Wedding Flowers

Cora asked:


My bridesmaids have dark purple dresses. I am trying to find the cheapest flowers. I thought I wanted dark purple and white carnations, but my florist told me that would end up looking like polka dots, does anyone have another suggestion?
***I should add that everything else is bright white (my dress, etc)

Joey

eHow asked:

To make a pink rose sphere bridal bouquet for a wedding, start with a flower bouquet holder, add the stems in a downward position and spiral flowers around, mixing in other varieties of flowers with the roses. Add greenery to the bottom crown of a spiral bridal bouquet with instructions from a florist in this free video on wedding flowers and floral arrangements.Expert: Christine Holanda Contact: www.lilyofthevalleyfloral.com Bio: Christine Holanda is a florist and the owner of Lily of the …

Clara

eHow asked:

Make a Gerber daisy wedding bouquet by picking the color of the flowers, starting with a single stem and then spiraling the flowers around the center bloom, making sure to keep each flower slightly higher than the last. Wrap a Gerber daisy wedding bouquet with ribbon, making sure not to break any stems, with instructions from a florist in this free video on wedding flowers and floral arrangements.Expert: Christine Holanda Contact: www.lilyofthevalleyfloral.com Bio: Christine Holanda is a …

Baylee

ucme asked:


I am trying to think of spring wedding color combinations that are different. I really wanted coral and pink but I saw my cousing had those colors at her wedding last year we I refuse to be like her. I would love to try the new spring combination of lime green or (light green) with a light blue, the problem how am I going to find flowers with these colors. No I have not went to a florist yet, before I go I wanted to have a idea if anything like this exist, I didn’t want to look stupid. Any florist or anyone who has conquered these colors help me out please

Audrey

ucme asked:


I am trying to think of spring wedding color combinations that are different. I really wanted coral and pink but I saw my cousing had those colors at her wedding last year we I refuse to be like her. I would love to try the new spring combination of lime green or (light green) with a light blue, the problem how am I going to find flowers with these colors. No I have not went to a florist yet, before I go I wanted to have a idea if anything like this exist, I didn’t want to look stupid. Any florist or anyone who has conquered these colors help me out please

Margaret

heller asked:


I am getting married in montana and used to be a florist assistant and am willing to cut costs anywere please help!!

Elias

tripeace asked:


I was thinking about doing my own flowers for my wedding. I have seen quite a bit of tutorials and I am sure that I can handle it.

The company that I am using for bulk flowers has a very limited variety of flowers. Does anyone know of a company that sells bulk flowers and offers a wide selection of varieties?

Or…What is the best way to save money if I decide to use a florist?

Adrian

Adi Marsudi asked:


Wedding party will look more glittering with a beautiful flower decoration. Of course, we all know that the party can not be separated from floral decoration, no matter it is simple or luxurious. However, can you cut down the budget without deteriorating its glittering? Surely you can. Following tips will be very helpful for you to cut wedding flower decoration cost:



Decide the theme of the wedding before setting decoration. By the proper theme, you will be guided to decorate the wedding with specific things that only go with the theme. And it will of course cut down your unnecessary expenses.

Select some flowers you can get easily without buying them. If you have to buy, try to get some in the market and buy them when the flower crop season comes. The more you can find in the market the cheaper they will be.

If the flower price is rising, you can use several alternatives such as artificial flower, coconut leaves, fruit, or various unique handicrafts.

If you want to minimize the floral utilizing, you can add some other supporting things like vase, ribbon, glass, souvenir, handicraft, water melon, porcelain, ceramic, etc. You can arrange them in such a way to get minimalized decoration impression but still look elegant. Simple but unique old things when they are set properly will give natural, unique, and antique impression.

Avoid ordering flower on the days of celebrations that need a lot of them like Valentine and Mother`s Day. This time the price of rose may rise by hundreds percent. If you have to get married on those days, you should order them far away before the price goes up.

Decoration is a temporary thing. You do not need to buy and own all decoration ornaments. So, why do not you just rent them? It will be much cheaper and more complete. And of course, your wedding party will look more natural, colorful, and fresher.

If you want to order them online, pay attention on the location of the florist. Location will affect the delivery fee and how long they arrive in your place.

Make sure that the decorator is an experienced person. Experience is really needed to minimize any mistakes. Call the nearest decorators and ask whatever you need, and what types of packages they provide. With the packages choices, you can choose the affordable flowers decoration.

