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Beginner January 2011

SHOULD I MAKE MY OWN BOUQUET

vannessa, on December 12, 2010 at 11:28 PM Posted in Planning 0 23

Ive been looking at the prices on bouquets and they all seem relatively high..... im getting married in january 22 which is less than fifty days away and im contemplating on wether i should buy 100 roses from 100roses.net..... but im scared that they may arrive dried up or closed rather than bloomed... any suggestions? what are you guys doing for your bouquets and is there a good place i should go to that wont be so darn expensive! my price range is about 80 dollars for mine and 40-70 for my four bridesmaids.... PLEASE HELP

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Latest activity by Tiffany, on June 29, 2011 at 10:54 PM
  • Julie
    Devoted May 2011
    Julie ·
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    Costco has affordable do it your self flowers or you could do silk flowers. I got silk flowers and they are beautiful and will still be beautiful at my wedding in 5 months and even 20 years down the road. Lots of websites do silk flowers, I got mine, i moh bouquet, 3 bridesmaids, a toss away and 8 bouts and 5 corsages for about $100 off ebay.

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  • Julie
    Devoted May 2011
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    Here is a picture of mine so you can get an idea of what they look like.


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  • Genevieve
    VIP February 2011
    Genevieve ·
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    I was lazy, I did silk. Cheap & lazy. Good combo. You can either order them premade or you can buy the flowers and make them yourself.

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  • Teri
    Beginner June 2011
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    I am making them myself. It is cheaper to go to the store and buy flowers and do them myself. Ours will be just simple roses with the stems showing, so all I have to do is a little cutting of the stems and wrap some ribbon around then stems, and I am done. It's only going to cost me $120 for 7 bouquets, and 8 boutonnieres this way. The boutonnieres by the way I am getting from a small local florist for $4.95 each. At every florist I talked to my bouquet only was going to cost $100.

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  • V
    Beginner January 2011
    vannessa ·
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    YES! BOUQUETS ARE AROUND THAT MUCH!!! its crazy i youtubed how to do them and they are so simple lol, i love the silk flower bouquets as well im gonna look into it thankssssss

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  • Konichiwa
    Master January 2010
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    As a way to save money on my BM bouquets. I had them carry a bouquet with only 3 white roses each, the bouquets also had some small purple flowers and greenery. They were wrapped with ribbon to match their dresses.

    I'd call around and shop out the best prices, you should be able to find a deal somewhere.

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  • Charity
    Dedicated March 2011
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    I did silk too because they will never dry up and I can keep them forever Smiley smile I made all the bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres... it cost me less than $100 for ALL of them. And they look great too!

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  • Mrs. Yady
    VIP November 2010
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    I did my own bouquet.. it was small but I liked it

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  • Greyash
    Master March 2011
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    I did all of the bouquets, the centerpieces, bouts myself and they look great! I think I ended up spending about $100 for all of the flowers and supplies.

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  • V
    Beginner January 2011
    vannessa ·
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    YOU GIRLS ARE AWESOME!!!!! THANK YOU AND LOVE U ALL YOU ARE ARE THE BEST!!! MUAH!

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  • Raptor Bride
    Master May 2011
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    Vannessa I dont know where you're located but Publix grocery store does floral bouquet.. Mine is costing about 60-70 bucks Smiley smile

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  • kayla
    Devoted July 2011
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    Im makeing my own i think its a great idea

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  • V
    Beginner January 2011
    vannessa ·
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    I'm in connecticu t =( lol borin old ct

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  • Ms. Sunshyne
    Expert November 2011
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    I'm doing them myself, www.save-on-crafts.com has great silk real touch flowers (they feel and look like real flowers but are fake...lol)great website you should try checking it out

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  • Mrs. Carmack
    VIP June 2010
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    I made my own the night before with my siter and bridesmaids and they turned out very nice!! and we made them out of fresh flowers I put them in the fridge over night and they were still perfect the next day.



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  • Kristin
    Expert July 2011
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    Afloral.com has nice silk flowers!

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  • Staci
    Devoted June 2012
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    My mom will be making mine. Im trying to cut cost whatever way possible. She loves decorating so that works out for me.

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  • N
    VIP November 2010
    Nan-sayy ·
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    Making you bouquets will cut costs alot i highly recommend making your own its easy and cheap

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  • Cathryn
    Beginner April 2011
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    It might be a fun project, though more challenging than you think.

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  • Carole M (a.k.a "old tart")
    Master October 2011
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    We are still undecided on this one. If we are going with real flowers, we will go with a florist. However, if we go with real touch silk, we will do them ourselves. I don't feel comfortable working with real flowers.

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