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Wedding expert Martha Stewart called silk flowers “an art form.” In her landmark hook “Weddings” (Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1987), she added, “|They] are not artificial flowers, hut handmade flowers, and they have an aura and delicacy all their own.
“They have a soft, age-old quality and a rarefied color, and would complement an antique gown especially well."
Warrenton florist Nancy Granger arranges silks at Hicher’s Flowers and (.ntt Shop on 7th and Main streets in Old Town. "We tend to do a lot of roses Orchids are also vert popular." she said.
Ms. Granger commented that the advantages of silk wedding flow ers are mam. “leu hate the ipporti; mt\ to make the arrangements well in advance.” he pointed out. “The hride can,have her pictures taken earlv.
"You can also color-coordinate them better to the dresses lots , t the mauvev colors are difficult to find duplicated in nature. It vou’re going to travel with vour1 flowers, theV don't crush easih," Ms. Granger said.
Mowrv Spencer, who owns and manages the Something Special Shoppe on Loudoun Street in Leesburg, does both silks and dried blossoms.
He said that his silk blossoms, like those of most florists’ shops, come from a variety of sources. “The
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