We Love: Mini-Succulent Party Favors

We created these mini-succulent party favors for guests at our Spring Showroom Opening Party and we received so many compliments that we thought we’d share the idea. Simple to make and charming whether presented in a large grouping or singularly at place settings, these make great wedding favors or bridal shower favors. Use fresh succulents planted in soil, instead of cuttings, for party favors that are living reminders of your celebration.

Start with individually potted succulents. We chose all lavender-hued rosettes, for a uniform look, but these desert plants grow in a variety of shapes and soft colors. Ordering a collection of mixed succulents is usually a less costly option. Follow your floral supplier’s instructions for watering, then use a soft brush to clean off any stray soil.

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Wedding Flower Inspiration From Sweden’s Royal Wedding

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Sweden’s Prince Carl Phillip married Sofia Hellqvist this weekend at Stockholm’s Royal Palace. Who can resist a royal wedding? Lavish settings and nearly-unlimited budgets make royal weddings a wonderful source of wedding inspiration. Watching a bride become an actual princess seems to prove that fairy tales do come true. Of course, what transfixed us about Sweden’s big event was the wedding flowers.

Flower walls of vibrant pink blossoms served as backdrops for both the ceremony altar and the head table at the reception. Outside, extravagant, deeper pink flowers decorated stone columns at the front of the palace. The bridal bouquet included cream and coral garden roses with sprigs of myrtle. Cuttings from the same plant have been carried and worn in the hair of Sweden’s royal brides for over a century.
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We Love: Sweet Kiera Cookies

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We just discovered the most charming treats! Sweet Kiera bakes cookies your bridal shower or wedding guests will love. Wedding-themed designs include monograms, sparkly shoes and our favorite, the “Engaged & In Love” diamond-ring cookie. Cookie favors are beautifully packaged with color-coordinated banner tags. Customized designs are available and Sweet Kiera also offers cookies designed for baby showers, birthdays and other occasions. Based in Boston, Sweet Kiera travels to New York for weddings and ships cookies nationwide. Follow @sweetkiera on Instagram.

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Link Roundup: News & Inspiration

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To start the week off right, we decided to share a few links to news and inspiration that the Bride & Blossom team is talking about today.

Following Sotheby’s sale last week of a flawless 100.2 carat white diamond, here’s a great piece on the most expensive diamonds ever sold. And surprise – colored gems like the famous Pink Star top the list. Fantastic inspiration if you’re shopping for a unique engagement rings featuring colored stones.
Priciest Diamonds in the World: 4 Stones That Shattered Auction Records

In a single day in 2009, Ellen McCarthy became the wedding reporter for The Washington Post and broke up with her boyfriend of nearly two years. At age 30, she was suddenly a chick-flick cliche, interviewing florists and wedding planners between crying spells and dutifully smiling through conversations with blissful couples. Fortunately, her book’s resemblance to a Katherine Heigl movie ends there.

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Rebloom Gives Flowers New Life

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Rebloom gives beautiful flowers a second life by picking up arrangements from elegant events and offering them for sale at 90% off the original value, to raise funds for charities. What a wonderful idea!

Flower arrangements are typically sold in small groupings. The selections I’ve seen look are fresh and well designed. So far the service is available in New York City and Boston. Interested? Make sure to subscribe and follow Rebloom on Instagram to see the latest flowers.

If you’re a bride-to-be, ask your wedding florist or event planner to coordinate pickup details with Rebloom. We believe every bride deserves the perfect wedding flowers of her dreams. Now you can share some of that beauty and joy, while supporting good causes.
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Bridesmaid Bouquet Photos: Gather Your Girls

by Elianna Phelps

One wedding photo that always makes us smile is the bridesmaids’ bouquet shot. Being surrounded by best friends and sisters is a beautiful moment for brides and good wedding photographers make sure to capture it. Formal wedding party portraits are classic, and playful or candid pictures are perfect for capturing personalities. But we have a soft spot for pictures of brides and bridesmaids posing close together, holding out bouquets to form a giant cluster of flowers.
We suggest asking your wedding photographer to take three types of bridesmaids photos: classic wedding-party portraits suitable for framing, shots that show off your wedding flowers, such as the clustered poses pictured here, and some wildcard photos of you and your girls being silly. Group leaps and jumps are popular for capturing that exhilarating wedding joy. Faux sexy-serious poses are also entertaining. What you want is wedding photos that reflect the spirit of your particular friendships. But if your group is having trouble letting loose, ask your wedding photographer for suggestions. Being directed to twirl, form a kick-line or throw all bouquets into the air will probably result in lots of laughter. And those may turn out to be your favorites.
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