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Have we told you lately that we love cotton? Not only can you regularly see those fluffy white bolls on the blog, but the Southern staple also graced the pages of V4 in our Fab Finds section and our Paper, Cotton and Flour shoot.
We love cotton for it’s versatility, simplicity and history. (Not to mention that stuff stays intact pretty well. I’ve had a cotton boll sitting in my pencil holder for about a year!) For the same reason, we love seeing when those white fluffy shapes show up in weddings and inspiration shoots.
Floral Cotton was sweet enough to introduce themselves to us a couple of months back and we couldn’t resist partnering with them for a giveaway! After all, when someone wants to send you a box full of cotton just to play with, you want to spread the joy. Floral Cotton, based out of Maryland, provides all raw and unprocessed cotton (the way us Southerners like it!). We think they would make the perfect addition to a bouquet, escort card display, or anything else you can dream up!
This time around, Floral Cotton is providing prizes for three winners!
To Enter: There are three ways to enter!
1. Leave a comment below telling us how you’d like to incorporate cotton into your big day.
2. Like Floral Cotton and Southern Weddings on Facebook. Then come back here and leave us a SEPARATE comment telling us you did so!
3. Tweet “I just entered the @FloralCotton giveaway on @iloveswmag!” and come back here and leave us a SEPARATE comment telling us you did so.
Win: One winner will receive 50 cotton bolls! Two winners will receive 25 cotton bolls each.
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Madi, March 29, 2012 12:14 pm reply I just met with my florist last week and we are planning on incorporating lots of this Southern element into our floral arrangements and boutonnieres! I became interested in Floral Cotton and their beautiful bolls a few weeks back after seeing their connection with Southern Weddings through twitter. As we face a tight budget, I would be overjoyed to received 50 free cotton bolls to use for our special day! Thanks Southern Weddings and Floral Cotton!
Madi, March 29, 2012 12:21 pm reply I have liked both Southern Weddings and Floral Cotton on Facebook! With our winter wedding we are hoping to create some Southern warmth with the cozy feel of arrangements using Floral Cotton!
Maggie, March 29, 2012 12:42 pm reply I liked Southern Weddings and Floral Cotton on Facebook because I do like you guys! In fact, I love you:) I am a floral designer and just dying for a chance to design a wedding with floral cotton. There are so many cool ideas in ways that it can be used! If you choose me as a winner I will design items specifically for Southern Weddings and Floral Cotton to feature. I would be happy to provide high res pics as well!! Pick Me!!!!!! :)
Ryan Hemphill, March 29, 2012 1:01 pm reply I love the idea of using cotton in a floral arrangement--especially for a simple but elegant look for a spring wedding.
Julia, March 29, 2012 1:24 pm reply Tweeted, f-booked, and loved all around! I so happy to know they exist, been wanting to incorporate cotton into some of my New Orleans weddings and photoshoots. This is perfect! Thanks for sharing...
Julia, March 29, 2012 1:27 pm reply Oh, I almost forgot! I'm DIYing cotton boutonnieres (thank you Hello Lucky and their Handmade Weddings book) for my wedding in June!
Shanon Burke, March 29, 2012 1:30 pm reply Julia: Get in touch with us if we can help!
Taylor J, March 29, 2012 1:52 pm reply Wow! How perfect is this? I was already planning on using lots (!) of cotton in the wedding...for sprucing up centerpieces, to bouts, to accenting the cake...to..gosh, the possibilities are endless! Also, my venue is a civil war era cotton plantation. They don't grow it anymore...but I sure would like to take my guests back through history with lots of cotton bolls!!
Taylor J, March 29, 2012 1:52 pm reply I liked both of y'all on facebook!
Brianna, March 29, 2012 1:53 pm reply I am getting married at the Cotton Dock at Boone Hall in Charleston! I'd love to incorporate the cotton on the mantle of the fireplace and on the gift table! Additionally, I think they'd make great boutonierres for the groomsmen! It would be a perfect accent to the venue! Brianna
Taylor J, March 29, 2012 1:55 pm reply And...I tweeted. @taykatelyn this is such a great giveaway!
Susannah S, March 29, 2012 2:01 pm reply Hi ya'll OF COURSE I like (love) you all on Facebook!
Susannah S, March 29, 2012 2:02 pm reply I "liked" Floral Cotton on Facebook too! So glad to hear about them and add them to my browsing list!
