| As much as I love flowers, they don't stand a | | | | Touching the petals really did feel like touching the |
| chance in my house. I might receive fresh flowers | | | | delicate and satiny petals of any real flower. The |
| every so often and they wither and die in the | | | | only thing missing was the smell. I bought several |
| same time period that anyone's would. But, if you | | | | bouquets of bright flowers for my house. |
| give me a potted plant or flower for my house, it | | | | Since then, I have been to several weddings in |
| will be beyond hope within a month. I have a | | | | which the brides have chosen to use artificial |
| problem with remembering to water them. The | | | | flowers as part of their wedding. One of the |
| unfortunate part is that I love flowers. I've tried | | | | brides had a real flower bouquet made for herself |
| for years to keep flowers and plants in my home. | | | | and one in silk flowers as well. She wanted to |
| Each and every time, I failed to keep them | | | | have a replica that should could keep without |
| thriving. Heck, I even managed to kill a cactus. | | | | having to preserve hers and spend the money. I |
| My mother told me that I should buy artificial | | | | though that it was a brilliant idea. Another bride |
| flowers. When I crinkled my nose, she told me to | | | | simply didn't want to dish out the expense for |
| find artificial flowers that don't look artificial. I had | | | | having real flowers as decorations. She paid for |
| never truly seen artificial flowers that didn't have | | | | the bouquets to be real flowers but all of the |
| that fake look to them, but I agreed to | | | | centerpieces and flowers throughout the reception |
| accompany her to search for some. The first | | | | were artificial flowers. No one even noticed as |
| place that we stopped had rows and rows of | | | | they looked incredibly real. |
| artificial flowers but none of them suited me. The | | | | There are so many ways to use a artificial |
| second store that we entered was more of a | | | | flowers. They can brighten your house like they |
| professional flower shop. The employees directed | | | | do mine. They can be used in weddings or for |
| me to look at silk flowers. I was told that more | | | | special occasions. Some people even plant them in |
| and more brides are choosing artificial silk flowers | | | | their outdoor flowerbeds just for show. I don't |
| for their weddings - at least for the bouquets. | | | | think that I could bring myself to do that though. |
| While they are not as expensive as getting real | | | | The older I'm getting though, I'm starting to think |
| flowers, they can be kept and looked at forever. | | | | it sounds pretty tempting. |
| I was absolutely amazed at these artificial flowers. | | | | |