More flower questions- would be grateful for HIBs advice!

Hi Clare,

Artificial flowers have changed alot and the high quality ones can now look amazingly real. Any good florist/online supplier would be happy to send out sample...some charge others don't! Take a look at the pictures on our website these are all artificial flowers. The picture below is also artificial ond one of our best sellers - The picture has been taken on my mobile (N95)so you can imagine what a proffesional picture would look like

Personally we stock the lighter blue hydrengas(although can supply midinght blue ones if required), hot pink, ivory, yellow, mango, and ivory with pink centre gerberas - Our roses come in orange, pink, lavender, ivory, burgundy, red & peach - So yes you could have the colours you were looking at

The cost would really depend on what flowers you want in each design and the size.

Roughly from us your package(using your choice of flowers) would cost £230.00 to buy (hire would be cheaper) Obviously the 2 large pedestal arrangements make the price higher.

HTH

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.

We can send samples of the flowers for you if you want to feel the quality of them.

Hi Clare, I agree with Nicki about the artificial flowers changing a lot over the last few years as more and more discerning people are turning to silk flowers for their outstanding beauty,longevity,vibrancy and ability to withstand the rigours of a long day no drooping no wilting no pollen, just gorgeous flowers that last forever! You are welcome to have a look around my site.

Jackie

Thanks for the advice, it certainly looks like a good option for us! I shall look around for some samples, as H2B wants to see how realistic they are, although I am pretty convinced!

Thanks again,

Claire