Vintage Bridals

HOORAY!! We're finally hitched and enjoying a lovely week in Oahu. Now that all is said and done, there is so much to blog about! I think Bridals would be the best place to start, seeing as thought they're the only pics I have access to right now.

So I was lucky enough to have the talented Laurie Hite take my bridals. We went all over Provo searching for cool spots and even recruited Kaitlin's help in order to get "natural laughing" pictures. She was cracking me up as only Kaitlin can. I LOVE how they turned out and can't wait to see more of them. Here's what she's given me so far.

The Final Product

So I had someone ask how I finished the bottom half of my bouquet. I wish I had taken more pictures of the process, but hopefully this explanation will suffice!

When putting the stemmed brooches in the foam ball, I pulled them about a 1/2 inch away from the foam. I covered it with enough brooches that you couldn't see the green foam underneath, but if you don't have enough brooches to do that, try covering the foam with some pretty fabric first, then putting the wire through that.

Once I had all of the brooches in place, I shaved off the excess foam that was left around the edges. Then I took strips of ribbon, folded them in half, and pinned the folded edge, just up underneath the flower-line. I kept doing that until the whole base was covered, then I just wrapped the rest of the stem like you would any other bouquet, pinning it each time I wrapped it.


Here's some pictures of my shoes as well. They originally came with skinny, very unattractive bows on the front, so I clipped those off, and bought two more of one of my favorite brooches from my bouquet and sewed them on instead. I think they're perfect for my dress, which I was able to finally bring home Tuesday night!

Invitation Pic

So we are trying to decide which picture to use for our invitations and we need your help. Check out Dennis' blog here and my last three posts and let us know which pic you like best. Many thanks.

Bloopers

I just had to.

More Engagements

Wedding Update!

Here's a bouquet update! It's almost done. I just have to finish the bottom.



Here's a taste of our attempt at a vintage engagement shoot with the fabulous hat given to me by my amazing cousin Rachael. Thanks Rachie!

The Bouquet

So here’s the gist of how I’m attempting to create a vintage brooch bouquet.

First, Dennis and I had a blast collecting the flowers, well maybe I had a blast and he willingly supported me! We rummaged through hordes of jewelry, searching for any piece that had a usable flower on it. In addition to some lovely brooches, I ended up taking apart necklaces, bracelets and rings to complete the collection.

This spread is only a small part of the compilation, but you get the picture.

Next I attached wire to each flower to create a stem of sorts. This picture shows my first attempt with some pretty thick wire. I later switched them all to a thinner floral wire, which was much easier to work with and created a tighter stem that didn’t allow the flower to move around.

I have almost finished wiring all of the flowers and have started sticking them in a foam ball to begin playing around with different arrangements.

I’ve done so much since I have taken these pictures that I really should repost an update soon, but at least this is a start!