Simple floral arrangmenent when your florist is the grocery store

Last week, when faced with a visit from a CBS camera crew, I decided that I needed something to liven up my desk. I needed some flowers. Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling well and I had a ton of work to do. So, the night before the visit, I ran to Harris Teeter (grocery store) to see if I could quickly throw some sort of simple arrangement together. I was faced with carnations, roses, a few pom pom looking things, gerbera daisies, and fillers. That's when I remembered a picture I had seen in Real Simple.

Baby's breath. The filler I've always told florists not to use in arrangements (because I honestly don't love how they smell) might actually be sort of cute. I grabbed three bunches, some Nyquil, and scurried home.

$12 in baby's breath + a Waterford vase

Since the interview, I did some googling and found a great wedding blog post about baby's breath arrangements being used in weddings. The pictures are beautiful!