Rose Petals?

Jay+Marissa

For our "getaway"

Would you do fresh or freeze dried? Any recs of vendors?

fallbride1109

Fresh.  I used freshrosepetals.com I think.  I thought about just going the day before though to the Kroger in Uptown--they have them in bulk and they're like $6.99 a bag.  But I decided I didn't want to mess with it and just ordered them online.  (Plus I wanted all white for the cake table and they only have the colored mix).  If you just want them for the toss, it's probably the cheapest way to go.

juliebug1997

I would do fresh.  I know Bill got some for our wedding night. 

cherrrylll

I would do fresh. For rose petals I used in vases and on the aisle, we went to Costco and got a couple dozen bouquets for pretty cheap and just pulled them off the stems.

Jay+Marissa

Thanks! The Costco option might actually be cheapest. Actually, we might have roses left over too. It is just so hard to know how many cups I need~

fallbride1109

This might help:

http://www.petalgarden.com/petalcalc.htm

I can't remember how much I got -- 8-10 cups maybe?  I remember thinking I needed more and you're having twice the number of guests I did.  Just remember everyone might not stay until the end so adjust accordingly.  Also, guys aren't going to toss petals so just do 1 serving per couple.

ETA:  Ok, never mind that I think that thing tells you way too much.  I'll try and find my invoice or notes or something.