Post # 1
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Worker bee
These are items that seem to be hit or miss anymore. Are brides doing away with them now days? I work both in a floral shop and my own floral business on the side and I just don’t think as many people order them anymore. I did teach a class last winter on bow tying and had two brides in it planning on tying their pew bows. Rest of the class was people wanting to tie tree topper bows, lol. So share with me please what you are doing for pew decor. Thank you.
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Post # 3
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Busy Beekeeper
I have to admit I love fresh flowers. I will have mostly fresh on the day but as far as aisle decor, I love the kissing ball on a shepherd’s hook for outdoors, or hung on edges of pews for inside decor. I also am going to do (either in or outside) a personalized aisle runner and have fresh rose petals lining either side of the runner.
I haven’t honestly seen pew bows in a while. What is popular are colored sashes on the backs of the chairs to match the decor and the kissing balls. They can be fresh or faux. I’ll go with fresh though.
I am going to possibly be a 2 bouquet bride! One to keep forever (like the one I saw above and from Amanda 1986)and one to dry. I’m an encore bride and had my first bouquet preserved and it looked…dead..colors changed and it did not look anything like my real bouquet did.
Here’s another "forever" bouquet I love !
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Post # 4
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Helper bee
We are going to have pomanders that I am making with tissue paper in our wedding colors. The venue we are looking at is so pretty that I just wnated a touch of our colors and that is it becuse I dont want to take away from the buildings historic beauty.
Post # 5
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Busy Beekeeper
I do love the look of all pomanders! Real or faux. Paper pomanders are gorgeous too!
Post # 6
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Helper bee
It depends a lot on the church. Some churches will only allow pew bows, if they allow them at all! if you are outside, I think people are really going for decorating the aisle with flower petals or draping unconventional things over the ends of the aisles…picture frames, cones with flowers, lanterns, etc.
Post # 7
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Worker bee
Thanks for the info. That bouquet is stunning!!!
Post # 8
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Worker bee
This is an excellent question, because we just got quoted an OUTRAGEOUS price by our florist for pew arrangements, and I’m thinking of doing them myself. We’d like to use live flowers — just not a lot of them. The church is very ornate, so we don’t need a lot, but I’d like a little something. So:
1) Can anyone point me to a good DIY pew flowers site that includes instructions in using live flowers?
2) Can anyone give me suggestions for how many pew flowers would look good in a 22-pew, very ornate church? I was thinking of having them on the first, eighth, fifteenth and 22nd rows, or just at the front and the back, but my mom thinks we should just have a few on the first three or four rows (where the family et al will be sitting) and none on the back. Any words of wisdom would be most welcome.
Post # 9
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Blushing bee
I’m having an outdoor ceremony and I am having pomanders at every other row of chairs. They will then be brought inside for extra decor or on the escort card table.
Post # 10
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Worker bee
If you aren’t going to do them all I agree with parents, just do the first few rows (typically three). Tulle or sheer bows in your colors with a few flowers in each should get it.
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Post # 11
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Sugar bee
We are not having flowers at the wedding, other than the bouquets. However, we will have an ornate chuppah and pew bows.
Post # 12
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Worker bee
that sounds pretty. I have still never been to or worked a wedding with a chuppa. I ran to Hobby Lobby last night to pick up one of the mats for guests to sign. On the counter was a framed broken plate….I had to ask. It was from a couple’s wedding where they had smashed the plate. It had been framed beautifully in a deep set frame.
Lynne
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Post # 13
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Bee Keeper
My daughter’s wedding was canceled twice,but finally took place on June 20th. Over 2 years ago I found and bought these beautiful bows on Ebay made of weatherproof paper. They are reusable and can be styled 3 different ways as well as being substantial enough to add flowers,etc. You can also lightly mist them down with water and reshape or iron lightly, I wasn’t sure how they’d look after hanging in the closet under plastic for 2 years,but they were brand new and worked beautifully…even in the rain. I attached a single fuschia flower in the center of each for her wedding,and plan to reuse them for my other daughter’s wedding next May. They were hung on the ends of the chairs on every other row.
Post # 14
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Helper bee
I am thinking about having 2 large pomanders hanging on the first last aisle’s end chairs. Our venue is very dark (a winery) and I am planning on using all white flowers. If I get brave enough I would like to make them myself! Also, we are having out initials made of moss (I found on a blog here) on the front doors of the building.
Post # 15
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Worker bee
I don’t care for the look of pew bows so much, so I kept with the floral theme of the wedding…roses, hydrangea and ivy! I was able to use the flowers at the church and the reception! Gorgeous!
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Post # 16
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Worker bee
Those are beautiful!!! The birdcase is stunning.
I love hydrangeas. I was asked to make some hydrangea wreaths in the letter S for a local wedding. She wanted two for the front door in Lavender. Here is what I came up with using silk hydrangea blossoms. I decided to stick one in my etsy store to see if anyone was interested. I always have tons of hydrangeas on hand.
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