Carnations for Cool Kids: Chic and CHEAP!

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Contrary to popular belief, carnations are pretty. They’re pretty in look, pretty simple to assemble and bouquet and (best of all) they’re pretty easy on my wallet.
Take a look at this beautiful carnation bouquet. ::drool::
Well, I had some down time on Sunday (it was my birthday present to myself, I guess!) and was able to do my very first (but not last) DIY mini-carnation bouquet. Ladies…if I said this was simple, I think I still wouldn’t be saying exactly how E-A-S-Y it was. Also, I couldn’t believe how budget-friendly the bouquet was.
Here are a few pictures (blame it on my Blackberry, not me!).
Granted, if I wasn’t fresh off a margarita high, I probably would’ve been able to spend more time giving it a dome-like shape and making the ribbon wrapping prettier…but nevertheless, I think it turned out wonderful! In fact, Mister Mr. was extremely impressed and gave the thumbs-up for carnations being the official wedding-flower.
Do you know how happy that makes me?
Here’s a cost break down of what I spent:
$12- 2 bouquets of flowers from Sams
$1 ribbon
$1 corsage pins
$1 flower/stem wrap tape
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Grand total $15.00
I’m so convinced I can do my entire bridal party for under $100, that I’m actually geeked. Now, I’m just trying to determine if I’ll order the flowers online or just go to Sam’s/Publix the day before the wedding and scoop up what I can.
What do you think?
CIAO

Ebonee Monique
Posted by eboneemonique   @   27 May 2009 5 comments
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Author May 27, 2009
1:26 PM
#1 thehdic :

Girl you are doing it… I got my flowers from Sam’s too! I suggest going up there and making some friends… Ask the floral manager to set your flowers aside when they come in the day before! This way she/he can grab the best ones! Also, when the chick hooked me up with 100 extra roses!! YAY!!

May 28, 2009
1:54 AM
#2 Lillian :

Great idea! This will save you a lot of money by DIY. My bridal bouquet was too expensive IMO, that’s because I had a florist to do it. I was too lazy to do the flowers myself and I did not have a fridge to store them.

Jul 2, 2009
9:09 PM
#3 Desiree :

I agree! I’m also doing my own flowers, and ordering them from Sams, AND I love love love the look of bunches and bunches of carnations. Your bouquet looks awesome!

Jun 19, 2010
6:31 AM
#4 Flowers :

Nice bouquets! Thanks for very interesting blog!

Jul 26, 2010
2:02 PM
#5 Isabel :

Fun post. I love the idea of using carnations in an interesting way like in a chic monochromatic bunch or bound fashionably like this. Something that has been brushed aside as passe suddenly becomes phenomenally chic. When I chose the bouquets and arrangements for my wedding I found a lot of great options online.

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