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Ashley
Beginner July 2017

Baby's breath amount- per mason jar? Paging @centerpiece

Ashley, on December 7, 2016 at 9:27 PM Posted in Do It Yourself 1 9

Hi All!

So my mother and I plan on doing our own flowers for my wedding in July (we've done 5 previous weddings so far!). I thought I had a nice table center piece plan, until I realized just how many flowers I would need. I had thought I would do these wooden crates, with 3 mason jars in, 2 mason jars on the sides with baby's breath and the middle mason jar with a more colorful bouquet. Buttttt all in all I would need 56 jars of baby's breath, ouch! (2 6 ft tables pushed together so 2 center pieces, x14).

So my question to anyone who has done mason jars of baby's breath, how much of a stem/bunch/how many stems of baby's breath did you need for each jar (16 oz preferably)??

Costco sells 100 stems for ~86 dollars, but I have no clue how far this will get me! Help!

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Latest activity by Sarah , on January 24, 2018 at 2:37 PM
  • Kristine
    Just Said Yes January 2017
    Kristine ·
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    Baby's breath is beautiful and the centerpieces sound really lovely. My comment isn't related to prices but I wanted to let you know what I ran into. I was planning on doing something similar but a venue we toured warned us about the smell with that many baby's breath flowers. (We are getting married in January in Cleveland so there was no chance of open doors or windows anywhere). If it's any enclosed space, the coordinator said that the smell gets overwhelmingly like a funeral. We tested it out with a few bouquets in a closed room and sadly she's right, it was a distinct smell I never noticed before. I absolutely love baby's breath and would completely recommend them as centerpieces but maybe consider if the venue will be partially outside, open doors or good circulation. Good luck!

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  • Celia Milton
    Celia Milton ·
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    It smells just awful.

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  • Leelee
    VIP September 2018
    Leelee ·
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    Baby's breath is really stinky. Sorry. I would rethink this. A florist should be able to help you with some other economical ideas.

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  • MNA
    Master April 2018
    MNA ·
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    Yep, what pp said, it smells terrible.

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  • Brittany
    VIP May 2017
    Brittany ·
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    My wedding coordinator recommended trader Joe flowers when I told her that my flower budget was super small. You can get bouquets as little as $3.99 for in season flowers or roses for $5.99 a dozen and fillers for about 3.99 a bunch. Super affordable especially if you are experienced putting them together

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  • K
    Just Said Yes May 2018
    Kristina ·
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    Hi, what flowers did you end up using instead?
    Thanks!


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  • MeantToBeLoughry
    Dedicated October 2018
    MeantToBeLoughry ·
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    The amount needed will totally depend on what kind of baby's breath you get. The fuller the stems the less you will need. Also depends on the look you are going for with it. Light and airy or dense and full. Lots of factors involved with answering this.

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  • Ashley
    Beginner July 2017
    Ashley ·
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    I still used baby's breath- we were inside but the ceilings were very tall/open- an industrial venue. My husband and I, as well as the bridesmaids who helped set up, didn't notice a smell, including both the ceremony and reception area that ha a ton of baby's breath along with other flowers

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  • S
    Savvy October 2019
    Sarah ·
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    Do you have any pictures of your centerpieces? I want to use baby's breath for some decorations around the house, hopefully there isn't too bad of a smell.

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