Well, I am doing most of the flowers for my wedding. The boutonnieres (sp?) and the corsages will all be done in silk flowers, as will the bridesmaids and the flower girl's flowers. The only bouquet I'm not doing is my own, which will be done in fresh flowers by a florist. Also, I am *renting* the table centerpieces from the same florist - she just happened to have some made up which match my wedding colours (they're silk also).
We are saving a small fortune by doing the flowers this way - I only paid for the cost of the silk flowers, which are much cheaper than fresh flowers, even though I bought the best quality & most realistic-looking silks I could find.
I would never have had the courage to do this, by the way, if I hadn't taken several floral design courses first. If you are fussy about your flowers, you may want to have them done by someone professional, as you might not be happy with your own efforts (I'm my own worst critic).