Just keep focusing on important things. Have you ever experienced that what you have done has never been finished? And felt that there are more fee to pay and more work to accomplish in a very certain short time? Yeah, it is something that also happens in decorating. That is why you need to focus. Stay focusing only on the things and flowers which are necessary. If you already deal with the most important one, then you can deal with the next others. Make a checklist according to the priority. After that think about everything you need.



Adrian

Anthony Lee asked:


In the United States, the average costs of weddings range from $20,000 to $40,000. Because of this statistic, some brides are finding ways to spend their money wisely – and this is accomplished by being creative.

They discover cheap wedding ideas which pretty much help them save more money. For example, here are ways on how brides can save when it comes to wedding flowers.

1. Give the florist a color scheme and the general style you like to follow. Indicate which flowers are also banned on your special day. However, being flexible allows you to use whatever is cheapest and is in season. There are times when peonies also cost a fortune even if these had always been the cheapest flowers for weddings.

2. By holding your wedding in the Christmas season or around Easter, you would save tons from wedding floral arrangements because chances are, the church is already decorated.

3. Flowers prices are high in February and especially around Valentine’s Day so if you want to save on your floral expenses, don’t set the wedding date on that month.

4. Remember that large arrangements set on the altar can only be seen when positioned far away. If you want one in your wedding, use the inexpensive flowers like carnations or you can fill up the flower vases with snowball mums.

5. Choosing the right venue to hold the wedding also allows you to cut back on expenses. A lush garden or beautiful park saves you costs on floral arrangements and decorations.

6. Chances are there are also some brides looking for ways on how to save. Therefore, talk to the venues and check whether there are other brides scheduled to get married on the same day. Ask if you both can coordinate the floral arrangements and split the total costs. In doing so, you get to save money.

Just be creative and efficient in coming up with the plans for your wedding. Being concise also saves you the trouble and the money in buying things you wouldn’t be needing in the end.



Mia

Willie Jones asked:


A wedding takes an enormous amount of time and money. From the hall to the dress, the flowers, the cake, invitations, food etc., it is wise to save where you can. You may not want to cut corners with your dress but you can save a lot of money doing your own flowers.

A florist needs to make money and in order for them to this they need to spike up cost tremendously. What you are paying for is not only the flowers but you are paying for the cost of the flowers, vases and containers (which they buy wholesale and mark up 50% to 75%), the salaries of the people making the arrangements, paying for the driver and gas and other incidentals. This is their business and they need to do this in order to be successful.

But if you are somewhat artistic and want to save some money, you can do your own flowers. Here are some basic things you need to do:

1) Look through bridal magazines or online to get an idea of what kind of arrangements you are interested in. Having pictures of what you like can help you decide the colors and styles. Investing in a flower arranging book can be of enormous value to you as it gives you the complete how too and what tools you need and lots and lots of pictures.

2) Without having experience in floral design, simple may be a better choice but that does not mean it’s less effective. Something like a tall vase with white gladiolas in them placed on each table looks incredible and is about the easiest arrangement you can put together. This also works very well as altar pieces. If you want a low arrangement you can do something like a low vase with just roses of your color choice and sprinkle rose petals around it on each table. If roses are too expensive you can do the same with cheaper flowers such as carnations, daisies, Gerber daisies or mums. Whatever you like that fits your budget.

3) Do the table arrangements and altar pieces before tackling the bridal and bridesmaid bouquets. These also typically take the most time to do. There are two ways you can go. You can go to a craft store and buy ready made floral foam with a handle and lace skirt that you will soak with water to insert your flowers into or you put freshly cut stems together and bind them with floral tape and then ribbon.

4) A simple but beautiful bouquet can be made by taking roses that have been cleaned of most of their leaves and thorns. In one hand hold the first few roses and keep adding a rose one at a time until you have the desired amount of roses. Make sure they are not all flat at the top. You want your bouquet to be rounded. You do this by carefully taking the outer roses and pulling them down gently all around until you have the desired effect. The center of your roses will be the highest roses while the rest of the roses will gently slope downward.

5) When you have decided what you want then gather up your bridesmaids or whom ever you think could best help you and well before the wedding, do a test run and make one of each arrangement you would like to do. This will give you an idea of how it is going to look and how long it takes to do each one. Take a close up picture of each arrangement once you are satisfied. Doing a run through also lets you determine the cost. Just multiply by the number of arrangements you need to do. If you are happy about your work and you really want to know what your savings will be, then take your pictures to a flower shop and get them to give an estimate for making the same arrangements. You will know what you paid, now compare that to the florists quote.

Doing your own flowers will take more of your time but if you have a good support system helping you, (which can be a really fun time) you can take pride in your accomplishments and save a lot of money.



Fabian