So you’re getting married soon? Have you got everything sorted yet? We’re  guessing not because when it comes to your wedding you suddenly realise just how many choices there are for everything in life. If it’s not enough deciding what paper to have your invitations printed on, or what the main course should be, people now seem to be debating whether to use real flowers or artificial ones.

As you probably know by now, flowers are a big part of your wedding day. They go everywhere from the tables at the wedding breakfast, to the back of the wedding car, to of course the all important bouquet.

Most women have imagined their wedding for years, by the time it comes to it they already know what dress they want, what colour themes, what venue etc. And flowers? Let’s say you have gone for a pink and white theme, your dress is white, the table settings are pink and you want pink roses for your bouquet and white cala lillies for the bridesmaids. But do you go for real ones or artificial ones?

The advantage of using artificial ones is that they have a bit more wear and tear than a real bunch would, but unless you’re planning to hit your new hubby over the head with them, durability is pretty irrelevant.

What people often don’t seem to realise is that artificial flowers can be more expensive than the real thing. The quality of artificial flowers is actually really good these days. If you are using silk ones, because lets face it any other material just looks really naff, it can be very pricey. Especially if you are going for extras like having them scented.

Yes, you can keep them for years after the wedding but honestly who looks at their wedding dress that much after the big day?

We think that’s the important thing to remember, it’s your big day. You want the most beautiful and best of everything you can get. And realistically artificial flowers are never going to look as good as the real deal, are they?