Re: Bouquets - yes or no?
a good bridal bouquet should be around $100-$150 depending on the flowers you want. or in your case, actually, you could even just have a big bouquet of baby’s breath tied with purple ribbon and maybe a brooch! that would be way cheaper and its something you could easily do yourself the day before if you are prepping just one thing for the photoshoot. http://img4.realsimple.com/images/holidays-entertaining/weddings/0717/baby-breath-flower_300.jpg
this is what i found for DIY instructions:
Baby’s Breath will run you approx. $2 per stem at a retail florist. A bouquet will use around 10-30 stems depending on how full you want it. This would be relatively easy to DIY. Just separate the baby’s breath so that you have one bunch of tiny blossoms per large stem (baby’s breath branches, separate these branches), then cluster those stems together. You don’t have to be very precise because the whole look is airy and beautiful.
and here’s a step by step DIY with pictures- http://www.theringbearer.ca/cultures.php?v=article&aid=4517
additional ideas to incorporate baby’s breath into your wedding- http://emmalinebride.com/decor/babys-breath-for-weddings/
i love this idea of mixing it up with other flowers, but in separate vases because a) baby’s breath are cheaper so you can have lots more of them which means a fuller centerpiece, but also, it means you can pair it with smaller centerpieces of other flowers that might be slightly more expensive but will still look amazing- http://www.sweetstylings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/babys-breath-and-anemones-centerpiece.jpg
or you can just opt for large clusters of baby’s breath on their own- http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1-BfE7XEs4o/TndbpMtic6I/AAAAAAAAAGM/9VcO5UbKqlA/s1600/baby’s+breath+centerpiece.jpg
if you’re looking for a more vintage feel, consider putting them in silver vases.
