PROS + CONS: Silk vs. Real Flowers

[@jessicahorsburgh2791]

I always wanted real flowers & had a family member who was a florist. My whole life we dreamt about her doing my wedding flowers. She got terminal cancer and my best friends and her purchased silk flowers and she spent her last weeks in the hospital doing my wedding bouquets. Those flowers mean the world to me and i am so thankful i will have them with me on my day and the rest of my life!

[@MorganEileen]

Jessica Horsburgh what a beautiful gift she gave you❤️😭

[@mirsey93]

What a beautiful way for her to honour you during her last days doing the thing she loved. And for you to honor her and her trade as well ♥️

[@natashajohnson6517]

Did you literally force your terminally ill family member on her last days to make flowers for your wedding when she should be resting and spending that time with her own kids? Wow.

[@fineartlifestyling]

And they are now momentos of her ❤

[@daniellegogan1871]

Great video, but you did miss a pro for silk flowers, which was actually the biggest reason I went with them. Real flowers can cause allergies, in my case severe, and I didn't really want to be sneezy and crying on my wedding day.

[@chloegilroy8422]

This is the reason for us too

[@XiraKira13]

Danielle Gogan what silk flower website did you use? I’m interested

[@daniellegogan1871]

@@XiraKira13 I actually went to a local florist, so it very likely wasn't the cheapest route, but she designed my bouquets and centerpieces like she would with real flowers

[@amyrakowski6156]

Same! I was so bummed she didn't include this.

[@f.-j.j.5738]

I have terrible allergic rhinitis... Like baaaad. I don't even wear makeup. I start sneezing when I see a setting powder. I'm going to be on heavy meds on my wedding day so I can get makeup on but having a bouquet in my hands and on each tables is nooooooot happening...

[@amandakozlowski-ghettas9515]

I cut costs on silk flowers by mixing dollar store florals with the fancier ones.

[@ngoziigwe17]

Don’t forget that silk flowers species are always in season.

[@arielwatson5667]

This is the reason that im using silks. I love flowers that are out of season for fall so silks it is

[@ep6582]

I want to encourage everyone who watches this video. I 100% would pay someone to do real bouquets for me if I could afford it, but we found a great local florist with the best prices and still couldn’t afford the total. I sourced all of my silk flowers from Michael’s during their 60% off Fall clearance and I used coupons too! I went in two separate shopping trips because I wanted to practice with the first batch to make sure I could do it. I really surprised myself and I love my bridal bouquet and the mock-up I did of a bridesmaid bouquet as well. I have 7 bridesmaids and they will all have bohemian style loose bouquets with red and white florals, plenty of eucalyptus, and I got a couple of different cascading stems as well (it is a Christmas wedding). I also ordered some of my stems from Afloral-they don’t only have bouquets, they have beautiful varieties by the stem, and incredible deals if you watch their sales. I got several hanging amaranthus stems from them, as well as some dried preserved princess pine to add a unique accessory to the bouquets, and I will be using the pine for boutonnieres too. I spent just over $300 and will be able to make everything and have it done prior to the day. No delivery, no researching florists, no feeling bad about going over my budget. I am still having the decorator do real pine and cranberry on our tables, with a mix of clear and metallic votive candles and she is also doing pillar candles down the aisle for me and pre-lit Christmas trees inside the barn. Skipping the bouquets and boutonnieres saved me $1200 though and I wouldn’t change my decision. I am a very particular person, and very creative too, so I can be very “selective” about quality. But I am not disappointed in my silk flowers at all!

[@rachellebarone1915]

Please do a video on eloping xo

[@arbella89]

Excellent video! As a florist, I totally agree. Just a suggestion for brides: if a guest can touch them (low table centerpiece), I'd suggest real. If they are very tall (tall, candelabra) or on an outdoor arch in extreme heat, you can go with silk if you really want to. Although, like Jamie, I'm partial to real florals 💐

[@victoriamahon3765]

I was always against fake flowers for a wedding, but then I was a bridesmaid in my cousins wedding, and she used fake, and they looked great, more importantly I have them in a vase in my dining room, and they always make me happy to see. It’s got me questioning if I would like to have mine around for years to come as well.

