Graduation has come and gone for some graduates — mostly the college ones — but its still around the corner for high school graduates.
I love graduations. The ceremonies, not so much. But I love it as a rite-of-passage — so full of promise and possibilities. Above is my niece, through marriage, graduating from UC Riverside last year.
Anywhere I am, if an arrangement of flowers catches my eye, I will take a picture — if I can. And since I choose purses with the size of my digital camera in mind, I often do take pictures. It kind of drives my husband a little crazy.
I found this little bitty flower arrangement and a partner — more about the partner later — at work, of all places, in the bathroom. Now, trust me, my work is not a fancy schmancy type of places that has fresh orchids and roses in the bathroom all the time. But I think there were a bunch of corporate executives at my station for some sort of meetings, hence the pretty-fication of our most heavily-trafficked bathroom.
Consider this post and the one immediately preceding bonus posts, since I was MIA for two weeks. It’s been busy at Wedding Decorator HQ, and unfortunately, not with weddings.
Pictured above was a backyard party with a luau theme. Most backyard parties are buffets, and that makes sense. Thing is, buffets are really easy to decorate. Everyone should take advantage of buffets.
Really, all you need is a few big arrangements. You can make them as creative as the one above, throw in a few apples, oranges or other exotic fruit. My mom loves using green beans (they’re dangly) and eggplant (I think because they’re purple), but I love it most when she uses mini pineapples.
Use a few boxes to give some varying heights to the table, throw on a couple of white tablecloths, and maybe some brightly colored fabric on top. Place your food dishes on the boxes, and maybe some flowers scrunched into the tablecloths. And enjoy!
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