can i make my own bouquet to look nice using silk flowers???? i am going to have a low budget wedding, and I feel that a lot of silk flowers look like the real thing.
2007-09-04 08:21:17 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Why wouldn't they be all right?
With a silk flower bouquet, you (or the person who catches the bouquet) has a lovely keepsake for the rest of your lives.
Alternately, if you're looking to save money, I have friends who've gotten their flowers at a big discount from a floral design school. The students get to practice and the brides get to save big! I've also seen farms/u-pick places that will let you grab a HUGE bucket of flowers for a low price.
Good luck and congrats on the upcoming wedding! :)
2007-09-04 09:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by riahdne 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of brides use silk flowers either for budgetary reasons, a desire to keep the bouquet forever, or because of allergies. It's perfectly possible, and not even uncommon.
If your primary concern is money, though, I'd offer up another option to consider: make your own bouquet with real flowers you get at a florist's supply or farmer's market.
When I was married fourteen years ago, I spent a whopping $35 on flowers and all the accessories needed. My MOH and I went to the florist's supply the day before the wedding and picked up a bit of anything that was pretty, long-stemmed, and cheap, some red roses, a reel of florist's tape, some red ribbon, and a card of corsage pins.
My bridesmaids and I made simply sheaf-style bouquets (super quick and easy; just lay down your flowers and tie a ribbon around them), one good friend put together the boutonnieres and the MOG corsage, and we put the bouquets in a bucket of water and the boutonnierres and corsage in the fridge overnight. At the wedding site, we placed a single red rose on every table.
In all, my bare-bones budget took care of: six bouquets, six boutonnierres, one corsage, and table decorations.
Silk or natural, it's your choice. Either is perfectly fine. Just make sure you're doing what will really make you happy.
2007-09-04 10:05:21 · answer #2 · answered by gileswench 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Forget that real brides only carry real flowers crap. Not only was I on a budget, but I am highly allergic to real flowers (to the point that I get hives.) So real were not an option for me. I had my silk bouquet made by a professional and it is still beautiful today. I also did the bridesmaids bouquets myself it was a lot of fun and they came out beautifully!
Check out this site, this woman does incredible work and you can't even tell they are silk!! (She is reasonable too!!)
http://jeaniesfloral.com/
Good luck!
2007-09-04 14:45:45 · answer #3 · answered by Reba 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just don't understand the draw to silk flowers. They're not much cheaper than real flowers, and if you are thinking of ones that look exactly like the real thing, you will be paying more.
Granted, I live in a city that has a wholesale flower district, so I can buy nice flowers at a low price anytime, but if you don't live near anything like this, just buy a bunch a flowers at Trader Joe's or some other supermarket and make your own bouquet.
2007-09-04 09:27:19 · answer #4 · answered by Peace 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Remember this is about you and your man becoming a family. Not the color of the dress and who wore what shoes. And if you want the silk flowers then so be it. I was at a "lower budget" wedding recently and the bride carried 3 roses and the other girls (2) carried one flower.
I was at another wedding and the girls carried candles. So what ever you and the man want is what it should be. Just a helpful hint if you want them to "look real" don't go overboard and keep in mind of the flowers in season.
2007-09-04 08:32:47 · answer #5 · answered by Shelly C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can use silk flowers if you want to keep costs down. Some silk flowers are very nice! Make sure you price around because sometimes you can get deals on fresh flowers from local supermarkets like Stop n Shop, where you can get affordable real flowers.
2007-09-04 08:27:03 · answer #6 · answered by Jcord29 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really wanted hydrangeas for my wedding and they are super fragile so my friend made all the brides maids bouquets our of silk flowers. No one even knew they were not real. Mine was real flowers, but after seeing the silk bouquets I wish mine were the silk flowers. They were much cheaper and I didn't thave to worry about them dying and then used the boquets on the cake table for decorations.
2007-09-04 09:56:57 · answer #7 · answered by Jade645 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES you can use silk flowers and make your bouquets look beautiful. You will always be able to cherish it. I am using my mothers bouquets from when she got married. She used silk flowers as well!
2007-09-04 08:35:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, fresh flowers are much nicer but you don't always have to go overboard with the price. One way to keep the cost down is to get the flowers yourself and make your own bouquet. There are websites that can help you make your own bouquet. You can go to AC Moore's website at www.acmoore.com and they have instructions on how to create your own bouquet, corsages and boutonneirres (sp?). That's what I did with my wedding and our flowers turned out really nice and we spent under $200, including all the flowers (bouquets, corsages, boutonneirres, centerpieces). I bought my flowers from Safeway and my mother and I did my flowers. But you have to be careful with picking which store to go to (I did quite a bit of checking before I actually purchased the flowers from Safeway).
2007-09-04 09:54:08 · answer #9 · answered by weezyswifey 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would go for real flowers. If you're worried about the flowers wilting, try to get the bouquets on the day of the wedding. If not, get them the day before. When you get home, place them in a pail with water at room temp. They would still be good the following day.
2016-04-03 03:26:34 · answer #10 · answered by Gail 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