[@ashleystanley7941]

I second the request for a video about planning an elopement or very intimate wedding. Like, when is it worth it to hire vendors in that situation? What sort of services can you provide for a very small wedding (like coordinating with vendors, or even meeting with them)? Or is eloping almost always a DIY situation?

[@adrienne4605]

Ashley Stanley there are elopement agencies that you can pay to plan awesome elopements.

[@ashleystanley7941]

@@adrienne4605 I'll have to look into those, though I doubt I could afford it! I've seen a company sort of like that in NC, but the area is too far for even just our parents to witness the ceremony (or meet us for a meal afterwards). We don't really know what we want at this point, though, so this is something we could look into.

[@teenagers012]

Even just small, because for some reason over 45 and below 70 is an awkward number with vendor spaces

[@lizzy4716]

I have a high up arch I'm filling with flowers for my wedding. It's tall enough that nobody can tell I got them at the dollar store :))))

[@iwasalllikeomg]

As I'm watching this video, I'm making my own felt flowers for my wedding bouquet. I love how I can make them from scratch myself and they will last me forever. Also, our wedding isn't until 2020, so if somewhere along the way I decide I don't like my felt flowers anymore, I can still get a regular bouquet. But it's thrilling to me to be able to slowly add flowers to my bouquet over the months, it adds a lot of intention to something that is usually just there to be pretty.

[@jessicaravenqueen768]

I am actually getting silk flowers and putting a small coat of liquid latex on them and mixing in some rose water or rose essential oil so they look, feel, and smell real but are really well not lol

[@leahbelieva]

I have always thought I would just do silk because my mother and grandmother used to make and sell fake arrangements at craft shows. But now I have a bridesmaid who is a funeral home director and she highly recommends real, if not INSISTS. I’m feeling pressured to have real. But I’m broke🤷🏻‍♀️ I went to a florist and she is going to give me a quote and my mother and grandmother are going to give me a quote for the same arrangements and we will just have to see. I think it comes down to what is a priority to you. Silk flowers don’t bother me, and it’s my day🤷🏻‍♀️ I’d rather spend more time/effort/and possibly money on something I get to have forever. In 50 years when all we have are our rings and our photos, no one will remember if the flowers were real. And I doubt anyone will know the difference from a photo. That’s all that matters to me🖤

[@OrangeFluffyCat]

Don’t listen to the haters, silk flowers look beautiful when arranged well. Don’t get pressured to go over budget on real flowers if you’re happy with the silk ones. There’s also affordable ways to spice up your silk flower bouquets and arrangements with inexpensive feathers, dried botanicals, faux greenery, battery powered string lights, etc

[@Elyyy310]

I am doing a sage green wedding with white. I plan to use a florist and real flowers for my bouquet and corsages, and DIY my centerpieces with high quality silk flowers and real greenery. I plan to use the flowers for my bridal shower, home decor, and because I’m the eldest of 4 sisters It’s nice to know they can potentially reuse my white flowers.

[@ChantalFirmaniuk]

We are having a longer engagement (around 2 years) so we are watching michaels at the end of each season for fake flowers when they go on clearance. We are getting married 10 hours away in the middle of nowhere so we will be doing fake

[@greendragon8452]

There’s another pro for silk flowers, which is that you can have colors that aren’t available in real flowers. For example, if you want blue flowers and are getting married in midwinter when there aren’t many of those growing, you could splash some silk ones around in your real floral arrangements to get the look you want. Or if you want something that doesn’t occur in nature, you can get it in fake flowers-for example, sky blue roses or something like that.

[@kwaaazykupcakes9715]

How about the pros and cons of elopement/traditional weddings? And the full range of options. Some people will elope and then have a reception when they get back. Is that weird? My dad just passed and it hurts to think about walking down the aisle without him. Eloping would make my family members feel out of the loop. But this moment with my dad was the most important of the whole wedding and now I've lost the spirit. Help.

[@brandylove17]

Kwaaazy Kupcakes sorry to hear about your loss... I wish you many blessings ahead♥️

[@ambercotrone]

Kwaaazy Kupcakes I’m so sorry for your loss. I think that sounds like a beautiful alternative 💗

[@kwaaazykupcakes9715]

brandynicole 17 thank you. I appreciate that ❤

[@kwaaazykupcakes9715]

amberdoe I think so too. Thank you for replying 😊

[@shaylamitchell3160]

I plan on growing most of my own florals to cut costs because seeds are cheaper than flowers

[@butterflybreath75]

I'm doing that too!

