Flowers
& Florists
Finding a good florist is easy. It is your task to find a really
great florist, now that's a different story. Florists, as with
many of your other vendors need to be attentive and posses style.
Again it is preferable to judge the florist's work through photos
of their work. You also may want to contact a recent customer
of the florist. Florists may also be attentive enough to have
prepared examples for you in advance, based on your colors and
budget.
The most important statement for you to make is your budget.
Flowers may consume 5-15% of your wedding budget. Knowing
the amount of space they need to fill, how many tables, your
colors and budget, florists can prepare arrangements to meet
your need. Remember that carnations are less expensive than
lilies; daises are less than roses. The price differences
that you see in purchasing flowers for your general use are
similar to what the professional wedding florist experiences.
It is usually best to get a florist who will
try to re-use flowers from your ceremony at your reception.
To be able to move these flowers, you need to make sure that
the florist can move them or have another mode of transportation
lined up. Wedding florists also tend to do a better job if
they are not overly busy at the time of your wedding. Florists
who juggle their time between maintaining a storefront and
preparing wedding flower arrangements may be busy during holidays,
and events (proms), decide for yourself if this matters. If
your wedding florist usually does one wedding per weekend
but has three planned the week of your wedding may be to busy
to manage your event.
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