Comments on: LOVE/HATE: the funny florals edition

By: Val

Val — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:44:44 +0000

The only thing is the top one reminds me of the wreathes we do for funerals. Stick some carnations on there and after the wedding you’re set to bury the groomsmen who “decorated” the car hehehe!
Maybe that was the idea?

By: Kristin @ iDoOriginals.com

Kristin @ iDoOriginals.com — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:22:27 +0000

I’m all about going for something unique and creative to personalize your wedding day but these are just way too far out there for me! I do give props for the creativity that went into designing these though.. kudos to the floral designers for daring to be different!

By: La BellaDonna

La BellaDonna — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:47:27 +0000

I rather like the flower boas, if they were worn as boas should be worn, but really, what’s wrong with a waterfall bouquet if you want something “different”?

I was married in October, in a 17thCentury-style wedding. I carried a small bouquet of flowers in autumn colours against a sumptuous sheaf of gold ostrich plumes, which were destined for my 17thCentury cavalier hat after the wedding. My bridesmaids also carried small sprays of flowers against white ostrich plumes, which they in turn kept for hat-trimming after the wedding. It wasn’t as “different” as a giant floral Lifesaver made out of cauliflower, but it looked lovely, with the gold against my white dress, and the white against their blue dresses, and we all got to use the major part of our bouquets later!

By: daisyj

daisyj — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:00:17 +0000

To me, the first one says less “Just Married” than “Just Won the Derby.”

By: Dent

Dent — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:59:31 +0000

NtB, I can’t belieeeeve you mentioned goatse.cx! Please, post a warning for those of the weak fortitude and the curious. (Although I have to admit, now that you have mentioned it, I would probably be one of those taking pictures.)

I can’t find myself liking any of those flower arrangements. They’re like high fashion. (Sometimes) pretty but mostly impractical, created in the name of fashion and art with the intent to inspire.

By: Dynamite Weddings

Dynamite Weddings — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:14:50 +0000

I think at this point floral designers are just trying to think outside the box to give a bride a unique creation. These are definitely unique!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:16:12 +0000

The fact that these “bouquets” are way over the top and attention grabbing doesn’t bug me so much, but atleast make them more aesthetically pleasing! The bottom right one might be okay, but it looks fake. I agree - if you are going to eschew the traditional bouquet, get rid of the flowers altogether (small, tasteful flowers woven into the hair are okay).

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:58:02 +0000

My FMIL owns her own bouquet business and I went with her to a demonstration once for new trends in the floral world. We saw a lot of these kinds of things. They are horrible. Sometimes it is best not to mess with tradition

By: Cassie

Cassie — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:43:48 +0000

See, I think they’re all pretty enough - though not something I could see myself using. But my problem is the principle. I can understand wanting to do something “different” and “novel”. I can understand if a bride has problems with her hands and can’t hold a bouquet (though the only ones that would work in that case would be the stoles).

But if you don’t want to carry a bouquet, then . . . don’t have flowers on your person. I’m sorry, I might be alone on this one, but if you want to shake tradition enough to eschew the traditional hand-held-buncha-flowers format, then maybe you need to think about whether you want to carry flowers at all. Like most wedding “tradition” it’s not a requirement. *shrug* Just my opinion, though.

By: blablover5

blablover5 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:11:51 +0000

I’d be really scared of getting tripped up with most of those. What do you do, just sling it over your other shoulder if it gets too long?