u/Ora_Et_Pugna

I need a getting ready ensemble for my wedding morning and am kinda bored of the lace robes. I like the fact that TBON is not polyester or nylon, it’s either Tencel or Cotton and I love the patterns and it’s not unreasonably priced. But they are made in China and I don’t feel comfortable purchasing items made in China (long story). Is there a similar looking alternative out there? I’m at a point where I feel like I should just purchase fabric I like and try to make something myself because I can’t find anything that isn’t over $1000 that I like.

I am looking for really basic bands, no stones, engraving is cool but not needed. I would prefer platinum but am open to a higher karat gold or rose gold. I would ideally love to find something made in Scotland or Ireland because that's where most of my heritage is (as well as my fiance). I am seeing options on Etsy and EraGem but I've never bought vintage fine jewelry and would like to make sure it is authentic. Any suggestions on good, safe places to look?

My wedding is the very end of December and so my only florals are my bouquet and my 2 bridesmaids. We are doing some seasonal greenery on our tables and I’m making a garland or two but as far as floral arrangements, nothing else. So since my bouquet is really the main floral, I care a lot about it and am very particular. This is challenging in December in the states when my favorite flowers are spring flowers more common in the UK. I have a lot of Celtic influence in my wedding and each flower I want has a very specific meaning so if I can’t have the flower, it’s like I’m losing a symbol I’ve envisioned. I’m getting mixed responses from florists about what they can source too so that is frustrating. So this is my dream bouquet:

- Snowdrops
- Forget me nots
- Lily of the Valley
- Edelweiss
- Scottish Bluebells (basically Campanula)
- primrose
- Scottish heather

Basically, none of these are available except for the campanula. I’ve found some quite good faux lily of the valley so I guess that’s an alternative but the faux versions of the rest either don’t exist or don’t look great. Does anyone have any suggestions of a distributor I could tell my florist about or any good fake versions? I’m an avid gardener and grow my own David Austin roses and am growing Scottish heather which is an evergreen so I’m hoping I have at least that. I’m considering just trying to grow some indoors but I know it’s risky and my florist probably already is annoyed with me.