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In Season Wedding Flowers: Best Kept Secret of Savvy Brides

In season wedding flowers… are they really a savvy secret? All brides typically try to be budget conscious in some way…since the more you save on your wedding, the more can be spent on your honeymoon or first house together! Choosing flowers that grow in the season that you are getting married in, can be a great way to cut your florist bill without diminishing the dramatic decorating effect flowers have on your affair. Here is a list of flowers typically growing in Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.

Fall Wedding Flowers
Aster
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Marigold
Statice
Zinnia
Dried Leaves
Assorted Berry Sprigs

Winter Wedding Flowers

Amaryllis    Holly
Anemone    Jasmine
Bells of Ireland    Narcissus
Camellias    Poinsettia Casa Blanca Lily    Star Gazer Lily
Cosmos    Star of Bethlehem
Daffodil    Sweetpea
Forget-me-nots    Tulip

Spring Wedding Flowers

Anemone    Lilacs Bells of Ireland    Narcissus
Boronia    Peony
Casa Blanca Lily    Ranunculus
Daffodil    Star Gazer Lily
Delphinium    Sweetpea
Hyacinth    Tulip
Waxflower

Summer Wedding Flowers
Alstromeria     Forget-me-not
Bells of Ireland    Freesia
Chrysanthemum    Gerbera Daisy
English Lavender    Hydrangea
Iris    Larkspur

No matter what season your wedding is/was in or what your bouquet looked like, who wants to just toss their bouquet in the trash? If you hate that idea, our October Giveaway of a custom 11″ x 14″ shadowbox floral keepsake (a $460+ value) is meant for you! Keepsake Floral, the Nation’s leader in special event flower preservation will create a custom-crafted work of art out of your bouquet that you will treasure for years to come!

Want to win our outstanding October giveaway? Leave a comment on this, or any of our floral keepsake posts on Mondays this month and you’ll be automatically entered to win! Tell us all about the flowers in your bouquet, if they have special meanings or significance. The randomly selected contest winner will be announced on October 31st!! If we don’t hear back from the winner within 2 weeks, we will randomly select a new winner to make sure someone ends up with this great goodie!

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Our Outstanding October Newlywed Giveaway!

Ready for our October newlywed giveaway? What to give the girl who got everything for her wedding? How about over $460 worth of custom flower preservation?! If you are/were the bride who spent hours dreaming up the perfect wedding bouquet and now can’t bear the idea of tossing it, this giveaway is perfect for you. We’re happy to announce that our October Giveaway includes an 11″ x 14″ shadowbox floral keepsake (such as the one pictured) that our lucky winner will be able to customize with frame style, fabric lining and the design layout of her choice!

Our friend Dana, of Keepsake Floral has provided this month’s Custom Floral Keepsake giveaway! Keepsake Floral is the Nation’s leader in special event flower preservation, having been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Modern Bride, Bridal Guide , L.A. Brides and Grace Ormond’s Bridal Productions. So you can trust them to preserve your wedding bouquet and flowers, creating a custom-crafted work of art you will treasure for years to come!

Keepsake Floral prides itself on quality and individualized attention, allowing brides the flexibility they need at one of, if not the most, stressful times in their lives. Brides can simply place a deposit with Keepsake Floral to start the wedding bouquet preservation process. No design decisions are required until 2-3 weeks after the wedding, after the flowers have completed the preservation cycle. Their highly experienced Design Consultants assist brides in making size, design, frame, fabric and other choices.

As each and every floral keepsake is a custom piece of artwork, brides are encouraged to make the keepsake their own by incorporating their invitation, wedding photo … even wedding favors, tiaras and butterflies from sentimental releases. The custom cut frames for each Keepsake Floral shadowbox and pressed frame and the personal design attention each piece receives makes a completed flower keepsake everyone’s “Favorite Thing!”

