In case you’ve wondered what happened to me, I have been finishing up the 204 crepe paper flowers for Emily’s wedding (plus a few other odds and ends like garters, pocket squares, suit and bridesmaid dress alterations, etc. etc.). Gordon made these posts which will be placed down the aisle, connected by the fabric pennants I made earlier. You’d never guess they are made with PVC pipe, since we cleverly disguised them with some pink spray paint. To stabilize the posts, Gordon made round concrete bases, which (again) I cleverly disguised with some ruffled gold crepe paper. The gold ribbon is leftover from Christmas — I am a maniac for recycling all the expensive ribbons my sisters use on their packages.
These Goodwill bud vases are going to look so cute on the vintage luncheon tablecloths I made or purchased for the small cocktail tables. The vases were very light without water, so I filled them with cat litter. The large vases (also Goodwill) will be placed on the two bars. I purchased vintage paper rose leaves and some dried ferns and leaves for these bouquets because I thought most of the fake stuff looked terrible.
We will have real flowers on the banquet tables and on the stage where the ceremony will take place, as well as the bride and bridesmaid bouquets. I’m excited to see how they are going to look next to my flowers.
Emily is taking next week off, so we will have lots of time to finish up all the last minute details. I can hardly believe it’s almost here.
So Pretty! I can only hope you will give us a glimpse of this beautiful wedding once it is over!
Those are gorgeous! You must be the crepe flower master after hand making so many of them. What a beautiful wedding it will be.
WOW! They look so real!
Amazing!! Your flowers look so real! so excited for you and Emily, it’s almost here!!! 🙂
The flowers you’ve made rival any live ones Mother Nature has made! They’re beautiful atop the posts that Gordon made, and beautiful in the vases too. I’ll bet people will be touching them to see if they are real? Gorgeous!
Prettiest wedding ever – I’m in awe – I never could get the hang of crepe paper flowers. BRILLIANT ideas for the posts. I’ve missed you Martha! I’m sorry to hear about the tendonitis, I hope it heals soon!
It is a pleasure to see that in your country they dothings that look a bit the same as in my province (Gelderland in the Netherlands).
When someone is getting married we as a neighbourhood put 2 or 4 of 6 fir-trees in a put by the frontdoor of the hous of the bride. The trees are decorated with flowers like yours. These flowers are (just like yours) handmade. I like them very much.
Martha, your crepe flowers are gorgeous! Emily’s wedding will be extra special because you shared your talents with her. 🙂
i would like to thank you for the nice wedding idea…
your crepe flowers are gorgeous, and i want to do this for my sister’s wedding….thank you very much… love it.