Reddit reviews EBOOT 10000 Pieces Gel Soil Water Crystal Beads Gel Jelly Water Gems Vase Filler (Clear)
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Water crystal beads: designed to absorb and retain water, with good water absorption, they will gradually grow up in water; Note: keep them out of direct sunlightSize: the beads are about 1 mm in diameter; They will grow up to 9 - 11 mm after absorbed enough waterExpandable material: water pearl beads are made from safe and tested polymer that make the beads expand when soaked in waterWide usage: act as substitutes for water in your vases or just as a decorative display, also good for weddings, shower parties decorationsPackage includes: approx. 10000 pieces of water crystal beads in one bag; Weight: approx. 50 g per bag; Color: clear
You can usually get them in flower or garden shops.
Here's an Amazon link
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B01LXKOW8Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85Z%C3%95%C3%91&qid=1519212918&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=water+beads&dpPl=1&dpID=518k2W5T0fL&ref=plSrch
So - apologies for the length on this. My wedding is in December, about 150 people, with 7 bridesmaids and groomsmen.
I couldn't capture how truly wonderful these came out. One of my bridesmaids got started on the smaller bouquets and then did my big waterfall bouquet. My fiance helped with the corsages and boutonnieres. The grand total for everything - welcome sign, flowers, centerpieces, all came in under $450 and I'm super proud of finishing it up. I'll try to detail what I can and post links to places where I got flowers if someone asks!
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Bridal Bouquet
https://imgur.com/Oe1uzUJ
I cannot take any credit for this - one of my bridesmaids had the vision and rolled with it. We bought peonies ($36), eucalyptus ($40), calla lillies ($40), and roses ($60) on Amazon. The last little bit of wispy flower at the bottom was a last minute buy at Michael's using a 50% coupon for $2.50. The roses are incredibly realistic and the full stems helped fill out the holders.
A florist would have certainly charged more than $400 just for something this size with the peonies. Similarly sized arrangements on Etsy were about $300-$350. And the flowers I bought for this leftover made all of the bridesmaid bouquets and misc arrangements!
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Bridesmaids Bouquets
Detail: https://imgur.com/W74qjS0
Pre-Wrap: https://imgur.com/ofnivV4
Same flowers as the bridal bouquet! We also used a lot of floral tape ($3, coupon), ribbon ($5, after Christmas sale), and floral wire from the stems of roses that I used on the centerpieces.
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Corsages and Boutonnieres
https://imgur.com/15aTilR
These were so easy! I took leaves from the rose a peony bundles, then ordered some extra baby's breath ($13, Amazon). Wrapped with floral tape and some ribbon I got on a 50% sale at Hobby Lobby. My fiance did most of the boutonnieres and he was pretty proud of himself.
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Welcome Sign
https://imgur.com/QF7I3lr
Got the mirror at a garage sale ($5, what a steal), had Mod Podge and glitter from the centerpieces. Exploring options of getting a friend with nice handwriting to write the welcome message, or buy a decal off of Etsy (<$25). My cat was needy today and wanted to be in every picture :)
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Centerpieces
Top w/ Table Number: https://imgur.com/NpheC3j
Low Light: https://imgur.com/4MmfiIE
Detail: https://imgur.com/HygEhD7
This has a lot of details. I first bought the cheap 1-20 wood table numbers on Amazon ($20, I think), the Mod Podge ($8), Fine Glitter ($10, Michael's), and mod podged the crap out of the numbers and layered on the glitter. This took several hours between drying and doing.
We then stumbled upon a $40 deal on Facebook marketplace that included 20 8" vases, 200 Dinopure White Roses, 25 purple fairy lights, various glass stones and beads, and an LED candle set.
I built on this by buying 100 more roses ($40, Amazon), 24x 3" styrofoam balls ($30, Amazon), 2 packs water beads ($15, Amazon), and two colors of the vase mix of floating pearls (Etsy, $40).
I hot glues the roses to the styrofoam balls with enough room for it to still fit on top of the vase. I then wrapped the fairy lights around that, and hot glued the table number to the top.
The water beads and floating pearls are an easy set up. Let the beads swell for a couple hours, pour in the vase and in layers add the beads and stir. Topping off with water gives the floating effect.
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This was all enough to make ~18 centerpieces, 1 bridal bouquet, 7 bridesmaids bouquets, 12 boutonnieres, 5 corsages, 1 welcome sign, and we're using leftover flowers, vases, plus running medals (my and my fiance's hobby) to round out the decorations. I already have frames ($35, Micheals on 75% off plus extra 20% off super sale) and shimmer paper that I will DIY print any other signs needed.
You can just look up amazon for clear gel balls as others pointed out. I got this since you wanted to buy in bulk.