How-to Select Your DIY Wedding Flowers: COLOR
Every wedding has a color scheme, but its so hard to narrow down the colors and pick the color combinations you want to have. Some people pick their wedding color themes based around the wedding flowers they like, while others pick a color scheme and then match the...
Average Cost of Wedding Flowers! Why You Should DIY!
Curiosity got the best of me, and I started to wonder how much the average bride in the U.S. spends on her wedding flowers. When I found the results for 2011, I have to admit I was taken back! What Brides Are Spending: $1,200- $2,000 What You Could Spend if You DIY:...
How-To Select Your DIY Wedding Flowers: TEXTURE
Having a hard time selecting flowers DIY bride?! There is so much you feel like you don't know, and all you want is for everything to be perfect because you have dreamed of this day your whole life! That's okay, we have all the tools to help you decide what flowers...
Make family traditions even more special!
Every 4th of July Weekend I go to my grandparents house in upstate New York to spend a week with my family and escape the congested cities of New Jersey. This is by far the best family tradition I could ever ask for. The air is fresh, there are more tractors on the...
Green Flowers in Your Wedding Arrangements!
Having trouble picking out a color scheme for your wedding flowers? Here are some ideas surrounding a new trend, GREEN! We all love some color, but its hard to pick which ones! Here is a great way to get an idea for what kind of floral design and colors you like. For...
Blooms By the Box is featured in The Knot!
Blooms By the Box was featured in The Knot North Carolina edition! One of the brides in the real weddings section used bloomsbythebox.com to make her big day the perfect one! Shanna and Jared ordered hydrangeas, tulips, and ginger to make their bridal bouquets and...
Budget Brides! Carnation Pomanders are effortless, cutting – edge, and affordable!
I have a favorite new arrangement idea! Pomander carnation arrangements! It's bright, its fun, and its modern. Paying the big bucks for floral designers to make modern arrangements is no longer a must! Besides, wouldn't you rather do it yourself and earn bragging...
The Royal Wedding Creates Lily of the Valley Trend That You Can Use Too!
We all watched the Royal wedding at one point or another, whether it was 4am or on re-runs, we all felt the magnetism of this inspired celebration. Its near impossible to overlook the fairy tale joining of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. In fact, the only way...
DIY Summer Picnic Bouquet Doubles as a Fun Bridal Shower Game!
It's summer, and its time to get outside in that gorgeous weather and soak up the sun. Whether its a date, family gathering, or bridal shower a picnic is a traditionally lustrous way to enjoy the season. There is no better way to get loved ones together like food,...
Not new, but improved
With wedding season soon approaching, I thought I'd let you all know that our DIY Guide to Wedding Flowers has been updated :)! We've added The Flower Color Wheel, as well as essential information about freeze-dried rose petals. Click here to get the Blooms by the Box...
A little practice makes perfect…
I touch upon this a lot in our DIY Guide, but I cannot stress doing a trial run enough if you are thinking about doing your own wedding flowers. Although DIY'ing your flowers is extremely easy, you don't want to be doing something for the first time the day before or...
Centerpiece Clusters by Project Wedding
Contrary to popular belief, DIY'ing your wedding flowers isn't hard. In fact, it's an easy way to both save money and add a personal touch to your big day :). I found these adorable (and affordable might I add) centerpiece clusters pictured below on Project Wedding....
My Favorite Flower Trends of 2010
As we wrap up another year, I can't help but look back on some of my favorite flower trends of 2010. I hope to see them again in 2011, but with the new year comes new trends, so we'll have to wait and see. Anyway, here's my top five. 1. Texture This year both brides...
Praise for A Practical Wedding
All right, I am now reverting back to advise for all you brides-to-be out there. As you all know the wedding season is now at a dull roar, but that doesn’t mean that the planning stops. And beyond all the planning, I’m sure all you future brides out there have some...
Nonpareil Magazine is the DIY Bride Bible
I'm going to start doing something a little different on the Blooms Blog. I know all of you want tips and tricks when it comes to wedding flowers, but I am going to take a step back and start giving all you Brides-to-Be out there some fabulous resources that will...