Say I Do with a Fake Flower or Two
Every young girl grows us daydreaming about the day she will walk down the aisle as a bride with the man she'll love forever. One of the most significant and memorable experience you'll ever have is your very own wedding. Unfortunately, the wedding day can also be one the most expensive events, especially with so many hidden expenses associated with the ceremony and the reception. The flowers you choose for your big day will play a central role to the overall atmosphere, but surprisingly the price of flowers is comparable to the price of the dress and the food. Real flowers are exceptionally costly. This expense causes brides to struggle over the dilemma of using fresh or fake flowers.
Fake flowers have become increasingly more popular as an alternative to fresh flowers for wedding bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres, and center pieces as they allow you to express your individual taste and style. To make your daydream come true without draining your wallet, consider the 3 Cs when selecting your wedding flowers: cost, convenience, and collection.
Cost
Many brides worry that the artificial flowers will look fake. However, fake flowers have evolved tremendously in the last few years. In fact, their look is so similar to that of fresh flowers that most people will never even notice the difference. But your checkbook will. Most brides immediately notice a considerable difference in cost when choosing fake flowers. Sometimes the cost of a single fresh bridal bouquet can cost more than an entire wedding party's fake flowers.
Artificial flowers are exceptionally great for out-of-season weddings. When you order fresh flowers that are not in season, you are guaranteed to pay even more money for them. The great thing about fake flowers is that they are always in season and their price will never change. They can be ordered in bundles from a fake flower wholesaler at a fraction of the cost and can still be arranged by a florist. If you have the ability to arrange flowers yourself, you can cut the price even more.
Some brides will choose fresh flowers over fake flowers because they want their flowers to smell good. The important question to ask yourself would be, "is the smell worth the price?" For a bride who can let go of the smell, artificial flowers are a very affordable alternative. And these days artificial flowers are so realistic looking that guests will be asking to smell your bridal bouquet.
Collections
A wedding day is the one special day we all wish could be relived over and over again. Using fake flowers will give you a tangible part of that day forever because the flowers will never wilt or go bad. When the wedding is over, you will have a wonderful keepsake to treasure for a lifetime. Your bride's maids will also have a special memento of this special day to take with them. Additionally, your bouquet can become a treasured collection that can be passed on to your daughter or granddaughter on their wedding day and it will look just as good as it did the day you were married.
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