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🎧 Listen to learn:

• Whether bridesmaids’ bouquets make good reception centerpieces
• How to create impact by mixing tall and low wedding centerpieces
• Why centerpiece height matters for your guests
• Ways to reuse ceremony arches and aisle flowers at the reception
• What a florist handles behind the scenes on your wedding day

Can you reuse bridesmaids’ bouquets as wedding centerpieces? It sounds like a simple way to make your flowers go further, but florist Gina Thresher explains why those bouquets may look worse for wear by the time guests sit down for dinner. On this episode of the Wedding Day Podcast, Iron Diamond Media owner Sonja Babich and publisher Alexis Sanabria sit down with Gina, owner of From the Ground Up Floral, to talk about wedding flowers that look beautiful from ceremony to reception.

Gina shares how to make a reception feel lush without choosing the same elaborate arrangement for every table. She discusses clustering bud vases, varying centerpiece heights and keeping guests’ sightlines clear. She also explains how couples can plan ahead to move ceremony installations and aisle flowers to new locations for the reception.

From designing the flowers for her own wedding to solving unexpected problems during professional wedding setups, Gina brings a practical perspective to floral design. Whether you’re deciding where to invest in flowers or wondering which arrangements can serve a second purpose, this conversation will help you ask your florist the right questions.

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