Did you have real or artificial flowers for your wedding bouquets?

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

I had artificial - I actually used the same bouquet my grandmother used, so I guess it was my 'something old'

Having said that, even if I had gotten a new bouquet, it still would've been artificial. They look so real these days, you really can't tell the difference. Perhaps you could have a real bouquet on the day, for smelling and throwing, and get an artificial copy made to keep forever?

[Arimeh]

I had artificial ones, and I made it up myself.

I don't think you can obviously tell that they are fake in the pictures, plus I didn't have to worry about them bruising or being horribly expensive cos it was the wrong season for them to grow

I'll have to look at my pics again now just to see if you can tell.. LOL

ETA - HERE is a pic. Can you tell? (maybe? probably? lol)

[smiles4u]

My SIL wanted frangipani's & seeing they weren't in season during her Wedding she had them artificial ... One in her hair on the side & a small simple bouquet

[DaintreeDream]

I had real flowers. My flowers were natives, I have hung mine and DD's bouquets upside down and they have dried really well, they still look great.

It is lovely to keep them .

[AJC]

I had fresh/real flowers, orchids. I didn't have them preserved but my photographer did a spectacular job and really captured how beautiful they were.

[hj1981]

I had Real flowers - Red Roses!
And they looked and smelt Beautiful!

U can still keep ur flowers even if they are real - my friend got hers framed and that was 3yrs ago and they still look really nice!

[Willow]

I had real flowers, white phalaenopsis orchids..they were beautiful and while they were too delicate to keep, I'd never have used artifical I don't think.

I agree with Kim too, I'm not much of a fan of the preserved/framed bouquets.

[feeb]

I had real flowers never even thought of artifical.

roses, singapore orchids and cimbidium? orchids

I did get mine preserved and framed, had never really liked till it was my bouquet we were talking about and not just pictures of other peoples framed flowers.

[~Kim~]

I had real - never even thought of artificial. I had pink lilys and my bridesmais had white.
It was sweltering and they did suffer on the day, but I didn't reall want to keep mine anyway. All the preservations I have seen just don't suit my tastes.