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Recommendations For Silk Rose Petals For Your Wedding Or Event
Category: BusinessIf you have a wedding budget and are looking to cut down on some of your floral expenses, consider purchasing silk rose petals in lieu of fresh or freeze dried petals. Fresh petals are not only costly, because the florist needs to de-petal the roses the same day they need to be used, but they also degrade quickly, are quite slippery and depending on the color, can stain fabric. For indoor use, silk rose petals are recommended, especially for lining the ceremony aisle and for the flower girl toss because these are areas in which the petals will not be closely examined and will not cause the bride to accidentaly slip, such as fresh rose petals could.
The costs of silk rose petals can vary considerably, but are recommended especially when needed in large quantities for indoor pathways or bulk table decorations. You should look to purchase silk petals which aren’t too inexpensive. Remember, the cheaper the petals, the more likely they will be thin to the touch and will give off the appearance of fake petals. Choose a silk rose petal which is soft to the touch on one side and silky on the other, it will look more like the real thing. Many silk petal manufacturers make petals of microfiber polyester “peachy” fabric which give off the appearance of almost real petals. You should also keep in mind that real rose petals vary in size and shape, and a good silk petal supplier will offer packs of petals which contain various sizes.
Because silk rose petals are manufactured, they are available in numerous shades usually not found in nature. This is great for the bride who wants to use rose petals but natural roses do not match the color scheme of the wedding. Also available are other silk items such as leaves for fall weddings.
If you want to add a bit of pizzazz to your petals, some companies also offer personalized petals. This is a nice touch which plays on the popular personalization trend. However, these personalized petals can be quite costly due to the intense manual labor involved - each individual petal needs to be heat stamped in your choice of ink color.
Finally, we should discuss purchasing quantities. For tossing (in lieu of bubbles or rice) it is recommended 10 to 20 petals per guest. To decorate your tables, 100 petals should cover one to two tables. For the aisle, for every 100 petals - 1 square foot for dense coverage, 2 square feet for moderate coverage and 3 square feet for light coverage. For flower girl tossing, 100 to 200 petals depending on the length of the aisle, is recommended.
High quality, microfiber silk rose petals are available in over 72 different colors at Little Things Favors, to match every wedding or event color scheme for only $2.75 per pack of 100 petals. Also be sure to view our bulk value pack silk rose petals which are packaged in packs of 1,000 petals and are available in 20 different colors.
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