So our colour scheme is turquoise/silver and am finding it very hard to find nice flowers to suit. I then remembered when my parents got married that they actually had silk flowers due to allergies etc & my mom still has it to this day. I love the fact that after 28 years of marriage she still has her bouquet & the flower her mother wore. A nice reminder of a lovely day. Also with silk they won't wilt throughout the day etc & I'm assuming you have more flexibility with colours / shades etc.
Are other brides considering silk flowers instead of real, or could anyone advise on what would be better? Pros/cons & such like. Also price wise is it considerably more to have silk than real?
Any comments would be kindly appreciated.
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CommentAuthorTsukijin
I've got silks, they're in my profile. I paid just under 200 for the bride bouquet, 2 bridesmaid bouquets and 4 buttonholes but there are a varying range, some of the ranges are more than half the price but same quality just depends on then intricacy of the design and they accept payment in installments, they give you a date a month or two away from your wedding and then you just pay a bit when you can as long as it's all paid before the date they specify
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CommentAuthorObsidian_Winter
I'm going for real flowers. I'll press some and put them in the photo album after, but otherwise I'd be stuck with loads of silk flowers.
CommentAuthorLulu1388
ah thanks, wow £200? thats not bad at all! i was expecting silks to be way more expensive than real.. obviously just like anything the more detail, the higher the price! Did you find somewhere online or go to a local florist? And btw, love the colour scheme! & ur dress looks stunning! x
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CommentAuthorMrsP2be
I'm having real flowers. I think its a personal choice, having artificial ones didnt even cross my find as i hav a friend who owns a florist. xxx
Thanks! The dress looks better on my bridesmaid though lol! I got the flowers online I'll put the link on my wall for you then you can have a look x
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CommentAuthorMel D
I had real flowers (but was careful to get ones with little or no scent) and have since had my bouquet recreated with foam & silk flowers.
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CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs M
i have foam flowers i got a package deal from ebay for £75 which was
large teardrop (now changed it to a round posy) 2 BM round posies 7 buttonholes 1 double buttonhole 2 corsages
i've since added more buttonholes for grandmothers and i made the flowergirls baskets myself. i got them from bay of e they do amazing deals!
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CommentAuthorxbeckix88
Im going for fake. Me and my mum bought some foam & a couple of silk flowers last week and she made up a mock bouquet and it looked real and was a fraction of the price that florists charge.So were going for all fake as it'll save us plenty of £££'s Plus be nice to be able to keep my bouquet after :) x
CommentAuthorKarenB9
I am going for real flowers to give you an idea of cost they are Brides Bouquet £120 3 x bridesmaid £135 3 x flower girl baskets £35 groom £6 mother of groom corsage £5 4 X button holes £20 church £160 11 x table arangements £220
I have already found the vases,mirrors and tea lightholders that i want to use for the table arangements so they are no higher charges. total cost £700
hope this helps you to choose what type you go for x
CommentAuthorphoebee
I'm having silk for brides bouquet, bridesmaid posy and buttonholes. Having real for top table arrangement. x
CommentAuthorLulu1388
Thanks guys, so realistically it won't cost too much more / less either way then! Quite like the idea of being able to keep them & these days noone really knows the diff between so thats good!
Phoebee - quite like the idea of having bit of both actually!
Tsukijin - thanks ill take a look :D
So jealous of all of you getting married so soon! feel like i've still got forever to go!! Focussing on photographer & dress at moment eek!!
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CommentAuthorObsidian_Winter
Don't be too jealous, you've still got time to get everything sorted but I'm running around like a headless chicken trying to get everything organised! :)
CommentAuthormrscookiecrew
we're having foam flowers. the lady is on the book of face and comes very highly recommended. my friend had her flowers for her wedding and they where beautiful and looked so real. il put the name on my profile if u want it. we;re having:
1 x bridal bouquet 5 x bridesmaid bouquet's 2 x double button holes for groom and best man 3 x ladies coursages 16 x normal button holes top table reception flowers small bouquet for vase on cake (family airloom) 7 x rings for centre peices 1 x flower girl wand
all that for £217 :D
We got a quote for real flowers and it came to somethin stupid like £650 which is a lot. plus foam are better for us as we're taking my bouquet to Somerst after to put on my granddads grave. x
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CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
I have silk flowers, I purchased them singly and made the bouquets up from what I had. Cost about £20, and a friend kindly done them at no cost.