Susannah S, March 29, 2012 2:04 pm reply I am so excited about this giveaway because I am already planning on cotton boutonnieres for the groomsmen at my wedding! My fiance requested "no flowers", so I think cotton is a beautiful solution for all!
Susannah S, March 29, 2012 2:05 pm reply Just tweeted about you all! Such a great giveaway! @sstone716
Brianna, March 29, 2012 2:10 pm reply also liked both of the pages!
Monica Daniel, March 29, 2012 2:10 pm reply I LOVE Floral Cotton, Southern Weddings, and thankful for my friend Luke who posted this contest on his Facebook,There is SO much I could do with it! I am helping my Little Sister with her wedding which is very Vintage, Lace and Rustic. I have been ogling over a cotton wreath I have been wanting to make but have no idea how or where about to get Floral Cotton. I hope I or my sister wins so that we can use it to make two wreaths for the ceremony doors and incorporate into our bouquets and we would be forever grateful <3
Laura, March 29, 2012 2:26 pm reply Oh goodness, I would love to win this! I'm planning on using cotton bolls to make bouts and add to my bouquet for our fall wedding.
Laura, March 29, 2012 2:27 pm reply I liked Floral Cotton on facebook and I'm already a fan of Southern Weddings (of course!)
Leslie, March 29, 2012 3:34 pm reply I am helping my daughter plan her dream wedding and she has just fallen in love with the idea of Floral Cotton being an accent in her bouquet, the boutonnieres, and floral arrangements for the wedding and the reception. We are from the midwest and I have to say that I have never seen this element before in a wedding. My daughter attends a university in the south and has seen it done in the most elegant fashion. After showing me many, many pictures from Southern Weddings, I have to admit it fits her perfectly! I would love to win this for her because I cannot think of anyone more deserving! Thank you for this wonderful opportunity!
Suzette, March 29, 2012 3:56 pm reply I would use cotton for the ring close-up pics, on the guest book table, hanging from the escort card lattice, and probably in my bouquet! Hey, I've already got the magnolias, so why not go all the way?! I have an obsession with this fluffy white beauty and would love to have it share in the celebration at my wedding. I owe so much to my Southern roots, and pay homage to them as much as I can... and what better place to show it off than a wedding? My soul belongs to God, but my heart belongs to Dixie.
Suzette, March 29, 2012 3:58 pm reply I don't have a FB so I couldn't complete this part of the giveaway but believe me, if I could I would have whether I had to or not! :)
Suzette, March 29, 2012 4:00 pm reply I tweeted the tweet, y'all :)
Kelsey, March 29, 2012 4:24 pm reply We're actually planning to incorporate cotton bolls in a few different ways. All the bouts except for my fiance's will be cotton bolls (Thanks SW for the idea!) and we're also have cotton bolls with names attached for our escort "cards." Can't wait! :)
Kelsey, March 29, 2012 4:25 pm reply Liked Southern Weddings and Floral Cotton on Facebook!
Kelsey, March 29, 2012 4:26 pm reply Following both of y'all on twitter too!
Kelsey, March 29, 2012 4:35 pm reply I saw boutonnieres made of cotton bolls on Pinterest and was just smitten! So cute!
Sara, March 29, 2012 5:09 pm reply We're getting married in Nashville in October and we're using cotton everywhere. Centerpieces, boutonnieres, and all the bouquets. We're having a farm wedding and I want cotton and burlap everywhere. Hopefully i'll win or I'll be picking my own cotton.
Charity, March 29, 2012 5:10 pm reply I think it would wonderful to put the cotton into my table arrangements and bouquets with a few peach and pink ranunculus flowers and maybe a few succulents.
Shannon Lewallen, March 29, 2012 5:27 pm reply As soon as I booked The Cotton Room, a renovated historic cotton mill in downtown Durham, I knew I wanted to incorporate cotton into many elements of my wedding. We will be incorporating cotton into all of the bouquets, boutonnieres, centerpieces and will even be tucking a cotton boll into each guest's napkin. Mason jars + Cotton + Cotton Mill Wedding....does it get more southern????
Shannon Lewallen, March 29, 2012 5:29 pm reply I liked y'all and Floral Cotton on Facebook!
Shannon Lewallen, March 29, 2012 5:32 pm reply I just tweeted "I just entered the @floralcotton giveaway on @iloveswmag!!"
