flora

I'm not really a flower person. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't like them, I'm just not as appreciative of them as most women are. But there is one flower that never fails to make me go "ooooh, pretty" and that's the stargazer lily. I guess it's perfect for me because I love star shapes, and obviously, these are star-shaped flowers. Hence, the name. 

When our coordinator asked me what flowers we were going to use for the wedding, I didn't hesitate (even if I knew that it would be risky to use them during the summer) and asked for stargazers. Even if we had a bluish-theme, I really had no plans of using blue flowers whatsoever.

But I couldn't use just stargazers - they're more expensive than the usual- I needed something to fill it out when used for the guest tables. So I finally landed on the idea of using simple white carnations for all the decorations, and for my bridal bouquet. My maids of honor will have a miniature version of my bouquet. 

Tommee's bouttonierre will just be a small white carnation (obviously, a stargazer would be to gigantic. haha)

reception set-up

This will be our centerpiece. It just so happens that my favorite flower is the stargazer lily and I love japanese style designs, so this was perfect! plus, it gives me that touch of black I wanted, as well.

I will be using a mix of aquamarine, turquoise, and ivory/beige candles all throughout the decorations. (Pillars, votives, and floating candles) Since our reception is in the evening, I am going to use more candles than flowers for the guest tables.  

something like this:

Photo courtesy of Discovery Shores, Boracay

The tables will have a beige/cream tablecloth with a turquoise runner.