The Challenge

Whew! It's been a busy two weeks since our last post. My friend Mary has acquired the trim and fabrics for our wedding attire. She'll be starting to make our mock-up outfits in the weeks to come and once we "tweak" those, the real outfits will be made next! Woohoo! Ed and I have been VERY busy too! We've made significant progress on the wedding music, programs, favors, we've got the invitation inserts copied and all of the invitations addressed and ready to mail (target mail date: August 24), I've made major inroads on the floral arrangements, AND we had the fun pleasure of hanging out with Ed's Mom and Dad when Janet found her dress for the wedding. [Editor's note: she looks LOVELY in it]. I feel very blessed and happy about being able to be there with my Mom when she found her gorgeous outfit for the wedding and then being with Janet when she found hers too. I'm sentimental and sappy about things like that! So, now that I know the colors that the Moms will be wearing (iridescent burgundy and pale pink), I was able to create the flowers for the Moms and for the sisters (Dena, Ayanna and Cheryl). I went with three roses for each mom and a single calla lily for each sister. Each one is a little different in color but all coordinate with my wedding colors and should compliment their outfits. As you can see in the pictures below, I did a "flower wand" theme.....YIKES.....you have NO IDEA how long it took me to do each one of these! Since I've never done it before, I just looked at some pictures, adapted to what materials I had and "winged it"...not bad, huh?Today's challenge is to create the large altar arrangement. I've been avoiding this project like the plague because the basket is huge and the task appears quite daunting. However, today I woke up with a "vision" in my head and I'm ready to take on the challenge....here's a picture of my "raw materials."

Want to see the finished arrangement? *teasing grin* You'll have to come to the wedding for that! I can't give ALL my secrets away! Isn't that big basket lovely? Ed and I found it at one of the craft stores and both of us thought it was perfect for a fall-themed arrangement.