At first, some months ago, I got amused by the tissue paper flower bouquets that many talented DIY brides have been doing.  But after some months of thinking, I realized that the cost of a tissue paper bouquet (monetary and time and effort to make it) was not really worth the sacrifice, as I can just get artificial flowers from the clearance store for a cheap price, just a few dollars more than the cost of raw tissue paper, but minus the time and effort to make each flower of the bouquet.

So, there you are, ladies and gentlemen, presenting my bouquet!

No, actually, this is not yet the finished product.  This is just how it looks like when I bought it from the store.  Now tell me, isn’t it lovely enough to be a bridal bouquet? Each bunch of 5 flowers cost me $3.95, so 3 bunches (for my bouquet) plus 1 bunch (for the throw away bouquet) cost me less than $16.  Not bad, considering that I intend to keep this later and probably turn it into a living room table centerpiece at home. Now, just a few more ribbons and glass beads and stuff, it will be good, very very good enough.

I can’t stop thinking about details, sorry about that! For a few days, I had been pondering about my bridesmaids’ bouquets. At first, I had been contemplating on making a floral purse for each of them. It was going to take lots of hard work, but I was expecting the end result to be worth it. Now my mind is on the alternative of having them wear matching wrist corsages, instead of carrying bouquets. That will take lesser work, lesser flowers to make, and well, they don’t have to look for somewhere to put it on if they need both of their hands.

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