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I am so sorry this happened to you. I'm just responding to bump this to the top of the boards.
@meaniie: I'm not sure if this is possible, but Sam's Club, Costco and other wholesale retailers often have large bouquets of flowers for good prices. And they look good too. You could also try Kroger's and any other store/market that sells flowers.
They might not be what you were wanting, but they ARE flowers!
Did he give you any $$ back??? Did you pay him already?
If you still have some money left, you can plead your case to other florists and see if anyone will be willing to work in your budget because of what happened. Pull the tearful frantic bride card. It might just work!!!
Look into BriDesign.com. They will ship flowers to you but already arranged. It's a limited selection, but I think it was Bride Magazine that did an article on them, said the flowers were of good quality.
Good Luck!!
My friend is using Columbia Florists and has seen and liked their work. Her wedding is in Westchester. Good luck.
@tiffyb24: he literally said, "i'm not making enough profit" and tried to double the contract price "or not do the job". yes, he had a 1k deposit, which he claims he put in the mail 2 days ago, so we'll find out soon.
http://www.azaleafloraldesign.com/
The owner is Christine she is based in CT and amazingly awesome creative and calm. I know she goes into mass and ny as well.
Here's her contact info:
Christine D'Angelo
Owner and Floral Designer(203) 841-6225christine@azaleafloraldesign.com
Here's the link to my detail recap so you can see her work:
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/the-detail-pics-flowers-tables-rings-etc
In the Midwest we have grocery chains like Hy-Vee that do florist work (not just selling you the flowers but actual bouquets, delivery etc. ) is there any chain-type store in your area that would be able to do that?
A quick google search shows a Wegman's store that does this and is in the New York area? Maybe a store like that? They likely have multiple people working in floral and would be less likely to be booked solid 3 weeks out like a smaller florist. I am not using a Hy-Vee or similar store myself, but I've heard good things about their work.
If you get super-desperate and have any kind of creative bent - hit up greenhouses or friends with flower gardens - lots of pretty flowers are in season right now and you could do that for centerpieces, church, etc. They might even be able to help you out with bouquets and such?
That is absolutely terrible that the florist did that to you! I hope it all works out!
Did he say why he cancelled? Was there a clause in your contract that said he could cancel at any time? I would look that up before suing. What type of flowers were you looking for? I could help talk you through arranging your own if you want, I used to work in floral design :)
I am completely ignorant regarding these things (I'm having a smallish, low-key wedding), but if you have wedding insurance, can you file a claim? They may also have resources for quick turn-arounds.
Oh no!!!! How stressful!!!!! Try Lenox Hill Florist and they do a beautiful job!
If you sue him, unless the contract states otherwise, it's likely you will only be able to recover money you lost because of the breach, e.g. extra money you had to pay another florist to do a rush job on what he promised to do, costs of getting another florist (ha, with gas prices so high, maybe you ought to track transportation costs to meetings with the new one). Have you told him you were going to sue? Maybe if he knew that and knew he'd have to cover the difference in costs he'd agree to do them again?
*Not licensed to practice in your state, so this is not legal advice. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer in your state!
Hey just wanted to see if you had any luck. I remember another friend of mine had a friend who did the flowers for her wedding. The girl does it for hobby/side business - she isn't a professional full-time florist, but has done weddings before and has taken classes. If you're stuck I can try to get her email for you. I might use her for my own flowers.
Sorry that happened that is crazy stress that didn't need to be added to your wedding day i am sure. I would try costco. I think they only require a week maybe two notice to order flowers. We just ordered ours last weekend and our wedding would have been 3 weeks away than. We ordered 250 rose stems and bought our vases at the dollar store. A total of about 275 for our centerpieces.
We are using Springdale Florist in Stamford, CT. Can't guarantee they'll be able to do it, but Tom is a wonderful person to work with. Let me know if you need contact information. I am so so so sorry that this is happening :(
Take a deep breath!
I know this feels like a big crisis (and in the wedding-world it is!) but try to look at things in perspective. You are getting married no matter what, with or without flowers. Take a look at what you ordered and see if you can scale back. Do you really need/want to spend $2,500 on flowers that are going to die within a week after your wedding?
We're doing non-floral centrepieces, and having a grocery store do the bouquets, corsages and boutineres. Total cost $300.
The church/ceremony venue is probably beautiful as is, so keep it simple.
Best of luck!
in case you are still looking -- flowers by richard (in hell's kitchen) and starbright florist (in the flower district) are both very budget friendly. If they have availability, i'm sure they can work within your budget (very reasonable in nyc).
http://www.flowersbyrichardnyc.com/
good luck!
So sorry to hear this... I am a wedding planner and use The Lily Pond in New Jersey, she's really good and affordable. Let her know Plan Your Memories sent you. Good LUck!
Wow! You guys are all amazing. I'm going to try to reply to you all at once!
1) I'm a lawyer, and you are right, under contract law, i can only sue for damages, which will be whatever over the agreed upon contract price i have to pay. Yes, I did tell him I will be suing him. I think he's hedging his bets that I won't or decide its not worth it to me, but he has something else coming. to not sue him would be equal to me making a mockery out of my degree!
2) You are totally right, I don't need to spend that much...actually, now i am spending 4500, but the entire rest of the wedding was built around this so at this point, other than guilt, I really have nothing that I can do with that statement...it makes me sad, but I can't let go of it.
3) I found another florist who actually claims the first florist is a relative of his and called him a thief. ABSOLUTELY GREAT! Who woulda thought that it was the floral business that I end up not trusting in the midst of all this??!!!!
4)Please pray for us! I got a lot of perspective from close friends these past few days, including one whose mom fell and broke her hip the day b/f his wedding and she was in surgery while they were getting married, and another whose entire wedding was CANCELLED b/c of the storm in Feb 2010 and was rescheduled for the spring. So when all is said and then, some drama with the florists and an extra 2k that i might get recompensated for is coming out lucky in the end!!! :)
So glad you found someone! Make sure you write tons of reviews on your previous florist *after* you sue him (yelp, wedding wire, google, BBB, etc).
Your lucky he didnt do your flowers. On saturday I walked in to his shop with my fiance and walked right back out. They were getting ready for a wedding, they were scrambling around, the flowers they were loading in the truck were dead. It was a disgrace. When we sat down to speak to him about our wedding he never asked me how many bridesmaids I have, How many people etc. He asked me how many centerpieces I needed. I then asked him wasnt that his job to tell me.. He then started mentioning names of people he did weddings for... Well So and SO paid $8,500 for his flowers and another paid $18,000 but you will be less. The guy was nuts. I very politley told him we werent interested and me and my fiance had the laugh of our lives walking back to our car. We ended up with Flowers by Brian and they are amazing. THings happen for a reason... be greatful someone else did your flowers for you....especially after what I saw Saturday.
I also heard my weddign venue (Russos on the Bay) no longer allows him in their doors.
Flowers by Brian I've seen their work at a wedding I attended. I'd say yes they looked beautiful.
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This is a cry for help, trying to not deal with all the drama of HTF he can breach and cancel our $2500 contract 21 days before the wedding, i need recommendations for straight shooting budget friendly florists ASAP for a 250 person wedding. PLEASE HELP! The ceremony is in New Rochelle (westchester), the reception is aobut 20 miles away. I'm willing to work with anyone in NY/NJ/CT as long as they don't take advantage of me.
Thank you lady bees.
ps--trust me, i WILL be suing him after the wedding. and if you are reading this DO NOT TRUST JUNE FLORIST OF BROOKLYN.