One of the wedding decor things I blogged about early on, I actually followed through on! I know, shocking! I knew right from the start the Milk Glass + Succulents = AWESOME CENTERPIECES. Over the last year my mom and I (with help from Mr. Gaunt’s mom too) collected about 35 pieces of milk glass. Most of them came from thrift stores or garage sales, and a few people owned and gave to me. They are a wide range of shapes and sizes, which I love.
When we moved up here we slowly began planting succulents in large and small pots around the house. I was shocked how quickly they began to breed! Crazy baby succulents popped up all around the big ones. Also a few weeks ago my grandma gave me a GIANT pot of succulents she had grown, so we had a ton.
This past weekend my mom and one of my bridesmaids Rita came over and we transplanted succulents into all the Milk Glass. To do this, you just sort of use a butter knife to pull them gently apart (they have very little roots) and then planted them in potting soil. We mixed different styles of succulents and the little vines together to get a cute terrarium look. We did this early on in hopes that they will settle a bit and maybe even fill in/breed more before the wedding. I could not be happier with how stinkin cute they are!
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Those are so cute!
What a unique, inoovative, green and renewable idea!!!! I am gonna steal this one if my daughter ever sets a date…I may steal this for some random party OR for my patio next year….and b/c so m any people grow them, I may be able to get starts from other people free….oh so creative you are!!!! Glad they Freshly Pressed you!!!! Enjoy every moment of the lead up to the wedding. You really will only do it once, and it should be exactly how you waqnt, music, clothes, food all of it!!!! 🙂 AmberLena p.s. you all look like you are having so much fun too!
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LOVE!!!!
Such a cute idea for decor that is re-usable as well… I couldn’t tell how many flowers we had that just went to waste (especially because of the heat).
I love this post! And the one with your wedding space with added ppl- so great!
What an amazing idea — beautiful, fun, personal and crazy cool!
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What an inventive idea. Love it.
Oh wow they are so cute! I write a daily garden blog and wrote about my beloved Hens and Chicks a while ago, and am always looking for new ways to display them! I love making terrariums, and wouldn’t have thought to use Milk Glass!
What a great idea! I love the contrast of the white containers with the green succulents.
Those are beautiful! To be honest, I don’t think I’d have the patience to be able to put so much work into a centerpiece; I applaud you for your tenacity and creativity! 🙂
Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed!
Adorable! Love the milk glass too!
Those containers look great- what a brilliant idea!
What an incredible idea! So fun and easy, since they are succulents (in my experience, hard to kill=gardener’s best friend). I love the different shapes and the one with the red tips
Beautiful! Maybe I should get a succulent. Thanks for sharing!
Love succulents! Love the geometry, the shapes and how they find ways to find space. And the flowers are very delicates.
Love Love!!
You really make me want to create a bed of flowers and plants 🙂
LOVE all the milk glass!! And as if it’s not beautiful enough on its own, the hens & chicks and other succulents make it look even more gorgeous!
Those look amazing. I can grow vegetables, but have rotten luck with other plants.
So cute! I love your post 🙂
How smart….Love the Milk Glass! I hope your guests know that you made those with your own hands. I love that it wasn’t just a last minute, throw-together idea…that it was a pre-meditated act of love. So Sweet. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic idea! A Great combination, low maintenance. Please post more pics when they start to reproduce and grow. Should be amazing.
Lovely centerpieces. All of the arrangements at my wedding were green and white. Artichokes, wheatgrass, seed pods, here and there a cymbidium orchid in pale green and white. It gave it a very modern look and kept it pretty inexpensive. I love the way the milk glass takes similar array of colors and makes them look a little more classic. Lovely! I am sure your tables will be stunning. And congratulations!
Very creative, very unique, I Love it!!!
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Amazing 🙂
great post.. 😀
Love the idea, and the pictures…and what cute centerpieces. Good luck to you and congrats (on the upcoming wedding and being Freshly Pressed).
these plants are just beautiful! I personally love these plants the most for their odd and geometric shapes a figures!
that is the best idea ever!! 🙂
What a great idea; succulents are not utilized enough.
yay for succulents! I need some in my place asap! thanks for sharing 🙂
How beautiful!! I love the combination of succulents and milk glass. Best wishes for a wonderful wedding and congratulations!
