Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

[bjmy1975]

I could use some help with flower issues. I guess the first question is roses or carnations? Is it ok for the bride to have roses while everyone else has carnations? My nest question then is can you use silk flower arrangments at the reception if the boquets are real flowers? We want to use swags and we found some at Wal Mart that are just beautiful for $5 bucks each. We could just set the bridal boquets on the head table in front of each place setting for table flowers. Would that be ok? And is there suppossed to be a flower arangment on the gift table? UGHHHH!!! My future mother in law was telling my mother about the prices of the flower arrangments she choose for her daughters wedding. We kinda need to shave down the flower budget. Using the silk flowers would do that. We would also be able to coordinate the swags, garlands, and flower arrangements better if they are silk. Not to mention that I wanted to use some hydranga's and the florist told me they are expensive. They are already in the silk arrangments. I'd be graetful for any suggentions.

[bjmy1975]

I have more flower questions if anyone has any suggestions. The first one is would it be ok to have live flower arrangments on the family tables, about 3, and candles on everyone elses? And are wrist corsages better than pin on ones for grandmothers, mothers, and female readers and ushers? I ask because I'm not sure that the fabric of my mothers dress will support a pin. And I'm not sure I want to put pins through the hostesses dresses.

[Kim&Jared]

For anyone looking for silk arrangments, I found this great site. My mother really wants me to have silk, and i didn't like the idea until I saw this site. I'm going to have silk bridal party flowers, but only from this place.

http://www.somethingspectacular.com/

Check them out, all the flowers on their site are silk, and they look amazing!!! I can't wait to order my flowers!!

[kimwed05]

Originally Posted by bjmy1975

I could use some help with flower issues. I guess the first question is roses or carnations? Is it ok for the bride to have roses while everyone else has carnations? My nest question then is can you use silk flower arrangments at the reception if the boquets are real flowers? We want to use swags and we found some at Wal Mart that are just beautiful for $5 bucks each. We could just set the bridal boquets on the head table in front of each place setting for table flowers. Would that be ok? And is there suppossed to be a flower arangment on the gift table? UGHHHH!!! My future mother in law was telling my mother about the prices of the flower arrangments she choose for her daughters wedding. We kinda need to shave down the flower budget. Using the silk flowers would do that. We would also be able to coordinate the swags, garlands, and flower arrangements better if they are silk. Not to mention that I wanted to use some hydranga's and the florist told me they are expensive. They are already in the silk arrangments. I'd be graetful for any suggentions.

I think it's a great idea to have both real and silk/fake flowers. I picked up this magazine from the stand entitled "Good things for Weddings". There are some great suggestions in there on how to incorporate silk flowers and real flowers for a wedding. One suggestion would be to gather some silk flowers you like, then incorporate a couple of real ones into the arrangement. For the tables you could do clear vases with colored or clear marbles in the bottom with the silk flower arrangement completing the piece. The bottom line, is don't let people/florists/mother's or mother's to be - push you into something you might regret. If you want silk and you think you can coordinate the arrangements...Go for it. Besides, the silk flowers will last forever.

[bjmy1975]

I hadn't really thought about putting in some silk and real together. That may be a good idea. Thank you for the suggestion.

[bjmy1975]

Would it be ok to put blue flowers in to the boquets if it is not going to be anywhere else? I found a pretty boquet that has white, blue and purple flowers in it, but we are having yellow, lavander and ivory. However, I think the flower may have been in my fiance's mother's boquet and it would be kinda neat to use it.

[RadioLyss]

Hi, as far as flowers at the reception go, I don't think it really matters what they are. As long as you think they look nice! Silk flowers have gotten so much better then they were when we were kids... I've gone to restuarants and had silk flowers on the table and didn't even know it until I touched them!
I don't think it is neccessary to have flowers on the gift table. By the time everyone gets in and places there gifts it will be easier not to have the flowers there! If you want to add a little decoration find a basket that you like and decorate it with ribbons and tiny ribbon flowers in the colors of your wedding for people to put cards in. This will add a little decoration, and provide a nice place for those who only have cards to place them with out them getting lost or confused to be one off of another gift from someone else.

Blue flowers in your boquet... I think this is fine. It will contribute to your something blue! If you like it can be fine.

Different flowers for you and your bridesmaids. I think this is fine too. My plan is to have lilacs, lily of the valley, dutch tulips (which will help to fill out the boquet), and daisys (to honor my mother as that was her flower). For my bridesmaids I plan to use something like tulips or the dutch tulips and the daiseys. If you want to use roses in yours and carnations in theirs that is fine... maybe have 2-3 roses placed in each of theirs to tie it back to yours, although honestly most people won't see them that up-close to be able to tell the difference!

Hope this all helps!

[joesgirl1002]

The more I plan on using silk flowers for the wedding, the happier I am with my decision. I like the benefits of knowing exactly what they will look like months before the wedding for decorating purposes. You don't have to worry about parts of the boquets wilting for the day, allergies for people with corsages & boutineers (sp), someone sitting on their boquet, and having them put away days before in boxes, ready to pass out the morning of the ceremony. Much less, i get to keep my bouquet without preserving, and the cost all-together is much, much less.