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About how many petals do you think it will take to fill the aisle

Silk Rose Petals

Tossing: 100 petals per 6 to 8 guests

Table Decor: 100 petals per 1 to 2 tables decorated with centerpieces

The Aisle: 100 petals covers: 1 square foot (dense), 2 square feet (moderate coverage) or 5 square feet (light coverage, like a scattering of petals)

The Flower Girl: 100 to 200 petals, depending on how she tosses them and how long the aisle is.

Real or Freeze-Dried Rose Petals

Quantities vary, but on average you’ll find 25-35 petals per cup (as in a measuring cup) of real or freeze-dried rose petals. But since both real and freeze-dried petals vary in size, actual petals per cup can vary also.

Tossing: 1/3 to 1/2 cup per guest

Table Decor: 2 to 4 cups per table with centerpiece (depends on the density you want)

The Aisle: 8 cups per square foot (dense), 4 cups per square foot (moderate coverage), 2 cups per square foot (light coverage), 1 cup per square foot (scattered look)

The Flower Girl: 4 to 8 cups

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Quantity recommendations for SILK:

Tossing: 12 to 18 petals per guest

Table decoration: 50 to 100 petals per table with centerpiece for a light sprinkling

Aisle, coverage per 100 petals: 1 square foot for dense, 2 square feet for moderate, 5 square feet for light

Flower girl: 100 to 200 petals per flower girl

the more I think about it.... freeze-dried petals will be MUCH more environmentally-friendly. They're not really THAT much money either: Freeze Dried Rose Petals - Petal Garden $16.95 for 8 cups here. maybe I'll do that...

but silk is $17.99 for 1,000 petals: Silk Rose Petals Value Packs

hmmmmm decisions, decisions!

I asked Chandalyn how wide the aisle was, but she did not say. I sent her another e-mail. Standard is 3 feet, but I want to make sure. I will let you know what I hear.

I would do freeze dried if I only needed a small amount, but would need 1200 to do a dense aisle. That would get expensive really quickly.

I'm going to use the aisle runner and then just have the flower girls toss them. What kind do you think I should get??