Our Colors: Aqua and Red
Flowers
My flowers are becoming somewhat of an issue. What I really want for my bouquet is red lilies and white peonies, that's all. Then the bridesmaids would just carry red lilies. Sounds simple, right? Apparently it's kind of hard to find red (and not orange) lilies.
I'm still not sure exactly what color my lilies will be, but hopefully they'll be something like these. Also shown are the white peonies. I can't find pictures anywhere of an actual bouquet that only has red lilies and white peonies, so just use your imagination! I also want the stems wrapped with aqua ribbon. These lilies would also be used in the centerpieces, below (one per table in bottle), and the other flowers for the centerpieces are below also.
Centerpiece Inspiration UPDATE: mock up below!
We're DIYing centerpieces, and I think they're going to be beautiful! The linens on the table will be white, then aqua satin chair sashes will be used as narrow table runners. Then, the actual centerpiece is basically just a silver tray (which we got for $1.50 each!), with a bunch of different shapes and sizes of bud vases and tealight holders. All are glass, but other than that they're all different! We searched out garage sales, antique stores, you name it, and saved a bunch of money! In the center of the bud vases/candle holders will be an antique aqua medicine bottle (again from antique stores, all area bit different) with a red lily (see above) in it along with the table number. In the bud vases will be white pom pom flowers and the candles will be soy.
Sorry, no pictures yet of the actual mockup (all supplies are being stored at my mom's house at the moment), but here is some inspiration. The first pic is similar to how ours will look, but mentally make them all glass, and add candles and an aqua bottle with lily! Oh and also change the roses to white poms. The second pic is a few of the bud vases we actually bought, all 3 are from CB2.com, and were less than $3 each! I love them. Third pic is the silver trays we're using, by sterlingcraft. And fourth picture is the kind of pom flower that will be in the bud vases, but they'll be all white.
Centerpiece Mock Up
UPDATE: The table numbers seem like too much at the top, and cover the lily, so now they're just going on the table next to the tray (see pics under Extras). Also, to add more color, we're scattering red and aqua pebbles on the table cloth around the tray. Pics coming soon hopefully!
