my wedding is still a year away so I have not yet made my bouquets. But I am hand making my own, as my Mother and I did for a friends wedding. We did them all with silk flowers because she wanted to keep everything. And others wanted to keep their bouquets for keep-sakes as well. Well, they turned out BEAUTIFUL! You couldn't even tell they were silk flowers!! (she used purple and white roses. The white roses had the purple bleed on the tips...quite pretty.) We took a hot glue gun and 'dripped' the clear glue from the top of the flowers, down, to give them the effects of fresh dew on them. They were stunning!
Best wishes to you and for your day!!

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