Sunday 16 October 2011

The Wedding of Awesomeness: Part 3

This is the only photograph of all 6 bouquets together, so feast your eyes for a while.



You recognise mine, of course, from my excited wedding day post and my Gauche Alchemy video tutorial.

The 4 bouquets of yellowed music score roses were for the bridesmaids. Those roses... I started making them in January, at which time I made about 10 (there are about 20 in each bouquet). Then I had a 'break' for 6 months (I couldn't face going back to them, because I was scared of running out of paper. But instead of acting soon and finding out with enough time to choose an alternative path if necessary, I put it to the back of my mind. Great forward planning skills. I was lucky I got away with it). In July I came back to them and blitzed the music score paper supply, ending up making too many roses in the end. But they are beautiful, so I don't care.

And the cute red gingham bouquet was for the flower girl, my husband's niece. My mum put it together, as well as making all the flowers (she was much more organised than me - she finished them all by May).

By now they are all home somewhere with their respective owners. None of them were caught, because none of them were thrown. There was NO way I was throwing mine. Hell, I even winced when the photographer told me to rest it on the trunk of the caddy (there's a teaser for a photo I'm waiting on!).

11 comments:

  1. I have to admit to being a bit worried when you first suggested the paper option. But, I am so glad that I just went along with what you wanted and took your lead. They turned out so amazingly pretty. So unique. They look wonderful in this picture of them all together. They were perfect in every sense!

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  2. They are amazing! And a perfect souvenir to keep too - no worries about trying to get them properly dried and preserved

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  3. I agree=- KILLER product shot of a BEAUTIFUL bouquet!!! WOW! The music note paper is so amazing but I really LOVE all the different textures and colors in your bouquet! I'm even spotting some FAVE white corrugated cardboard- SOOOOOOO COOOOOOL! This is hugely cheerful and unique- love it- pinning it!

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  4. Awesome shot!!! So gorgeous!

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  5. They are absolutely stunning

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  6. I a stunned so beautiful I am beyond words. Hug Alesia scrapaholicaef@yahoo.com

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  7. holycrap! those are the most awesome bouquets ever!!!

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  8. Wowwww I am amazed at your effort!! Clap clap clap!! I am just stunned looking at those handmade flowers!! Truly wonderful work, Cheryl!! Again, I am stunned!! I also love at how classy this whole photo looks! Hope you are coping and doing well with married life :)

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  9. WOW - these are simply amazing. I have bookmarked them so I can come back and look at them for inspiration! GORGEOUS and perfect!
    Lowri

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  10. Amazing! I love the balls in the colorful one...I even see some polka dot ones! This is just so unique and gorgeous!

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  11. It pix is wonderful and fantastic. You share best flower with us. I like so much this post.

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