Red or purple?

[E B]

Here''s another beautiful deep purplish-red bouquet:

 

[E B]

Here are some funky red and purple calla bouquets:

 

[E B]

Ooh, this is interesting. Are these chocolate cosmos?

 

[Independent Gal]

Yum, Ebree and Ephemery! Those are delicious! I thought I wanted a wacky bouquet, but the more I think about it, the more I realize what I want is a WOW bouquet.

And I'm feeling better about the red hat society thing because my sister / co-MoH just sent me an e-mail about the colour issue that read simply : "Gucci and I agree with your choices" and a link to a pic of this dress from their Spring line. Eat your heart out OUPearlGirl

 

[OUpearlgirl]

Haha no no no! I was not trying to be rude or anything. I personally love the bouquets that have been posted so far.. I was just saying that when I see the words red and purple I think of the red hat society! I fully believe that you can make these flowers gorgeous and I was not aiming to hurt anyone''s feelings. Ephemery your wedding was nothing short of gorgeous. I think the only time I''m not the biggest fan of red and purple is when it''s a bright red with a bright purple.

Sorry to anyone whose feelings I hurt!

 

[Fancy605]

I did red and purple flowers at my wedding, and loved it. I think the colors will be beautiful with your dress and everything!

 

[jcrow]

yep, those are chocolate cosmos, and it looks like we have similar inspiration photos

 

[jcrow]

Date: 9/17/2007 3:20:49 PM
Author: Independent Gal
Love that bouquet! It looks good enough to eat.

I had pretty much convinced myself that I wanted to copy JCrow''s bouquet, before I started thinking purples. For one thing, I''m small like JCrow so I know what size is the right size if I use JCrow''s pic. For another, her flowers are so scwarbly, big and fluffy.

Yes, I think it''s got to be jewel tone purples and deep reds for my bouquet, deep red flowers for the tables, and purple accents (like ribbon) here and there.

So, if I''m a mini-DKS does that make me ... Drawer-Knob-Solitare? heh?

just for you, my bouquet had 8 lush peonies. i just counted

and the bm''s must have had 6 or 7. and for the record, i''m still votin'' DEEP reds and DEEP purples.

but i would make sure they''re deep & intense colors.

 

[KimberlyH]

Hooray for Gucci and your sister! The color combo can be beautiful, screw the ladies in red hats and purple scarfs!

 

[sera]

Those chocolate cosmos are GORGEOUS!!! I love eggplant calla lillies, too.

I love deep reds and purples... my bedroom is done in those colors (the deep, rich colors, not the bright RHS colors).

 

[ephemery1]

Date: 9/17/2007 10:00:15 PM
Author: OUpeargirl
Haha no no no! I was not trying to be rude or anything. I personally love the bouquets that have been posted so far.. I was just saying that when I see the words red and purple I think of the red hat society! I fully believe that you can make these flowers gorgeous and I was not aiming to hurt anyone''s feelings. Ephemery your wedding was nothing short of gorgeous. I think the only time I''m not the biggest fan of red and purple is when it''s a bright red with a bright purple.

Sorry to anyone whose feelings I hurt!

Thanks OUPear!!! But no worries about hurting anyone''s feelings... I think Indie was just teasing, and you made a great point about the Purple Hat people... they have done those colors wrong!! So very valid, helpful opinions.

 

[Independent Gal]

Yup, just teasing OUPearlgirl. You added a very helpful perspective! What if my mom and all her pals had been part of that, only I hadn''t realized what it was. And they all thought WHHHEEEEE! time to pull out the hideous purple outfit to match DD''s wedding! Forewarned is forearmed.

(I always wondered what''s so special about the forearm? I mean, it''s just a limb)

Also, it''s neat to know an organization like that exists. The spirit is great. Even if the comedy clothing doesn''t necessarily accurately respect the heart of the poem. I don''t think the poem is all ''When I get older, I will try to look as ridiculous as possible.'' I think it''s more ''When I grow older, I won''t be bound by convention.'' Unconventional does not necessarily = ridiculous!

