8 Benefits of Having Silk/Fake Flowers at Your Wedding
8 Benefits of Having Silk Flowers at Your Wedding
Due to that, the sky rocketing cost of shipping, and decreased availability of flowers many more couples are opting to decorate their weddings with gorgeous silk/fake flowers as they typically cut down costs without cutting out the beauty that flowers bring to a wedding! Though we know that so many couples often imagine fresh flowers at their wedding, we have really fallen in love with the benefits of this flower alternative and think that the idea will really GROW on you!
Flowers are arguably one the MOST popular wedding decorations. Not only are they often used to decorate the ceremony and reception venues, but ESPECIALLY in Hawaii are also often seen strung into beautiful leis, worn by the couple, their family, as well as guests visiting the island!
As they can be seen in almost every area of a wedding, whether you choose to have a lot of flowers or just a few, they can often be one of the most expensive items in your budget.
The following are 8 benefits of having silk flowers at your wedding:
1. YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ALLERGIES
With silk/fake flowers you don’t have to be worried about someone sneezing during your vows and the only tears will be from joy! As the combination of fresh flowers and the Hawaii tradewinds can sometimes cause allergies, by using a flower alternative you should be able to have the “I Dos” Without the Achoos!
2. THE FLOWERS YOU WANT WILL ALWAYS BE IN SEASON
Imagine having flowers that only bloom during the Spring to be in your bouquet at your Winter wedding! With silk/fake flowers you will never have to hear that the flowers that you want for your wedding are out of season, or they can’t be provided due to a shortage. You don’t even have to try to choose a wedding date that lands is in the same season that your favorite flowers grow. You can just choose the time of the year that has your perfect wedding date because silk/fake flowers are “in season” all year long!
3. SAVING YOUR ARMS FROM STRAIN
As bouquets have gotten larger, the weight of a bouquet has also become noticeably heavier. In fact, bouquets have become so heavy that most Brides don’t like carrying them and in turn have fewer pictures of them holding it. With faux flowers made of silk, paper, fabric, and even wood, the weight of bouquets is drastically lighter.
4. KEEP THE MEMORIES & BORROW THE FLOWERS
Whether you are having a destination wedding and don’t have anyone to take home your flowers or just don’t like the thought of killing flowers, renting faux flowers from a company like Borrowed Blooms will solve both of these problems and you’ll still have beautiful pictures, video, and memories to last you a lifetime!
5. PERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ALL DAY!
Though weddings in Hawaii are often picture perfect, one thing that’s not captured by the camera is the humidity! Once fresh flowers are exposed to the environment, especially a humid environment, they typically die or wilt within hours. With silk flowers, you won’t have to worry about your floral pieces dying, wilting, falling apart, or sagging! They will be able to maintain the look of “freshness” all day long so whether your photographer takes photos of your flowers at 6am or 6pm, you won’t have to worry about them no longer looking great in photos as they’ll look wonderful all day long!
6. YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE “REALNESS” OF FLOWERS
Certain fresh flowers, though beautiful, don’t have the sweetest natural smell or have pollen that easily stains anything it touches, which is not ideal when someone is wearing all white! Silk/fake flowers can be designed to look like flowers that have pollen. With this floral substitute there won’t be a stink or stain!
7. THEY CAN BE PREPARED IN ADVANCE
If you’re someone who likes to know exactly what to expect or wants to enjoy your wedding to the fullest extent with a pre-bridal or post-bridal, you can have any or all of these experiences knowing your flowers will look fresh and perfect each and every time.
8.SAVE MONEY!
As we mentioned earlier, flowers are often one of the most expensive items on your wedding budget and as they typically only last for the day or week after your wedding they are unfortunately not one of the wedding decor items that can be used again, unlike vases, or candles. Due to that, truly one of the greatest benefits of having silk/fake flowers at your wedding is how much it could save you money in this area of your budget. Money that you can put to another area in your wedding budget or to even save and use for your marriage!
As you can see, we’re not dande-LYIN, silk/fake flowers truly have so many wonderful benefits! We hope couples will consider having this wonderful floral alternative at their wedding!
XOXOXO
Happy Planning!