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Silks vs Live

badkittyctbadkittyct
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So I was in 3 different stores today trying to mock up silk arrangements thinking I could save money on flowers. All the silks looked crappy, stained or threadbare and some cost nearly as much as fresh flowers. Should I just use real flowers since I can't find decent fakes and the price different is minimal at best?

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Re: Silks vs Live

  • jagore08jagore08 member
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    edited December 2011
    Yes.  If you purchase artificial flowers that look like real flowers then you'll probably spend more money than you would on fresh flowers.  I suggest booking appointments with florists and getting quotes.  The best way to save money, I've found, is to tell the florist what flowers you really like and then tell them that if they aren't in you budget to use flowers that will give you the same look for less.
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  • midgemotomidgemoto
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    edited December 2011
    one more time.... real flowers are cheaper than silks....really..

    unless you get cheapies and they look cheap..

    Sometimes sales help... but seriously dont you want the real thing anyway!!! 

    ya don't serve Macdonalds at a wedding either.....

    yeah, i opinionated... 
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  • elizabethjane25elizabethjane25
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    edited December 2011
    certain silk flowers look good in pictures, but up close it can be obvious that they aren't real. i've seen some really nice ones at michael's, but depending on what you want, it can be cheaper just to go with live ones. have you checked michael's? they have some nice options
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  • McKenna2012McKenna2012 member
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    edited December 2011
    If you find the fakes look fake and are almost as pricey as the real thing, then you should go for the real ones.
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  • mikeynkrib2011mikeynkrib2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    depending on what you use, silks are pretty pricey.

    my wedding is dead of winter, and I didn't want to risk the cold killing my arrangements by the time they're loaded onto the trucks, outta the trucks, and into the venue. 

    so, i opted for fake. 

    i am really happy with them, especially because i saved myself about $1000.  if you look around long enough, you can usually find nicer silks. 

    i always sugget people try www.fioribelli.com

    they are UH-MAZING.  and if you check out the thread below you can see my bouquet pics...which is 100% fake.

    ETA:  sorry, the link won't load.  look at my post below
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  • mikeynkrib2011mikeynkrib2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_flowers_silks-vs-live?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:28Discussion:646d9306-3e87-4eec-a920-3b2a320bff0aPost:85f1a0e7-2ac8-457a-85de-a5a2715de3bd">Re: Silks vs Live</a>:
    [QUOTE]depending on what you use, silks are pretty pricey. my wedding is dead of winter, and I didn't want to risk the cold killing my arrangements by the time they're loaded onto the trucks, outta the trucks, and into the venue.  so, i opted for fake.  i am really happy with them, especially because i saved myself about $1000.  if you look around long enough, you can usually find nicer silks.  i always sugget people try <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.fioribelli.com">www.fioribelli.com</a> they are UH-MAZING.  and if you check out the thread below you can see my bouquet pics...which is 100% fake. <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/default.aspx?path=http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-Posted">http://forums.theknot.com/default.aspx?path=http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-Posted</a> by mikeynkrib2011[/QUOTE]

    oops, i mean check out the 'can't stop looking at peonies' thread on the Flowers board.

    doggone TK, it won't let me paste the link!
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  • GardeniaLilyGardeniaLily
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011

    We consulted with a florist twice and also looked into ordering fresh flowers in bulk and doing it ourselves, but finally decided to order silk & real touch flowers online instead from wedideas.com. From the close-up photos they have, they look pretty good and from what I can tell they are higher quality fake flowers than what you find at Michael's. It actually IS saving us money as opposed to ordering real flowers, and hopefully I'll be able to resell them afterwards too.  

    To each her own, I guess!

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  • MMRoberts11MMRoberts11 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm getting silk flowers to save money and because my mom is allergic to many flowers.  I got mine at afloral.com and they look really good and have the best prices I've found.
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  • EUROAZEUROAZ
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    They offer samples http://www.wpetals.com , also they have Amore silk petals, v good quality. 
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