i really dont know weither to go for real or fake flowers for my wedding? and if i should give them a go and do them myself, i was quoted today for my bouquet, 2 bridesmaids, 2 flower girl wands and 10 buttonholes and it was £380 for real and £300 for fake! i was in shock! so im thinking of doing my own? has anyone done theirs or any suggestions?
CommentAuthorbrilly
omg I would be in shock aswell hun thats just ridiculous, itry giving them a go hun they arnt as hard as they look xx
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CommentAuthorwelf
im thinking of it, i may just buy some cheap ones as a trial run and see what i can come up with, im quite crafty anyway and i take to things easy so hopefully will work x
CommentAuthorBobsi
Wow that's slightly outrageous. I'm hoping to get my sisters 2 friends to do mine. They did all my grandads flowers for £200, that would have cost £500 in the shops.
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CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
I'm having fake flowers and paying £144 for my bouquet, 2 bridesmiads posies, 1 flower girl posie, 4 double buttonholes, 6 single buttonholes and 6 triple flower corsarges! So £300 is more than double that! Let me know if you want the link to who I am using hun xxx
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Fake flowers are so expensive!!! I would rather use real flowers.
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
I used fake flowers, I got silk calla lilies from the bay, along with all the added bits of grass and ribbons etc I paid just over £25 for the lot. I did attempt to do them myself, I am not very arty though, so a friend who done her own done mine as well and they were lovely. Then everyone got to keep them after.
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CommentAuthorMrsC2bee
I'm having real only coz I don't like ale ones, and atm my brother Gf s doing them for cost price but I will pay her for doing them as don't feel it's fair. X
CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
To be honest I actually think thats a blinking good price! These days fake flowers look so real you can hardly tell that they are fakes and the same amount of work goes into them if not more so they can come in at the same price as real flowers if not more depending on what you want ie flower brochs etc We have gone for fake simply because we both have hay fever but I would love to have had real if I could! My flowers alone cost £155 The bridesmaids are £35 and the flower girls is £30 Then on top of that I have the centre pieces which have broachs in at £25 a table ALL flowers are roses Theirs a well known saying in the wedding industry that goes "you get what you pay for" and this includes flowers! By all means try and save by getting as many qoutes as you can but look at quality rather then price when deciding who to use and if you do decide to make your own go to a really good wholesaler and you should be fine. Either way good luck and we want to see pictures if you do DIY ;-)
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CommentAuthorLeanneC34
Its got to be real flowers for me, I wanted our venue full of beautiful and fresh White roses. There are some really inovitive things you can do with your bouquet to preserve them now too!!
CommentAuthorJenniferY90
I think thats quite costly for fake or real. I am having real, I've got my bouquet, bridesmaid bouquet, flowergirl wand with flowers on, 6 botton holes, 3 corsages, 1 large pedestal for the church, 4 table centres in tall martini glasses, a large top table spread and 2 arrangements to hang on the end of the stairs plus fabric draping for the stairs and its only come to £505. Have you been to anyone else to get other quotes? Mine varied massively, one woman wanted £890 which didn't include pedestal of stair ends and she wouldn't deliver them!
CommentAuthorMrsWright290912
I got my bouquet, my MOH's corsage, my sisters wand all for £48 - fake ones.
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CommentAuthorxbeckix88
Ouch sounds to expensive to me!!!
For real flowers - My bouquet, 4 bms, 6 button holes and 2 corsages i got quoted £200
Ive gone for foam flowers and my mums making them for me and its costing around £60 for all the bits :) x
CommentAuthorwelf
i think im going to make them, its way too expensive for something that lasts a few days and im going to put my bouquet on my bampis grave afterwards now... i havent had any other quotes yet and going on a flower mission tomorrow so hopefully decide by then but thank you all xxx
CommentAuthorLauraK61
HI Linzi-Jo, who did you use for your flowers?
CommentAuthorLulu1388
Ive paid over the odds for my flowers by the looks of it :( wont say how much cuz feel totally bad!!
If you are able to i would definitely go and make your own, you can get some amazing bargains and when ive seen people on here do their own, they look incredible!! x
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CommentAuthorTatty
Have you had a look on the bay hun? I'm getting my bouquet and 4 bridesmaids plus 10 button holes for under 200 pounds. x
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CommentAuthorRennie1989
I'm going with fake. I have found some beautiful bouquets and buttonholes on eBay for a fraction of the price of real flowers, one shop in my home town quotes £90 for my bouquet alone! Also I don't have to worry about them perishing, be in season and I can keep my bouquet and the girls can keep theirs. I still have my bouquet from when I was MOH.
CommentAuthorKatherineR45
The more I read the more I think I got a bargain! Mine are artificial, mine, 2 bridesmaids, 2 flower girls, 4 corsages and 6 button holes for £80. The church have said I need real flowers for their 2 vases but I'll arrange those myself from the local market the day before x
CommentAuthorEllenH27
I'm going to be having real as I think you can't beat the smell of fresh spring flowers, (we're getting married in April) I love the sent of Freesias and Lilly of the Valley, so will try to incorperate those in all mine :-) x
CommentAuthorDDaly
i found a site that do silk bridal bouquets for £32, flower girl wands for £6 and button holes for £1.80 and they look pretty good!! i'm ordering mine during the week as i know someone else who got their flowers from there and they looked fantastic xx
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CommentAuthorHelenW
Ive gone fake. The lady I have is lovely and you cant tell the difference. Even when we went for the meeting and they were in the house u had to touch them to believe they werent real. U can get cheap ones on the bay or book of face, but I agree with hails-you get what you pay for. Ours are costing around the 200 mark for mine, 4 bridesmaids, 2 fg baskets, 2 mums corsages and 5 buttonholes. If you want her details let me know. Shes bristol based but will deliver etc.. x
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CommentAuthorsita_meena
I'm getting fake flowers for 2 reasons
1) I have really bad hayfever in the summer and we are getting married in july
2) I want to keep my bouquet
Seen some fab prices!
CommentAuthorBlue
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mine are fake, £38 for my bouquet off the bay
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I have real bad hayfever so real flowers are a no go x
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CommentAuthorBev
Regardless of if you have fake or real, why not have a go at making your own? You can either go to a local flower market for fresh flowers (some also stock fake) and order off the bay for foam/silk. There are loads of tutorials online and think of the money you will save! x
