So I just happen to be marrying a man whose Mother does Silk floral arrangements.
I personally have never cared for silk flowers and have always thought I would have real flowers at my wedding. To my, flowers are a big part of the day - I would rather put extra money toward an amazing photographer or have a photobooth at our wedding.
As soon as we were engaged my fiance's mother asked me if I would like her to do the flowers or if I wanted to go with real flowers (Lucky me to be the first daughter in law!!) I said I would like Real Flowers for the bouquets and she could do some arrangements for the ceremony along with the flower balls for the pews (basically just to keep her busy)
Well my Fiance's parents are being very generious & helping us by paying for part of the reception. They said they would also help by paying for the flower ("if Mom does them") by paying for the centerpieces ("if Mom does them") and the decorations ("if Mom does them")
well I have already decided on centerpieces and decorations because I knew I could make them myself inexpensively - lots of candles, vases, etc. So "If mom does them" doesn't really help us.
well then comes the budget. we want to save where we can - so Ive been considering just letting her do the bouquets in silk so we can save some money and put it elsewhere.
Is it me or is my future mother in law trying to control all decorations and push her silk flowers on me??
Should I just let her do the bouquets to save the cash? How much will people really be seeing the flower anyways?
Would it be a good idea to have her do all the bouquets except mine since that will be the one photographed the most?
please advice before I lose my mind!!