Flower Power

Since I'm on spring break this week, I'm going to Newport tomorrow to meet with some vendors, venues and hopefully Ochre Court. Unfortunately, in order to do this, I need FI's car, which means taking him to work at 7am. It's not exactly how I envisioned spring break, but at least it'll be productive. I decided to just go straight to Newport after dropping him off, so my first appointment is at 9:30 at Stoneblossom. My first floral appointment! At 11, I'm meeting with Trisha (a very nice British woman) of Laurel Lane, another florist.

Although I don't anticipate having a lot of floral decorations, I do want to get an idea of how much they're going to cost. In addition to the normal bouquets and boutinneres, I need some sort of centerpiece for the tables. I do NOT want huge flower arrangements in tall, nondescript vases. In fact, I don't want to use many flowers at all. I envision using water, candles and a few orchids and irises. I like the idea of "sunken" flowers and floating candles, but I think I'd rather have shorter centerpieces rather than tall ones. Perhaps a mix of short and tall? What I would really like is some sort of short, glass rectangle filled with water and river rocks, with candles and orchids floating on top. The closest image I can find uses a wooden box and sand instead of a glass and water, but it gives you the idea.

Basically, I want something unique and beautiful, which is why I'm excited to meet with the floral designers tomorrow. I want to get a sense of their personalities and creativity through their portfolios. Hopefully, they'll be able to interpret my "visions" into a workable centerpiece.