For our wedding, I decided that I wanted to use a combination of silk and real flowers.
This is a part of the wedding which can get pretty expensive.
If you have a large budget, then by all means you might be able to afford gorgeous real flowers for everyone.
We chose to tighten the budget in this area and spend the money on other areas.
My own bouquet was real, as were the Boutonnières for the guys, flowers for our parents & grandparents.
We ordered those from a florist in the area (we shopped around).
We chose pretty simple flowers for this, so I was not worried at all at the way they would turn out.
For the bridesmaids...I found a whole bunch of silk flowers on clearance in a Joanns which was in liquedation. I can't remember what I paid for them....but it was minimal.
The flowers were so nice, everyone was stunned they were not real.
The best part, my bridesmaid who all had to travel (some across the world - no joke) were able to keep their beautiful flowers and take them home.
If you do want real flowers, very important to remember what will be in season when you get married.
You can guarentee if you order flowers out of season for your bouquet - you will end up spending
A LOT more money than those which are easily available.
Also...think about your color schemes. I'm sure this is obvious.
If you have 2 colors already, go with those when picking flowers.
It will tie together your colors really nicely.
Check out some pictures below to see what I mean.
Another tip given to me by my hair stylist (haha).
Make sure you have a vase at your reception so you can put your bouquet down & keep it looking good.
You can buy these really cheap from the dollar store and they look great on the head table, while you enjoy the party as a married couple.
These are stunning! What amazing colors!
Adding the twig-like parts really add a natural look to the bouquet.
Beautiful Fall colored flowers.
These are one of my favorites. They are simple stunning flowers!
Adding a unique touch by having the bridemaids carry pinwheels. So sweet.
Loving the simplicity of these flowers. So understated but gorgeous!
In Love with this necklace & flower combination!
For the unique look again....
So beautiful!
Isn't it great how many types of beautiful flowers the Lord made friends!
Just because He could, I am sure He loves beautiful things =)
Happy Planning!
L
