I just got the new Pottery Garden catalog and love, love, love this spring’s look, which they have dubbed “Inspired Garden”. Think natural elements like moss, nests and branches. Think vintage accessories like peeling finials, aged pottery and galvanized anything. Can’t you just see this look for your wedding? Being a garden girl myself, this might be the look I would choose if I were getting married tomorrow. It seems like lately every other wedding/florist blog has featured this look, so you know it is a big trend. Every time I see it, I fall in love with it a bit more.
Of course, you might be thinking great, this has to be an inexpensive look to get, right? It’s just old things and stuff from your yard. Wrong, wrong, wrong. This look involves layers of material, natural elements, vintage finds and just when you think you are done, you add a few more things. I priced out one take on this amazing look, using various sources for the costs.
Start with a moss mat (around $8) or burlap table runner. Add a galvanized bucket or watering can (starting at $29) for flowers and branches-cost for these varies depending on your area and season as well as the flowers you choose . Then add a bird’s nest ($3.50+) with robin’s egg blue eggs ( $7 and up). Next comes something in aged cement or wood, say a finial ($19-$99) or other architectural elements. And, last but not least, a white washed lantern (starting at $49).
Starting to see why this is expensive? Not to mention time consuming to source all of these lovely materials? At a glance, you are up to about $120 per table, and I didn’t even add in the cost of any flowers or candles. Of course, I would have to have the lovely moss letters from Pottery Barn for the front doors of the church to complete the look. These are $79 per letter.
Let’s be honest here, if you are doing your guest tables with this appealing look, you want to make sure the head table, gift table, etc are done in the same theme, so be sure to add that to your costs. Wow, it is not cheap to be inspired by the Inspired Garden. Maybe you should buy that lottery ticket after all!
Luckily, there are talented wedding designers that can help you achieve this look, rent you materials (instead of buying everything) and help you create the wedding of your dreams. Or should I say your garden dreams?
I put a link to Pottery Barn so you can see why my heart goes pitter patter over their Inspired Garden look. Be prepared to be inspired, I know I was.
Cathi
