There are so many things to think about when planning your wedding; the venue, the dress, color concepts, cake(s), caterers, photographers, live music/DJ/or both, hair and makeup and of course the flowers. Some people chose to use a large portion of their budget on flowers and some do not. Its is all a personal choice, but one thing I will be enthusiastically telling every one of them about Amanda Heer and her amazing and breathtaking Vintage Brooch Bouquets™ by Amanda Jane, of which she is the original creator of thes most stunning bouquets I have ever seen. It is not just the beauty and dazzling sparkle they emit, but what they represent and how you decide what that is. Not only are these bouquets one-of-a-kind pieces of art, they can represent or be anything you envision. She will need 50-60 pieces for your bouquet and if you don’t have a family with brooch’s to donate you can purchase them yourself. I myself went on Ebay before writing this post and found so many great pieces that I had to stop downloading the pictures as I could have gone on all night. Let me tell you this, not one of the pictures below of the brooches is over $9.00 and the lowest price is $.99 so this is something that can be done on a budget. You can search for things you love, things that remind you of each other, your families and even your hobbies. You will see in one of Amanda Jane’s brooches that one bride had the initial of her new last name as the centerpiece of her bouquet. These creations are so gorgeous that they can become the centerpieces on your head table or incorporated into the fresh flower centerpieces at your reception. Amanda creates these bouquets for only $375.00 with you supplying the brooches and other items that you want on your bouquet. This price is unbelievable considering most people will spend more than that on a bouquet made from fresh flowers that you will only have for that one day. . I had the opportunity to be in contact with Amanda this weekend and asked her about her company, how it all began and what making these means to here. The following are a few excerpts from that letter followed by pictures that she sent me of some of her hand-made treasures that can be handed down generation to generation, with each one adding their own special pieces. I plan on renewing my vows on my tenth anniversary and I will definitely be carrying on of Amanda’s Vintage Brooch Bouquets
Amanda on how she got started designing brooch bouquets – “I created the first brooch bouquet for my own wedding 10 years ago and it is still in perfect condition today. I was lucky enough to hand mine down to Cameron (my daughter) for her wedding in Dec 09”
Amanda on what makes her bouquets so wonderful – “
What makes these bouquets so wonderful is that they are made from family treasures and jewelry. Anything can be used that has special meaning to the Bride and her family, consider this the bride’s life in her bouquet. They are very emotional everlasting works of art, and are so much more in person and so very exciting just to hold your very own. 50 to 60 Pieces will be needed, Such as wine corks/earrings/military pins/boy scout badges/moms vintage wedding dress buttons or lace/little / vintage watch turned to the brides wedding time/brooches/bracelets/old strands of pearls/rings/Locket/scrabble pieces.”
Amanda on how much her business has taken off – “They have been ordered from and shipped all over the world. As far as Dubai, Ireland, London, Italy, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Holland, Canada, and all over the United States. My brooch bouquets have been featured on Daily Candy, Blogs, magazines world-wide, We TV, and Channel 7 eye witness news”
The first pictures are the single brooch pictures that I found on Ebay while the creations of Vintage Brooch Bouquets™ by Amanda Jane
This one was $7.00!
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