petals are great if you need to transport all of you wedding items a long way or you want to set up the day before. fresh petals do look lovely but they will need to be chilled the day before or delivered on the day, which is fine if someone is setting up for you but not great if you are doing this yourself. don't bother with freeze dried petals for floating in the bowl because as soon as they hit the water they will take on water and therefore not be dried any more!
if you feel that your bowls are too small you can increase the overall look by 