tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post7407164388836509995..comments2024-03-24T23:51:25.945-07:00Comments on east side bride: dried wedding flowers?esbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215882729011442570noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-32405370069044488832010-12-03T03:50:29.904-08:002010-12-03T03:50:29.904-08:00Bit late to this but all I could think of were the...Bit late to this but all I could think of were the lyrics "send me dead flowers to my wedding; And I won't forget to put roses on your grave"...<br /><br />Which seems rather melancholy.<br /><br />That said, I dried a bridesmaid's bouquet I had once and it has turned the most beautiful pale white shade and looks really interesting. It took 2 years for that to happen though - when's the wedding?!Rachelhttp://peacockfeathersdiamondrings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-92097955404884799552010-11-22T16:58:11.565-08:002010-11-22T16:58:11.565-08:00I got an email about this from another florist, wh...I got an email about this from another florist, who told me:<br /><br />FYI, dried flowers are often considered a bad omen and/or luck. Their finest hour has already past and their lifeforce is gone. <br /> <br />That being said, the bride-to-be's choices of flowers would be very vintage-looking and what's more, beautiful, if alive! =)east side bridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206689296805893265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-44092991231879825522010-11-19T17:38:56.611-08:002010-11-19T17:38:56.611-08:00Hmmm... I would be too worried about them being to...Hmmm... I would be too worried about them being too fragile and ppl breaking them while touching them to see if they were real.Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15114470928606653653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-29918131420774427342010-11-19T15:16:26.571-08:002010-11-19T15:16:26.571-08:00Dried flowers make me itch. I like cut flowers th...Dried flowers make me itch. I like cut flowers that are alive but LOOK kind of dead. Lugustrum berries, nigella pods, all things hellebore (they have murky colors that are really evocative.Emily Thompson Flowershttp://www.emilythompsonflowers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-72181545148453101292010-11-19T14:51:38.809-08:002010-11-19T14:51:38.809-08:00i think you can use them if you promise to play th...i think you can use them if you promise to play <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osoeMtSbxtU" rel="nofollow">this</a> at your reception.<br /><br />(bonus: groom style!)laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429404210444847213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-54539602901749765902010-11-19T11:07:06.799-08:002010-11-19T11:07:06.799-08:00i think it would be beautiful...however, i definit...i think it would be beautiful...however, i definitely think you have to be careful that the rest of the decor doesn't head to the "drab" department or it will look like a "corpse bride" wedding, you know?Lizzie [Ten Thou Bride]http://www.10000dollarwedding.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-91654548893266132412010-11-19T11:01:20.926-08:002010-11-19T11:01:20.926-08:00I think it would be very vintage and beautiful.
H...I think it would be very vintage and beautiful.<br /><br />However, don't use dried flowers just to use flowers. If you don't like flowers (or the expense), you don't have to use them at all!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616073645092245799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-64283571653629190872010-11-19T10:46:24.598-08:002010-11-19T10:46:24.598-08:00Light colored flowers that are dried would be pret...Light colored flowers that are dried would be pretty mixed in with paper flowers, like in this post: http://laughingwithangels.blogspot.com/2010/11/pure-prettiness-of-pink.html<br /><br />I think darker colored flowers just end up looking brown/dead/not so pretty when dried. Stick to light colors and it could be very vintage and sweet looking.Toniahttp://www.ittybittyimpact.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-13809408970920240332010-11-19T10:26:26.745-08:002010-11-19T10:26:26.745-08:00just so you know, dried flowers usually aren't...just so you know, dried flowers usually aren't much cheaper than fresh flowers, if at all (especially, peonies). also, since they're dried, you'll need more stem count to make your arrangements look lush and not scraggly. but if that's your thing, and price isn't the deciding factor, it could be kind of cool.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922091596290930281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-39584443070388484192010-11-19T10:12:51.581-08:002010-11-19T10:12:51.581-08:00Yeah I agree that they would be very classic looki...Yeah I agree that they would be very classic looking and depending on the other features around them you could push away from the melancholy feel and get romantic. Sounds nice!Carpensm @ A Life Without Ice Creamhttp://www.alifewithouticecream.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-914998154710737622010-11-19T10:08:29.505-08:002010-11-19T10:08:29.505-08:00all i can think of is them crumbling. but if you c...all i can think of is them crumbling. but if you can find a way to avoid that it sounds like it'd be beautiful. raw cotton could compliment them, tooH.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16448982070532862844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-13983278294065735632010-11-19T09:48:28.090-08:002010-11-19T09:48:28.090-08:00but if it's what you like...why not?? and if y...but if it's what you like...why not?? and if you use dried flowers, it will be easier for you and your loved ones to take some arrangements home to enjoy and remember the evening for a long time to come.Julia (Color Me Green)http://colormegreenanew.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468279200135971946.post-63467092056852881532010-11-19T09:47:06.768-08:002010-11-19T09:47:06.768-08:00So melancholy but I love the idea. It conjures up ...So melancholy but I love the idea. It conjures up images of gothic romance.A Bicycle Built For Twohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02068199676248422400noreply@blogger.com