
Magically Awesome Advantages of Using Silk Flowers for Weddings
The bridal bouquet a bride carries to the altar, enhances her grace, beauty, and elegance. Natural and real flowers are traditional and make her feel like the most beautiful bride in the world should. Silk bridal bouquets look like real floral bouquets and are the new traditional. Continue reading...
Maya Pillai
Last Updated: Feb 8, 2019
This will reduce the stress and worry levels about procurement of the real flowers and getting the bouquet ready in time. Also, silk floral bouquets are comparatively less expensive.
Submerging flowers in water is an upcoming trend. Silk flowers can also be submerged in water. This floral arrangement can be used as a centerpiece, too. You need only a few flowers for floating or submerged silk flower arrangement.
It is not affected by heat or cold. Silk flowers can withstand any weather condition. It is not necessary that you have to put them in water to keep them looking fresh.
If you are getting married in winter and if the real flowers that you want for your bouquet are available only in say, France, what would you do? Using imported flowers can be very expensive. However, substituting silk flowers for real flowers can solve this problem and the solution is less expensive, too.
Tips to Preserve Silk Bridal Bouquets
● Dust the bouquet frequently. The silk flowers can be washed. Soak them in a mild detergent for an hour. Gently remove the dirt using a baby toothbrush. Rinse them twice in clean water. Leave them to dry naturally.
● If the flowers are wrinkled, they can be steam-ironed. However, don't forget to adjust the temperature at the lowest setting.
● There are many silk flower cleaners available with florists and the departmental stores. These cleaners can keep the bouquet looking fresh.
The style of the bouquet depends on the bride. She can decide if it will be a round or a cascading bouquet. The bride can spice it up by spraying a nice smelling perfume of her choice over the bouquet. She can also ask the florist to glue crystals on the petals of the silk flowers. Such bouquets are gaining popularity and are here to stay.