I'm not even sure what to call this style of bouquet, as I've simply never seen anything like it. It's sort of an extreme cascade, or maybe a double crescent? Any florists in the house want to help me describe the style? Regardless of what it's called, it's damn dramatic and unlike any I've seen elsewhere…

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I'm sure I'm biased because the floral centerpieces at our wedding consisted of flowers from my aunt's garden arranged in a mishmash of old vases and mason jars, but I just love this photo of a niece acting as florist at Sarah Jane & Esther's recent "not-wedding" in Melbourne, Australia.

Also, am I the only one who got choked up at this shot of the brides?

Lots more photos over here, and OBT members can pester Esther with more questions over here.

Professional florist and member of the Offbeat Bride Tribe Tiffany Saul aka. Ragdoll shares with us 15 insider tips that florists don't want you to know! Oh and PS: All photos in this post are from the Offbeat Bride Flickr pool — click the photo if you want to learn more about the flowers pictured.

So I am a florist who strictly does wedding work, cake toppers, centerpieces, floral dog collars, and the usual, all for brides on limited budgets. I was visiting a friend of mine at her work (a big money sucking floral shop) and I over heard some things that I could not believe.

A bride was doing a consultation and the florist she was talking to kept trying to "up-sell" or downgrade every idea the bride had! There was nothing wrong with her ideas at all, except for the fact that they wouldn't put enough money in the florist pocket. It was sick. But the sickest part about it was that the bride agreed with every bad idea that the money hungry florist said. By the time my friend finished her lunch break, her coworker added at least a couple hundred more dollars to the unsuspecting bride's budget.

So I felt that I needed to share some tips with you. Tips from an honest, budget friendly florist:

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The offbeat bride: Brigitte, Sales & Customer Service

Her offbeat partner: Cory, House Painter

Location & date of wedding: Dad's backyard in Derry, New Hampshire on August 23rd, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: Cory and I were married in a short ceremony at my Dad's home. Luckily for me he happens to have a golf course in his back yard. We had a tented reception with the typical wedding set up, but since we were not tied to a specific venues preferred vendors we had total freedom to pick and choose.

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The offbeat bride: Julie Ke, Sign Artist

Her offbeat partner: Jonny, Chef

Location & date of wedding: Forest House Lodge in Foresthill, CA on October 10th, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: I have never been the "wedding planning" kind of girl, and never thought too much about weddings until I met my Jonny Boy. We are both pretty offbeat in our daily lives, so it only made sense that we should plan a wedding that truly reflected our personalities.

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