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I think if you are tall, it could work; however, if you are short like me, I don't think it would.
I am 5'4 (but will have heels on) and I weigh 130 now but hoping to hit 120 for the big day.
Don't think it'd look good if a short person held a long stemmed bouquet?
I am only 5' 1/2", so I a long stemmed bouquet would make me look like a squashed marshmallow. I think, for you and wearing heals, it would work.
This one got me thinking:
But I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one:
I prefer shorter clustered calla lily bouquets- it looks very high end- I'm sure you could achieve the look with 10-15 flowers. But! If you love tall go for it!
My nephew's mother wanted me to come up with a rough number for the bouquets/boutt's...
how many callas do you think are in the second, shorter bouquet?? Maybe 8 roses and.....20-25 callas?
i DIY'ed my flowers and i did short stems - but think we completely forgot to cut this BM's stems! haha. how i missed this i have no idea. but it didnt look bad :) but i dont know if i would do them *that* long
Well all I can say is, it's YOUR day and you should feel like a queen! I still remember the feel of the long stem roses from when I won our local pageant..It feels very glamorous to carry this type of bouquet. Seriously it does! You remember how it feels in your arms, or that special moment when somebody gave you a large, long stemmed bouquet of roses!
And the bouquet IS glam.. but there has to be a way to "wedding" it right?
Now here's a real-world long stem wedding bouquet to give you the same glam feeling!
I love the natural look of this long stem bouquet!
I used to work in floral design and I have worked with callas a bunch. The only real difference between the two bouquets you attached is the type of calla lillies. The short stemmed one is made with mini callas, thats why it looks like you need so many more. You can use the large, standard callas to make the small bouquet. Just trim the stems. You are petite so it will look fine. :) For the boutioneers, I would suggest mini callas, using one per boutioneer. Good luck!
I plan on orange callas too. I think short looks better, with a fuller bouquet. Like the one in my photo to the right.
thanks for all the responses!! ugh i'm so torn though.
My local craft chain (Pat Catan's) doesn't have the mini callas, just the medium and large. I can get such a great deal on them...$1.75 ea! (don't burst my bubble, I THINK I'm getting a great deal so let's leave it at that)
I haven't scouted Michael's or Hobby Lobby yet, but I will. I think I'll make the appointment with the head floral designer and have him do up a mock bouquet...I'll just see what feels right when it's in my hand.
@bellenga GORGEOUS flowers!
Hobby Lobby has mini callas (i think in orange) in the wedding section! 1.75 a head for standard silk callas is really good!
I love long stemmed boquets! I think they are dramatic and gorgeous. If it works better for your budget, why not?
@mudratdetector: I LOVE that second one... It's BEAUTIFUL!! I vote to go with somethings like that.
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I have my heart set on an orange calla lily bouquet. I need to make a decision soon, too! I'm gathering pics to bring to the floral designer (using real touch callas, btw) and I see so many long stemmed bouquets. They use half as many flowers as the short, stocky, full bouquets. I know the tall, skinny bouquet would be cheaper, but I'm not ga-ga over the look.
Convince me that long stemmed is the way to go, please!! Would holding a tall, skinny bouquet make me look leaner, taller, slimmer? Or would it look cheap? (less than 10 callas as opposed to 30 in a big bunch)
Please help...my nephew's mother is a manager at a Michaels/Hobby Lobby type local chain and told me the flowers I want are running low in the warehouse, theres only 60! Plus whatever I can buy up from the 12 area stores.
FYI the med/large size orange callas, Real Touch brand, will be $1.75 ea.