Post # 1

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Helper bee
Happy Almost-Friday Bees!
Did any of you make/use non-floral bouts? We’ll be doing this, but wanted to see if you had any pics to share. I’ve seen some pics, like the one below… & I’ve read a tutorial here on WB, but would like to see different varieties as well. I love the look of non-florals!
Thanks in advance! 
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Post # 3

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Helper bee
Here are mine!
Hm not letting me post the pic, O well.
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/diy-boutonnieres
Post # 4

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Busy bee
I love this idea and can’t wait to see the pics! But out of laziness we went with flowers for the dads and no bouts for the groomsmen.
Post # 5

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Sugar bee
let’s see if this is too big…yup…lemme see about getting a smaller pic.
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Post # 6

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Helper bee
i love them ladies! keep em comin’! its ok if the pics are big – better to see the details!
Post # 7

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Bumble bee
Um, do ribbon flowers count in the "non floral" collection?
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Post # 8

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Helper bee
Here are mine!
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Post # 9

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Honey bee
OH! I love them all! I so want to do these but I’m afraid they will look totally lame if I tried them myself. Thanks for the inspiration!
Post # 10

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Helper bee
Yes, I was super excited about the non-floral boutonnieres but I don’t think anyone “got it.” When we were taking pictures after our ceremony with our bridal party 2 of our GMs looked at the BMs bouquets and were like “are those real flowers?” And they were both like “yeah?” with a puzzled look like “why wouldn’t they be?” And the GMs were like “well ours aren’t real so those must not be real!”
It bothered me because I didn’t use non-floral bouts to save money, I did it because they are different and every real bout I have seen always dies on the grooms coat within a few hours! Oh well, I guess… I just hope not everyone was like “those are cheap, why did she use those?!” They were actually more money than real boutonnieres would have cost!
Post # 11

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Newbee
We’re getting married on the beach and using sand dollars as one of our accents. I found this boutonniere on Etsy and fell in love with immediately!
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Post # 12

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Newbee
- Wedding: May 2010 - Plantation Bay Country Club
I love the non-floral bouts! I just have to convince the Mister into them (he’s an old fashioned flower guy). These are all so beautiful!