Why I wanted a spring wedding...

Spring flowers!

Here are my ideas for the wedding flowers:

Bridal Bouquet:
all white flowers including peonies, tulips, hydrangea, paper-whites and stephanotis with pearl centers, hand tied in a clean round shape, handle wrapped in white/ivory silk/satin, with pearl pins

Bridesmaid's Bouquets:
all bright yellow flowers (to pop off of the pale yellow dresses) including tulips, daffodils, and craspedias, hand tied in a clean round shape with no greenery (keeping it modern-looking), handle wrapped in grey silk/satin, with silver or white pins

Groom's Boutonnierre:

white stephanotis on soft grey lambs ear leaf, over black tux

Groomsmen's Boutonnierres:

yellow craspedia on soft grey lamb's ear leaf, over charcoal grey tuxes

Mother's corsages:

forgo the traditional rubber-band-esque corsage for a 3-strand pearl bracelet, with a cluster of white orchids with yellow centers woven onto the bracelet

Father's Boutonnierres:
cluster of yellow orchids on lambs ear leaf

Reader's Bouquets:

Small clutch of yellow tulips

Usher's Boutonnierre:

Same as groomsmen

Flower girl's petals:
IF we have a flower girl (still undecided), she will carry a spring mix of yellow and white floral varieties

The aisle decorations:

To avoid taking away from the beauty of the church, our only ceremony decorations will be an aisle runner (white) and some pew markers: every other pew will have a cluster of yellow football mums and a white sash. (Or maybe white hydrangea instead?) We can afford to do every other pew, as the aisle is fairly short, with only 7-8 rows of pews on each side. We will forgo altar arrangements.

Reception Centerpieces:

The dining tables will hold short arrangements of bright yellow football mums, tulips, daffodils and craspedias.
The cocktail tables will hold short simple 1-stem white hydrangea centerpieces. (May possibly have some of these in bathroom, other tables etc)

Escort Card Table Idea:
Had the idea of creating (yes, this may be a DIY project) a large rectangular wooden box and filling it with fresh or silk white hydrangeas, and using this base as a location for the escort card arrangement. Would it look cool? Yes. Is it practical/realistic that I could DIY it? Ummm...