Overly excited to win our outstanding October newlywed giveaway? Leave a comment on this, or any of our floral keepsake posts on Mondays this month and you’ll be automatically entered to win. Tell us all about the flowers in your bouquet, if they have special meanings or significance. The randomly selected contest winner will be announced on October 31^st!! If we don’t hear back from the winner within 2 weeks, we will randomly select a new winner to make sure someone ends up with this great goodie!

Announcing our September Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to our September giveaway winner, Andrea!! You read our newlywed blog, left a comment and now have won a $200 jewelry rental from ADORN! Will you choose a diamond necklace, pearl earrings or a fabulous bracelet? Whichever you end up with, we’re sure you’ll look lovely on your Big Day! Please check your email for the details on how to redeem your prize from ADORN, a bride and newlywed’s best source for fine jewelry rental.

Bummed that you didn’t win our sparkly September giveaway? Stay tuned to see what gorgeous giveaway we have in store for our readers in the month of October!

The Wedding Salon is in Chicago!

MissNowMrs.com would like to offer our readers complimentary tickets to this fabulous bridal show! Please use the following code: MISSC when registering at: weddingsalon.com.
Don’t miss this event on Monday October 4^th, 2010 from 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM at The Sofitel Chicago Water Tower 20 East Chestnut – Downtown Chicago, IL 60611
Here is what you don’t want to miss:

The hottest trend in Fashion Shows, Podium Modeling, with Celebrity-Style Couture Gowns from Vera Wang, Chicago & Belle Vie Bridal Couture
The ultimate Beauty Suite designed by Heffernan & Morgan with bridal updos, manicures & makeup consultations accented with antique mirror décor. Featuring the nation’s top makeup artists from Saks Fifth Avenue & Beauty on Call with makeup by Bobbi Brown, Dior, Chanel, YSL & Giorgio Armani Beauty
Fantasy table décor by SQN Events paying homage to Chicago’s “Speakeasy Era” with caramel & bronze hues, antique candelabras & chandeliers accented with feathers & crystals
Hollywood’s hottest detox, The BluePrint Cleanse, a favorite of Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Szohr and Bethenny Frankel
Ivory cakes with edible jewels and crystals by SweetPea Cakes, Raspberry Hazelnut Truffle Boxes by Delish Cakes
A fantasy ballroom designed by Heffernan & Morgan with regal shades of lavender, purples and golds, wedding décor by Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings
Exotic Honeymoons &Destination Weddings from The Leading Hotels of the World, Sandals Resorts, Atlantis and One&Only Ocean Club, Bahamas
Dream Registries by WILLIAMS-SONOMA & The Registry @Bloomingdale’s
Cocktails, Truffle Displays, Hors D’ Oeuvres and Fabulous Gift Bags featuring Stila, Estee Lauder, Elizabeth Arden & Guerlain Cosmetics

Brides, you won’t want to miss out on this fabulous event! Newlyweds, you don’t want your engaged friends to miss this event either…so let them know!!
Readers, have any of you attended a Wedding Salon event? We’d love to hear if you enjoyed yourself and came away with great ideas for your wedding! Please leave us a comment.

Last Week to Enter To Win Adorn Jewelry!

Did you enter to win Adorn jewelry? Ladies, this is the last week to enter to win a $200 jewelry rental from ADORN! Imagine yourself dripping in free jewels for your big day (be it your wedding, anniversary, birthday or an upscale event). There are only three days left before we announce the lucky winner, so be sure to leave a comment before it’s too late!

ADORN has partnered with MissNowMrs.com to present our lucky September Giveaway winner with a $200 jewelry rental for free! ADORN is the equivalent of every budget oriented bride’s fairy godmother. You can rent diamond earrings, necklaces and bracelets from their website for a fraction of the cost of buying them.

Psyched to win our September Giveaway?! Leave a comment on this, or any of our jewelry posts on Mondays this month and you’ll be automatically entered to win. Share your big day dreams with us and how ADORN jewelry will complete your look. The randomly selected contest winner will be announced on September 30^th!! If we don’t hear back from the winner within 2 weeks, we will randomly select a new winner to make sure someone ends up with this great goodie!