1.
Cost. You get what you pay for. If you hope to have somewhat realistic silk
flowers, you will pay for them and there’s a good chance you will pay more for
them than what you would for the real thing.
If budget is a concern for you,
that’s totally understandable. The key
for anyone on a budget is flexibility.
Speak to your floral designer about your budget and be open to
suggestions. Their business is creativity
and if you are flexible with their ideas, you will probably end up with a
fabulous creation, all within your budget. (But remember, you have to
compromise!)
2.
The keepsake idea. I’ve heard a few brides mention the idea of
silk flowers as it relates to having a memento of their wedding to look back on.
As a gal that dried my bouquet, I can
say that it’s in a plastic box in my closet. I promise you, it would be no different with a
silk arrangement. I look at my wedding
photos or gaze at my ring and reminisce about my magical day. I don’t need my
dusty flowers to take me back to the day.
If you need a memento of your special
day, look no further than the ring on your finger. Most of us probably hold on to our wedding
dresses, freeze a piece of wedding cake, keep our something new and blue, in
addition to keeping our wedding invitations, announcements and the list goes on
and on. Do we really need to have more
mementos?
This question is coming from a sentimental fool that holds on to
everything.
If you really want to preserve your bouquet, consider having a professional dry it or freeze dry it.
3.
Romance. We can agree that your wedding day is
supposed to be the most romantic day of your life, right?
Question: how would you feel if
your honey presented you with a bunch of silk flowers on Valentine’s Day,
another romantic day? It wouldn’t feel
very romantic, would it?
Think
back to the last time you received flowers, what’s the first thing you did when
you received them (after reading the card)?
You plunged your nose into the bouquet to catch a whiff of the
intoxicating scent, right? You can’t
really do that with silks, can you?
Conclusion:
if it’s unromantic to receive silk flowers on Valentine’s Day, a romantic
holiday, isn’t it even more unromantic to give them to yourself and others on
the most romantic day of your life?
If you must have permanent botanicals, go for it! This blog was simply based on my reflections
after recently hearing a couple brides’ reasons for wanting silk. I hope I’ve given you some food for thought!
By the way, I realize there are times when permanents seem to
be a viable solution. This is when a
bride must have a particular flower and it’s either not available or able to
withstand weather conditions. I’ve read
of instances where permanents have been used in magazine photo shoots simply
because they couldn’t get the desired flower in flawless enough condition. The flower in question—the white anemone! This amazing little flower has so few petals;
imagine how hard it is to find 50 or so flawless white stems for that perfect
bouquet!