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Bunches Bob here, I am a floral expert with over 45 years of experience. I would love to help you with your floral questions...do you have questions on what flowers to use together in your bouquet, what flowers work well under certain weather conditions or do you need some tips on creating your own wedding arrangments? I can help! Ask me questions here and I can answer you...in the meantime visit my videos on YouTube.

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@fifi218:

Do you mind providing me a rough idea of what you want to spend per table? Just so I can provide you suggestions that are within your price point. Thanks!

@fifi218:

Hi Fifi218,

First of all, have you decided what flowers you want to carry?  If it's an outdoor wedding, I would suggest something garden or woodsy look.  As for the vases, the flowers should match with what you are carrying, that way you have a theme running through the whole wedding.  Is the reception going to be outside or under a tent?  why I'm asking is, you have to allow for wind, therefore, the vases should have a wide base , so as not to fall over. So some suggestions,  maybe a couple of yellow lilly stems with some branches or a couple of Gerberas with some branches.  I hope this helps.  Bunches Bob 

Hi cupcakemeg

There are such a variety of flowers available at Christmas.  Suggestion, I would keep it simple, stick to white, simply because you have all the red surrounding you and your colours charcoal and teal blue.  Suggestions, white miniature calla lillies, white or blue hydrangeas, white cymbidium orchids and white roses.  If you want to keep with the christmas theme, add some silver balls.  Hope this helps.  Bunches Bob

Hi NanaluvzGeo

Yes you can get your flowers 2 days before the wedding.  Here are some tips.

Hydrangeas- Cut them down to the length you want for the arrangements, the shorter the better,  Put in very warm water, mist the heads with cool water,  if they droop later on,  cut again and put in very very warm water again and mist again.

Roses- Take foliage of stem part that goes in water,  cut at an angle and put in very, very warm water.  Remember, heat rises and gets the water to the bloom fast. Mist the heads with cool water.  If they droop later, ( roses a notorius for getting air bubbles in their stems.  recut again, same procedure.  Keep in cool place, if you have access to a cooler, so much the better.  Bunches Bob

@Ivorybuttons:

Silver dollar plants are only available in the fall, they should be available in September.  Get them at farmers markets, maybe at garden centers, were they would be more reasonable.  They are more expensive in retailers who specialize in dried and silk flowers and fresh flowers.  Remember they are brittle, so handle gently.   Bunches Bob

Hi Anglezluv

I haven't used them myself recently, I can't tell you dollarwise what you would pay, all I can say is, they are expensive.  Try a garden centre in your area.  Bunches Bob

@Lemma:

Hi Lemma

Based the number of containers you are using, I would say you will need maybe 200 peonies.  Teapot 4, other containers 2 each (depending on the size of the containers).  Unless you are using the peonies elseware as well.

I would suggest for filler use garden roses only, in a floral arrangement you want  a variety of shapes and sizes.  Keep it simple, so as not to take away from the peonies, since thats your theme.  Bunches Bob

@Lemma:

Sorry Lemma, I answered Jacinda's question instead of yours.

Anyway, your question about lilacs.  Today Lilacs are imported for florists, and can be pricey, you have to check with your local florist, for price and availability, depending on what time of year you are getting married. and yes your local florist can do it.  Bunches Bob

@jacinda10:

Sorry Jacinda, I gave my answer to you to Lemma, by mistake, so look at Lemma's answer.  Bunches Bob

@SunnySquirrel:

Hi SunnySquirrel,

In todays flower market, there is such a variety of flowers available.  Since you are doing it yourself, you will want to buy in bulk.  Check with bulk suppliers, such as Bunches Direct.  When you call them be very specific.  You mentioned red.  Is it a rosy red or bright red, (peonies come in rosy red).  Since you like softer flowers, you will have to check with them to see what is available then.  Garden roses, maybe carnations, baby's breath tends to soften the look.  I hope this helps you.  Bunches Bob

I would get them at least 3 days before, because they will be tight and won't show there colour.  When you get them, cut them and put them in room temperature water.  You will notice that they will fall over, that's natural.  leave them out of the cooler and in few hours they will stand up straight again, and when you see they are showing colour, put them in the cooler.  Tulips keep growing after they are cut.  If you want the process to go faster, put them in wram water.  Bunches Bob

@KarenA:

It could be Viburnum, Seeded Eucalyptis could also be used.  Bunches Bob

@KarenA:

It could also be wax flower, in tight bud, which makes it look like seeds.  Bunches Bob

@secondchances:

That's quite a collection of vases.  Since this is a outdoor wedding and you are using queen anne's lace, let's make it a garden look.  Starting with the thin vases, maybe 3 stems of lace and a snap dragon.  The bigger vases lace with some larger blooms, dahlias, zinnias and stocky flowers for height. The round low containers, use a block of oasis, soak it first put in the container, fill with more water and arrange the flowers, a variety of shapes and sizes.  The glass vases fill with water, make the arrangement in your hand and place it in the vase.  I would use warm water for all the arrangements and mist the heads with cool water. I would not worry about what colours go with what, since this is outdoors, make it colourful, like you are in a garden.  That time of the year, you can go to the farmers markets and pick up bunches of garden flowers very reasonable. If you go to a garden centre, you could probably find some geranium plants, cut the blooms off and use them in the arrangements, they stand up very well.  I hope this helps.  Bunches Bob

@wmontano77:

I am assuming that you are in white and the bridesmaids are in eggplant.  So I would suggest either, roses, miniature calla lilies. Since eggplant is a very strong deep colour, my suggestion is, stick to rosy shades, because eggplant colour is a combination of red and blue with black added to make it deep colour. Just use bright colours.  Bunches bob

@NanaluvzGeo:

Hydrangeas are a fussy flower, they need lots of water. When you receive them, cut them down, because they usually have long stems, put in very warm water, mist the heads heavily with cool water. 

I assume you are using a wet oasis ball to arrange the flowers in.  You could put peonies and roses in the day before, hopefully you have access to a cooler to put them in,  then put the hydrangeas in the next morning, and mist some more.

@vibride:

I would say approximately $350.00 to $400.00, depending on what the florist charges for labour.  I am basing this on using, 6 roses, 5 peonies in each centre piece, and 24 carnations in each pomander.

@adnama:

Here's a suggestion.  Since anemonies are a delicate looking flower, you could add some white freezia, which have the same look, and maybe add some silk ivy, cut it down and tuck it into the bouquet and maybe a few trailing a bit.  Bunches Bob