Flowers: paper vs. real

Hi Emilie!

I do have colours; navy blue, purple, tourquise. Inspiration came from the blue orchid so those are the colours I am aiming for!

I will definitely take a look at those blogs! If I can make the flowers and bouquets myself I would love to do that! Something similar to Samtam's style is what I had in mind

Thank You!

Hey Jessica! I'm super happy to read your discussion, I think both option give amazing results! Did you have any specific style or colour in mind? I thought you might also like to take a look at these discussions for ideas:

Paper flowers for your weeding decor

What is your favourite shape of bouquet?

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Definitely team paper! We did paper flowers and they were the highlight of our wedding! People are still talking about it. Our theme was Our Story and we integrated vintage books throughout our wedding so the paper flowers went perfectly. I love that we didn't have to worry about them wilting, they were much more lightweight than real flowers and we got to keep them after the wedding! They were also less expensive than real flowers and you can have whatever flowers you want, not just what's in season.

I got my flowers from More Paper Than Shoes on Etsy and she is a genius! The quality is amazing and she was so great to work with. She actually made my flowers while undergoing cancer treatment. (And she is now in remission! So happy for her!) Here are some of my flowers from my wedding:

No problem!! Make sure you post pictures if you end up making some!!

I am going to check that out tonight!

Thank you!

I used a Cricut machine to put the petals, but there are tons of tutorials online to do your own. Lia Griffith is an AMAZING site for making paper flowers. You have to get a monthly subscription to the site ($7/month), but you can download as many templates as you want, it is COMPLETELY worth it!!! She has a bunch of flowers made with crepe paper that look almost real, they are amazing, I didn't use them because I wanted to print lyrics and music on mine but some of them had me tempted...

Thank you Valerie!

Those paper flowers are gorgeous!

did you just look online on how to make your own?

If I can make them look like yours I'd be happy!

Thank you chelsea!

Those are absolutely beautiful!

Real flower will depend on a number of things. Every flower shop will have different prices, it depends what is in season and what isn't - if you have to order something out of season, it will likely cost more. It will also depend on how big you want the bouquet ect.

I got mine for $150 and my bridesmaids one for $75... Mine is the purple one, and my bridesmaids one's are the ivory roses.

Team paper all the way!!!! I love my paper flowers and I'm really excited to put them in a shadow box and hang in our home when the wedding is over! I made mine myself so I saved A LOT!! My totaly cost was under $10 (I had most of the supplies already and I only wanted a small bouquet... just can't be bothered to carry a big one, plus then it blocks my gorgeous dress )