My hens & chicks NEVER look like yours. Congratulations. These are going to look great.
looks beautiful! nice job. i don’t have the patience…or the space, but i love the idea. thanks for sharing!
Wish I was that good at planting succulents – I recently lost some of my favorites to a freeze and a wet spell.
If your interested, two more fun species are flap jacks and burrow’s tail. The desert rose is not a succlent, but
it’s very unusual – small, and the care requirements are about the same – often, they are grouped with
succulents in communal pots. Happy gardening – signed – A cactus freak.
I think succulents are definitely the way to go! The only thing to watch is that they don’t get too much water.
These look fantastic! I make indoor succulent centerpieces, I fill in the gaps with river rocks.
Succulents are so beautifull plants! I love it!
Love the photos in this post and the idea of planting the succulents in milk glass. I have a containers I may put to new use very soon… 😀
Love, love, love the succulents and milk glass! One of my all-time fav combos!
These plants are so happy looking, versatile in shape and give grace to the milk dish. What a superb idea!
Love this! really cute!
Loved reading about this and seeing the pictures. I was surprised at how beautiful the plants look in the lovely milk glass. Usually I’ve seen them in old boots or other rustic planters. I didn’t know they could dress up for a wedding.
Congrats on being freshpressed/
Muito bacana, parabéns.
Milk Glass and Succulents… the day you and your friends planted these will be just as much a part of your wedding memories as the ceremony. Well done for embracing the journey and well done on the FP!
Thank you!!! This is lovely!!
I’m doing the same thing but using teacups for my wedding! But I love that you’re using so many different size and shape glasses – it’ll look amazing!
I SUPER LIKE! 😉 They look so happy and green! 😉
I’m loving your blog title. It’s very adult.
what a fresh pretty look for a summer wedding and very current too (in a retro vintage sort of way). Love the mixture! And congratulations on being freshly pressed too! woo hoo 🙂
nice share. thanks
absolutely gorgeous.
I absolutely love your idea! You are so very creative! Good luck and congrats!!
What is it about Succulents?! They are magnificent! Your photographs are so vibrant = happiness…thanks, great post!
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This is such a fantastic idea! Love the idea of using succulents, and adding them to milk glass makes them pop so nicely. What an excellent idea for centerpieces! I’m sure everyone will love them, they are definitely awesome! Keeping this idea in mind for one day when I will be planning.
Congratulations on Freshly Pressed!
Great idea! We gave our wedding guests succulents in little pots as wedding favors. I love them!
What a lovely idea! I used to have a few of these succulents but I like your idea of putting them in white bottles.
er…i meant white glasses:)
so cute :X
I love them
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Fantabulous idea – so beautiful! I think I shall have to go do something similar now, for the house. Thank you muchly for sharing xx
Great idea. Looks amazing.
Succulents are cool. They are my mum’s favourite plants.
these are adorbs. i have a major thing for milk glass – i wonder if these would hold up in the long term in the milk glass. id love to have some in my house…
must be beautiful to live near flowers…so many flowers..
Great idea! Brava!
I have whole lot of plants and nurturing them is like tending your own babies. Loved the combination of milk glass and succulents.
What a lovely idea! I had green apples for our wedding. When the reception started a little later than we hoped, they became excellent snacks for our guests enjoying the open bar. Cheers to your upcoming nuptials!
Those are completely cute! I love the overhead shots of the finish products… so cool-looking. 🙂
Beautiful! Great simple but elegant centerpiece idea. I love it when live plants/growing flowers are used as centerpieces instead of cut flowers that are just going to die. A souvenir from the wedding to live on! Good luck!
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beautiful colors – good job
nice pictures
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Great photos – I agree that the succulents look lovely inside the milk glass!
I’m into bonsai now but I gave away about 1000 succulents over the last few years. I only kept my favourites which are now huge. I have a Cassula about 1 metre tall and you can’t get your hands around its trunk. I love them. Good work and I agree with the other comments that the white planters look brilliant.
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what a creative idea!
Amazing things. I like it. It looks like flowers, great.
Terrific post … as a fellow succulent lover myself I wish more people would indulge in and enjoy these amazing plants.
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so beautiful garden…!
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