[@butterflybreath75]

Actually I'm doing a combination of silk (for things not up close), flowers I grow myself, and Fall flowers I can just buy on the fly a day or two before.

[@adsM1207]

Such a great idea

[@lexxy8897]

I third the request on an elopement video:)

[@jackussery2184]

Absolutely love the friends reference! Thanks for this!

[@Rileysworld22]

I’m doing silk because I visioned a very dramatic cascading bouquet and I want a lot of time to plan how it will look and what flowers to use. Yeah I could get professional help but I feel like no matter what I’m going to love it and I want to keep it forever.

[@Rileysworld22]

Also It is a running joke with my family that I can’t keep plants alive so it’s kinda fitting that I have fake flowers hahaha

[@OrangeFluffyCat]

I did a mixture of high quality fake flowers and real peacock feathers (very affordable), and it was gorgeous. You can find cheap floral ribbon and wire to help hold your bouquets together that still look elegant. Experiment with your arrangements ahead of time and you’ll do great :)

[@cassandracassidy9399]

Mine is also a cascading bouquet and it is beautiful!

[@dansyr2514]

I decide to go with silk flowers because we are getting married in Florida but having a reception back here at the end of that month. So I figured we could at least bring silk flowers back and use them on our table at the reception.

[@oliviambennett]

I’ve literally binge watched ALL of your videos in the last few days! Love your channel! Thanks for doing what you do & sharing with the rest of us! If we were in SoCal, I’d SO want you to coordinate my wedding! ✨

[@Kattawhat]

Going with silk flowers for my wedding. Allergies and real flowers do not mix

[@jaleesaross9174]

Just discovered your channel and I love all the information you're providing. What is your opinion on cocktail party wedding receptions or a heavy appetizer reception?

[@jtabisaura93]

I was going to do 100% real flowers, from corsage to all bouquets to arch flowers... everything!! Until yesterday.. Yesterday I made a decision to get silk flowers for my own bridal bouquet. Everything else will be real except my bouquet. We will be spending $2000 for floral arrangement, and I'd like to be able to keep $200 of that for something I can keep for a lifetime. Congrats to all fellow brides out there! Xoxo

[@gatzwolffadventures]

Real flowers for the day of and silk ones for preserving the memory of the day. 👏

[@SarahLarsonwgm]

I did fake for my wedding day. Most of the flowers we used were in our bouquets, and the centerpieces and other decor was mostly greenery. Most the pros you listed for silks were part on my list of reasons why, but for me there was another huge one: with silk flowers, especially doing them myself I knew exactly what I was getting. One wedding I helped decorate for the bride got her roses in and the color of pink clashed with the pink of the bridesmaid's dresses. Another wedding I was a photographer for ended up with silks after a hurricane messed up her flower shipment. They went to pick up the bouquets, and bouquets that weren't supposed to have any baby's breath suddenly were 80% baby's breath. I didn't want a freak out on my wedding day because the flowers I spent a ton of money on didn't look right with the wedding or were ugly in my opinion. Also, silk flowers are less expensive if you buy stems (and make sure they are on sale) than if you buy arrangements.

[@zoephillips5495]

Kind of a tangent from the topic of silk flowers, but I also went fake for budget and allergy reasons, and decided to make my own paper flowers. The main reason it works is because I was able to make them look highly stylized, which is why I feel like if you're going fake, it's better to accept the fake-ness, in a way, and enjoy it instead of trying to still pretend that they're real.

[@juliehunter7260]

Is anyone still watching? I am thinking about the real touch corsages and bouts for grandparents. It would probably save about 150 which could buy several centerpieces? Thoughts?

[@marysmith861]

It sounds like a great swap. Very practical.

