My niece is preparing for her wedding for the end of June. I decided to have a bridal shower for her at our place. Her all-time flowers have always been daisies and carnations. I went to the area farmers market the day before the shower & purchased large bunches of daisies & carnations to make flower arrangements for the shower. I had stopped at the floral shop the previous week to buy flowers, but after discovering the prices I decided to do them myself. The florist is the person that recommended that I go to the farmers market to purchase the flowers, especially since they were both in season. I thought it may be like a flea market as well, and I could get some wholesale wedding favors. By purchasing the flowers that were in season I was able to save even more.

When I got home from the farmers market I cut the stems of the daisies & carnations to different lengths and made flower arrangements in 3 crystal vases to place around the home. I still had sufficient flowers left to do a petite arrangement for the bathrooms. It's always an appreciated touch to place fresh flowers in the bathroom when you're entertaining. When you do your own arrangements you can utilize your own vases, which adds to the personal touch.

The morning of the wedding shower I checked the flowers to see if they needed more water. They were still looking fresh & the bright colors of the flowers gave the rooms feels warm & homey.

My niece loved the lovely and wonderful presents that the guests had brought. And she hadn't even seen the wholesale wedding favors I bought yet! We visited and gave pieces of advice to the bride about having a long and happy marriage. I had framed some pictures that I had gotten from the mother of the bride and mom of the groom. I had pics of the two of them growing up in addition to photos of the two of them on assorted vacations that they have taken together. My niece was so satisfied with these that she made the decision to use them at the wedding day reception also, along with the wholesale wedding favors. We also ate a light lunch and had cake that I had also decorated with fresh-cut flowers.