Thanks to Ms. Locket from good ol' WeddingBee, another adorable idea comes forth!
(Not to mention that Ms. Locket is a central New York gal, :) love hearing about the rest of New York state for a change! It's not just New York City people!)
Too bad the cupcakes are just too casual for the shindig I'm planning...
Or I would so do it :D
Speaking of tasty flowers, I have been bouncing around the idea of including fresh edible flowers into the mix: in drinks, on desserts, etc.
In addition, purchasing or learning how to make gum paste flowers for the cake.
There is a great site for affordable sugar flowers, DiscountSugarFlowers.com. Most of the flowers are just around $1, and they look fantastic!
(I have an unhealthy fascination with orchids lately...they're expensive! They are a fundmental budget no-no...more on that later)
Fresh edible flowers online are a bit harder to find. Most sites suggest you either grow your own (and never, ever use any pesticides on them,) or get them from local farmer's markets.
But I have found some places online that sell them, some even for a decent price:
Sid Wainer & Son, 50 pansies for $18, plus required overnight shipping. Turned out to be $36 for my location:
Sid Wainer & Son, 50 edible orchids for $16! But if you get 100 of them they are only $68 total with ship!
(also available 100 for $78 at Marx Foods.)
The Chef's Warehouse, 50 Wild Hibiscus Flowers in syrup for $31.50:
I love these because Mrs. Cola mentioned they looked like Seymour from the musical Little Shop of Horrors! 8D Anything to get a musical reference in, lol!
Sid Wainer & Son again!, 50 lavender wands for $13, $49 total with ship:
And if you don't care what type of flower you get,
Marx Foods has 400-600 assorted flowers for just $61!!! 8D
for that price I would just buy them and pick out the purple ones! XD
Overall, great fancy touches for your already tasty wedding noms :)
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