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FLORAL HOW-TO WEEK | CB x Fifty Flowers: How to Arrange Flowers in Apothecary Jars

It's Floral How-To Week on CB (where I'm sharing a week's worth of floral tutorials, tips, tricks + more thanks to FiftyFlowers.com who partnered up with me and provided some truly beautiful blooms!). Today, I'm sharing two of my favorite things: flowers and apothecary jars! And I'm going to show you how to style them together for your wedding!


Okay, only two of these jars/bottles are apothecary but I love how they mesh so well together! The simple lines of the bottles mixed with the frilly French labels of some of the soaps/colognes create such interest, non? When the bottles are showstoppers like these, you definitely don't need to go crazy with the flowers - two simple stems of white peonies create a harmonious balance. I think this grouping would look lovely as a table centerpiece or as visual interest by the escort cards or guestbook. It would also be really striking on a silver tray in a powder room.


Here are the more standard amber-coloured apothecary jars. I found most of them at markets in Germany while I was living in the Mosel River Valley. How adorable is that tiny little one with the HEART stopper?!? :)


THE HOW-TO | Since apothecary jars really demand attention all on their own, you don't want to go overboard with the flowers (they also simply won't fit most of the time due to the small openings). So choose a stem or two of your favorite flower (I personally think creamy white peonies look fantastic!) and drop them in. You could accent with some greenery if you want - I do think some glossy magnolia leaves would look divine. That's it - super easy. Just cluster the bottles together and you have yourself a lovely centerpiece!


This pretty blue apothecary jar is the only one I've ever seen like it. I found it at the Metz, France, flea market and love it to bits! And now, my favorite way to display an apothecary arrangement:


Place the pretties in a vintage metal bottle carrier! Voila! Centerpiece magic! I love how the labels peek through creating more visual interest. The front of the crate reads "P. Schmitgen Berncastel." I'm assuming it was a brewery in Bernkastel, a town not too far from us in Germany. Regardless, how adorable is this?!


And PS. Every single bottle (and that cool bottle crate!) will be headed for my wedding boutique, CB Vintage, soon so get a pre-sale price by e-mailing me at theclassicbride@gmail.com.

And make sure you tune in all week for more floral tutorials - just click on "Flower Week" in the labels at the top of this post to make sure you don't miss any posts! ;)

This post is sponsored by FiftyFlowers.com who provided the wholesale flowers for this fun project.

Styling + photos by moi.

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