I started researching flowers today, and damn flowers are SO expensive, ot maybe its just the one's I want.  I was smitten with these peony bouquets until I found out how expensive they would be. ($4.50 a stem)  I had planned on doing my own flowers anyway (minus the florist,) but I don't think these are in my budget.
After looking online for bouquet alternatives, I thought these two ideas were very interesting. 
The top two are made of buttons, the bottom two are made of paper.