Valiant attempt

I tried - 

I did.

Some things to avoid were a given

since they'll be featured at the wedding -

babys breath and hydrangeas.

The floral desinger tried to talk me into -

stargazer lilies, ivy, poms, mums - 

all the fall flowers that made me think 

a homecoming game corsage
had fallen into water.

But,
since the rehearsal dinner is basically MY party, 

I fell back to my love -

no big surprise, right?

 Maybe its the result of months of low fat eating
but could this look anymore like whorls of butter?

Delicious!

Be still my heart.

Yes,
I threw in sprigs of more traditional 'fall' offerings -
just none that blatantly screamed
garden mum from Lowes!

I think it will work nicely.

This was also the weekend for getting out
my favorite winter 'dark buster'...
a star colander lamp bought decades ago,
as a joke,
at a flea market for $2.00!

Can't tell you how much pleasure its given our family over the years!

It's the small things, friends;
am I right?