[@ecorpuz333]

Not that I dont LOVE flowers, but... what about doing a video on brides who want minimal to no flowers? Just an idea Ive been mauling over in my head. 😊

[@mormongirl97]

I’m planning on doing silk flowers for my bridal bouquet and real flowers for centerpieces and such

[@JenniferStJohn-wv2ff]

Hi Jamie- I LOVE your videos! I have been married for 4 years to my SAINT of a husband. LOL I also would have fresh flowers every week in my home if I could. Like you said the smell, the look and the feel of real flowers ROCKS!! But I knew that I wanted a certain flower and for them to be a certain color in my wedding bouquet & for all of the arrangements, so I had both silk AND real flowers. I was fortunate enough to know someone to bring my vision to life. And for those brides who are OCD (you know who you are) I knew that I had to trust her to create it. Every arrangement was amazing! And I loved knowing that I would have a better chance of preserving my bouquet by having both real & silk flowers. So BRIDAL HUMANS if you want to have a certain flower and they will not be in season - add a few silk to your arrangements and enjoy. And listen to Jamie - professionals know what they are doing, so no matter what you prefer, if you have a picture or some of the flowers you want them to use - you have to trust them. Communication is key! Sorry Jamie, I got everything scrambled together. I am also now an owner of an event venue and I have seen people struggle with setting up their events, and not just weddings. But now I suggest that the BRIDES watch a couple of your videos. I kind of have a library started, LOL. Vision, budget & communication, you make it A LOT easier for me to help them. 🤗Thank you!! Oh and when I get mad at my husband real flowers 💐 have that nice effect of petals flying everywhere. 😉

[@d_lynn421]

Flowers have never been important to me so I went with silk. Got mine, the toss, 4 bridesmaids and 3 boutonnieres for $250 and I love them! They've been sitting in my guest room for months ready to go for my wedding in 4 weeks! One less thing to stress about :)

[@desireec1501]

Where did you get your silk flowers??

[@d_lynn421]

@@desireec1501 Etsy. Trinas Floral Effects.

[@desireec1501]

@@d_lynn421 thank you! I'll be checking that out!

[@elizabethwootan9425]

At first I was sold on fake flowers because I would be able to keep them for forever but my fiance's grandmother is a retired florist and she offered to do them which was so sweet! In the end I decided that real flowers would give a better vibe than fake flowers, and I bought a shadow box with our wedding date on it to put the dried out flowers in after the wedding day and I am 100% in love with it😍

[@teriboelk1892]

I am doing a hybrid of a combination for my daughters wedding. Peonies just weren't in the budget, however light pink peonies were on sale just before Christmas decor came out at Hobby Lobby. I purchased these beautiful silks and am putting them together with all fresh roses, greenery and wild garden finds. This way she gets the color she wants and the freshness. On the arch and in the bouquets a few silks will read as real.

[@VioletStitches]

Yay a fresh upload!

[@jimsvideos7201]

Someone named Violetta using the word fresh in a comment on *this* video? You suuuuure you're not subliminally advertising for the fresh flower industry? 🤔😁

[@VioletStitches]

Jim's videos 😂 awesome catch! My name finally came in handy somewhere, but I must say, I really do love fresh flowers 💐

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

Pun intended? Lol

[@SuperCocodiva]

I'll be using silk flowers since most of my stuff will be DIY and reusable. Savings is where it's at. So I'm doing small hoop flowers on stands which will double to line the ceremony aisles and act as centre pieces. It's one day!!! Work on the marriage rather than the great focus on the one day.

[@bridgethunt8713]

I’m renting from something borrowed blooms, their flowers look amazing! I couldn’t tell they were fake when my friend used them

[@Bsnyddd]

I recently made the decision to go to silk flowers, because the type of flowers I like aren't local to me, so getting them, in fall season no less, was becoming a challenge... a PRICEY challenge. And truthfully, I don't have a ton of good florists in my area. I'm particular about what I like, so choosing silk over real actually gave me some relief. I definitely love the "plenty of time" bit. We already had our colors/theme selected and haven't nailed down a venue YET (but fingers crossed, we are scoping out the one we want TOMORROW), and with the silk I can get stuff ahead of time, play around with it, and decide what I WANT vs. what I see in my head or on Pinterest! Never ever in a million years thought when I got married I'd do artificial flowers, but if you have good taste level, are savvy, you can cut cost and get EXACTLY what you want.

