My Favorite Things (and maybe a new trend?)

So I've been noticing more and more of this type of floral arrangement these days and I totally love it! What am I talking about? Long boxed arrangements!

Not only are they gorgeous to look at, but they're space fillers (take up great length, ideal for receptions featuring long tables), and totally affordable. Instead of paying your florist gobs of money to create individual vases with personally manicured arrangements, you can simply build the box/crate (or buy one pre-made) and stick in a variety of your favorite flowers from your local garden store/farmer's market/grocery store or elsewhere. No need to buy pots, as the ugly planter pots they come in will be hidden by the box they sit in. Also, after the wedding you could give friends and family the entire box to take with them and place in their own gardens or you could pull out the individual plants and hand them out so that you have more to give away. I mean honestly, I don't see why this idea hasn't been used more for all of those reasons, and I think you will see this idea in blog posts increasingly in the future. Want to be a trendsetter? Do this!