06/02/2026
I flew 13 hours to China looking for the perfect faux flowers... and honestly, I thought I'd made a huge mistake.
When I booked this trip, I imagined walking into factory after factory and discovering beautiful, realistic artificial flowers for my next floral collection.
Reality?
The first few days were rough.
The wedding expo I had high hopes for wasn't what I expected. The flower markets everyone talks about online left me feeling disappointed. And after spending days walking through Shenzhen and Guangzhou, I started wondering if I'd flown halfway across the world for nothing.
But sometimes the biggest breakthroughs happen right after the biggest disappointments.
This is Part 1 of my China sourcing journey—where I take you behind the scenes of building a premium faux floral collection from the ground up.
Whether you're an event decorator, wedding planner, floral designer, rental company owner, or simply obsessed with beautiful flowers, you're going to want to follow this journey.
Stay tuned for Part 2 because that's when everything changed. 🌿✨
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