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I'm getting married at the end of September and am on a really tight budget. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas/suggestions for ways to get flowers really cheap for decorating and bouquets? Or, creative ways to decorate without flowers? Thanks!
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Keep your flower decorations to a minimum - use a few dramatic flowers for impact instead of masses of blooms. Choose smaller bouquets
Warehouses and club stores can be a good idea, but don't forget to factor in your time and supplies for doing the arrangements yourself, as well as storage considerations. Also, you should do a test run with some flowers to get an idea of how far ahead of time you should order your flowers. Unless you're really crafty or really know what you're doing, you're better off getting premade arrangements from a club store if you can.
Stick to in season flowers and ones that are locally grown if you can. This website will list them for you: http://www.freshroses.com/sept.html and give you pictures of them as well.
Choose inexpensive flowers like carnations and mums and use those to provide the bulk of the flower arrangements, and make more expensive flowers the accents. Greenery and baby's breath are inexpensive and can fill in a lot of space
Make your arrangements do double duty for both ceremony and reception. If the florist doesn't transport from one site to another, ask a trusted friend to do this for you.
Most high schools and colleges have horticulture classes that specialize in caring for and arranging flowers and plants. For a small fee, you could hire these aspiring florists who would be thrilled to work on your arrangements. The teachers of such a course will act as your safety net and, as an added bonus to you, will have extensive experience and oversee your project.
Put your most expensive arrangements where you want to make the biggest impression or where they will be seen the most.
It is not necessary to adorn every table with a high-priced floral centerpiece. Candles are beautiful and provide an amazing ambience! Try submerging an orchid (or flower of choice) in a glass container filled with water and float a candle on top. Also attractive is placing river rocks at the bottom of a glass container, adding water and floating a flower on top. Try using orchids, roses, peonies, camellias or gerberas.
A dramatic and stunning effect can be created with an inexpensive, rectangular mirror (much like the ones designed to hang on a bedroom door). Place the mirror reflective-side-up and let it run the length of the table, placing tealight candles at even intervals down the center. Sprinkle colored glitter or flower petals across the surface. The result is not only attractive, but sets the tone for your reception.
Keep your flower decorations to a minimum - use a few dramatic flowers for impact instead of masses of blooms. Choose smaller bouquets
Warehouses and club stores can be a good idea, but don't forget to factor in your time and supplies for doing the arrangements yourself, as well as storage considerations. Also, you should do a test run with some flowers to get an idea of how far ahead of time you should order your flowers. Unless you're really crafty or really know what you're doing, you're better off getting premade arrangements from a club store if you can.
Stick to in season flowers and ones that are locally grown if you can. This website will list them for you: http://www.freshroses.com/sept.html and give you pictures of them as well.
Choose inexpensive flowers like carnations and mums and use those to provide the bulk of the flower arrangements, and make more expensive flowers the accents. Greenery and baby's breath are inexpensive and can fill in a lot of space
Make your arrangements do double duty for both ceremony and reception. If the florist doesn't transport from one site to another, ask a trusted friend to do this for you.
Most high schools and colleges have horticulture classes that specialize in caring for and arranging flowers and plants. For a small fee, you could hire these aspiring florists who would be thrilled to work on your arrangements. The teachers of such a course will act as your safety net and, as an added bonus to you, will have extensive experience and oversee your project.
Put your most expensive arrangements where you want to make the biggest impression or where they will be seen the most.
It is not necessary to adorn every table with a high-priced floral centerpiece. Candles are beautiful and provide an amazing ambience! Try submerging an orchid (or flower of choice) in a glass container filled with water and float a candle on top. Also attractive is placing river rocks at the bottom of a glass container, adding water and floating a flower on top. Try using orchids, roses, peonies, camellias or gerberas.
A dramatic and stunning effect can be created with an inexpensive, rectangular mirror (much like the ones designed to hang on a bedroom door). Place the mirror reflective-side-up and let it run the length of the table, placing tealight candles at even intervals down the center. Sprinkle colored glitter or flower petals across the surface. The result is not only attractive, but sets the tone for your reception.
What was/is it like to be pregnant when you were/are 16-18?
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I'm writing a story, my character is 17.
I have no idea so I want people with first hand experience.
