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Flowers I loved brooch bouquets from day one, so I made my own to save a few hundred bucks. Here’s my write-up: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/73419/diy-brooch-bouquet After that write-up, I ended up adding some fabric from my mom’s wedding dress that she wore when she married my dad, onto the handle of the bouquet. My dad passed away a few years ago, so I also got a memorial charm made by Etsy seller YourCharmedWedding. I sent the seller two pictures of him at family weddings, and she did a beautiful job. I made the BM bouquets out of real-touch callas (Hobby Lobby) and cymbidium orchids (www.afloral.com). I also bought initial jewelry for their bouquets from the Oops section on www.bouquetjewels.com. Here is the link to my bridesmaids’ bouquet DIY post: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/73420/diy-calla-orchid-bridesmaids-bouquets I loved these boutonnieres I found online but they were way out of my budget, and I knew I could make them on my own. I made the guitar one for Al, and the smaller pick bouts for the groomsmen, my stepdad and one in memory of my dad. Groom's bout inspiration from www.rosenowfloral.com: My DIY version: GMs bout inspiration from etsy seller SurroundingsOnline: My DIY version: I even made a tiny bout for Cardboard Buster to wear during the wedding. OOT Bags I posted a ridiculously pic-heavy thread about my OOT bags here: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/78482/aciretas-oot-bags-tons-of-pictures-templates. Bags were from Cheap Totes. Most of the paper products I got from Vistaprint. I found all of the contents at various online shops (see OOT thread for sources). For my BMs, I included some extra goodies in their bags: monogrammed jewelry rolls (David’s bridal), bridesmaids cosmetics bags (Michaels), shirts for getting ready on the wedding day, some extra Vistaprint items (notebooks, monogrammed sticky notepads), and I paid for their dresses, shoes and hair for the wedding. For the shirts for getting ready on the day of the wedding, I bought black tank-tops (Target), rhinestone decals and some iron-on lettering (Michaels). We also put some extra goodies in our parents OOT bags, mostly team bride/groom stuff (hats, shirts, tote bags). To be continued...