It is possible to create your own beautiful wedding flowers, despite what the mags would have you believe.  I’ve written about it before here.  All it takes is some research, practice and preparation. With the right information, you’ll have beautiful flowers and you’ll save hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars in the process.  I’m sure you could find somewhere better for that money to go!

For anyone considering DIY floral arrangements “Create Your Own Wedding Flowers“ is a very thorough resource.  It covers your research and gives you all the information you need to prepare.  The practice part is up to you - and I (and the authors) strongly recommend that you do practice.

“Create Your Own Wedding Flowers“ is written by Cindy Lymbery and Paul Ajao, florists themselves with many years experience in preparing wedding flowers.  It is 86 pages of step-by-step, very clear instructions AND photographs that show exactly how to create a selection of the most popular wedding bouquets, boutonnieres and centerpieces.  It also includes a resource list for each project, so you know exactly what you need to recreate your chosen arrangement.

The arrangements taught in “Create Your Own Wedding Flowers“ include:

• calla lily arm bouquet
• rose posy
• cascade bouquet
• short and tall floral centerpieces
• rose boutonniere
• orchid boutonniere

The arrangements included have been specifically chosen because they are simple to create, yet are classically beautiful.  This is not the place to be looking if you are after complex designs, which quite honestly probably aren’t in the scope of the DIYer anyhow.

Again I’ll emphasise that it is so important to practice your arrangements before your wedding.  While the skills and arrangements are easily learnt, the morning of your wedding is not the time to be learning!  Once you have the skills mastered you may even feel comfortable substituting different flowers or creating your own color schemes.

At $15.95, this is an incredibly affordable resource.  At the moment there is a bonus “Essential Wedding Tips” included with any purchase.  This, in addition with an 8 week, money back guarantee AND 3 months of free email support from the authors makes it no brainer, really

If you’re ready to put your own personal stamp on your wedding and save hundreds of dollars in the process click here to get started with “Create Your Own Wedding Flowers”.  You could be creating beautiful arrangements by tomorrow!

The pocket planner is part of a bigger project, that will soon see a much more detailed planning video released.

The planner is my little gift to you for coming to visit The Fall Wedding Flowers Blog.  I hope you find it useful and would love to hear your feedback on it.

To get your copy, just fill in your details over on the right and a download link will be delivered to your inbox.  (Note:  First you’ll get a message asking you to confirm that you really requested the planner - a pain, but something that needs to be done to combat spammers).

Even better, this style of bouquet is one of the simplest to create yourself.  The florist in this video adds a little extra pop to her bouquet by adding crystals.  With just a little practice you’ll be able to create your own stunning wedding flowers bouquets.

• Garden Hydrangeas From one of my favorite sites for wedding inspiration, Snippet & Ink
• New Ways to Tweak Wedding Traditions Brides are always looking for ways to make their own wedding a little unique
• Your Guide to an Elegant Green Wedding Many brides are also keeping the environment in mind when planning their wedding
• Haute Couture Flowers in Demand This one falls into the interesting category.  To give you an idea - 25 million dirhum is almost US$7 million.  Wow!

I’m off to dream about what sort of fall wedding flowers I could come up with for $7 million.

By becoming so tenaciously involved in every detail of wedding planning - from invitations to flowers and shoes to music - it is easy to forget that there is life after the big day.

Mail Online has a very interesting article, Help! I’ve got post-nuptial depression, discussing the feeling of emptiness many brides feel once the wedding is over.

It’s not that they don’t love their partner or love being married. Instead, once the goal, and all the work that goes along with it, of the wedding day of her dreams has been achieved normal life can seem a little, well, ho-hum.

It is so vitally important to maintain relationships and interests outside of planning your wedding to combat the deflated post wedding feeling many brides experience.

Don’t forget to take a few days or even a week off every now and then from checking your lists or designing wedding stationery every now and then. Your wedding won’t suffer, you’ll be refreshed and more importantly, you’ll maintain your connection with “real life”.