Melinda, March 29, 2012 5:36 pm reply Liked floral cotton & southern weddings on Facebook! I live in south GA, where we use cotton in decorating. Love your ideas!
Lauren Ashley, March 29, 2012 5:43 pm reply My fiancé and I are having a natural winter wedding on my great grandparent's wedding anniversary, January 5th. Since my great grandparents were farmers we saw it only fitting that everything look nature with the "down home" southern elegance. Our decor will be burlap, greenery, christmas plaid, natural wood, and, instead of flowers, cotton! We think there is nothing more beautiful than what nature gives us!
Lauren Ashley, March 29, 2012 5:44 pm reply We have liked both Floral Cotton and Southern Weddings on Facebook, thank you!
Lauren Ashley, March 29, 2012 6:06 pm reply We tweeted from @laurenashleykee, thank you!
Bonnie, March 29, 2012 6:52 pm reply I am completely smitten with the idea of incorporating cotton bolls into our Southern wedding! I think they make dashing bouts and I am loving the idea of pairing them with milk glass vases and white, fluffy blooms for our centerpieces. Naturally, I can't resist the idea of incorporating them into my bouquet, as well! This is such a lovely giveaway! Thanks, ladies.
Theresa, March 29, 2012 7:31 pm reply I'm positive my wedding planner would know just what to do with these to add to my Southern wedding!! I'm thinking we could use them to add little special decorating details!!
Rachel G., March 29, 2012 7:53 pm reply I plan on using cotton balls in the boutonnieres and my bouquet. With enough of them, it would be so perfectly southern to string them like garland all around the altar! Since he is from Georgia, this would be a perfect gift to win! Thanks for an awesome giveaway!
Rachel G., March 29, 2012 7:53 pm reply I follow FC and Swmag on facebook! Thanks again!
Liz, March 29, 2012 8:02 pm reply I just inventoried all the mason jars I've been collecting for centerpieces since I got engaged. I have 100! I am planning on filling them with dried flowers of the white and brown variety and now it is clear that I MUST have cotton as well!
Julia, March 29, 2012 9:20 pm reply He is from Minnesota. She is from Tennessee. Naturally, they are getting married in....Georgia. It only makes sense that they add a little cotton into the wedding. They have been searching for something to go with all the burlap, and cotton is it! DUH...why didn't they see this before! The cotton will be amazing lining the aisle on those plain brown chairs....THANK YOU for a wonderful inspiration!
Audrey S., March 29, 2012 10:31 pm reply I would love to use the cotton on a kraft paper backer for our escort cards!
Floral Cotton, March 30, 2012 9:05 am reply Oh! Almost forgot! Check out our PINTEREST page and start pinning!~ We love it! http://pinterest.com/floralcotton/pins/ Thanks!
Sandryte, March 30, 2012 10:21 am reply I would use it as table decorations. By the way, I think they are the best choice for winter weddings - such a warm, soft accent!
Lauren, March 30, 2012 10:33 am reply I am a wedding planner, designer, and florist in Birmingham, AL. Southern style weddings are a huge trend right and none would be complete without the soft, romantic addition of cotton. I have used cotton bolls in so many centerpieces, bouquets, boutonnieres, and wreaths. I am predicting many more with my upcoming weddings and I have the perfect styled shoot in mind!
Katie, March 30, 2012 11:54 am reply Love!! I've been wanting to use some bolls to decorate our new home, actually!
Katie, March 30, 2012 12:03 pm reply Like SW and Floral Cotton on FB!
Katie, March 30, 2012 12:03 pm reply scheduled a tweet, too. Thanks for this great giveaway and the insight into a terrific source!
Angela A, March 30, 2012 3:15 pm reply I'd love these for table accents!
Nicole K, March 30, 2012 11:12 pm reply We are definitely incorporating cotton into the boutonnieres for our wedding, so I am very excited to have found Floral Cotton!
Jessica, March 31, 2012 2:19 am reply Just liked both Floral Cotton and Southern Weddings on FB! These would be amazing in the floral bouquets for our lakeside wedding, can't wait!
brittany, March 31, 2012 7:39 am reply these would look amazing in the arrangements! southern and sweet :)
Kelly Edm, March 31, 2012 10:19 am reply This would be perfect for the bouquet. I've seen so many gorgeous bouquets with cotton in them, and I think that's the route I'm heading. So southern: simple and beautiful. Thanks for the giveaway!
