Real Flowers or Silk Flowers for Weddings
Wedding Floral Decorations

Flowers are a vital part of nearly every wedding, traditionally real flowers have been used, but silk flowers are now beginning to look so real that many brides are opting to use silk flowers because it is a better fit for their particular wedding. Following is a chart with the benefits and weaknesses for both silk and real flowers. This should help you choose what option is best for you.

Real Flowers

Benefits

• If you get flowers with a strong aroma, the scent fills the room. Often specific scents are tied to specific feelings or emotions. If you are a person who feels elated when you smell lilacs and want to have that scent at your wedding there is just no better option than real flowers.
• The beauty of real flowers although it is mimicked well with silk flowers just cannot be matched.

Weaknesses

• Fade after a few days. Some varieties lose their brilliance after a few hours.
• If you want to keep your bouquet having a real bouquet preserved costs extra money.
• Some people are allergic to pollens and real flowers may cause problems for some guests.
• If you want flowers that are not in season during your wedding it may cost more or you may have to settle for a different flower.
• Just because real flowers fade so quickly brides often are not able to see their actual arrangements until the day of the wedding.

Silk Flowers

Benefits

• Don't have to worry about if your favorite flowers are in season.
• Less expensive.
• Don't fade and you will not have to spend money to have them preserved.
• Won't cause allergy or asthma problems for the bride, groom or guests.
• You can see the arrangements long before the wedding day and make changes if you feel they are needed.

Weaknesses

• Just don't look or feel like real flowers.
• Don't carry the scent of real flowers.
• You may not be able to find all flowers as silks.
• Not the traditional choice