Types of wedding flowers
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Having a hard time deciding between real and artificial wedding flowers?
Here are some of the pros and cons for both.
Silk
Many brides choose silk flowers over real ones because of the huge difference in cost. Silk flowers can be much cheaper than real ones, and aren't limited to the blooms of the season.
Pros:
They are a cheaper alternative
Can get flowers that are out of season
They wont wilt
They make great keep sakes
Good quality ones look real
Easy to work with and arrange
You can pre-arrange them yourself long before the wedding day
Cons:
They can look cheap or fake
Real
Real flowers have a natural, pleasant fragrance that you can't with artificial ones.
They look great and smell great, but the main negative is that they wont last much longer than your reception.
They can also be very expensive. Especially if the type you're looking for isn't in season.
Pros:
They look beautiful
They smell amazing
Cons:
They can be very expensive
May be wilted by the end of the day (especially if it's hot out)
You can't pre-arrange them before hand
My personal preference is to add a mix of both..Have silk flowers in your major decorations that will fill your room or hall, and have real flowers in the centerpieces and bouquets. Use the silk ones as room accents, but use real flowers in anything guest will be close up to.
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