Unexpected

I didn’t have very high expectations when it came to our wedding flowers. First, I realized that our budget was far lower than any florist was willing to spend on a wedding in July*. Second, we didn’t have colors. This pained the only florist we sat down to chat with. What color will the centerpieces be, she wondered? And the bouquet! What about the bouquet! What if it doesn’t match? Match what I have no idea. The bridesmaid’s wore gray. Our quote came back with a lot of pink flowers.

After that, I figured we’d do our own flowers. On my list of things to worry about, it was way down there on the bottom, hanging out with favors**. Why did I even need a bouquet anyway?

But then, a friend of mine who I had done pro-bono work for over the years offerred to do our arrangements***. For free. all we would have to pay for was the cost of the flowers, which she could get at wholesale prices.

I think she did a lovely job, don’t you?

{all photos by One Love Photo}

*Most places we inquired at had minimums for July
**We didn’t have favors
***And then to top it off she made all my ladies custom earrings. Cause she’s that awesome.