Is anybody else having them? or what do people think of them, does anyone know any florists who do artificial too, that they could reccomend

We got some from ebay and they are so realistic! cant remember the user name tho sorry. best thing is they keep and we still have them now (5 years later)

We are having them at our wedding, me and my fiance are not really flower people, and dont want to spend hundreds of pounds on them, when it could go towards other things.
We got lots from Ikea actually, and they look very nice, also dunelm mill do good ones.
Found a florist who does artificial bouquets too- google Sarahs flowers, she does lovely ones.

i had real flowers in my bouquet but my 2 bridesmaids wanted to keep theirs so i had theirs made using similar flowers but artificial they were lovely !!- also 2 corsages (for mums ) 1 real and 1 artificial - they looked identical !

I had artificial flowers from ebay and they were amazing! Red and ivory roses with marabou trim to match my dress.
You do have to be careful buying from there though, I bought one lot and they were awful - poundland type things with masking tape holding them together instead of ribbon :roll:
It is nice that you can keep them afterwards, mine are in a black glass vase in my living room :D

i had real flowers in my bouquet but my 2 bridesmaids wanted to keep theirs so i had theirs made using similar flowers but artificial they were lovely !!- also 2 corsages (for mums ) 1 real and 1 artificial - they looked identical !

where did you get yours from topmum

i got my bouquet from ebay red roses with diamontes and looped bear grass - v nice! yet to buy bridesmaids flowers tho.

I got mine from hobby craft, they sell everything you need to make stuff for your wedding. I don't get married until end of next year but I'm buying things as i go along and saw some in there, I'm even going to the the OH's button hole from there as well.

I got mine from Sher at aisle be yours (google it). Shes Bristol based, but her silk flowers are beautiful x

why not try at making your own for the extra personal touch....just google silk flower templates and you'llk come across something easy enough to make yourself.

i had arificial flowers at least they wont die on ya n u dont av 2 worry about them 2 much id deff recommend them i made my own for the center pieces

Me and my OH are having fresh flowers for our wedding, however for favours we found some wooden roses on eBay (the stems are wire only the flower is wooden); they are very light (a box of 100 weighed about the same as a bag of sugar.) they look amazing and bring a lovely aspect to the wedding, if we hadn’t already paid for the flowers we would be having these, it only cost us around £20 for 100 roses and they come in loads of different colours and I think you can even buy ready made bouquets. Slightly different from using artificial flowers but I love the quirkiness of it and as I said they are really good and local as well (Doncaster), however other retailers are available lol.

We were torn between the choice of real or artificial flowers and in the end we chose artificial. The reasons we decided to use artificial flowers were mainly due to timing. We wanted to take delivery well in advance of our wedding. Why rely on a florist to deliver real flowers unwlited and fresh the day before our big day? Just didn't want to take that chance.

Another reason that swayed us was the seasonal benefits. The flowers we wanted weren't in season so artificial flowers all year round, in any colour you like. Unlike fresh flowers, they are always in season.

I've still got my flowers and it's been six months since we were married. Artificial flowers last you see, they won’t wilt and they wont die. You can keep them forever after as a keepsake without the need for expensive preservation.

Anyway, we took a lot of time choosing a florist and we purchased samples from just about all of the main ones. In the end we went with www.silkblooms.co.uk because they were abke to customise our table arrangements and bouquets for us.

We wanted to name our tables after individual flowers as each flower has a meaning if you look up the language of flowers. We had twenty tables, all named after different flowers and on each table we wrote a little message about what the flower name meant and how that related to my husband and I.

We wanted all of the flowers in red and Silk Blooms were able to airbrush everything for us so that even the artificial tuberose was red. Amazing service. I just wouldn't have been able to achieve this with real flowers.

