Flowers always in season:

Baby's Breath - White
Bachelor's Button - White, Pink, Red, Blue
Calla Lily / Mini Calla Lily - White, Other Colors
Carnations - White, Red, Yellow, Pink, Orange, Other Colors
Delphinium - Blue, White, Purple
Eucalyptus - Blue, Silver
Gardenia - White
Gladiolus - White, Pink, Orange, Red, Yellow, Purple, Other Colors
Heather - Pink
Lily of the Valley - White, Pink
Orchid - Pink, White, Purple, Other Colors
Protea - Pink
Rose - White, Red, Pink, Yellow, Orange, Other Colors 
Scabiosa - Purple, White

Holly

Jasmine

Daffodils

Unique Wedding Bouquets

Recently, I saw a show where a budget bride made her own bouquet out of brooches she had been given throughout her life. Her reasoning behind her decision not to have flowers was that flowers die within a week, but this bouquet will last forever and it was free! There is no mandate stating that your wedding day has to be traditional. Going outside the box makes the event memorable and unique! Personalize your wedding to you - I have seen a "hippie- 70s" bride make her bouquet out of organic fabric with little VW van buttons!!

In addition, I went to a flea market today and saw these pine cone flowers. I thought to myself  how neat would that be for a Northwoods/Rustic wedding theme to have a bouquet of pine cone flowers! I could not find a picture on the internet that had the same design as the flea market. If I go again next week, I will surely get a picture.

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The possibilities are endless! Be creative! The internet has lots of ideas and instructions on how to do it yourself.