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r/weddingplanning • … • u/ermagerditssuperman

Paper or Origami flowers that aren't DIY?

I'm trying to cut down on the amount of real flowers we're using, to cut down on both budget costs and waste. (Most of the florists near me hover around $350 for a bridal bouquet, which we can do, but once you add a wedding party of 8, and family, and table decor, etc our decor budget of 1.5K doesn't cut it.). The wedding is at the end of the year in southern/central Virginia, colours/theme is just Fall in Virginia. I am thinking a real bouquet and maybe primary centrepieces, then use alternatives for everything else.

I really love the look of paper flowers, origami flowers, japanese folded flowers etc. And I think they would look great for boutenierres, corsages, and some decor. I prefer these to fake-but-realistic-looking plastic or silk flowers, I enjoy how they look handmade/crafted and think they'd complement the real flowers better. But all the resources (aka reddit posts) I can find are on DIY-ing them yourself. I really don't want to make them myself. (I'm doing my own calligraphy because I'm an avid fountain pen gal, but I know making my own decor would really stress me out. Even if they turned out beautiful - I would, personally, be miserable during the process.).

So my actual question - does anyone have experience buying these types of flowers? Any recommendations on vendors/sellers, or general tips? Etsy has so many options, it can get overwhelming without recommendations. Please and thank you!!

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