There are books at places like hallmark or chapters, that write short speeches or paragraphs about Friendship, sisters and love. I’d recommend having a look at these and writing down a couple of them you like. They sound beautiful and from the heart, and say what you really feel….one of the books is called True Friends Always Remain in Each Others Heart (A Blue Mountain Arts Collection)
OR
You can read a couple of birthday or congratulations cards for sisters, and copy what they have said.
It’s totally ok to be nervous saying a speech, but when you say it, just direct it to your sister like you’re talking over a coffee, and it will feel less stressful for you. Good luck with it!

————————–

I’m also doing DIY flowers. I’ve already done up a sample centerpiece. You need to keep in mind the vase you plan on using, the type of flowers you’re using, and how many bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, centerpieces you plan on doing. I would go to Fifty-Flowers (online) and speak with a live representative. I’m using carnations and roses in my centerpieces with 15 roses and 15 carnations in each one. I’ll also add in some baby’s breath to each. I have 16 tables, but if you use Fifty-Flowers, they have very good prices and the flowers come to you fresher than if you got them from a florist.

Good Luck!

——————

I’d say go with the roses and peonies. The tulips in my opinion wouldn’t go with those flowers. Then add some greenery I heard recently that people are putting herbs in as greenery. Maybe some rosemary or thyme? The woodiness of their aroma should go nicely with the sweetness of the rose and the peony.

————————————-

Excess sweating problems? Try Stop Sweating and Start Living

My colors are hunter green, with chocolate and ivory accents. I am doing flowers that are a mix of greens, browns, ivory, and white to match colors.

Centerpieces will be green spider mums, kermit button mums, ivory roses, and chocolate artichokes with river rocks in them.

My bouquet will be a dark calla lily called Naomi, ivory roses, chartreuse zinnias, kermit button mums, and italian ruskus greenery.

I picked the flowers that matched my colors and also ones I really like-like the dahlias.
Bridesmaid bouquets are white dahlias and white tulips. Boutonnieres are white tulips for groomsmen and chartreuse zinnia for my FI. Moms will have white dahlias.

———————————

I used fake flowers for the arch

and a very nice, elegant and cheap centerpiece is a bowl filled with water, river rocks and one open rose and sprinkle some rose petals around — it would love AWESOME

(of course, you would put it in a bigger bowl)

I have practiced creating bouquets and am buying my flowers in bulk and everything else I need from a craft store. I am creating boutonnieres for 5 groomsmen, my fiance, and 2 dads. I am making corsages for 3 grandmothers and 2 moms, bouquets for myself and 5 bridesmaids.

I am looking into prices of flowers and types. Carnations have always been a favorite of mine, and at costco.com they are $74.99 for 150 stems. Hydrangea are easy to work with because you need very few stems to complete your look, they’re $109.99 for 30 stems. There’s a lot of options out there for a girl on a budget! Look at your friends’ and families’ yards, they may have pretty flowers that they will allow you to pick and use right from the garden! My cousin did that, she got all the blue hydrangea from her parents’ neighborhood. Her flowers were great!