Wedding flowers real or silk????

i get married in a few weeks but am still having a flowers problem do i get real or silk i will be going away stright after for 3 weeks so will have to leave flowers behind also can you tell the diffarence between real and silk

Wedding flowers real or silk????
I like real better, and you get the lovely scent from them.
Reply:real nice silks are beautiful, not to mention cheaper. then, you can have a keepsake, like a table topper, or your bouquet. my mom still has hers from 25 years ago!
Reply:I'm using silk. They're beautiful. I got them on usiflorals. So realistic looking. A friend of mine actually asked if they were real. Good luck in deciding
Reply:Either is totally fine! However, I just think for a wedding it is truly special to have lots of fresh flowers!
Reply:i had real and gave them to my mum afterwards
Reply:They really should be real to look perfect but there are some pretty beautifully done silk ones now.
Reply:I know most people say to use real flowers...but you can use silk flowers (looks just as good and THEY WON'T WILT!!) and make the bouquets yourself (girls' night with your mom, mother-in-law-2-be, maid/matron of honor, and bridesmaids. Your mom and MIL-2-B can help you make your bouquet and everyone else can make their bouquet. Get flowers from michael's or any arts and crafts store. It takes a little bit of time, but its really not difficult at all. And the best part is that your bouquet will still be as fresh looking 50 years from now as it will be on your wedding day.





To dress things up just a little bit, you can get little pearls made to go in bouquets to add a touch of elegance to YOUR bouquet. You can get different colored ribbon (sheer with color about 1/2 in wide) to match the different colors in the bridesmaids bouquets and they can all pick out a color that they particularly like. And then add some sheer white ribbon to your bouquet. I'm telling you...this is incredibly simple to do.





I had a very simple wedding...and used daisies. I had white, soft yellow, and soft green in my bouquet (which matched my 2 attendants dresses - the green and yellow - perfectly along with my white dress). They had different colors of daisies along with a few other kinds of flowers with yellow ribbon (yellow dress) and green ribbon (green dress). And the ribbon matched perfectly as well.





GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!
Reply:Avis B - you are a complete snob!





How dare you!





I had silk flowers and was every bit a real bride as anybody else!!
Reply:real much better good luck girl!!
Reply:Definitely, definitely, definitely real. I don't know where you are in the world but there are companies who will press your bouquet and after a few months you can have the preserved bouquet framed in a picture. See an example of a company who'll do this.





http://www.wedding-service.co.uk/bouquet...





This is what maids of honour are for - give her your bouquet just as you leave and she can sort it out!
Reply:mine were silk because my mum was going to take my bouquet abroad to place on my grandfathers grave so and if it were real flowers they would have died they were fab and no you could not tell the bridesmaids were the same and they still have them still looking great have a great day what ever you choose
Reply:REAL - they still last forever in your pictures!
Reply:Here is a site that I recomend. I have seen a lot of this woman's work with silks, and you can not tell that they are silk.





http://jeaniesfloral.com/
Reply:get real ones!! they are so much better. even if you're leaving right afterwards, have family and friends take them with them when they leave.
Reply:Real, and yes, unless they are really expensive silk flowers, you can tell the difference. My biggest reason for using real is you can throw them away when done - they're biodegradable. If you get fake flowers, what do you do them after the wedding?





Also, if you aren't near a wholesale flower mart, there are tons of online wholesale flower companies that will ship you flowers in a hurry. Real flowers aren't that expensive if you get ones that are in season.
Reply:I do prefer real flowers, they look so much more attractive.
Reply:Real flowers are nice, silk flowers can be nice too. Just make sure you go to a store that specialize in silk flowers. Some stores have cheap silk flowers others have really nice flowers. Good Luck.
Reply:I think real are better, Some silk flowers look cheap. Good luck with the wedding!
Reply:Real silk are sooooooo tacky. If you are going away after give them to a nursing home or to some elderly neighbours.
Reply:real
Reply:I say go for the real thing. Not only do they look nicer but they smell so great too. The flowers are something that you're not really suppose to get too attached to, they're really on loan to you for the duration of your wedding.





I agree with other people here who say to pass them on to someone else to enjoy after the big day. You might want to pull a couple flowers out of your bouquet to dry them and press them into your wedding album.
Reply:I like real flowers a lot better. When you walk down the aisle you want to feel as confident as you can be because it is your special day. I suggest you to get real flowers. So what if you leave the flowers behind? Even if you won't be leaving straight after the wedding what are you going to do with the flowers? They will die sooner or later anyway. It is not about what are you going to do AFTER the wedding, it is about the actual wedding.
Reply:I am having slik. They can look as real as the real thing. Plus you dont have to pay to have them dried ( Ladies of you had them dried sorry) Do you know how they dry them? Kitty litter yes the same thing but in dust form they set you flowers in kitty litter. Yuck!! Silk you can dust off!! I also think it is the easy way to go and most Florist can you use slik and perfer it!! YOu also dont have to worry about them in any kind of weather. Hope it helped Best wishes!!
Reply:Silks have come a long way in the last several years. Some silks are quite difficult to differentiate from real flowers - you have to touch them to be sure. It all comes down to how much you want to budget for flowers. In some cases, high quality silks can be more costly than real flowers. Good luck flower shopping!
Reply:Real. The flowers aren't going to last forever whether you are leaving for a long time or not anyway. Real is so much better.
Reply:really always look great but the two wedding i was in it turned into a BIG problem in both the day of the wedding. they my (Aunt) she arranges flowers and she did them the night before and you put them in the fridge to keep them fresh and the first time they froze and the second time they got really withered and they looked perfect the day before. So if you can find great looking silk flowers i would go with that so its one less thing to think about going wrong. good luck and congrats on the wedding
Reply:it is all up to you, i say go with silk, you can not tell the difference also in pictures they look better, not wilting and stuff like that. also the petals are much easier to handle, and to clean up like for the little flower girl who has to toss them down the isle. and unless you have someone to care for them for the few weeks you will be gone then there is no point to pay for the flowers that will be almost dead by the time you come back to them anyways, also your bouquet should be silk to keep it forever and cherish it always
Reply:Nobody thinks silk and real are the same - it just isn't possible unless the entire wedding party and all the guests are stone cold drunk. Carrying a clutch of fake flowers - however pretty - just doesn't cut it on such a special occasion.





If what you want to do is preserve the fresh bouquet, have a professional do it or use the drying crystals yourself from the craft store.
Reply:real
Reply:Unless it's a high grade silk flower you'll likely be disappointed in the bouquet overall and how it looks and how it photographs. If you are leaving immediately afterwards give the bouquet to the bridesmaid and have it preserved





http://www.hellerandreid.com/


http://www.bouquetfreezedry.com/index.ht...


http://www.florage.com/bridal_bouquet_pr...





You need to set that up IMMEDIATELY though.
Reply:Real Brides only carry REAL flowers.





There is no place for fake or silk or faux anything at a wedding.





And yes, silk flowers look like fake flowers.





You will always regret carrying silk flowers "down the aisle" but you will never regret carrying fresh flowers down the aisle.





If possible, make arrangements to have your bridal bouquet "preserved" by your florist or check out one of the wedding flower preservation companies on line. You need to make those arrangements NOW so your flowers can be preserved in a "fresh" condition. One of your friends can take the bouquet to the florist after the ceremony (within a day or two).








Answered by: A Certified wedding specialist / A Professional bridal consultant / A Wedding ceremony officiant



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