Anyway, to cut a long story short. There are lots of reasons why artificial flowers are better than the real thing. Timing was the main one, seasonal availablility too.

theres a website on facebook called weddings in blossom she did artificial flowers for her granddaughters wedding on the 28th august 2010 they were foam flowers and they were lovely

There is also a Sheffield based online store which provides brilliant artificial flowers suited for any occasions. Here is a link to their online store:
http://www.Flowerconcept.com

Their "Artificial Alstomeria Spray" is a wonderful product! I have purchased three myself for various gifting purposes :)

Hi, silk flowers can look stunning!! I'm a local florist and venue decorator, I work with both fresh and silk flowers, feel free to visit my fb page @ http://www.facebook.com/blovelys

Actually quite surprised at how good the flowers on flower concept.com look in the pictures on the site. Does anyone know if they are as good as the photos? Seems too good to be true because the prices are quite low. Tempted to give them a try.

card and cakecraft on the gallery at the market in Sheffield
amazing , see Jackie , she's the owner her bouquets , button holes are amazing , loads of things there for your wedding , you will be amazed :)
open 9.30 - 4.30 every day , but not Thur's and sun
tel 2728606
Sharon xx

Went to Dunelm Mill at Heeley today, and whilst there had a look at their flowers .... very realistic and reasonably priced too. So much so that I got some gorgeous burgundy/wine coloured roses already tied in a posy for £4.99 All I need to do is change the colour of the ribbon and bling them up a bit with the pearls and diamante pins. I also got an ivory dog rose and a spare posy to make my partner buttonhole and some for the flower girls basket for decoration :)

Hi there we do lovely bouquets and other floral arrangements for artifical flowers. They can look amazing as long as there done correctly.Please check out our website we have some fab ideas and arrangements and they start from as little as £15.00 xxx

Try whittingtons it in the Park way market just off the parkway sheffield its a whole sales they have fantastic flowers, props.everything you need and more at a excellent price they may even be able to help with a good florist to make the flowers up for you. This shop is fantastic has loads of wedding ideas,favours,cake toppers, tiaras, hair excessories, you wont be dissapointed. Yell.com Whittingtons sheffield for opening times.

Artificial wedding flowers are the way to go. You can hire them from Pavilion Broadway at great rates. Pavilion can create artificial flower table centre arrangements, church flowers, bouquets, even head pieces and much more. Visit their store at 62 high st, Broadway, worcs, WR12 7DT or visit online.

Is anybody else having them? or what do people think of them, does anyone know any florists who do artificial too, that they could reccomend

Hello there!

My wedding flowers were artificial and i now display them in a vase in my bedroom! I got them from Bloomin krackers in Handsworth near Asda. I'd defo recomend them! Really nice people and do a god job within your budget

This was really interesting to read because I do fresh flowers and had thought of artificial i wasn't sure about them as I didn't think they would be very popular but from what you have all said I think I'll look into it

Just a word of warning about Whittingtons at Parkway markets, I called in on Saturday to see what they sold as I want to do my own flower displays for the tables and was told in no uncertain terms that the DO NOT sell to the general public and only sell to the Trade :rant:, they had some lovely things in there and I could have spent a fortune but sadly came away with nothing and he lost a sale didn’t relise in these hard pressed time business could afford to turn away money :loopy:.

His advice was, go to a florist they will get you anything you want, what he failed to appreciate was I want to do these myself as I am on a very tight budget and cannot afford a florist. On a positive note the flower sellers were brilliant and I will defiantly be going there to get my flowers for the wedding :D.

I ordered my bouquet from ebay (seller lynnlifting) and it is absolutely beautiful. I'm so pleased because I thought I was being "cheap" by having silk rather than real flowers but the ivory roses are beautiful and look realistic, plus I'll be able to keep it after the wedding day :D

not sure if anyone has potsted it but try thefloraltough.co.uk i think thats the website. she works from home and does the most amazing fabulous bouquet's with matching ones for bridesmaids and wands for flower girls :o)

if they are put together properly they can look fantastic, silk flowers with real foilage can look fantastic too, i'm not a trades person and i've bought plenty of things from whittingtons before. a silk bouquet i made for a bride was for a wedding in las vagas so they travel very well too.