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I was thinking for my wedding the brides bouquet 25-30 stems, then bridesmaids 15-20 stems. But that might be too small? I have no idea about centerpieces though b/c I probably won't be having any at my Reception location.
I just quit my job working for a florist, so I am a pro at this ;-)
Average bridal bouquet is 18-24, bridesmaid 12-18, 1 rose for each bout, 2 roses for each corsage.
Ahhh! Excellent!
I think beekiss and I are having the same overestimating problem if what Lindsay is saying is the norm!
@Amaryllis: How many stems were you going to put in the milk glass vases?
EDIT: Are you going to have Roses or Amaryllises (not sure the plural)?
Yes my grandparents were florists for 43 years LINDSAY12.31.2010 IS RIGHT.
I think that the 200 is what you need and is a better deal.. then there will be extras in case you make a mistake or one breaks etc. and there will be enought for all the corsages bouquets etc as well as the table flowers. But you wouldnt have enough with the 120... just enough to do the bouquets.
@beekiss: Well, that's the problem. Some are your typical tiny bud vases, so they'll get like 2-3 maybe. But I have some like these:
So they will definitely need fuller arrangements because the mouth of the vase is pretty wide.
I want regular roses, garden roses, ranunculus, lisianthus, hypericum berries, and I'd love hydrangea, but as I mentioned before -- the more varieties you get, the greater the base cost is. It would be cheaper to have more stems in fewer varieties, so it will depend on what kind of a total number I need after I do all this calculating!
I'd put like 5 in the top one and 8 in the bottom, but I have no idea about the middle, how would the flowers stand up!? I love the idea of having various types of flowers!
EDIT: I'm curious, what sites are looking at for flowers?
@organizedbride11: Thank you!
I just need to figure out how many will be good for the larger vases now!
@beekiss: Florist foam, I would imagine?
Right, I worked as the Wedding Director for a florist for a year, and just resigned last week and accepted another positon. But anyway, yes, for roses, those are about average. 24 is a good sized bouquet, that is what I carried too. I would plan on 24 for you, and 18 for your girls.
For corsages, regular roses are a little heavy - if you can order sweetheart roses or spray roses, a small quantity, I would use those instead of standard roses. They make for much better corsages. If you don't order online, just see if you can order 1 bunch (usually 5 stems, or about 20 flowers) from a florist. You should be able to get this for under $10-$15.
@beekiss: I've seen a lot of good reviews of fiftyflowers.com, but there are others, too.
@Lindsay: Thanks so much for the insider's tips!
I agree with PPs about counts. I used to be in floral design too :) For the wide mouth vases, try taping a grid over the opening to make it easier to get the flowers to stay put. Good luck :)
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Brides who DIY-ed their flowers, I have seen lots of great posts, but I am wondering -- when you were ordering, how did you know how many to get? The bigger packs of flowers (like 200 roses for $200 compared to 75 roses for $120 or whatever) seems like the 'great deal' but it's not if I end up with a zillion extra flowers! But I wonder if I am just grossly over estimating how many flowers I'll actually need!
1 larger bride bouquet
5 bridesmaid bouquets
8 bouts
5 corsages
60 assorted sizes of milk glass vases for the reception.
Some are just smaller bud vases that will only get a few stems each, but some are wide mouth compotes and some are large vases. And too, I figure, if I were to have "extra" I could use them to line the aisle last minute. Maybe? I don't even know if I am going to DIY my flowers or not, but I figure this would be good to know before I rule it out!