flowers-silk or real????

Silk silk silk silk silk. I didn't get mine from anyone on here, but Sherrie H does some amazing silk bouquets etc...

I had silk as I refused to pay what florists wanted to charge for something that with all the will in the world would be dead within a day or two. Instead I had silk buttonholes, corsages and wrist corsages and my bouquet and cake flowers in silk ... my bouquet and cake flowers are on display at home and all those guests who got them, kept the b/hole and corsages as a memento.

You get what you pay for to a point, but if you are going to get silk - GET SAMPLES FROM ONLINE FOLK BEFORE YOU ORDER!! I probably had 6 or 7 suppliers in mind as their sites and designs looked great, but when I saw their sample flowers, some where just awful. One persons excuse for flowers where laughable infact.

If you're using a local florist then you'll be able to see the quality of their flowers in their shop.

I'd recommend them every time - get the right quality flower and you'd be hard pressed to know the difference. My buttonholes fooled the venue's receptionist and they were sat about 1ft from her in their box under cellophane - she lent over to have a 'sniff'.....

http://www.passionweddingflowers.co.uk - this is where I got my buttonholes and cake flowers from which were superb. They can work to a totally bespoke design as well ...

I also had silk and can personally vouch for Sherrie H - She was fantastic - I was very indecisive and she helped me by giving me lots of ideas. The flowers were so good my hairdresser on the day didn't believe they were silk and had to feel them. I had silk because I suffer badly from hayfever and I was desperate to have sweet peas ('m extremely alleric to these) as they are my favourite flowers.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1017860&l=aa599&id=720315404 Here are my flowers - all flowers in the picture Sherrie did for me and the price was extremely reasonable

To be honest i had considered getting silk and got a sample sent which changed my mind as it didnt look how i expected but i no alot of people on here love them and get them so why not get a sample. it may have been the particular colour, flower that i had chosen. i think its a wonderful idea and hibs pics look very realistic

These were mine ...

My daughter had silk and they were lovely. I will have both, bouquets will be silk, but h2b prefers real, so buttonholes will be real.

I am having silk - and they are beautiful - i liked that fact that i could have little tweaks on natural flowers. Silk look a lot better now than they did in the 1970s!!

Silk or Artificial flowers are becoming more & more popular for weddings & Celebrations due to the superior quality offered. Gone are the days of plastic dew drop roses in Garish colours to be replaced by flowers so botanically correct in every detail it is hard to tell the difference. Available in a vast array of colours and always in season you can have virtually any flower in any colour at anytime of year and unlike Fresh Flowers they are always in season.

If you or your Guests suffer with Hayfever they are perfect and you have no worries about allergies spoiling your big day. You can purchase your flowers well in advance of your Big Day so no surprises or panic on the morning of the wedding if they are not what you expected. For weddings abroad they are perfect, lightweight & easy to transport, they can be transported as hand luggage and a tried & tested method of transportation is a large Hat box which works perfectly.

The cost of silk is marginally cheaper than Fresh but due to the excellent quality of the flowers they are now becoming comparable to Fresh. The advantage of silk is that they can be kept indefinitely if they are stored or displayed correctly.

To store your Silk Flowers before your big day always use Acid Free Tissue paper & keep them in the box they arrive in, away from damp & direct Sunlight, which will fade them.

All of our flowers & foliage are of the highest quality and you will amazed at the detail on each flower making them indistinguishable from the real thing.

Having Artificial flowers means you have a lasting reminder of your Big day without the additional costs of having your Bouquet Preserved after the event. This can be costly and add to your floral budget.

I had fresh flowers- and they were stunning and the scent was gorgeous. Of course they don't last ( i dried my bouquet but to be honest it looks a bit manky). Good quality silks look as good as fresh and you can keep them. If i had my time again i would still choose fresh.

Hi sherrie, thanks for the info it really helped, is that your site? it looks fab. do you do samples? and also can you do your bouqets in different colour schemes? thanks (sorry if i am being dumb)

Hi

Yes it is my site. I can do any design to match your colour theme or design for you working to your budget.

If you need any ideas or advice feel free to email me on *****@************.***