I Hate Flowers

They're pointless

They die

They're not that pretty

They're expensive

.....and I'm getting married, meaning I'm forced to buy flowers

Blaargh!!!

I had my first meeting with a florist this Tuesday and I felt like I didn't make sense to her:

"I don't know the names of most flowers"

"I don't really like flowers"

"I loathe roses"

"That flower's very 'petal heavy', I'm not into that'"

"These look too.... flowery"

"Too big"

"Don't get anything out of season - I don't care enough about that"

"If it's expensive, I don't want it"

"Don't make it look so perfect - I don't do perfect"

I know that makes me sound incredibly picky and kind of a pain - like the opposite end of the spectrum from picky brides who know a ton about flowers probably - awesome :(

Here's a non-annoying flower that I guess I enjoy:

Baby's Breath is small, not offensive, white but mostly green and looks like 

it could grow in the woods [which is why roses suck, cause they can't!]

Ending the meeting with a "This will end up being about $1,000" left me thinking

[after throwing up from shock]:

"I can do this myself - and for cheapies"

I'm not going to do anything out of character for this wedding - it's mine and Doug's

It should look like us..... flowers don't look like me at all, and probably not Doug either

I don't want to spend a majority of our budget on something I don't like - 

cause it should all be going towards the food :)

So get ready to be a guest at my wedding with NOT that many flowers

also feel free to leave with a handful cause God knows I'll ask the clean up crew to 

kindly throw them in the trash afterwards.....