Kelly Edm, March 31, 2012 10:19 am reply I just tweeted the giveaway! @jarslikejam
Golden, March 31, 2012 8:32 pm reply I "like" Floral Cotton on Facebook.
Golden, March 31, 2012 8:33 pm reply I "like" Southern Weddings on Facebook.
Golden, March 31, 2012 8:35 pm reply I think Floral Cotton would look great in bouquets, centerpieces, or as a corsage for bridesmaids.
Nikki Palazzo, April 1, 2012 3:39 pm reply I would love to use the cotton balls with my place cards!!
Nikki Palazzo, April 1, 2012 3:40 pm reply I liked Southern Weddings on Facebook ages ago ; )
Megan R., April 1, 2012 5:57 pm reply My fiance and I intend to incorporate cotton in a big way -- I hope to put it in my bouquet, incorporate it into the groom's and groomsmens' boutonnieres, and also in the table settings.
Megan R., April 1, 2012 6:01 pm reply I also just liked Southern Weddings and Floral Cotton on FB! :)
Marissa Fierz, April 1, 2012 7:55 pm reply I liked Southern Weddings and Floral Cotton! But I would like cotton at my wedding even more:)
Chris Cornwell, April 1, 2012 11:14 pm reply I would love to be inspired by the organic and natural element of this 'oh so simple' flower. I can see this in an all white bouquet, hand tied with a vintage taupe or blush velvet ribbon. A matching boutonnière of a single cotton 'bud' will complete the bride's bouquet. thanks Floral Cotton and Southern Weddings!!!
Floral Cotton, April 2, 2012 9:20 am reply Chris Cornwell: We have many pretty examples on www.pinterest.com/floralcotton
Tamara, April 2, 2012 12:59 pm reply I love the look and I would love to incorporate the cotton bolls in the grooms boutonniers as well as table center pieces, wreaths and/or decorate around the 1830's antellbellum farm house that we are having our wedding at in July!
Pierre, April 2, 2012 2:05 pm reply Sweet cotons. I would like to swim in a sea of cottons. I like cottons.
Trish, April 3, 2012 12:55 pm reply We use Floral Cotton all the time! Love them. Just did a baby shower with their cotton in January and have a wedding coming up in October that will incorporate tons of floral cotton! I have tweeted and liked both on Facebook!
Floral Cotton, April 9, 2012 3:32 pm reply Trish: Thanks! We love Karma Flowers!
Cari Davis, April 4, 2012 1:15 pm reply I tweeted that “I just entered the @FloralCotton giveaway on @iloveswmag!”
Brittney Perryman, April 7, 2012 9:26 pm reply I would totally add cotton into my wedding in every possible way! All bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, and centerpieces will be made of TONS of cotton! In fact, they guys' boutonnieres would be 100% cotton! My family has a rich history in cotton farming and cotton mill working, so I cannot wait to use this in my big day!
Brittney Perryman, April 7, 2012 9:27 pm reply I liked both of you wonderful companies on Facebook!!
Brittney Perryman, April 7, 2012 9:27 pm reply I just tweeted: I just entered the @FloralCotton giveaway on @iloveswmag! :)
Lacey Grey Howard, April 10, 2012 9:02 am reply I want a large, end of the isle flower arrangement staring cotton bolls, magnolia blooms, and magnolia leaves. Cotton boll wreaths on the doors to the plantation property where our wedding is going to be would be the perfect accent touch and would set the mood for our Virginia / Georgia wedding from the moment guests arrive!
Lacey Grey Howard, April 10, 2012 9:04 am reply Just liked Floral Cotton on Facebook - and already liked SW on Facebook!
Lacey Grey Howard, April 10, 2012 9:16 am reply Just tweeted: I just entered the @FloralCotton giveaway on @iloveswmag!
Donna George, April 10, 2012 10:08 pm reply Liked both floral cotton and southern weddings sites and just love the idea of cotton bolts for decorations!
Jessica Hostetter, May 22, 2012 10:38 pm reply We are looking to get married in October of 2013 at Boone Hall Plantation. They were known for growing cotton and transporting it via the cotton dock (where we would have our reception). All the groomsmen would have a cotton boutonniere and my fiance would have 1 cala lilly and cotton in his boutonniere. I would have a bouquet of cotton and cala lillies and my bridesmaids would carry 1 cala lilly each. The aisle would have cotton around a metal rod that has mason jars hanging with cala lillies in them beside each row of pews. Did I mention this will be under a large oak tree?