{"title":"Rich Vibrant Color on a Stark and Snowy Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eI live for rich deep vibrant colors and when my husband and I decided on a winter wedding I knew that would be a challenge.  March in upstate New York can go 2 ways, it could be furiously snowing creating a beautiful (but stark) all white backdrop or it could be raining and turn into a full on mudpie where the snow has disappeared and everything is still covered in one color.... Brown    I knew I needed a serious pop that would hold its own against the forest green, white snow, and natural wood tones of the lodge and could brighten a muddy day if it chose to rain.  I also have a love of expensive flowers and knew that I wanted anemone as must have! Lucky for me I found the Maroon Anemone and the Burgundy Dahlia and literally built my entire wedding pallet off these two flowers! I chose a light pink and a few deeper shades of berry to compliment the deep red of the burgundy, and brought in protea and ranunculus to get some fun textures!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I was lucky enough to have a few other events under my belt where I led the DIY flower arranging and so when my turn came I felt prepared and ready to go.  I knew that I would need to have enough flowers to create 1 bridal bouquet, 5 Bridesmaids bouquets, 2 Mother bouquets, 6 boutonnieres, 6 Large centerpieces, 10 medium centerpieces, and 10 small centerpieces. I also had flowers set aside for my cake as well.  I bought 15 buckets from home depot, 4 pairs of floral shears, green tape, and floral foam to use in construction.  I had everything arrive Tuesday and ensured that I set time aside to get them out of boxes, cut, and in water between all the other appointments I had. I also had 3 people helping me and it took about 2 full hours from start to finish to get everything processed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAssembly began on Wednesday night and lasted through mid afternoon Thursday before the rehearsal dinner.  I knew that I had a lot of pieces that needed to be assembled and my bridesmaids, mom, and grandma all stepped up to help me get everything together.  It was definitely a lot of work but it was also so much fun!  No one in my wedding party had ever assembled flowers before, but after watching me do 1 or 2 they picked it up quickly and we got moving!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI absolutely LOVED how everything came out and can say that the flowers were my favorite part of the wedding.  Looking back at photos and knowing I created so many elements myself is really special and it made me love that day so much more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFifty Flowers was amazing to work with and I have continued to use them for other events since this!  The customer service is outstanding and the quality and value can not be beat!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/1083\/1962\/collections\/rich-vibrant-color-on-a-stark-and-snowy-day-ac3e61c-700.jpg?v=1657069671","url":"https:\/\/stage-fifty.myshopify.com\/collections\/rich-vibrant-color-on-a-stark-and-snowy-day.oembed","provider":"Stage-Fifty","version":"1.0","type":"link"}