Florals: live or fake

Once upon a time, back in the ancient days of around 2022, things like fake flowers were cheap. You could stretch a budget into what seemed like it never ended with decent quality items bought online and in bulk. Not anymore brides to be, not anymore. The arrival times of items, not to mention the quality and frankly, lack thereof, is appalling. Many brides convince themselves that live florals are too expensive but in reality, in today’s market, that’s not the case. If you choose orchids, then yes, your budget needs to be fat. But for really nice common roses like white or babies breath, it’s highly likely you can get a lot more for your budget than you’d imagine. There are such things as faux florals that look and feel real. These will fool even the experienced florists and photographers but they are hard to find and are a higher cost making them a lesser chosen option for one time use like a wedding. Sometimes brides want a specific color or type of flower that’s out of season during her wedding date so there are instances that faux is better. Lakeside offers a decor closet that is filled with several options of faux florals that can decorate for many styles and color schemes so brides don’t even have to invest in florals if they choose not to. If you choose not to do live florals for part of the wedding, the best place to spend your live floral budget will be the cake decor and the bride’s bouquet. Both of these things are highly photographed and are the most commonly framed photos of any wedding gallery. How many times have you seen a photo of a bride and groom feeding each other cake? Point made. The other spot would be the arch florals. Lots of photos take place near or under the arch so that’s a great place to spend the floral money. If you choose a live floral bouquet, you can pay to have it professionally preserved or you can preserve it yourself. But it can be kept looking original for years to come with the proper conservation techniques which are all online.