I have been checking with different florists because the first quote I received for our bouquets, bouts, and corsages was very high.  I can't see paying close to $1,000 for flowers to use for an hour.  So, I'm trying to see what our other options are.  I am meeting with another florist next Wednesday.  I may end up doing the bridesmaid bouquets myself using the same flowers I'm using for the table centerpieces that I am ordering from Sam's Club.  I don't think it would be too difficult!

Today was a busy day!! 

We officially booked the rehearsal dinner location.  We will be at the Country Club for sure!  I walked in there today and it's a really nice, big room with a decent sized kitchen!  I think I'm just as excited about the rehearsal dinner as I am the reception!

I went to the florist today to order all the bouquets, boutonnieres, and coursages.  I still need to meet him again to finalize everything and I need to decide if I want him to do anything else.  I still think I'm going to be brave and do my own table centerpieces!

I love it when my hydrangeas and gardenias are blooming!  I wish they bloomed all year long...I love having fresh flowers in my house!!

I have beautiful hydrangeas blooming in my backyard right now, so I thought I'd do a centerpiece trial.  These weren't fully in bloom (because I was impatient), and I'll be doing white or ivory for the wedding.  This is the vase I'll be using, and I added river rocks to see what they would look like in it.  Do you like the river rocks...maybe in darker shades of brown?  Should I add another flower or leave it simple?  What do you think?

Update:  These hydrangeas stayed pretty for OVER a week.  I didn't change the water or anything and they didn't even droop at all until about 10 days later.  And if I had cut the stems and changed the water, they probably would still be fine.  So, I have decided that I'm definitely doing hydrangeas, and I'll probably get some bear grass to add to them also.

Ok, so I am thinking about our pew decorations.  We are limited to what we can do because we can only use rubber bands to attach anything to the pews.  And I'm guessing that we can use ribbon, too.  So, here are some ideas...

I decided to move our blog over to this website, because it is easier to read.  We only have 81 days to go!  I need to make an appointment with the florist soon.  We are doing our own flowers for the reception, but we are getting the florist to do our bouquets and an arrangement for the front of the church.  I want to use ivory and white flowers with a little bit of green in my bouquet.  The bouquets for the bridesmaids will probably be mostly just ivory and white.  I love hydrangeas, cymbidium orchids, and gardenias, just to name a few!  Here are a few bouquets that inspire me!!