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There is certainly no "has to", but I think it's nice to have real flowers if you are able to. If you are having fake flowers in other parts of the wedding, I certainly don't think it's a problem to have real flowers in other details.
All of our flowers are going to be artificial and I like that idea in case I decide that I want to keep my bouquet.
I'm still debating what to do on this one, I really don't think it matters- do what will make you happy.
i dont think im using flowers at all in the centerpiece so now im just wondering how to do the bouquet and botoniers... i mention to my mom this beautiful roses made of feathers i found but she didnt like the idea
If I can, I'm going to have artificial flowers to try and save money, but only if I find good ones! Any suggestions?
I don't think it matters as long as A) you're happy with them, B) they don't break your bank, and C) you're happy with them. 
I used fake flowers and when people saw the pictures afterwards, no one knew. I love that I have my original bouquet on my mantle now. I don't think they have to be real. Plus it was way easier (and cheaper).
I think it is totally personal taste! I have seen some awesome non-flower bouquets (vintage brooch bouquets...the button/fabric flower ones made by Princess Laserton...etc....all are soooo cool!). I personally will be using real flowers, but I have always ogled the non-flower ones with desire...as they could be a pretty neat keepsake!
I definitely does not "have to" be real flowers! Like buttons said, it doesn't even have to be made of flowers at all! Do what makes you happy! :-)
I went to a wedding where the bride had fabric & buttons for all the bouquets, I loved them.
I personally don't think I'll be using fake flowers as just a personal preference. You can, however, get "Real Touch" flowers that look/feel like real flowers, but are not.
I personally would love to have a real bouquet for mine, more so because the flower I've chosen has the most beautiful scent in the world to me. However the flower I want the most is about $25 when in season for 3 blooms, so it would be EXTREMELY expensive to do a whole bouquet in. So if I can find it in an artificial flower i intend to use it instead.
I have a friend who will wed in April this year and she made her own bouquet with those "real touch" flowers. She saved about $50 and it looks real.
There is so such thing as "has to." If you can't afford it, you can't afford it.
But I want to let you know there are ways to not pay the expensive price tag. You can make your own like I did. I went to a discount flower store and bought the flowers. For 6 bm bouquets, I spent $80 in flowers and supplies. If you are not a DIY, you could see if a friend will do your flowers for their gift to you.
I recently found out that a florist I've been scoping out for a while does only fake flowers! And I had no idea! I went in there and they had some example bouquets and they were gorgeous. Very real looking and the good thing about fake is you can keep your bouquet and not have to worry about getting it dried or framed or whatever. I was seriously considering getting my bouquet done there but I'm getting married in a garden so I figure I should probably have real flowers!!
I think it depends if you LOV ELOVE LOVE real flowers or not.
I don't realy care--i'm kinda apathetic. So i saved my $200 and went with fake ones. Bellenga posted some gorgeous ones on her blog I wish I would've found first though! It still would've been at least $150 though.
Now that it's said and done though....I still don't care =]. Only like, 2 of my photos are so close to my flowers and even then, I still dont' care. I guess it just depends how you feel about it! I only spent $200 on all the bouquets, corsages, bouts, etc....I simply prefered to spend the money on the open bar for our guests
I HAD to have peonies...my florist suggested against it because of the season and she couldnt guarantee the quality. It wasnt a matter of budget, but if the flowers came in and werent that great quality, I was screwed. So I went on the hunt for GREAT silks (I typically dislike silk flowers) and found these beauties. Not one person knew they were fake. Someone walked into my apt just the other day and saw my bouquet in a vase and was SHOCKED. I got mine on fioribelli.com. Mind you-I still spent about $200 on the bouquet, but I expected that. My MoH and I had matching bouqs (though hers was a bit smaller)
I gave them to my florist and she weaved in real lemon leaf as a bit of filler.
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my mom saids the bride bouquet has to be real flowers...