Silk Flower Fun!

Most artificial flowers aren't necessarily silk anymore, simply for the fact that there are so many shapes and colors that can be created with so many other substances, but I still love the sound of "Silk Flowers." It brings to mind beautiful memories of luxurious dresses from the 40’s and French couture from any era.

It's come up several times of late...brides that have multiple events who don't want to pay for two separate fresh flower weddings...or brides that just love their flowers and want to keep them for more than a day or two...what if you want fake flowers?

Over the last couple of years, I've actually made several fake flower bouquets, just for the fun of making them. A good number of them have ended up in bridal photos shoots done by my husband when one of our clients were so focused on hair and makeup or the wrinkles in the dress that they just happened to forget the flowers for the bridal session. Most people are surprised at how realistic some of these arrangements can look on film, and I really enjoy that surprise! Here are a few examples of how fake flowers can be fun, pretty, and pretty realistic.