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Flowers - is this reasonable?

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    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    Hello Bees!

    FI and I just met with a florist over the weekend, and now we are wondering if our quote is reasonable.  The subtotal is $1986, plus 10% set-up/delivery fee, plus 9% tax.

     

    Bride's Bouquet - $165

    purple and burgundy dahlias, irises, maybe orchids

    Flowers - is this reasonable? :  wedding Bouquet1

    Flowers - is this reasonable? :  wedding Bouquet2

     

    BMs bouquets - $65 ea

    all dahlias

    Flowers - is this reasonable? :  wedding Pastel

    Groom's bout - $8.50

    dahlia bud to match bride

    Flowers - is this reasonable? :  wedding 2982.Mrs. Limes S Groom Boutonniere

    GM - $8.50

    two white dendrobium orchids

    Flowers - is this reasonable? :  wedding 600x600 1220369501662 080614 AimeeSimonWED A2010

    Corsages - $20 ea

    white orchids with ivory satin ribbon

     

    Centerpieces - $55 ea

    hydrangea, hanging amaranthus, green hypericum in an urn (rental)

    Flowers - is this reasonable? :  wedding Large Image 31

    Church

    carnation pomanders - $40 ea

    two big arrangements in urns, on top of columns - $175 ea

    white hydrangea, purple dahlias, purple stock, bells of ireland, irises

    Flowers - is this reasonable? :  wedding Urn1

    Flowers - is this reasonable? :  wedding Urn2

     

     
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    trailmix      

    Sounds pretty reasonable to me but I didn't do much research since there's only one florist in my town, I've known her for years and years and it was never a question of whether or not she'd do our wedding...But personally, doesn't sound that expensive!

     
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    roxy821    August 21, 2010  

    I think that is very reasonable. The flower you picked are beautiful!

     
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    Juliemd414    7/25/09   STL

    I also think that sounds about right.  You made beautiful choices. 

     
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    Chillmer    May 30, 2010   Milwaukee

    I think the centerpieces are a little high (we are having similar centerpieces for $40 each, but I am providing the vases), but everything else sounds pretty much right on!

    I loooove your bouquet.  It's gorgeous!

     
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    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    Chillmer - the $55 includes $15 urn rental, so that would put our centerpieces at the same price point!

     
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    Ella1978    June 19, 2010   Cleveland, Ohio

    I think it sounds reasonable!  I think we are spending over a thousand, and that doesn't include church flowers, and we have MUCH cheaper centerpieces (we HAD to scale them back)

    I think you are good.

     
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    Chillmer    May 30, 2010   Milwaukee

    Perfect!  Then I think you are definitely paying a reasonable price for flowers.  I had a little bit of sticker shock, too.  Flowers are expensive!

     
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    tomsbride    May 21, 2011   kingston, ontario, canada

    im spending about the same actually but i am ordering from 50flowers cause i want to have as many flowers as i can... but if i went to a florist id say thats a good price,,, i got quoted about the same for my flowers too when i went

     
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    cpgirl2000    April 25, 2010  

    Hi Jo Jo - I saw you comment from another board and saw that you are in Santa Cruz area (I'm a Capitola girl).  I'm having a family friend do my flowers but if I didn't have her do it I would have gone with Sweeley Flowers.  She was on my preferred vendor list and she gave me the lowest quote and seemed really dependable.   

     
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    verosara    March 27, 2010   LA, California

    I think it sounds about right for the flowers you chose, which are so pretty btw.  You should always meet with another florist just to compare, but it sounds about right in the ballpark of my flowers too, at least with the boutainnaire and bouquet prices. 

     
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    GoIzzy    August 23, 2008   Detroit

    sounds about right. 

     
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    KIKI82    October 30, 2010   SoCal

    This sounds about right to me! You are getting a great price for centerpieces. I think that maybe you can try an lower the BM bouquets a bit though

     
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    vintage2010    April 10, 2010  

    Sounds about right to me. Actually sounds really good price.  That's what my aunt is charging me, she owns a floralshop.  I'm basically just paying the wholesale cost of the flowers and paying for her employees labor except her time.  So she's not making a profit on us.

     

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