I have just had my quote for silk flowers from recommended (on here) online shop. They've quoted me nearly £500 for brides bouquet, 3 bridesmaids, 1 large display, 2 corsages and 7 button holes.
I was hoping to save by getting artificial flowers online, but it seems quite alot?
CommentAuthorbumblebumble
That does seem quite pricey to me!! I'm having silk bouquets and have been quoted £100 for a big bride one and then 3 smaller bridesmaids ones! xxx
x Keeley x
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs M
ouch! i got a package for my bouquet, 2 BM's and 7 buttonholes for £75 made out of foam roses
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CommentAuthorMrsC
I have artificial, some foam some silk. From an online company. £185 (inc p&P) for: tear-drop brides bouquet 2 corsages 2 bridesmaids wands 3 buttonholes 1 buttonhole So in fairness it might not be bad, and of course it depends on the ones you have chosen.
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CommentAuthorNearlyMrsFountain
That does seem a lot!! I'm waiting for my quite for real and silk ones xx I'd shop around a bit xx
That's meant to say quote!! And ill let u know how much :) xx
CommentAuthorPenguinJ
too expensive!!! look around i will send you the link to one i was looking at
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CommentAuthor*Claire*
I think maybe the problem is that I sent a picture of what I wanted. Changing, airbrushing etc may well be why it's bumped up the price.
I did tell her my budget was £300-350 and to make smaller or change how they thought to match this but alas, it didnt happen!
Don't want to pee them off by changing my mind, but I really thought it would be cheaper
CommentAuthorPenguinJ
just tell them its too expensive and you are going to look around
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
Does seen quite expensive but then the display ones are very big so that may be where the extra is coming in... I wanted real flowers for my centrepieces and they were going to be £130 each then the display one for top table £150.. I've seen Some companies charge £40 a bridesmaid for silk flowers... This as an estimate is around your £500 mark.
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
It's just not always cheaper to do it without real flowers... My bouquet is costing £18 because I am having a rustic bouquet of inexpensive flowers x
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CommentAuthorPenguinJ
£20 for a buttonhole? WHAT? mine are coming in about £2 each
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CommentAuthorJoanna
Sounds expensive to me :/
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
That's how much they are where I live, that's the quote I was given for silk flowers.... Then I found cos the flowers I wanted were cheaper real, I went real... It's ridiculous, just depends how much they charge in your area, same as with registrars I think x
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CommentAuthorPenguinJ
im making me own, buying ready made button holes for £1.25 each and doing them up myself. dunno what im doing about the bm flowers yet. might get silk ones, about £25 each. I want a real bouquet as its going on my grans grave afterwards
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CommentAuthorMrsMoran
That does seem expensive hun, definitely, am sure you could get them much cheaper xxxx
CommentAuthorsarah
way too much, sounds like a quote for live flowers
CommentAuthorBobsi
That sounds crazyily expensive. Shop around you can defo get that cheaper. Xx
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CommentAuthorKatya
i made my own using nylon flowers 5x white bouquets £5 5x permenant markers (to have the colours i wanted) £5
so i spent £10 & got 1 x bouquet 2x single stems for BM's 4x Button Holes
Thinking of adding some jewels to them for £2 a pack of 200 jewels!
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CommentAuthorMrsLowe
I'm paying £250ish (abit less) for...
bridal bouqet 2 bridesmaids bauqets 2 corsages 10 button holes 1 top table dec 1 cake topper
CommentAuthorMrsLowe
mine has won looads of awards too! x
CommentAuthorRoxanneG96
i am paying £99 including postage for bride bouquet, 2 bridesmaids boquets, 2 flower girl wand, a groom button hole, 4 other button holes and a 2.5ft table decoration :)
£500 is far too much , get some more quotes, dont be affraid to ask for freebies
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
RoxanneG96 could you post a link on my wall to who you are getting yours from please? That's a birlliant price! xx
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CommentAuthorKimD7
that is a crazy price.... i have got brides bouquet with crystals, 3 big bridesmaids, 2 small, 4 button hols and 2 mum's corsages a large table display for the ceremony and 60 flowers for the tables and black bear grass for the tables for £285... I will put pics on here as she has sent me some.
CommentAuthorKimD7
i have put a pic of my big bridesmaids flowers and the start of mine...my floist as been amazing and sourced 5 different flowers so I could choose the ones I like best.. My florist works online to x
CommentAuthorTatty
That sounds expensive, I'm getting brides bouquet, 4 bridesmaids bouquets and an arrangement for £150. x
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CommentAuthor*Claire*
Ah what to do?!! The only thing going for this florist is that she's got a sample of my bridesmaid dress to airbrush the flowers to exactly the same colour.
Are there any others out there that do artificial flowers and can colour match?
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs M
try foam roses hun
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1st September 2014 our little family grew by one
Women are made to be loved, not understood. - Oscar Wilde
CommentAuthor*KelBel*
Foam flowers look great from what I've seen at fairs x
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CommentAuthor*Claire*
So foam flowers can be coloured so they match a particular colour then? I didn't know if they looked really fake? x
CommentAuthorKimD7
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claire I spoke to my florist she would happily have a chat with you if you want to call here or she is on facebook. xxx
CommentAuthorRoxanneG96
linzi-jo it says your page is restricted and i dont know how to add you lol
i got them from the bay from a seller called mellymoomoy72
but i havet received my flowers yet, lol when they come next week il lean to upload pictures so you can see them
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
Sorry Roxanne, I didn't realise we weren't friends! I've just added you! I had someone snooping on here so had to make my profile open to only people I was friends with! lol And thank you, I will have a look :) xxx
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CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
Eeeekk! I got mine unmade up and had a friend make them. Cost me about £20 for a brides bouquet, 4 bridesmaids and 7 button holes.
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthor*Claire*
Oh yes please Kim, is her number on FB? x
CommentAuthor*Claire*
Ok, so I ended up ordering from this expensive online silk flower lady. Only because she could airbrush to the same colour as my sample material. Really wish I hadn't because now I emailed her to ask how much for a bunch of loose flowers to decorate my wedding cake and she came back with £64.99. I think this is a lot for a few loose flowers?
Can I ask advice, does it really matter if the flowers on my cake arent the same colour as the other floral decs? Does anyone know a good online/bay of E site to get silk flowers cheaper? x
CommentAuthorkrissy905
i got all my silk flowers from country baskets they have an amazing range at all sorts of prices some are very expensive as they look and feel like real ones. that price is expensive but i had a quote from a local florist of nearly £900 for 1 brides bouquet 2 bridesmaids 2 flower girls 5 button holes 7 table centres and wedding arch they did have crystals added to but the price was going to be the same for real or silk she said silk aren't always cheap unless you get really cheap ones of course and i have to say she was right i have actually made all my own flowers (except the arch) to keep the costs down and i still have spent about £400 all together including the martini vases x
CommentAuthor*Claire*
Blimey, flowers are expensive, I dont even like flowers much lol I'm going to try to source some myself, maybe get a sample for the right colour. Just don't know where to look x
CommentAuthorBobsi
Flowers are getting to be ridiculous I'm considering picking flowers from the garden and buying a pack of pins from the shop. Will cost me 50p.
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