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…well, at least for the bouquets and bouts.

After hours (who am I kidding, days and weeks) of scouring the web and finding visions of beautiful vintage-inspired bouquets, I began to realize the traditional bouquet might not be my best option.

I love the idea of having something that can be cherished as a keepsake, holding the potential to be passed down a generation or two (fresh flowers don’t have this).

I don’t like the idea of spending uber $$$$ on something that will wilt and eventually decay. This put me in a mini-predicament because, unfortunately, I am not a huge fan of faux flowers attempting to be real flowers (you can almost always tell a fake).

Well…that was until I stumbled across Hapitat, where I found the most gorgeous looking fabric flower bridal bouquets.

These weren’t like the silk flowers I’d seen trying to pass themselves off as the real deal—these were flowers with a fashionable flare. They didn’t want to be the real thing; they flaunted themselves and strutted their vintage vibe all over the place. I was instantly in LOVE!

Don’t believe me? See for yourself:

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I know it’s not everyone’s taste or preference, but for me it’s perfect (with the exception of the feathers)!

And…a bouquet like this has total DIY potential. I am not an expert, but I do love me some trial and error, and have already started plugging away with some scrap fabric.

My lust for these bouquets led me to overload Google with search queries for:

• “Vintage Bouquets”
• “Fabric Flowers”
• “Fabric Flower Vintage Bouquets”

…anyway you get the idea. I was excited and hungry for more inspiration.

In my continued search I found these by Etsy seller hairbowswonderworld:

Both are quite lovely, but something about that first bouquet I saw on Hapitat is still making me drool. I am super excited about this project and am keeping my fingers crossed that I can convince the mister that this is actually a really good idea (and that IT WILL beat real flowers).

Perhaps I need to show him a little of what he could be getting as a bout…more on that later.

Have you thought about alternative florals for your bouquet? Did you fall in love with an idea and find you needed to convince your other half?