For our wedding I knew immediately that I wanted to do my own flowers. I loved that it would be cost effective, personal and would be a great group activity morning before the ceremony. We were married in a small wedding with 70 friends and family in attendance at a local state park with the reception in a friend’s backyard field. Because of this we knew we wanted our decorations to have a very laid back rustic feel with some flairs of elegance in the mix.
Next of course, I decided I wanted as many flowers as I could get everywhere possible so, for the duration of our engagement I saved all our clear glass recycling in the basement and used these to create simply groupings of our flowers that were places around our reception site. The morning of the wedding friends and family came together to relax over bagels and coffee and put flowers into my upcycled vases – it was so much fun, and the easy, “just picked,†look we were going for was simple to achieve with the stunning flowers we received. Our wedding colors were ivory, soft blush, mauve with touches of rosy peach and soft green accents. We choose Nigella and Scabiosa pods for texture, El Aleli Peach Flower to provide height, Butterscotch Cream, High Arena Creamy Peach, Sahara Cream and Creamy Pink Spray Roses because roses, White Dark Center Anemones and Apricot Ranunculus as delicate accents and Silver Dollar Eucalyptus as our greenery. The morning of one of my bridesmaids mothers’ dropped off an armload of Antique Blush Hydrangea’s from her garden that we used as special accents in the bridesmaids bouquets and in the boutonnieres. My bouquet was wrapped in trailing silk ribbons in similar colors, I had purchased on Etsy that added just the perfect touch of whimsy.
Overall Fifty Flowers absolutely exceeded my expectations. When I mistakenly received Seeded Eucalyptus instead of the Silver Dollar Eucalyptus I had ordered, I called customer service and within five minutes had received a confirmation that a replacement order was scheduled to be delivered the next day. The care directions were clear and easy to follow and the recommendations of the best delivery days were spot on. I would recommend Fifty Flowers to anyone who wants the pleasure of arranging their own flowers and has enough space/helpers to store, work at arranging, transport and set up the flowers – if you do the results will be magical.
