Inspiration from last weekend

Last Saturday I shot my first ever solo wedding. I also saw, for the first time ever, the most gorgeous paper flower designs!

Paper flowers

The bride handmade three bouquets as well as various boutonnieres and corsages.  Out of paper!  I couldn't believe the detail and textures.  I couldn't wait to share it with you!  Wow.  I am still in awe.

20 Responses

  1. elise says:

    omg.
    if you are going to do it, THAT is how you have to do it.

  2. elise says:

    omg.
    if you are going to do it, THAT is how you have to do it.

  3. Coralene says:

    I’ve never seen anything like that before. Every time I see things like that, I have this “new wedding” in my head, which is a do-over of my own wedding, packed full of all the crafty things I see online (for the rest of my life).
    I guess if I really did it, and I included ALL of those things, my New Wedding would basically be the equivalent of a bunch of plastic flamingos jammed into the lawn outside of some yellow trailer. It’s best to let the subtle creative hands do all the work :)

  4. DeMo says:

    Wow. That is so cool. I haven’t seen a paper boquet yet! It’s something that is definitely re-usable after the wedding.

  5. Vanessa says:

    holy cow! so gorgeous!

  6. sandra says:

    are you kidding…that’s paper?
    that’s so awesome!

  7. Gracie says:

    These are beyond wonderful! I can totally see my daughter wanting to make her own flowers for her wedding.
    Thanks for sharing this!

  8. SO so pretty! LOVE it! Thanks so much for sharing, Mandi!

  9. Lindsay Jean says:

    I’ve been obsessed with floral arrangements lately. I’ve never seen such a stunning paper bouquet!

  10. Laura Reaux says:

    That’s amazing! It must have taken her so long. Congrats on your first solo wedding! Mine is this Saturday. Eek! Any tips for me? lol

  11. Kate says:

    Oh. wow.

  12. Paige Evans says:

    Seriously that’s the most amazing bouquet I’ve ever seen – and it’ll last forever! Do you have more pictures? I want to see it from every angle!

  13. Elizabeth says:

    So awesome. I’ve been seeing some bouquets like this on Martha’s website. Would love to try my hand at it. This one is so vibrant!

  14. katie says:

    i die! those are goooorgeous!!!
    <3katie

  15. tiffany says:

    this is fantastic. i don’t think marriage or a wedding are in my near future but i’m going to try and make a bouquet this weekend.

  16. This is really great! I love when people really challenge themselves and put time and effort into something like this. People are so talented and creative… I Love it!

  17. Wow!! wow. Those are paper?? Could’ve fooled me on first glance – what a rad and amazingly executed idea! :)

  18. bridal says:

    The flowers so beautiful i like it so much. :)
    winnie