Real Flowers for a Wedding?

Gina0887

I'm not a flowery person. That being said I don't want flowers except for bouquets, bouts, mothers' corsages, and 2 arrangements at the alter. None at the reception. My FMIL INSISTS real flowers only at weddings. I did all of my sister's flowers for her wedding (which included centerpieces) and they were great, but they were FAKE flowers. Am I the only one who thinks you can have an elegant wedding with fake flowers? I mean, who is going that close on the alter except us. I can understand bouquets, bouts, and corsages, but arrangements? C'mon! Anyone else with me here? I actually told my FMIL I would totally be ok with going to Kroger and grabbing a few predone bouquets and putting 2 of them together the night before the wedding myself. I can't justify that much money to a florist when I don't even like flowers. Anyone with me or is she right on this? Our wedding is "formal/traditional".

doeydo

Who is paying for the wedding?

hlvonb

Gina0887 said:

I'm not a flowery person. That being said I don't want flowers except for bouquets, bouts, mothers' corsages, and 2 arrangements at the alter. None at the reception. My FMIL INSISTS real flowers only at weddings. I did all of my sister's flowers for her wedding (which included centerpieces) and they were great, but they were FAKE flowers. Am I the only one who thinks you can have an elegant wedding with fake flowers? I mean, who is going that close on the alter except us. I can understand bouquets, bouts, and corsages, but arrangements? C'mon! Anyone else with me here? I actually told my FMIL I would totally be ok with going to Kroger and grabbing a few predone bouquets and putting 2 of them together the night before the wedding myself. I can't justify that much money to a florist when I don't even like flowers. Anyone with me or is she right on this? Our wedding is "formal/traditional".

@Gina0887

1. I think you can have a nice wedding with fake flowers

2. Like @doeydo said, who is paying? 

     - If you're paying for them, then do what you want.

     - If your FMIL is paying for them, then she gets a say in it.

Gina0887

We are paying for it ourselves. To make us both happy I may check out Kroger and see what they have in season and ask them to put together some bunches (which would be much cheaper than a local florist and save me the work from doing it)

Gina0887

@alisonmarie658 I emailed asking the same thing? Not sure.