Is anyone using a paper flower bouquet?

I am pretty much debating the same thing! So, now advice, but I will be watching this thread

I will be using parchment paper flowers, handpainted with beading. its a huge deal from https://www.etsy.com/shop/JsWeddingFlowers and shes been amazing through all convos, i just paid my deposit. here are some past ones she did, my colors are green & grey.

I'll be attempting a pinecone/paper flower bouquet. I bought some large dictionaries at the thrift store and will be using the pages to make flowers. My MOH and I are going to dedicate a weekend to paper-flower making!

There are a lot of good tutorials on YouTube.

I made my bouquets out of origami. it was a HUGE freaking pain in the ass, but cost next to nothing (maybe $15 was spent on supplies). FH is a pilot and had old flight maps of Canada that I used for paper. Making the flowers themselves was easy, but assembly was quite difficult and the whole process was very time consuming. I spent usually at least 3 hours a day making them and it took about 3-4 weeks. I'll find some pics so you can see...

They are awesome!!!!! I shot a wedding early this year and the bride had one.

Here is another picture of her bouquet (with veil).

I am debating buying vs DIY on these too. Your comment about the amount of time helps!!! I wanted a flower in there with a poem my deceased father wrote. That is why I am leaning toward paper....

First one are the BM bouquets. I made 4 of them. The other is my bouquet. I still have to add the rhinestones to the center of the flowers and add some curly willow.

These are so beautiful!! Thanks for the picts.

@Angie

I have pinecone flowers in mine! You can't see it very well, but one is on the upper left side of the bouquet

@AndixLyn thanks so much for the recommendation. Emailed her and will be ordering from her. I am so excited and even more so to incorporate my Dad into the event in such a prominent yet personal way. Going to do the corsage for my Mom with a poem also. THANK YOU!!!

We're using them. Due to allergies and cost it just wasn't worth it for us to use live flowers, and I wanted something a little different anyway.

Not sure where my pictures, went, but we're using paper flowers for our bouquets. I found mine on Afloral.com on clearance. I bought one, just to see, and they were way better than I could have imagined. I doctored up mine with some lunaria, but the rest were perfect for BM. I would highly, highly recommend Afloral. Great products, excellent customer service, good prices.

Hooray, thats awesome! let her know Andi sent you, shes working on mine for June!

I think you can do a nice mix of fabric and paper flowers that would look fabulous. I think if you go with fake you should focus on just making them look pretty instead of trying to make them look real- you can always tell fake flowers. I've never been fooled.

I used a silk flower bouquet for mine and we also got a paper flower wall.

Since my wedding I been asked by friends and family to make this for their weddings and events, so if interested let me know I can definitely help.

I used a silk flower bouquet for mine and we also got a paper flower wall.

Since my wedding I been asked by friends and family to make this for their weddings and events, so if interested let me know I can definitely help.

They are beautiful and you could easily DIY then it would be exactly what you want, less money and no stress that someone else wont deliver what you like etc,..This is an AWESOME source I found for DIY paper flowers and decor! They have an insane DIY pinterest account and videos on youtube! It will be super easy !! Post lots of pics so we can see what you decided and how it turned out Good luck!

https://www.pinterest.com/diyweddingapp/diy-wedding-paper-decor/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSFQSSpT-EHF2Cz93ueFvcX1oLBQIB2sF