Fake vs Real Flowers

I'm going the silk flower route for sure ✌️I wanna be able to keep my flowers later and that's the main motivation mostly

REAL OR SILK!!! You don’t want to cheap out on these kinds of things it’s a huge thing and people will notice

This is my second wedding. For my first wedding we did silk and although they were nice, I feel like I missed out with the real ones. The smell, the feel and the look. I questioned whether my flowers "looked" fake in the photos.

This second wedding, there wasn't a question as to which - we decided real flowers was the way to go!

I am doing real flowers with a few fake trailing Flowers , I originally planned to do fake flowers but then found a lady that does them real cheap by just buying them from Costco

I am doing both. My bouquet is real flowers from a florist and I bought greenery swags from Costco. For my table centerpieces I have purchased silk flowers and put them all in different antique vases. The color of flower I was wanting cost $5 per rose and I was able to purchase all my table center flowers for $160 and they look beautiful!

We are doing real. It’s a big expense yes but so is everything else I’m finding lol. I just prefer real anyway. Actually there wil be some fake such as the garland along the string lights and on the mantle at the reception.
Ive been very fortunate in that both florists I’ve talked to we’re willing to stay in or around our budget. I was surprised because I thought it would cost more than what I wanted to spend. Definitely go and talk to some first before you decide!

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Yes! But's it's all of my dream flowers (loads of sunflowers) including delivery and setup

View quoted message Oh myyy! It’s insane how it’s so expensive... I’m so thankful for you! Costco will be the best option and I would love to set up my own flowers !

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We just received a 4000cad quote today from one of the florists we talked to..

My family and I LOVE real flowers, their feel and smell. For us it was evident, especially on a garden feel theme. I decided to invest more on flowers and save on decor for everything else (DIY all the way, and I love doing it). However, i did decide to use artificial greenery vines for the backdrops

Fake flowers seem the best choice since I like the idea of renting white floral balls placed on top of vases at every table. Simple and nothing to take home at the end.

I decided to do fake flowers. I found this floral designer who exclusively works with fake flowers and she was able to make all of our arrangements for half the price I was quoted for real flowers.

Flowers are currently stored in my parent's computer room and I can't wait to unbox them!

If you go with real flowers, i would recommend DIY and buy them from costco!! our florist quoted us almost $3,000 for what we wanted.. i went to costco instead and ordered everything for just over $100. the only "downside" is I have to put everything together myself.

I am having my flowers done by a wonderful woman who does silk bouquets and they look amazing. I just couldn't justify the cost and honestly, this way i dont need to worry about putting hthemin the fridge etc. However, we will have babies breath on every table during the reception!

We're doing sola flowers, which are fake and made of wood but look like real dried flowers. They include real dried greenery. Below is an example. They were half the price of real flowers, and I get to keep them afterwards! Mine will be in blush, ivory and burgundy, and I'm picking them up tomorrow.

I have bought faux as was at few friends weddings and couldn't tell till got pretty close. I couldn't justify the one day expense.. My friend chose to do real and it was her biggest expense at her wedding- the flowers welted from how hot it was outside. She forgot to throw her throw bouquet. They were gorgeous, but its honestly personal preference.

Not 100% sure yet but I was thinking of doing real for my bouquet and then probably fake for bridesmaids/groomsmen/decor. That being said if my bouquet is going to be very expensive I may just go fake. I haven't looked into prices for that yet..

We are thinking of mixing it. Fake for arches and probably on the cake and some reception decor. Real ones (bulk that we will arrange ourselves) on the small centrepieces. And probably real bouquets too

I’m going all fake for my wedding. I got the real touch ones and they look beautiful! I just couldn’t justify spending so much money on real flowers that’s gonna die the same day! Plus i’m not a huge flower person.

Never questioned going with fake. I don't have to worry about my hay fever, I can get bouquets done with plenty of time and the cost of real is not worth it to me. I've been to many wedding with fake flowers that were awesome. I still have 2 bouquets from weddings I was in.

At this point I’ve received one quote from a florist and it scared the bejeezus out of me. So now I’m leaning toward getting fake for most of our decor (ceremony arch, signage, centerpieces...) - particularly the ones that guests won’t be super up close and personal with.

I'm using fake ones - I also have a steamer to steam them too! I have my wedding in October so I'm not sure how they will look just yet but at the store they looked fine to me! Plus my Baba is a florist so she was able to help cost wise.

I was trying to decide this as well. I was leaning more towards fake flowers, this way it is one less thing I have to worry about making sure they are ready and looking good the day of. I was at Michaels the other day and they had all of their spring and summer flowers 60% off. I ended up buying some small pre-made bouquets, each one slightly different. I haven't decided if I'm going to use them as-is or mix them up or add to them, or maybe put together something different for mine and just use them for the bridesmaids, but I like the look of them, so unless I think of something else that I am really drawn to then that is what I will be using.

I don't have a strong opinion one way or another towards flowers, and I think the fake flowers (as long as they are not faded or fraying, etc.) can be just as nice looking. Plus there is the added bonus of less cost, less stress of not having them ready in advance, and not having to worry about them being damaged or wilting throughout the day. You can also get real-touch flowers, so that is another option, they cost a bit more but can look very real even up close.

I am also thinking about using potted flowers as part of my centrepieces, and possibly as ceremony decor. I purchased some small cube shaped pots and I'm looking for flowers that I can plant in them, I am hoping that some people will take these home at the end of the night. I am looking for something bigger to place at the ends of the aisle that won't be too heavy to move so that I an use potted flowers for the ceremony.

I’m doing paper flowers! flowers just aren’t that important for me and they’re SO EXPENSIVE. this way i get them forever