I like the arrangements. Did your wife use that sabre to cut the flowers? I must admit that I found the background slightly distracting, especially in the second shot. Perhaps you could use a shallower depth of field to separate your subject, or find a plain feature to place behind the subject to isolate it from the background.
Changing the subject completely, I took advantage of a break in the showers to visit the Falls of Allt Garbh yesterday. Allt Garbh is Gaelic for 'rough stream'.
5D Mark II, TS-E24mm f/3.5L II @ f/22, 0.2s, ISO 50