OK, someone needs some coffee before she hurts anyone''s feelings.

 

[rainbowtrout]

Luuurve those calla bouquets Ebree posted! I vote for intense colors too, although I like the idea of highlighting them with some white little flowers.

 

[jcrow]

more inspiration for you!

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[jcrow]

whopps.
trying another one.

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[Independent Gal]

OK JCrow, I'm now had my coffee, which, theoretically, should have got my brain in gear. And yet, I have no idea what is going on in that first pic you just posted. The bouquets are yummy. But. But. But...are those rocks in the background? Is this a Cave Wedding?

Mmmm. Cave wedding.

 

[jcrow]

this was my bouquet inspiration. i know, doesn''t even come close to what i got, but oh well!

 

[Independent Gal]

Ooooh. Love that last one expecially!

Still, now I''m dreaming about a Cave Wedding... we could serve mammoth. Everyone could draw on the walls... Bliss.

 

[jcrow]

Date: 9/18/2007 11:21:26 AM
Author: Independent Gal
OK JCrow, I''m now had my coffee, which, theoretically, should have got my brain in gear. And yet, I have no idea what is going on in that first pic you just posted. The bouquets are yummy. But. But. But...are those rocks in the background? Is this a Cave Wedding?

Mmmm. Cave wedding.

glad it should up for you. i can''t see the pic on my end. my guess is it''s a fireplace? i like the colors of the flowers, sans light purple of course.

 

[Independent Gal]

Fireplace! That makes sense. Still, I kinda like the cave idea.

Do you happen to know if peonies are in season in April? When was your wedding? I really love them.

 

[jcrow]

Date: 9/18/2007 11:33:16 AM
Author: Independent Gal
Fireplace! That makes sense. Still, I kinda like the cave idea.

Do you happen to know if peonies are in season in April? When was your wedding? I really love them.

wedding was in november. the 3 florists i talked to thought i was borderline nuts wanting peonies in november. but when 2 checked the flower dealers, both said they could get them in. the florist i decided to go with had a black baccarat bouquet back up plan. he had never tried getting peonies in november, nor heard of anyone else doing so. but, his dealer said it shouldn''t be a problem. and magically, they appreared on the day of the wedding, although a bit brighter than i wanted... flown in from new zealand.

all was happy in jcrow land!

 

[Independent Gal]

I poked around and it seems that it might also be a challenge to get peonies in April... What about ranunculus as a substitute? First of all, how much fun is it to say ''ranunculus''. Second of all, they kind of get that bunchy scrummy poufy thing going, though not quite like the peonies. But they will be in season...

 

[jcrow]

yep, those will work. also look into garden roses. they are large & fluffy. like peonies

 

[jcrow]

these are ranunculas and are a bit darker. i love this bouquet.
here's her knot bio. her husband had chocolate cosmos for his bout.

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[jcrow]

and here''s a random pic i saved. it was titled "FairBiancaRoses" but a florist said she didn''t think that''s what they were. so i dunno.

 

[april diamonds]

IndyGal, I chose May as my wedding date beacuse peonies are generally in season between May and June (late spring/early summer).

I''m hoping to get some nice big fluffy peonies too!

But like JCrow said, they can totally be flown in...they''re just more expensive I believe.

And yes, flowers was one of the BIG reasons why I chose a date in May...am hoping they will be cheaper! haha am I nuts???

 

[april diamonds]

Dying for something like this. Probably a tad brighter pinks with some more green in it. But you get the idea. Big fluffy peonies!

Sorry this is kinda totally off topic. I just wanted to share my excitment about the peonies. haha

 

[april diamonds]

Sorry for posting so much, and I know Ebree already posted some fantastic red and purple calas but these have like beaded things sticking out of it and I remember you had a thread about wanting a funky/different bouquet...well I thought that the beads added a pretty cool touch. Different but elegant still. you could totally do like silver ones maybe to match the deco and it would pop against the dark flowers.

I''m going to attach another photo of some purple calas that I think are more purple than the ones in this photo.

 

[april diamonds]

super purple!

ok I will stop spamming your thread now.