While many people might think that straying away from fresh flowers for a wedding is a big no-no, wedding planners now agree that artificial flowers are a great option for your big day.
Let’s think about it for a second: a wedding is a ceremony to celebrate a big life event, so why has it become the norm for people carry around dying flowers? Of course, you might argue that the natural scent of fresh flowers is hard to beat. Well, even this can be remedied with a dash of floral perfume!
A change to the tradition of fresh wedding flowers seems long overdue. In fact, some brides may be inclined to choose artificial flowers in order to be accommodating to their members of their bridal party who may be allergic to fresh blooms.
Two mandatory checks in your artificial wedding flowers
When making your selection for an artificial flower arrangement, there are several important tips to remember.
1. Check the quality
Firstly, you need to make sure that the artificial flowers are up to par: for example, making sure that the material for the petals isn’t frayed around the edges or leaking its colour dye.
2. Check for a potential metal wire
Secondly, you should know that all artificial flowers have metal wires inside of them to help keep their shape. This is not something that should be showing through the flower stem, or else it could wreak havoc with the bride’s dress! To avoid any unfortunate accidents, it’s best to cover the stems with ribbon or fabric to prevent any chance of scratches or snagging.
The advantages of artificial wedding flowers
Artificial flowers don’t have to look fake or tacky, so long as you do your research and go for quality suppliers. Such is the talent of some florists that your guests might not even notice that your bouquets are created from artificial flowers!
Not only are they less expensive than real flowers, but they can be much easier to organise when it comes to the day of the wedding. It makes sense: artificial flowers will not wilt or wither and can be easily transported, even in a suitcase if necessary!
What’s more, they can be created in coloured fabric which exactly matches the hue of the bride and bridesmaid dresses, which is especially important if the bride opts for a non-traditional, non-white dress. The natural world may be beautiful and full of wondrous flowers, but when you can choose an exact colour match for your outfit, artificial flowers are hard to beat.
Your bouquet will last forever
A wedding day is one of the most important and memorable moments in a woman’s (and perhaps her groom’s too) life. But with fresh flowers, important tokens such as the bridal bouquet and the wedding table arrangements will be doomed for the rubbish bin after the big event. However, for couples who choose to have artificial wedding flowers, this is not the case.
Artificial flowers will survive the test of time and can be kept as a keepsake to remind them of their special day years into the future. Just imagine being able to show your children and grandchildren the bridal bouquet you carried on the very day you got married, years before.
And if you don’t like the idea of your artificial flowers being resigned to a keepsake box in the wardrobe, then what about sharing out the bouquets among your bridal party both as a reminder of the day and a thank-you gift?
