......AFTER THOUGHTS.

I hear this all the time from our brides, " I just wish I could take these flowers home with me". I would love nothing more than to send each bride home with a floral parting gift. After all it's the most special day of their lives, they should be able to keep smelling the roses. So here are some idea's to keep your Bella Grace flowers alive!

It seems Botanical Inspired prints are dominating the 2012 Spring Collection of Fashion Designers from Carolina Herrera to Probal Gurung- thank you Mother Nature! Want this look? How about straight from your wedding bouquet! Have your photographer take up close, abstract photo's of your floral arrangements, bouquets, boutonnieres etc. Take your photo's to spoonflower.com, upload and have your wedding floral printed to any type of fabric you can think of. There's nothing more charming than a fun beach cover up made out of your wedding bouquet!

Photo's courtsey of Carolina Herrera and Kevin Sturman

Another fun idea for your floral fabric, create a luxurious throw pillow- like this green mum beauty. Garden Therapy on etsy.com has many inspirations to work from!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/GardenTherapy

Want more.... here's one for our jewelry fanatics! Resin... yes resin. Have your flowers dipped in resin; find your nearest surf board shaper or craft store and purchase a small container of resin (some suggest poly-resin). Take a look at these stunning necklaces made by Meredith Restein of Moonrise Jewelry. Real orchids dipped in resin. We didn't want to leave you hanging, so we did a little research and found a really good link to a DIY resin floral tutorial (http://jewelersstudiointhewoods.blogspot.com/2009/04/resin-dipped-flowers-how-to.html). GOOD LUCK!

Photo's courtesy of www.moonrisejewelry.com

We hope this gives our brides some fun idea's on how to keep our flowers alive! Email us if you turn one of our Bella Grace bouquets into a spring dress, necklace or home decor!

XO,

Bella Grace