Centerpiece Mock-up

Have you guys ever tried to buy flowers for a wedding?! Holy expensive! Luckily, when Brian was home for Presidents' Day, we got to tackle one DIY project that will cut some of the costs in that department.

This story starts this past November, when I went to visit Brian in Tucson. The resort where we stayed, Starr Pass, is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. I pretty much loved everything about it! But imagine my surprise when Brian was the one who pointed out these flowers that decorated the lobby....and insisted on having something similar at the wedding! Good thing I'm so agreeable! :)

After meeting with the florist, we decided to tackle creating these centerpieces for 1/3 of the tables at our reception (1/3 of the tables will have a short floral centerpiece, and the remaining 1/3 will have a tall floral centerpiece). We set out in search of supplies and came up with this:

4" Rocks Glass Candleholders from The Dollar Tree

7 1/4" Glass Cylinder Vases from The Dollar Tree

  

  10.5" Glass Cylinder Vases from Michael's

Multi-Toned River Rocks from The Dollar Tree

A couple of stems of fake orchids from Michael's


  Floating candles

(I will probably order some longer-burning floating candles from here; the ones from The Dollar Tree burned for around 3 hours and our reception, not including cocktail hour, is 4 hours).

We decided on three different heights for the vases on each table. Here is what they looked like put together!

 

I'm thrilled with how they turned out! I think we definitely did justice to Brian's inspiration, don't you?! :)

My First Bridal Shower!

Yesterday, I attended the very first shower where I was the guest of honor! My first bridal shower was a small get-together hosted by a group of my mom's close friends. It still has not really hit me that Brian and I are getting married in a few short months, but this was the first time that I actually felt like a bride.

All of the details of the shower were so cute, but as I was just a bit overwhelmed, I did a really bad job at taking pictures! Hopefully some better ones surface in the next couple of days. But from the cake, to the food, to the favors, the hostesses of this shower really put a lot of thought into making everything perfect. It was really nice to spend time with some people who I don't get to see very often!

One of my favorite details was the drink choice...a peach Bellini! I love the small odes to Georgia that have cropped up in our wedding planning, and it gave me one more idea for our reception. :)

We were gifted so many amazing things, and let's just say that our future kitchen will be outfitted perfectly! I could not believe how generous everyone was. Our flower girl, my cousin Zoë, gathered up all of the bows from the gifts and Amber helped her make the beautiful ribbon bouquet you see above. :)

Brian expressed that, while he was so excited for me about my shower, he knew I would mostly receive "kitchen stuff that he probably won't be using." His mom ensured that that wasn't the case when she gave us a kitchen item that Brian has lusted after since the day I met him.

THE Margaritaville Margarita machine! I think he was more excited than I was!

I am overwhelmed by the generosity of our families and friends. Brian and I are certainly blessed to be surrounded by so much love and support. My first bridal shower was definitely a reminder of that!