Bridal bouquet - silk or fresh?

I am helping my sister plan her wedding. We are trying to decide which is better, fresh flowers versus silk flowers. I know most brides probably opt for fresh flowers, but some of the silk flower bouquets on the internet look so pretty. Any advice or preferences?

Bridal bouquet - silk or fresh?
I love fresh flowers, but I am going with silk for my wedding. For $200 I had a woman on Ebay custom design my silk bouquets...all of my flowers, from the bouts to the toss bouquets to my own cascade arrangement. The flowers look great, I saved probably about $600, I will never have to worry about the flowers wilting during the ceremony, and I can save the bridal arrangement after the ceremony without worrying about drying and preserving it.





Fresh flowers may look better, I agree...but honestly, keep in mind that your sister is planning a 5 hour party...if she saves $600 by going with silk flowers, is there somewhere better she can put that money, or can she save the money for her honeymoon? Weddings are special, and fun, but when all is said and done, all you have left is memories, pictures, your rings and the relationship between you and your husband. If she is trying to keep her costs reasonable, this is a good place to cut costs.
Reply:I def. prefer real flowers to silk flowers but that is just me. I have worked in a garden shop for years and can't wait to pick out my flowers. However, flowers are expensive and real flowers are basically just for that day. If you are the sentimental type and want to keep them you probably be better off with the silk flowers.
Reply:It depends...I had to make this same decision for my wedding. I ended up going for real since they smell better and they are cheaper. Unless your sister is extremely sentimental and wants to keep the flowers, go for the real. Even with real, they can be dried and kept.
Reply:You can do both, the silk can be what she carries down the aisle and the fresh can be the small bouquet that she throws away. Then she use the silk as a keepsake or as part of a display in her china cabinet, etc.
Reply:I'd want the flowers as real as my relationship.
Reply:Always Fresh...You may want to consider a smaller bouquet as well for tossing...Most brides get upset afterwards and wish they have saved or frozen their bouquet..
Reply:go window shopping. i am not kidding, go around town looking at the silk flowers at crafts stores,. see how they look and stuff. i personally like fresh flowers for the bridal bonquet. and then get a small one done in silk flowers, for the one the bride throws in the reception. like that she can keep her bonquet. when she gets home after the wedding, all she has to do is turn in upside down, place in a dry place (like gargage or basement) and it is dry. then she will be able to reserved it for years to come.


with the silk flowers there are some beautiful displays of them. but be careful. make sure you buy them for a good place. make sure they send you proofs of any flowers you tend to get from them.


sometimes going to a place like "the rag shop" or "michaels" or stores like that, you can have someoen professionally do the bonquet for you. and i think the charge is small.
Reply:Personally, I would want fresh flowers. But I've heard of people using silk flowers and they look just as nice! (and no one can tell either!) What color flowers ? I think if the bouquet is going to be mostly white, I would probably get silk. White flowers brown VERY quickly.
Reply:I used a silk flower and it so absolutely beautiful. It looked so real and there is even some oil to put on it for the real flower scent. Below are the website that I used to get my flowers. Take a look and see if you like anything.





Good luck!
Reply:Personally, i prefer fresh flowers
Reply:I am using silk flowers because they are cheaper and they look real, and they have this oil that you put on the silk flowers and they smell like the real flower. Silk flowers you can keep them forever. most people always talk about how much it will cost to put real flowers all through the church and the reception and that's where the price for a wedding goes through the roof so i chose silk flowers.
Reply:I prefer fresh over silk. There is just no comparison. And if you want to have the bouquet after the wedding ask the florist if she does preservation or knows someone that does. The bouquet can be preserved as is or made into a wreath that the bride can use in her home. Or use this website. They offer nationwide service.
Reply:I am using silk flowers, Origianlly I was going to do fresh, But I couldnt find someone to do what I wanted. Now I have a GORGEOUS bouquet with Feathers and black and red. Its lovely!. Its really beautiful, Also my roses look so real because of the material it is made of.





I am throwing a bouquet of real roses. It will be so nice.
Reply:I am using silk flowers for everything except mine bouquet and my fiance's flower. The silk ones I'm using look very real and I chose to do this because I didn't see the point in spending that much money on things that will die in a couple of days. I'd rather use the money elsewhere.
Reply:i did both.. carried fresh flowers and had a silk bouquet made as a keepsake
Reply:silk flowers because they are really romantic. Wait for others to answer this question to see which gets the most votes and pick that one...
Reply:I would do both. One fresh one for the throwing of the bouquet, and the silk one to walk the isle with, she will want to keep it, and it won't cost anything to have them dried(of course) and preserved!! I would definetly do both ( I did both!!)
Reply:I personally like the silk flower bouquets, they're cheaper for one, and you get to keep them as a souveneir of the wedding. Or you can use them as decoration for the reception. There are some amazing silk flower bouquets out there.
Reply:fresh, represents class
Reply:I think that fresh flowers are definitely classier. You might pay more money for fresh, but I think it makes a wedding look cheesy if they use fake flowers. Just my opinion though, I know some fake flowers are nice.