Decorating our own wedding broom! Share your pictures and DIY tips!!

Do you use pinterest at all? I love the brooms with flowers attached to the bottom part:

http://www.pinterest.com/bridesnbrooms/wonderful-world-of-wedding-brooms/

Im doing ours like this

I decorated ours!

1) With the burlap flower-- I added the flower for an extra touch!

2) Without the burlap flower

Whoops! Looks like I added the pictures in reverse!

Visit her etsy shop she has amazing brooms!!!!!!

Https://www.etsy.com/shop/HouseofGranduer

Thanks ladies! @BYTBride I didnt know that people would be willing to spend so much on a broom! Those prices really took my breath away! But the pics gave me some ideas.

I will be decorating mine but it will be a rainy day sort of a project when I get a little closer. Some red and white ribbon which I already got on sale from michaels and maybe a flower on it as well.

I guess i am out of the loop on this topic! With out sounding silly and rude, what is the broom for/meaning?

Jumping the broom is really popular in African-American weddings although it originated in another culture. I've heard of it held off the ground so that whomever (husband or wife) jumps it the highest without touching is will rule the marriage and laid on the floor with whomever jumping the furthest past it ruling the marriage. It identifies the first thing the couple does together as husband and wife.

It is actually a British Isles (Pagan) tradition which has been adopted by other cultures. I am Pagan and will be having the jumping the broom ritual at our ceremony as well.

OP, I only paid a little over $10.00 for my broom plus shipping. I looked at other places and they wanted outrageous prices for them. I bought mine from this seller on etsy:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/152127121/jump-the-broom-handmade-29-brooms?ref=shop_home_active_9

And you can decorate it however you want.

Cracker Barrel Restaurants & Publix Supermarkets sell cinnamon brooms that are made in GA and smell great. Only about $5 and you can decorate it however you like.

Thanks ladies! I've seen some really simple and really decorative ones. I can wrap my mind around the task a little better now. But I'm surely not paying the $80 to $180 prices that I've seen! I mean.....this is the DIY forum. right?