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Wedding Flower Centerpieces

February 01, 2012 By: Category: Articles

Wedding Flower Centerpieces

OK, now you have your wedding plans made and you are thinking about the decorations. You will need wedding flower centerpieces for the church and for the reception tables. There are a lot of different types of flowers that you can use; there are silk flowers, crepe paper flowers you can buy or make, real flowers, and then there are mulberry paper flowers.

The silk flowers can be bought singly or already made up into centerpieces. You can buy the single flowers in super centers, craft stores, and some floral shops. The wedding flower centerpieces that are already made up you can purchase at floral shops, specialty stores, and on the Internet websites.

Real flowers can be purchased the same way either singly or made up already. The only problem with real flowers is unless they are kept cool and damp they will wilt and die and so they are not easy to keep for any length of time.

Crepe paper flowers can be made by you or family members and can be used over and over for other special occasions after the wedding is over.

And they will not wilt or die if they are made in advance of the wedding.

All you will need to do is make several of the flowers you are using for your wedding bouquets etc. and then get some pretty vases or other containers that you think will be pretty to show off your flowers add some small pebbles, sand, or small marbles to the containers and put your crepe paper flowers in these then add some greenery to fill in around your flowers and there you have a beautiful wedding flower centerpiece made by you.

These paper flower centerpieces can be recycled or reused if kept in a safe dry area for years to come. So this makes them eco-friendly too.

You can make mulberry paper flowers out of mulberry paper or you can buy them already made up either as just a single flower or in bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, or wedding flower centerpieces etc.

The easiest way is to buy your flowers already made.

 If you want to buy the flower that is already made and then make your own flower designs this is also a way to make them less expensive to save on your wedding budget. And they will not take as much time to do. All you need to do is buy some of the mulberry paper flowers get a container that will compliment your wedding add some type of filler for the container such as Styrofoam, small rock, sand, or small marbles and then add your flowers and greenery in the design of your choice.

These centerpieces will be your own unique design so you can take the credit for all the compliments that you get on how wonderful the beautiful wedding flower centerpieces look and you can be proud of your creations.

Mulberry paper flowers can be purchased on the Internet as single flowers as I have stated or they can be bought already made up into centerpieces. There are several web sites that sell mulberry paper flowers make sure you check out a couple of them to find the flowers that you are looking for.

Jane Morris

An Artificial Wedding Flower

January 25, 2012 By: Category: Articles

An Artificial Wedding Flower

What is an artificial wedding flower? There are many types of artificial flowers that are used for weddings, the most common are mulberry paper flowers, crepe paper flowers, and silk flowers.

Most mulberry paper flowers are handmade and the mulberry paper is also handmade. This is a paper that is also eco-friendly, because the mulberry trees are not harmed. The only part of the tree that is used is the bark and the way the bark is striped off does not hurt the tree itself. When the bark is striped from the tree it grows back in about twelve months and can be harvested again at that time.

Also there are no chemicals added to the pulp when it is made into the paper and even the dyes are natural. This is one of the most natural of the artificial flowers for weddings.

They can be found on the Internet on websites that deal with mulberry paper flowers; you can find them as just single flowers to make your own bouquets and other flowers for the wedding ceremony and also to decorate the reception area or you may find them already made up in bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, centerpieces, or any type of flower that you will need for your wedding.

Then there are crepe paper flowers, which are somewhat eco-friendly too because most of the flower is recyclable or can be reused for other weddings, kept as keepsakes, or reused to decorate your home.

And you can make these artificial flowers, which is something you can be proud of for years to come as you made your own wedding decorations.

This is even a great thing to get your family and friends involved in and they can also say they helped with your wedding day. You can find books that are on the Internet that have patterns and detailed instructions on how to make paper flowers. Some sites even sell the crepe paper to make these beautiful artificial wedding flower designs.

Another type of artificial flower is the silk flower you can usually purchase these flowers individually at super centers, craft stores, some floral shops, and there are several websites on the Internet and you can get these already made up in your bouquets, centerpieces, etc.

Whatever artificial wedding flower you choose will not wilt or die before the ceremony like the real thing will and they can also be kept as mementos of your wonderful wedding day.

So before you choose the type of flowers you are going to use for your wedding check out your artificial wedding flower arrangements and flowers along with the real thing and consider that the real ones only last a short time and the artificial ones can be used again in someone else’s wedding or even in your home décor or even kept as a special reminder of that special day.

Jane Morris