I loved Marchesa’s flowers made from feathers the moment I saw them in this Town and Country article (image won’t post, but do look at the article!).
I’ve also toyed around with the idea of making a fascinator for my wedding. While I’m still suffering from “I want to do everything and I am inspired by everything”, I’ve decided to make fascinators for my bridal party. Always a Bridesmaid had a great post about her experience (and looks so great!)
I also love wedblog’s example and will mostly follow that but incorporate silk tulle and feathers.
For my own insanity, I will probably make silk flowers from the same fabric as the bridesmaid’s dresses (a silk cotton blend in 3 colors – red, poppy, and pumpkin). I want to incorporate pheasant feathers, either in a trim (below , $14.99/yard with adhesive at the back)
or a hat pad ($7.99)
or just a few pheasant feathers ($4.80/5)
Ostrich.com seems to have the best pricing and decent selection. I’ll make a few silk flowers and probably stick a few feathers around them. I guess I will experiment with the feather flower thing too. Hmm, my dress is cream though – silver feathers will clash huh? Should I do black or red feathers to match my bridesmaids then?
Hey! I posted last month about M&S Schmalberg in New York. You could get them made there, I bet. Don’t know the cost though.
Louise
Oooh! You’re making your own flowers, I totally can’t wait to see the end result.
You probably already know about this store since you live in NY, but I thought I’d throw it out there just in case: http://www.flowersinthecity.com/index.html
C-n-C,
You must read further down the blog! The dress was found! 🙂
Louise
Louise and Mo,
Thanks for the suggestions! They both have great items at pretty reasonable prices. I’ll see how I feel in a month.