Holy $$$$ Batman!
What’s your floral budget? What a difficult question for so many couples! Flowers for Events are not the same as what your local Trader Joe’s has an offer, or what your local florist has ready to go for birthdays. Not only are the flowers different for Events, requiring specific colors and incredible quality, but the designer’s skill required to create, deliver and install an Event are above and beyond a mixed holiday bouquet.
Points to consider— if you’re on a tighter budget spend your floral dollars where it matters most. What have you instructed your photographer to shoot? Personal flowers almost always get short shrift for bridesmaids and parents, but these people are the most important in your life and your photos with them will hang on your walls. Don’t skimp here. Likewise, the centerpieces will be the focal point for most of your guests. If you valued their friendship and support enough to invite them to your wedding, something fresh and beautiful in the center of the table, even if it’s a bowl of seasonal fruit paired with candles, can be a thoughtful thank you for their attendance and celebration of your union.
One of the absolute best ways, and one of the absolute hardest for so many couples, is to completely throw out the idea of certain flowers in certain colors. WHAT? I know, I said it, there it is. Flowers in trendy colors are very very expensive. Cafe Au Lait dahlias? $15 each, easy. Garden roses - $12-16 each. Ranunculus are $6 for the least expensive non trendy varieties, anemones are right up there too. The flower world encompasses so many beautiful blooms, let’s create something beautiful that belongs to you and not every other bride on Pinterest. And if you’re willing to go with colors that are fabulous together but not necessarily the colors du jour, the savings can be surprising.
Be reasonable about your expectations. If you send me a photo of Beyoncé’s wall of flowers and want it recreated for your ahhh-mazing nuptials, be prepared to offer JayZ funding. Alternately, let's use Ms B's flower wall and come up with an inspired design that's for your wedding alone.
Experience levels of the firm you hire to be a part of your event contribute significantly to your ease in the process. If you’re not comfortable with one of your vendors being able to handle your event, chances are they aren’t either, and it can be a recipe for disaster. Choose a team that you feel you can trust, you know they understand how you want your wedding to look and feel, they have your back. If we don’t hear “do whatever you think will work” from our clients at least once in our consultations, we know something isn’t clicking somewhere. Hire experienced professionals who love what they do. (Advanced degrees in design, floral design certifications and clear participation in continuing education don’t hurt either!)
Beautiful flowers can be delivered at any price point. No matter your budget, we’d be delighted to talk with you about all your options.
:::A general guide to wedding flower cost at Design In Bloom:::
Bridal Bouquets - start at $200, average is $325
Bridesmaids - start at $75, average is $125
Boutonnieres are $25 for pin on, $28 for modern magnets, full lapel and pocket squares start at $50
Modern wrist cuff corsages are $50
Simple centerpieces start at $95, average is $175
Ceremony designs: prices are all over the board, these designs are so varied and personal it’s difficult to give an average but most of my couples seem to be in the $1500-3750 for ceremony decor. We love when flowers are able to do double duty at a wedding and love designing florals that can be repurposed from the ceremony to the reception - ask about your options!