I put my feather boutonnieres up here a while ago. It was one of the first projects I got done for the wedding months ago, but since then I’ve been procrastinating on my other feather projects. Mostly because I have some problems containing the feathers every time I break them out. I make such a mess!!! Anyway, with the wedding only a few weeks away I needed to be a little more aggressive in getting some things finished.
Feather Corsages: I made some feather “flowers” for my mother, Bek’s mother and step-mother, and my grandmother (the white one).
Fascinator and Boutonnieres: Our attendants are all in grey or silver, so I made black and white feather boutonnieres and hair fascinators. There were several fascinator fails that didn’t get documented, which is a shame because they were pretty awful/funny.
Fascinator in action...
Fascinator and Boutonniere
I made Bek a boutonniere that’s got some personalized elements to it, but I can’t put it up here because it’s supposed to be a surprise…
So here’s where I need some advice. I have been going back and forth on whether or not to have a bouquet or bouquet-type-thing. But I’m running out of time and can’t afford to keep going back and forth – I need to just make a decision already! I was originally planning on making a feather bouquet, or maybe a feather+vintage brooch bouquet, or maybe a feather pomander of something. But I’m not going to be “walking” down an aisle or anything, so it seems weird to be carrying something that you just hand off immediately for someone else to hold during the ceremony. And I don’t intend on throwing it. So I don’t see much point in having a bouquet at all really, except that it’s pretty and another excuse for more feathers… What do people think? Should I bother? Will I regret later that I didn’t do it, or will I just end up cursing the decision to have one when I’m trying to put it together a week before the wedding? My time could probably be better spent, but as they say “You only do this once”. But that said, I still can’t even figure out whether or not I even care! Argh.
I love the feather look! Very old Hollywood. I was thinking of doing a feather bouquet myself because I’m not a big flower fan (not to mention that I’m allergic!) but I totally get that you might feel like it’s not important since you won’t be doing the aisle or tossing. I say if it’s not a big deal to you, scrap it… Unless you want to have the effect of holding a bouquet for photos. Or you could always just find a single feather or something to hold if you feel like you want something in your hand? That way you don’t have to spend too much time on it, but will still get to include more feather!
I may need your awesome creativity when it comes time for me to slap together my own feather bouquet!
Looking at Erica’s wedding portraits, I realized how much I loved the corsage-on-the-dress thing. Why not make yourself a different little feather corsage and pin it to your dress? You could throw a little color into it if you wanted to make it stand out. The main point is, if you don’t feel attached to a bouquet, don’t do it. Everyone will still know that you’re getting married, including you. I guarantee it.
PS– So jealous of your ability to pull off that adorable short haircut!