[@tessaclairmont9510]

I'm the one who caught the bouquet at my older sister's wedding. It was made up entirely of fake flowers and still looked gorgeous. I still have the bouquet (albeit with a few of the flowers missing-a casualty of moving several times) almost a decade later.

[@jessicasevilla2529]

I love friends 😊 your comparison there was a strech but made sense in the end haha. Good one 😅

[@kellydaniels3246]

Could you mix them? Like real greenery but fake bigger flowers or vice versa? Thanks for the video!

[@IdolEyes84]

I'd like to know this too. I would like it to be 80% real/done and then the day before add the last 20% so there's not too much work. I get allergies and so might my guests, also I want most of the work done early.

[@lah1667]

The greenery lasts a long time and is cheap so I think you could mix it with fake flowers...

[@SjofnBM1989]

You can do whatever you want. It's your wedding.

[@aimeetrudgian4980]

Love the analogy of silk flowers not being rachem 😂 Personally were doing fake flowers. We're having such a small wedding (including my 3 children there's only 7 people in the ceremony and in total there's 15 including us at the reception). For 3 button holes, a flower girl wand and a medium small bridal bouquet it's £30 from a small business on etsy. Also, we definitely wanted flowers that we could keep as Keepsakes from the wedding. And was so hard getting the colours we wanted with real flowers 💐

[@beccarichins1804]

I got mine from Amazon... and Assembled it myself... think it did well...

[@meganmorafuentes1365]

I’m doing paper and wood flowers for my wedding for a number of reasons: my fiancé and I are DIYing the flowers as well as the arrangements, so it is significantly cheaper, but definitely requires a lot more time. We like the look of both the paper and wood and they’re fun for us to work on together! He also has allergies that a number of florals can trigger, and we definitely don’t want to discover a new one on our wedding day :/

[@candacekinney7386]

Hello my favorite wedding planner!!! We did real flower for the bouquets and silk flower for the center pieces. Plus i work at a place where I get a discount on silk flowers!! P.S-We are donating the fake ones to a bride on a budget when we are done.

[@OrangeFluffyCat]

I love lavender, but my MOH is allergic so I used lots of faux lavender and it looked great; very realistic. They’ve gotten really good and making faux lavender and faux roses look real.

[@Mindova]

I ordered Balsa wood flowers from this place called Southern Blooms, and I'm so excited!!! ^_^

[@amberc1745]

Have you ever worked with silk flower rental companies? Our plan is to rent through Something Borrowed Blooms for all the florals that need to be put together intricately (bouquets, centrepieces) and buy real eucalyptus for the greenery table runners. Any greenery that will be hanging or out of the way we are going to try to rent silk as well. Plus some real accent flowers to give it all life! Fingers crossed it all comes together. This gives us some flexibility for what sort of flowers we want for our wedding- but it is 90% because I’m a total control freak and I know exactly what they will look like well ahead of time.

[@codimay4740]

you have literally helped me SO much and eased my mind with planning my wedding. what a freaking life saver that i found you!

[@t.marieking3239]

Costco has bulk flowers so I may try them to diy my flowers

[@Nellabella94]

Using latex foam flowers for my wedding

[@thezachpack]

I plan on using real for centerpieces, bouquets, and a few other important parts but using silk and mixing in with real ones for extra decor in other areas.

[@real_marklar169]

Im doing real. Going to the farmers market the day before and putting them together with the girls. Should be fun! I hope lol

[@FaleneMarie]

how did it go?

[@hannahliddle2785]

Your videos are saving my wedding planning life! I feel like every time I have a wedding dilemma, I log onto KZbin and you have uploaded a new video answering my question 😍 I did my first ever floral arrangement for thanksgiving and I was obsessed! Totally going to diy with real flowers

[@MelanieDChrisman]

Just shared this to a wedding Facebook group where someone literally asked about the pros and cons of using fake flowers. Good timing on this! I’m so glad you’re such a great resource and if there’s anything brides have a question about, you’ve got a video for that.

[@keirawarkentin6790]

One more pro for silk flowers is that ppl won’t be allergic to them lol

[@cynthiasarmiento1169]

You always have such great advice I am going to have real flowers for our wedding next August

[@lynnestuckey8632]

For both of my proms, my mom made the flowers, and loved it. So she is going to make them, and Joanna's fabrics has good silk flowers that are not that expensive.

