Pinecones on our cake

I am just looking for a little help... Has anyone else had pinecones as decoration on their cake? We finally ordered our wedding cake last weekend, and part of the design is pinecones. Our baker asked if we would provide them, or if we wanted them to... right away I responded "We can provide them!", thinking it would be no big deal. WELL... Right after we left I got to thinking... Do you use REAL pinecones on wedding cakes, or do you use "fake" pinecones? From looking into it there aren't really any "fake" pinecones, but they can be made from gum paste. I had it in my head to use real, but then with a quick search, I found a small forum board of people saying that, thats an awful idea and its disgusting to use REAL pinecones. So...... I'm not sure what to do now. Is it weird to use real pinecones? Do I ask her to supply them? Do I try to make them myself? Has anyone used pinecones as part of their design... can you help me?