Wedding Fun with Feathers! Our Bouquet and Bout

[Independent Gal]

Just thought these deserved a close up. Here is DH's bout from WP2. How awesome is this thing?!

It's made from ostrich feathers, an orchid, and some other weird things I was unable to identify.

 

[Independent Gal]

Now some shots of my bouquet.

 

[Independent Gal]

It was made from ranunculus, orchids, callas, berries, weird stuff, some more weird stuff, and ostrich and peacock feathers. I told the florist to go wild and have fun! She kept much of it for a surprise and I just LOVED it.

She made the handle to follow the line of my dress.

 

[Independent Gal]

The underside. How much fun is this thing?

 

[Selkie]

Sooo cool! Unique and beautiful.

 

[miraclesrule]

It''s beyond awesome!! So creative....

 

[FrekeChild]

You already know I love your bouquet, but I just wanted to tell you that it''s gorgeous again!!!

Seriously. That florist...wow.

 

[swimmer]

Just gorgeous!

 

[bee*]

They''re beautiful. I adore the bout.

 

[crystalheart1]

Very cool... I

the look.... You and your florist did a great job

 

[peanutjewel]

Wow!! The bouquet is gorgeous!! And I love the boutonnier, very unique and beautiful!! Your florist did an amazing job, the bouquet is stunning.

 

[Independent Gal]

Yeah, I loved my florist so much. We had instant rapport. I think the key is to look for a florist with tatoos.

Seriously, though, in my town, this florist has a reputation for doing the most edgy, interesting work, and my friend who''s an industrial designer (the one on the right in the photo I posted) recommended her.

 

[zoebartlett]

That''s the most unique bouquet I''ve ever seen and I love it! I love your husband''s bout, too. It''s very pretty!

 

[Selkie]

I've been meaning to ask this since I saw your other WP2 thread photos. What is the twisty handle wrapped with, silver ribbon?

 

[Harleigh]

Both were just gorgeous!!!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Beautiful!!

 

[Independent Gal]

Hey Selkie, the base is wrapped in layers and layers of silver satin ribbon, secured by coloured wire with beads on it. If you look closely in...picture 3? you can see it.

Glad you gals like it. I actually miss it.

I loved it so much. I never expected to be excited about the flowers, but I was SO EXCITED once I got an inkling of what this lady was going to do.

Plus, I''m starting to think that she pretty seriously undercharged me. 5 arrangements (granted, with minimal flowers and maximum feathers... but the labor costs!), a throw bouquet (which I didn''t even ask for), a bouquet, a boutonniere, and 40 wired orchids for around $500? Can that even be?

 

[Amandine]

OMG!!! I love it!!

 

[HollyS]

Love the bouquet and his ''feathers''! Cool, unique, beautiful colors!

 

[karasue91]

Both are so awesome, I''m so mad I missed the WP2 pics!!!

 

[Independent Gal]

Karasue! The bulk of the pics are arriving by FedEx today. I''ll post a few more, OK?

So excited! Can''t wait to see them.

 

[KimberlyH]

It''s not just fun, they are gorgeous!!!