[@meabeam]

YAY! so glad you did this vid!. I'm planning for my bridal bouquet to be silk, but I'm going to be going out with the girls to the flower market a day or 2 before W.Day to get flowers for their bouquets & centre pieces. So it's going to be a mix or real & silk ;) I like the idea of having my bouquet for years after

[@colourfulchaos]

Love your videos! Helpful to think about pros and cons! ‘Not Rachem’...I love it 😂

[@ashleighjugan9747]

Thank you for mentioning the carbon footprint!!! We are definitely thinking about the environmental impact of our wedding (:

[@rella713]

I will make my own crepe paper roses and peonies (obviously, they can’t go anywhere near fire or outside, should it rain), but they will certainly do for decorating the barn we will get married in.

[@christenpeoples2903]

Yay a new video! I am doing all Sola wood flowers in my wedding!

[@ever_Chessy1]

I love this video! its so helpful! I am doing silk flowers for my wedding because we are trying to be resourceful and not spend a ton of money on a ton of stuff that won't be used or reused in the future. We decided to do florals we could use in our home since we're still trying to decorate as we just moved in back in November.

[@mishelle7120]

Real flowers

[@katlyncabrera4098]

We are doing real flowers for our wedding! 🥰

[@MissLexiification]

I was thinking about getting my florals (mostly greenery filler) from Costco and putting them in bud vases to keep costs down then have my friend (who’s a florist) make me a pretty bouquet with lots of beautiful white flowers and greenery

[@sabrinaflaherty8878]

Please make a video of a DIY wedding binder!!

[@cassandracassidy9399]

Love the video. We choose to use silk flowers because we have a destination wedding and they are easier to travel with. It has been a Huge budget saver for us. Our local Hobby Lobby has a floral sale every other week 50% off! Total for bouquets, boutiners, corsages, and centerpieces we have spent $300.

[@BekaAndAmber]

I am using a combination of silk and fresh flowers. Silk flowers for signs and the arbor, and fresh for bouquets and centerpieces and a few small aisle decorations. Doing it this way has helped me save time and money, so I have less fresh arrangements to make the day before my wedding.

[@elisDbar89]

Friends IS life!

[@veronica.gv.]

I went with artificial flowers for my decor and center pieces from Dollar tree I looked for the best and nicest ones. I bought every shade and style of red flowers. For my bouquet and bridal party bouquets and the boutonnieres I got nicer silk ones. They all matched nicely

[@elizasneed799]

Probably gonna do both... 🤷🏻‍♀️🤫😁

[@patty8991]

Could you do a video on your opinion on dried flowers?

[@sarahmaclean3354]

I would say that you CAN find florals on sale as long as you're not too set on a certain look, you can find great deals for really great (realistic looking) florals. They definitely won't look totally real but they're not the focus (in pictures, etc). I'm doing a mixture of silks and real! Silks for decor (plus, I can reuse them for my home) and real for my bouquet, etc...Plus, gonna do another photoshoot so I can recreate my bouquet for that!

[@colonelquakers]

I’m so glad you uploaded this!! Right when I needed it!

[@lauraerwin471]

What’s your opinion on just buying plants in pots and putting those around as centerpieces

[@amandam.509]

We've got both planned: florist does silk flowers to reduce cost on non-essential parts, but bouquets, buttonieres, and corsages will all be real. The centerpieces will have one real pink rose floating in water, with a silk flower ball on top of the vase with draping crystals. Also having a big floral arch (silk) behind the sweetheart table with large silk arrangements on either side (transported from church ceremony). If we wanted a real sweetheart table floral arrangement, it would have been $25/foot or we can rent a 3 foot silk one for $40. Our florist will adapt/adjust the silk pieces to match our pink theme (actually, pink rose theme). I like that she works with brides and their budgets -- while flowers are important, they aren't the be-all and end-all of MY day, and silk is fine for most of my decor . . . just want a fluffy, flowing flower look overall... and to do that with 100% real flowers would cost more than 1/2 my wedding budget.

[@roxanerodriguez2209]

Im doing the same! Good thinking! Im sure it will be beautiful!