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CommentAuthorLulu1388
Mrscookiecrew - Wow ok all that for like £200 sounds really good! And bet they look stunning to!! Yeh if you could put it on your wall or something so I can have a nosey that would be greatly appreciated! Thankyou!
Yeh I'm going to also look around at local florists, one my dad has gone to for years so will see what she has to offer too!
Thank you!
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CommentAuthormrscookiecrew
lula88 its on hun. she is brillient x
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also wold have been nan and grandads anniversary <3
CommentAuthorhigginszajac
Im having real for the day but also having a silk one the same to keep as a reminder of the day, the bridesmaid ones are all silk xx
CommentAuthorMrsShaw
if i could chose again, i'd go silk, cheaper and can keep them forever :)
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CommentAuthorMrsShaw
plus with silk, you dont have to worry about what flowers would be in season at the time xx
CommentAuthorbiochrissy
we've gone for a mixture. real for the bouquets and button holes and mothers gifts, then silk for the tables as this was cheaper. also used some foam roses in other decoration going around the room xx
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CommentAuthorLulu1388
Ah thanks guys. Defo thinking silk, especially If actually decent price!!
Thanks to all for your thoughts & advice! Very much appreciated! & nice to have someone to talk to who understands a little better than h2b etc!!
Xx
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CommentAuthormym72
I had artificial because our colour scheme was royal blue, and I wanted blue roses in my bouquet. It cost just over £60 for my bouquet (teardrop) - and my bm had a round bouquet of ivory roses (again artificial) and that cost about £30.
CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
I am having a mixture of both.... I have made my bridesmaids bouquet from silk Ivory roses, and I have ordered fresh gypsophela to pick up the day before the wedding to add to the bouquets. I looked around and couldnt get a good silk one, they all looked really plasticy. I have ordered 25 bunches at 80p a bunch, and will add them to my own bouquet, the buttonholes, the birdcages too if there is enough.
I want the bridesmaids to have something like this, so I will probably need quite a few bunches just for them...
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I can resist anything but temptation
CommentAuthorLaura JaneW
Im having silk flowers and they look amazing! Havent bought them yet but for a bridesmaid posy,3 BM, a table arrangement and buttonholes its £109. Im also having her make two alter arrangements at £20 each. You couldnt tell they are fake.
CommentAuthormadison_uk
ive got silk for my bouquet and buttonholes and real for the reception, that way i can have my bouquet for years to come
CommentAuthorPrincess2be
Im hoping to go for silk ones if they look real enough.x
CommentAuthorLulu1388
Wow you guys seem to have found some really good quotes! The only local one ive found to me, their prices on website look! ridiculously over priced!! Even if they were real i wouldnt want to pay those sort of prices!
RaggedyAnne that bouquet looks beautiful btw! I wouldnt know where to start in making my own, but by the looks of it finding some decent silk ones shouldnt be too costly, i just need to find somewhere! I want silk as my colour scheme is aqua/turquoise and silver and havent found much luck in terms of photo examples of colour bouquets that suit other than in silk! And also the idea of a permanent reminder just like my mom did!
Madison_uk, I hope you dont mind i was just being nosey and if the flowers in ur album are anything to go by they are beautiful!
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CommentAuthormrsV2013
i'm uncertain still. i'm going to make my own centre pieces with silk or foam (will see when i choose them) and i was thinking of bm having homemade silk or foam but i've seen a picture of the flowers i want and don't think i'll be able to get in it in silk or foam and still look good. mine i think i'll trust to a professional lol
