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If you are doing your own florals, Afloral is one of the few places we recommend without hesitation, and they are running 20% off their Holiday collection right now.
Faux florals have come an extraordinarily long way, and Afloral is a big part of why. The stems look real in photos, they survive a hot venue and a long day, and you can assemble everything weeks ahead instead of doing panicked arrangements the morning of your wedding. For a couple trying to keep the flower budget under control, that combination is hard to beat, because fresh florals are usually one of the top three line items and almost all of that money is gone the next day.
The Holiday collection is the one to look at if you are planning anything from October through the new year. Think deep greenery, berry stems, eucalyptus, and the warmer tones that make a winter reception feel intentional rather than leftover from a summer palette. Garlands down a long table, a few stems worked into place settings, and something with texture at the ceremony entrance will carry an entire room.
This is also where the DIY math gets fun. A single garland you buy once can run down your head table at the reception, get repurposed on a mantel at the rehearsal dinner, and then live in your house afterward. Try doing that with fresh greenery. We have seen couples cut their florals bill by more than half by going faux for the large installations and saving fresh flowers for just the bridal bouquet, which is the piece that ends up in every close up photo anyway.
One planning note if you like to buy in stages. Afloral has two more windows coming after this one, a dollars off promotion later in August and a buy one get one on garlands and wreaths at the end of the month, so if the Holiday collection is not where your needs are, it may be worth waiting for the garland offer.
The 20% off Holiday collection runs through August 18. Have a look at what is in stock at Afloral and start pulling your palette together.