[@Alicia-K]

Amanda M. That’s us too. Silk centerpieces bc they are high and the bouquets etc will be real :)

[@Alicia-K]

Amanda M. The centerpieces are included in the cost of the venue woohoo!

[@jenniferfortierayrey5989]

Similar here - real flowers for bouquet/corsages, etc but a mix of silk sunflowers and cheap real filler flowers and greenery for a Maine wedding in October.

[@timelessgia6955]

I love friends

[@M1h3ll3o0o]

What are your thoughts about using potted plants instead of cut flowers? I have such a love of plants that I already have quite a few, solid, nice sized plants and I'm thinking about using the as table center pieces (dressing up the pots) and buying additional/borrowing friend's plants if needed. I feel like this could be a pretty cool money saver and quite a few plants can be propagated if you start early enough

[@katesimpson7256]

LOVE!! Baskets are always super cute over pots if that works!

[@amandakeister6965]

Great video. Totally agree.... and real flowers are definitely cheaper! (If you know how to arrange them yourself) 😁

[@callieteetaert4577]

I always assumed I would do real flowers, but ended up purchasing all of my silk bouquets from a girl who was selling hers on a local wedding Facebook group. This ended up saving me hundreds of dollars (probably 1/7 of the cost of purchasing new), and the flowers still look amazing. Silk allows you to go the previously enjoyed route, which can save you big time!

[@kaitlyncox8072]

I am using both real and fake flowers for my wedding. For my real flowers I’m going to get some potted roses ( modern blush white) to place by my arch. That way I can plant them in my garden to have for years to come.

[@sadieann1036]

Y'all I have allergies and our ceremony is already right off the river. We are only doing real flowers for the ceremony and not many of them. Thank goodness, we found a very understanding florist. I also wanted to keep my bouquet exactly the way it looks. I also like bright blue which isn't a natural.

[@jencasey316]

We are doing neither, kinda. We have artificial trees for centerpieces which will be decorated with crystals and LED tealights (no real candles allowed at the venue) and a themed ornament to designate what table it is (ex - Le Petit Prince table will have a fox possibly wearing a red scarf definitely with a rose). Bouquets will be crystal snowflakes (cause December) with lots of sparkle - and the girls will get to keep them. Mine will also have dried lavender so real flowers but not fresh. We might have real evergreen wreaths on the church doors though, and we will have fresh flowers on the altar which will be donated to the church for the next morning's services.

[@Sunshine6Lemons]

You can dry flowers and bouquets with silica beads

[@botanicallybuilding]

I love your videos I hardcore stock them. I watch so many and honestly I don't know I that I chose one of your older ones to be my 1st comment but here goes. I'm not having flowers at my wedding other than the bouquet and boutonniere. I'm doing cactus theme so I will have cactuses that I will rent.

[@micheledaane99]

i’m doing fake flowers because I am already having nightmares about my bouquet not turning out the way I incision them! So being able to have those completed months in advance to be able to see with my decor and different swatches of fabric was really important to me! 🤗 love your videos

[@therealmellyb]

im a yr out and got to start my DIYs and realized i love putting together florals. I'm using foam, can you talk about these?

[@alexandralobos7636]

I will be doing faux flowers. One less thing to stress over. I can be a overbaring perfectionist. If I dont do it then it's wrong. Oh!!! You should do something for distressing throughout the planning process

[@nikkivandervelde7629]

Yesssss, friends is life!

[@therealmellyb]

im doing a mixture... trumpet vase real with florals provided by my decor team them mirror foam flower boxes by me

[@ridingschoolmrf]

do you have a video on pros and cons of sola wood flowers too?

[@roxannewhite9554]

Not Rachem 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 your videos are the best.

[@cheerchick1390]

We are doing a mix of paper flowers and real greenery for centerpieces. We're getting the real deal for bouquets so they will look nicer in all the photos.

[@alohilanizapata53]

oh my gosh, I love Friends!

[@jxs9938]

I am actually doing a mix of both silk and real flowers for my wedding. Using silk for the centerpieces and wall hangings so I have enough time to DIY them. And then using real flowers for the bouquets and buttioners, because those items are more special to me.

[@SharindaW]

LOVE your channel! Can you do some videos for Destination Weddings?