Lollypop Lollypop Oh Lolly Lollypop!

That title has nothing to do with anything but that song is stuck in my head. Now I bet I've successfully gotten in stuck in your head too (muahahaa <--- thats my satisfied evil laugh). ;)

Although this post has nothing to do with candy, it does involve sweet flowers. I was pretty floored when I first started looking at flowers. I had no idea you could do such innovative and beautiful things. I ogled at Preston Bailey and Daniel Ost, but then quickly came back to reality.

Daniel Ost is a genius

After I came back to reality I started pouring through magazines and watching tons of wedding shows. I quickly discovered my love for manzanitas and fluffy/romantic flowers like peony's and teacup roses. I also loved the modern design of orchids, lotus buds, succulents and bamboo. Surprisingly, I found that I could make all those things sort of work together.

I've collected far too many picture of flowers for just one post so I'm going to split them up. First up, my bouquet and flowergirl ideas.

Bridal Bouquet
I knew from the very beginning that I wanted to carry an all white bouquet of flowers down the aisle. I am going to be wearing so much bling (jewelry and my sari is all bedazzled and jeweled up) so I wanted my flowers to be simple and elegant.

Orchid bouquet by Fiore. So pretty and simple.

Luscious bouquet by Nisie's Enchanted Florist

I think rananculus, peony's and roses. Not sure where this came from sorry!

Again, not sure where I found this bad boy

This bouquet by Michelle Rago is gorgeous. I love the detail in the wrap the most - it reminds me of a laced up corset.

I love peonies. From The Knot

I decided on an all white peony bouquet wrapped up corset style like the Michele Rago picture above. Of course, I know that they really aren't in season at the end of August but my florist said there was a chance so I'm crossing my fingers. If peonies are out, I'll have to take some lush teacup roses or something like that.

For my toss bouquet (my florist is including one at no charge), I want all red roses.

This bouquet by Square Root is gorgeous. I love the deep rich color of the roses.

Bridesmaids:

I've already taken you guys through my dillema of fans of flowers versus a flower bouquet. The majority voted and gave me the courage to go the fan way. I'll be sure to include pictures after the wedding. Which is in less that 40 days!

Flowergirls:

I think head wreaths look so sweet and angelic. I love these by Square Root:

I am also going to have my flower girls carry these cute little baskets filled with flower petals. Green kermit pom basket filled with rose petals from Fiore Designs

In my next post, I'll tackle centerpieces and even include some sample designs by my fabulous florist Jill from M's Flowers. Don't mind the weird teleflora vibe the website has going for it, they are in the middle of updating their site.