Wedding Season

It is now wedding season again! I remember this time last year I was preparing for my daughter, Valerie's wedding. The most difficult thing was that the wedding was not only going to be in a different city, but also a different state than where I lived AND she was living in a 3rd city. This meant that we did a lot of traveling to where the wedding was going to be! This year, I can just bask in the pleasant memories of how it really was a beautiful wedding and not all the pain and agonizing about whether we would be able to pull it off or not.

It helped that I have access to all the manufacturers that make everything imaginable for a wedding -- from silk flowers that look just like real flowers right down to the thorns to candleholders and vases. I carry LED candles that flicker and look like real candles without having to worry about dripping wax, flames going out in the middle of pictures, or even setting the church on fire. We actually have pictures where all the candles are lit. The wedding planner for the church was very happy that there was no wax spilled on the carpet.

Valerie wanted a rose garden style wedding so we used a lot of 6' silk rose garlands. But what do you do with 20 6' garlands after the wedding?? Well, I found a great idea from one of my suppliers to use them to create beautiful window treatments. I threaded a curtain rod through the loops of the garland and hung them above the curtain -- it created a wonderful and fresh look. Since we sprayed the garland lightly with Victorian Rose fragrance oil it also served as a room freshener! Once the garland gets a little dusty, just use your regular silk flower cleaner to keep them looking good and refresh with more fragrance oil.

More on what we did with the rest of the wedding decorations next time.....!

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