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Dried flowers for bride bouquet?

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mummaa2 · 02/04/2024 12:11

Anyone done this? I’m getting married to my fiancée in September, we have 2 kids and have been together a while so we just want a small wedding with our nearest and dearest as I just want to be his wife now! Haha getting impatient :)

so it’s not traditional really. I seen someone on Etsy who does dried flower bouquets and thought they’re beautiful (would order a small set first to see them in person of course)
and if I got fresh flowers I’d try and get them preserved anyway for a keep sake! So I’m one step ahead essentially haha

howevr I just said the idea and my mum said you havr to have fresh flowers and they’d look awful??

so has anyone had a dried flower bouquet as a bride ?

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longtompot · 02/04/2024 12:52

I did! Our wedding was a September one and was on the autumn equinox that year. I bought a load of dried flowers and made my own bouquet and the cake toppers, but we were on a budget and they weren't that spectacular so I am sure someone who specialises in them would do a really lovely arrangement. I kept mine for several years until the colours faded so much I had to get rid of them. I had lots of straw flowers if I remember correctly.

hazeydays14 · 02/04/2024 13:12

Yes! I had dried flowers and they were stunning (in my opinion of course) and I still get to enjoy them every day over 6 months later.
I also had an autumnal theme so the colours were just perfect.
I used a local florist.
Had the same for my bridesmaids just smaller and they all took them home as well.

(not the best pic as it’s just a quick one taken in the house but you get the idea of the colours etc)

Dried flowers for bride bouquet?
AnnaMagnani · 02/04/2024 13:13

There are some beautiful bouquets on Etsy! I think you should go for it.

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hazeydays14 · 02/04/2024 13:16

Just be aware due to the dyes etc they use you probably wouldn’t be able to preserve in resin or press them. I reached out to someone who preserves flowers and she said neither would be an option for my flowers but I could put them in a shadow box. It was more for the extra flowers used for decoration than my bouquet so I haven’t actually made a decision on them yet.

MaryFuckingFerguson · 02/04/2024 13:16

I wouldn’t, but then I hate dried flowers.

fishfingersandtoes · 02/04/2024 13:19

Symbolically they don't seem quite right to me.

You should have them if you want them though.

bourgain · 02/04/2024 13:27

Dried, maybe. Artificial, definitely not

Cuppachuchu · 02/04/2024 13:35

Dried flowers just look dead to me. If you only have fresh flowers once in your life, your wedding day should be it. Take pictures of them if you want a nice reminder.

bourgain · 02/04/2024 13:39

Cuppachuchu · 02/04/2024 13:35

Dried flowers just look dead to me. If you only have fresh flowers once in your life, your wedding day should be it. Take pictures of them if you want a nice reminder.

I agree, no vibrancy.

Punsandroses · 02/04/2024 13:47

Agree with take travel times with pinch of salt..but would suggest..
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Tatas · 02/04/2024 15:12

A wedding I went to recently had a dried bouquet - it was stunning! I ended up following the store on Instagram because I loved it so much 😂 it was from a company called Stix and Stems, genuinely it was beautiful in real life. She had matching dried flowers at the ceremony and reception. The giant dried hydrangea was mind blowing to me, it looked like art!

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