Fresh vs silk flowers

They look amazing quality and are beautiful, I went for real as couldn’t be bothered to try and find good quality artificial flowers.

I'm having fresh flowers for the bouquets & button holes but silk flowers for the table centre pieces & large flower arch.


I think both are lovely though & it could depend on if you or your bridal party want to keep their bouquets afterwards. X

I think the fresh look amazing x💗

Both look gorgeous if you hadn’t put which was fresh/silk I don’t think I could tell the difference? I’m having dried flowers for bouquets and buttonholes and then silk for rest - can I ask where the above silk are from?

View quoted message I'm really impressed with the silk flowers. Was put off by other suppliers because you can tell they're fake. This is why I'm torn as the silk flowers I've seen by a supplier are gorgeous 😍 they're from bloomingdels on Facebook or Instagram. Adele is lovely and got back to me really quickly. Hope that helps x

They look nice but I went fresh because for me it was the look and the scent of fresh flowers.

View quoted message Thanks so much I will take a look!

What would you do with the silk bouquet after? If you want to keep your bouquet, then silk would be much easier than trying to preserve a fresh bouquet, which can work out very expensive. But if you love fresh flowers, then go for it - how many other times in your life do you get to pick your own bouquet of fresh flowers, just the way you want them?!

I love fresh flowers, so didn't even consider silk ones. I had a beautiful bouquet of local, seasonal flowers from a florist who was based just a couple of miles from me. I pressed some of the flowers and foliage and dried others (lavender heads) to incorporate in crafts later.

Some observations on artificial flowers.

You are not limited by colour, and they are not affected by seasonal supply.

So many times I have seen brides getting stressed because the flowers were late being delivered , you can get the artificial months in advance.

They will not get bruised or loose any heads from being snapped off during the days use, they do not attract wasps and bees, you can keep them forever. Some real flower bouquets can actually be quite heavy, artificial ones are very light.

In the photos you can never tell that they are not real.

One drawback is that if you want to throw them is because they are so light its harder to get any distance

But they are not real and for some only real will do.

View quoted message So more pros than cons with silk flowers.
They are really fab points thank you!

I do know artificial flowers have come a long way over the years and some look real.
Just didn't want my photos to look like they are obviously artificial flowers so these are great to know.

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Just watch that any foliage you have can't be viewed from the back, especially in closeup photos - I usually find it's the leaves that give it away. E.g. in the photos above, you can see the backs of the leaves on some of the foliage, which is the only thing that really gives away the fact that it's fake.

Hey, I had the same problem deciding what I wanted. At first I wanted silk flowers as they are more.cost effective and last pretty much forever. However when I visited my venue open day, my mind was blown by the beauty of the real flowers. So, I'm going for a mix. Real for my bouquets, silk for the arches and decorations. Hope thus helps!

View quoted message I think I may go for a mix of real and silk. Especially from points everyone has made.


I've got a while to decide fully but think it maybe nice to definitely have my bouquet real flowers.

View quoted message You can getting some absolutely stunning silks and for decorations, no-one will be able to tell the difference. It will make an impact regarding costs, but in photos your real ones will have the spotlight. Your silks will live on throughout the day and won't be wilting by the evening.

View quoted message Did you have your buttonholes silk or real?


I mean the costs are almost the same only a couple of pound difference.
I'm thinking of having my bouquet, Bridesmaids bouquet and my moms corsage real, possibly the buttonholes too.
By my daughters hoop (only so we can put it on her bedroom wall afterwards), displaying flowers and table decorations all silk.

View quoted message Personally I am going for real flowers in the button holes, again mostly for the photographs and the wonderful scents.

These are beautiful im having silk flowers for my wedding, i want to preserve as much as possible thats why im having silk but the designer for my bouquet is taking into consideration that im having shells on there too as its a beach themed wedding.
Lovely though the colours are stunning hope your day is magical xxx

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Real flowers shouldn't wilt either, unless you have something like a flower crown where the stems can't be in anything damp. My bouquet was dropped off at my house around 8am on the morning of our wedding, looked amazing throughout the day, survived a 3 hour car journey to our honeymoon cottage when we were able to stick it in a jug of water and carried on looking beautiful for another 4-5 days after.

I'm going silk you can keep em after the wedding

As s photographer I prefer fresh flowers although some silk flowers are of decent quality and difficult to tell, it depends. Fresh flowers won't last long in such hot weather. Couples that go DIY and decorate venues themselves the day before, please consider the heat wave. Fresh flowers might not look so great the following day. There's also sola wood flowers https://www.weddicious.com/choosing-fresh-flower-alternative-sola-wood-flowers-vs-silk-flowers/ just another alternative.

View quoted message Hi i like the look of these can i also ask whete about are you based x

View quoted message Tamworth in Staffordshire. The silk flowers are by bloomingdels on Facebook. Hope that helps x

View quoted message Thanks thats really helpful x hope your planning is going well x💗

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Hi Michelle, I'm in Sheffield but I don't do flowers :-) I'm a wedding photographer :-)

View quoted message Hi i know thats why i was asking but your to far away x

I always wanted real, however now when thinking about it and looking into it. I love the idea of silk as you can keep them. My mam had artificial flowers on her wedding day and she still has them. They’re going to be used at my wedding as something old.
It’s just the trouble of trying to find nice silk ones in my area x