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Not only is Caron Cooper Weller a self-employed writer/graphic designer/jack of all trades, but she is also a newlywed! She was born in Michigan, raised in Florida and “followed” her high school sweetheart to Texas, where she was educated in life and love (and academics on the side). After earning her degree from SMU and realizing “happily every after” wasn’t in the cards just yet, she followed her heart to Los Angeles, back to Dallas, then to Raleigh, before returning to her home in Florida—home is where the heart is, after all. It was at home where Caron finally found her true love. After four years of dating, she tied the knot with her Mr. Right on May 30, 2009. Caron and her husband reside in the Orlando area with their dog, Abbey Road. Read More…
Brilliant Bouquets for Your Blushing Bridesmaids
Unique Wedding Bouquet Ideas
I was torn when it came to the bridesmaids’ bouquets. What I mean is, all flowers are pretty, and I am definitely not a botanist with any real specific knowledge of flowers. I knew I didn’t want to spend a fortune on the flowers. I knew I wanted something simple yet somehow unique. And I knew I wanted to integrate my colors.
So I decided to focus solely on the colors and not worry about the types of flowers, giving free reign to the florist to use affordable blooms that were in season. I decided that I wanted each bouquet to be distinctive, accentuating my colors of aqua, red and yellow with hints of salmon pink. I also wanted something special for the maid of honor and the matron of honor, and I wanted to reserve white flowers for my bouquet.
Photo credit: Claire Corbin Photography, CaronCooper.com
The florist chose Gerber daisies (a.k.a. Gerbera—thank you, Wikipedia) for the bridesmaids and calla lilies for the maid and matron of honor, as well as for my bouquet. Both are fairly common for wedding bouquets, but I loved how the yellows, reds and pinks popped in front of the aqua dresses.
Don’t get me wrong. I am not the first bride to give each bridesmaid an individualized bouquet, shown in the following examples. I particularly love the coordinating shoes! What a great idea!
Photo credit: Wedding Aces
Photo credit: LemonLime Photography
Photo credit: Floralyn
Photo credit: Blooms by Martha Andrews
Photo credit: Jina Lee