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I got pregnant at 17 & it was tough. It's hard because you're so young and people are so judgemental, like oh my god I can't believe she's having a baby! it's even worse when your parents are not supportive. I didn't have a mom but my Dad tried to talk me into abortion when he found out but I just didn't have the heart to do it. I figured if I could have sex then I needed to take the responsibility that came with it. I had only known her father for a month before we got pregnant so that was probably the hardest making a relationship work where you really didn't know the other person and yet here you are having a baby. He was very very distant and the further along I got the more detached from me he became, that was the hardest part. I felt unattractive and insecure. I had no idea what was happening to my body and I was scared because I didn't know what the future held for me. I didn't have a job and I hadn't finished highschool yet either. I lost 99% of my friends because when you become pregnant you're no longer on the same level. When the baby is born it's even harder to keep friends around as well. I was very very lonely when she was born. It was hard realizing I pretty much couldn't do anything that I used to do because I was responsible for this little life. Not to mention all of the hoops I had to jump through with the state for insurance and wic was beyond stressful as well. Dr's treated me differently because I was on Medicaid, I always felt like they were looking down on me. I had to move out of my father's house and in with her father. Once the baby was born things took a nose dive quicker than a heavy rock reaching the bottom of a lake. He felt like because he was working he didn't have to help me with the baby, we no longer had any sort of sex life what so ever! and I started to feel all alone and very very very depressed. I felt he was cheating on me and I wasn't sleeping because I was doing all the feedings at night. We even got into an argument one night because I asked him to please feed her. We split up when she was 2 months old because I just couldn't take it anymore. I then moved to Cali to start a life of my own w/some family friends but even when I was working I didn't know how I was going to support myself and her on $8 an hour. I got so scared of doing it all on my own that when he came to visit and begged me to give it another chance I did. That didn't work out either and 2 weeks later I found myself in one of those mental hospitals because I got so upset and selfish that I swallowed a handfull of pills and passed out on the bathroom floor. I spent 2 weeks in that place and was finally able to come home. That time spent there is a different story entirelly. We split up for good and I had to leave her with him and his dad to get myself on my feet. I rented a bedroom in a house that was seperated into apartments, got a better job which I walked to everyday 5 miles each way and by the time she was 6 months old I took her back full time because he dropped her off on my doorstep saying he couldn't do it anymore. Even though I wasn't fully equipped to take care of her I did it because she was so innocent and didn't ask to be brought into this world and I loved her sooooo much. I worked harder and found a babysitter and busted my ass! Now it's 7 years later and I have a wonderful husband and 3 beautiful children with him. There is sooooo much more to my story but I would be writing all night LOL. I just gave you some basic stuff, you can always email me and ask more questions if you like.
I got pregnant at 17 & it was tough. It's hard because you're so young and people are so judgemental, like oh my god I can't believe she's having a baby! it's even worse when your parents are not supportive. I didn't have a mom but my Dad tried to talk me into abortion when he found out but I just didn't have the heart to do it. I figured if I could have sex then I needed to take the responsibility that came with it. I had only known her father for a month before we got pregnant so that was probably the hardest making a relationship work where you really didn't know the other person and yet here you are having a baby. He was very very distant and the further along I got the more detached from me he became, that was the hardest part. I felt unattractive and insecure. I had no idea what was happening to my body and I was scared because I didn't know what the future held for me. I didn't have a job and I hadn't finished highschool yet either. I lost 99% of my friends because when you become pregnant you're no longer on the same level. When the baby is born it's even harder to keep friends around as well. I was very very lonely when she was born. It was hard realizing I pretty much couldn't do anything that I used to do because I was responsible for this little life. Not to mention all of the hoops I had to jump through with the state for insurance and wic was beyond stressful as well. Dr's treated me differently because I was on Medicaid, I always felt like they were looking down on me. I had to move out of my father's house and in with her father. Once the baby was born things took a nose dive quicker than a heavy rock reaching the bottom of a lake. He felt like because he was working he didn't have to help me with the baby, we no longer had any sort of sex life what so ever! and I started to feel all alone and very very very depressed. I felt he was cheating on me and I wasn't sleeping because I was doing all the feedings at night. We even got into an argument one night because I asked him to please feed her. We split up when she was 2 months old because I just couldn't take it anymore. I then moved to Cali to start a life of my own w/some family friends but even when I was working I didn't know how I was going to support myself and her on $8 an hour. I got so scared of doing it all on my own that when he came to visit and begged me to give it another chance I did. That didn't work out either and 2 weeks later I found myself in one of those mental hospitals because I got so upset and selfish that I swallowed a handfull of pills and passed out on the bathroom floor. I spent 2 weeks in that place and was finally able to come home. That time spent there is a different story entirelly. We split up for good and I had to leave her with him and his dad to get myself on my feet. I rented a bedroom in a house that was seperated into apartments, got a better job which I walked to everyday 5 miles each way and by the time she was 6 months old I took her back full time because he dropped her off on my doorstep saying he couldn't do it anymore. Even though I wasn't fully equipped to take care of her I did it because she was so innocent and didn't ask to be brought into this world and I loved her sooooo much. I worked harder and found a babysitter and busted my ass! Now it's 7 years later and I have a wonderful husband and 3 beautiful children with him. There is sooooo much more to my story but I would be writing all night LOL. I just gave you some basic stuff, you can always email me and ask more questions if you like.
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