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the moms' flowers sound high, and i would ask her to throw in the toss bouquet for free. everything else sounds pretty reasonable.
Flowers are exensive, plain and simple. It sounds like a lot of money but thats actually a great deal!
I think the rates seem fair! I agree with kitzy that the Mom's wristlet and bouquet seem a bit high.
Yeah, flowers in my area are about 1k for that. It seems average to me. This is why we aren't doing fresh flowers. I just don't feel it's worth the price of a 1-day decoration.
The rates they are asking seem like what I am paying. But I am getting my toss bouquet for free. Ask that they throw it in.
For orchids and feathers and hydrangeas and the amounts you're getting it looks like a reasonably good deal to me. Not a steal or anything, but quite good.
I think that's the going rate, unfortunately. If you have a crafty friend, you might enlist them to help. I took a flower arranging class last year and it wasn't "too" hard...your friend could make the corsages without much skill.
That's about average. Have you considered working with an up-and-coming florist to save on cost? Or perhaps purchasing your flowers wholesale yourself and hiring someone to design them (your wedding planner/designer could probably do this)?
That sounds about right.. my florist is giving me a toss bouquet for free though. Anything else for the reception?
That seems reasonable to me. The only one I think that is a little high is the mothers, although your description sound quite elaborate so probably matches price.
How do I bring up the free toss bouquet? I mean, I don't wanna sound like I am trying to just get stuff for free... which of course I am doing... but still!
Wow, that actually looks good to me. If you're saying this is expensive, then I'm in good shape for my budget. I only budgeted $300 for flowers... mainly because I don't care about them. So it looks like if I don't get all the frills and fancies I can find something within my budget.
Looks fine to me. I was thinking over a thousand was normal.
it sounds about right/reasonable. mine quoted me $13,000 (i'm not made out of money) and i ended up getting/paying a little over $5k, and my ceremony/dinner reception looked just as nice. if i paid $13k worth of flowers then i'd have too much flowers.
Here are mine:
Bridal: $250 (and it was ugly, kinda, but no one was looking at my flowers in detail so it was ok and i let it go)
Bridesmaids: $85 each
Groom: $25
4 Groomsmen,and male boutineers $15 each (ROSES! cheapest flower of all)
Mother corsage (that pins to the cloth with magnet, so technically it's a 'nice' boutineer for female version) $45 each (she wanted $75 for a freak'n 'boutineer for mothers')
Flower Girl: rose petals,i bought petals myself since my florist wanted another $1000 for petals alone.
Toss Bouquet: none
Delivery = included in my outragous fee
Total including centerpieces and a few decoration for ceremony = low $5k
Tell her that you have been shopping around and other florist offer a free toss bouquet. She would be an idiot to let that stand in the way of a sale. FYI, my toss is free too.
I think her prices are pretty reasonable but why pay full prices if you don't have to, right?!? The worst she can say is no. I would "embellish" a little and say something to the effect that you had only budgeted $750 for florals, you shopped around, and can get a better deal with some other florists but really liked her and her work best. Then ask if she would be willing to work with you a little to drop the price to around $800 by throwing in the toss for free and maybe allowing you to provide some of the accents like ribbon, feathers, etc (which you can get for cheap if you shop around and/or use coupons). Heck, you might even be able to get the total down to even less than $800 by providing the odds and ends.
I did this with my florist and knocked about $300 off the cost by providing her with the non-floral supplies including centerpiece containers, ribbon, pearl pins, etc.
There's no way I'd pay $30 for a toss bouquet when I could go to the grocery store, pick up a cheap bouquet, and tie it with ribbon. That's way too much to spend on something you're going to fling across the room for a group of overzealous women to rip apart.
And 30 something dollars for the moms'? Theirs sounds a lot like what I had for prom, and that was like $15.
I think it seems reasonable. But like others I think the mothers are a little high.
@Miss_Riley: That's an awesome idea about providing the little extras.
I also didn't know about getting the toss bouquet for free. I will have to remember that when I go visit florists for quotes.
@Miss Tattoo: yep, us too. just got a 1k quote for flowers and i refuse to pay that much.
Looks normal to me, if not pretty good. Flowers in general are expensive but calas, orchids and hydrangeas even more so. You have expensive taste ;)
that is on the high side i think...i went to a lil florist in the city and the first quote i got was close to yours....but then i went to a different shop and this is what she quoted me
Bride: Dusty Pink Roses (2 dozen) with feathers all wrapped (no green showing) with a Heart Broche....$125
Groom: Dusty Pink Rose with feathers and wraped with heart broche $10.00
Bridesmaid: 1 Dusty Pink Roses (6-8 roses) with Brown Wrap $35
2 Dust Pink Roses (6-8 roses) with Pink wrap (both with no green showing)$35
Ring Bearer, All the groomsmen, dads and grandfather: 8 with dusty rose $10 each
Mother of the Bride: Rhinestone wrist with dusty pink rose: $25
Grandmothers & mother of the groom: Pearl Wrap one dusty pink rose: $25 each
Toss bouquet...FREE!!!
Delivery: $25
Total including tax $470.88
I would shop around...i'm glad i did :) happy flower shopping for you!
@Miss Tattoo: Me too DIY all the way ... we did it for my FSIL's wedding back in August and it totally sold me on the wholesale - it was much easier than i expected. I plan on getting my BMs together, my mom and a couple of her friends for mimosas and floral arrangements :)
I think that quote is reasonable, considering the flowers you have chosen. Callas are expensive (or at least they were in all florist shops I went to), so if you want to cut down on costs you could perhaps replace them with different (cheaper) flowers. But if you love callas (and who doesn't, they are gorgeous!), I still think that's a decent price.
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So I just got the proposal from a florist I really liked and... OUCH! Tell me, is this quite crazy or reasonable? Because that seems insane. My DJ was cheaper than that! I do live in DFW which is a pretty big metroplex and things do tend to be a little more expensive because of the area but still... I got a quote from another florist that game be pretty much nothing but roses that she was going to spray teal and a few japanese lillies and that was $500.
Personal Flowers
Bridal: Bold Blooms of Blue and Purple Hydrangea, Lisianthus/Stock and Blue Orchids with White Miniature Calla Lily Accents; Rhinestone and AB Swarovski Crystals within Bouquet; Hand Tied with White Satin Ribbon and Pearl Pins = $185
4 Bridesmaids: Large Triple Calla Lily and Blue Orchids with Teal Feather Accents at Base of Blooms; Touch Of Variegated Greenery; Wrapped in Teal Ribbon and Purple French Braid/Pearl Pins ($65 each) = $260.
Groom: Miniature White Calla and Blue Orchid Boutonniere; Black Satin Wrap = $12
4 Groomsmen, 2 Grandfathers, 2 Ushers, 2 Fathers: Blue Orchid with Grass Loops ($10 each) = $100
1 Mother: Silver Beaded Cuff Wristlet with Blue Orchids, Feather Accent and White Hydrangea = $33
1 Mother: White Mini Calla Petite Bouquet with Teal Feather Accents and Black Wrap = $38
3 Grandmothers: Mini White Calla and Blue Orchid Corsage;Greenery/Sheer White Bow ($16 each) = $48
Flower Girl: Princess Wand with White Roses and Teal/Purple Ribbons; Silver Sparkle = $33
Toss Bouquet: Fun and Sparkling Mix of Light Blue Hydrangea and other Bridal Blooms = $28
Delivery = $45
Total = $782 Tax = $64.52
Final Total = $846.52