On your wedding day, you want everything to be as real, and beautiful as you. The only thing is, while planning your big event you find out that the flowers are going to cost more than the dress (and tuxedo, and probably the bridesmaid’s too!). There are many options one can chose from. First they could decide that the best way to go is real, go ahead and take out a mortgage the average cost of using real flowers for a wedding is around $1,628 (U.S. Consumer Spending Details, www.theweddingreport.com ) second, they could hire a florist and beg them to come up with the cheapest way possible, or maybe one could go shopping and find some realistic silk flowers.
There are multiple sites on the internet available to help in choosing the right flowers for your glorious day. In this article you will find a couple of sites that are for retailers as well as sites for the everyday person to shop at. Also there are a few tips on what is ‘in’ this season, and some classic choices that are always good to go with.
For retailers wanting to hop into the floral sector you can have a look at KinKade Studios, found at www.kinkadestudios.com. They have some good prices, and appear to be realistic. They offer arrangements, bouquets, as well as artificial trees and potted plants. Another great wholesaler is Pioneer Wholesale Company. Their artisan wholesale silk flowers sport old world charm, and leaves that make you want to touch them. They also have faux fruits & veggies that make your mouth water. Their website is found at www.pioneerwholesaleco.com. For more resources you can do a Google search and have around 319 thousand pages to look through.
As for the rest of us, we can easily find (from the same search) companies that provide wholesale prices for the everyday shopper. One such site is Afloral.com, Their business started out as a brick & mortar store that evolved with the times. They offer a wide supply of floral supplies, a large selection of ready made wedding bouquets (some under $5.00), along with a huge supply of wholesale single stem silk flowers (some are under $1.00!), and wholesale bush silk flowers for the do it yourselfers. This wonderful site can be found at www.afloral.com, and is a snap to browse through. It sports easy navigation, and wonderful pictures of the products. Anyone can create an account, then browse through the site chock full of wholesale silk flowers, and when ready click the view cart button. After viewing your cart just enter in your address, and credit card information and your set. And for those wanting to decorate a church or other place that makes you supply all the decorations, they also have garland and swags as low as $2.39.
Don’t just stop on that one site. As any informed buyer knows, shopping involves going multiple places to ensure that you are getting the best quality for the best prices. And another great site is www.saveoncrafts.com. Save on Crafts boasts a savings of 20-50% off everyday. They not only have wholesale silk flowers, they also have organza and lights, ribbons, chargers, candle holders, and you can just imagine the selection they offer. Their wholesale silk bouquets are found as low as $5.99. This is a site that only accepts credit card payments online. They do not have a catalog, only the one found on the web site. The prices make it worth your time to check it out.
As always check out as many sites as you can possibly stand, and make sure that any website that you are entering ANY information into is encrypted to protect your name, and credit card number.
