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Whoa! I have about 85 too and I REALLY want to keep it under $1000...haven't talked to anyone yet though.
We wanted to keep ours under $1000, but it really is going to $1500.00, so it's not too bad considering how high costs are here in LA. And we looked around a lot, many flower shops gave me quotes that would have been twice as much as that.
We'll definitely keep it under $500 for all the bouquets, coursages and centerpieces. Closer to $300 would be better if I can mastermind an alternative plan for centerpieces. We're doing diy flowers from fiftyflowers, though, and keeping it very simple. Luckily, we have a location for the ceremony and reception that is gorgeous enough to stand on its own without additional floral decor.
Our flowers are currently sitting around $3000 for 25 centerpieces, bridal bouquet, 4 BM bouquets, 5 family corsages, grooms bout, 4 groomsmen bouts, 4 family bouts, and two LARGE and very modern pieces at the front of the church. We are definitely getting our money worth considering she is one of the top florists in our city and I did not have to sacrifice any of the flowers I wanted! Its all relative to how much your overall budget is.
I paid £116 GBP for 1 bridal bouquet, 1 pin on corsage and 2 buttonholes (1 groom, 1 attendant). They're natural touch silk flowers and that amount also includes shipping from California to me in the UK.
It comes out to something like $185 USD I think.
We DIYed flowers and spent around $70 for the whole wedding. I love flowers, but we needed to cut budget in a couple of places to make room for other places. We put together the bouquets/bouts ourselves with flowers we ordered at cost from a local grocery store. They looked great and cost next to nothing. We decided against using flowers in our decor and centerpieces, so that kept the cost way down.
I have 110 guests and a 10 person bridal party and have told my florist that I wanted to keep it around 700, but I have added a few things and it is now just under 1000. It's weird to think that the flowers will only be used for one day, but I think they are important in decorating the room and adding romance to the day. My florist is great about suggesting cheaper alternatives in the same color range, so maybe you can ask (don't be shy about wanting to save money) and see what they say. I guess it depends on your bridal party and such. Keep in mind that you can always make DIY things. Candles help a lot too. What kind of flowers are you having, because that can definitely make it more.
Yikes! I thought the number from my florist was high! Thanks for the info!
Mine is about $2500, and we will have around 150 people. You should be able to keep it around $1000 for 85!
Well since I'm using artificials...it'll be pretty low on the cost I think.
We ended up spending around $900 and we have over 200 guests and 12 in the bridal party. My quotes from florists were higher (up to 2700) and the thing that kept our cost lower was using alternative bouquets (felt and button flower bouquets/bouts). 4500 sounds extreme, I would think you can go elsewhere for much less! =)
I'm having 120 guests - I am spending $4K - I think this is reasonable considering I received a proposal for $10K!!
Mine is about $3500 and that includes 4 bouquets, 2 corsages, 10 boutonnieres, 20 or so centerpieces, Chuppah, ceremony decor (shepherd's hooks with small hanging arrangements) and a few other odds and ends... The only reason ours is so high is that Mr Trail Mix's parents gave us this money specifically for flowers, so I feel wierd using it for anything else...I'm excited tho, to have some really gorgeous flower arrangements! But it's way way way more than I ever anticipated spending...
Max $300, but probably closer to $200. I am making all the bouquets and bouts and the church decor from a mixture of flowers from our local farmers market, the grocery store, and a friend's parent's farm's wildflowers. Wow, that's a mouthfull! We're going to the farm 3 days before the wedding and picking buckets of wild flwoers from the fields, then mixing those in with store and farmers market bought flowers. I wanted a flowing, natural look to the flowers. Also, I am thinking of buying 6 6' tall tropical fern tree plants. I can get them at Home Depot for about $10 each in the summer.
Our budget for our florist is $3500. We have gotten drapes, bouquets, boutineeres, mason jars for aisle markers, sand ceremony, lanterns, a sofa area, etc. I'm so excited! I think that's def. a good price for the quality & amount we got!
I'm using silk flowers from my florist and will still end up spending right around $1000. It sucks when you live in a small town! You don't have many options!
I'm in San Francisco, 20 tables (half tall arrangements and half low arrangements), 8 ppl in the wedding party, alter arrangements, and it's running me $2600. I'm purchasing my own vases to save $$. $4500 sounds realllly steep...
We were quoted $1700 and that includes 8 bridal bouquets, 9 boutennieres, 20 centerpieces, family corsages and bouts... so not too bad!
$250-350 or so (actual cost of the flowers) because I'm doing them all myself maybe a bit more if I decide to have more flowers.
i think the standard budget for floral is "supposed" to be 9% or 10% of your entire budget. although, we have about 200 guests, 6 bridesmaids and 6 groomsmen and the quote we're going with is under $3000 in chicago. so your price (unless you're doing really really elaborate things) seems really high.
My floral package (or whatever you call it!) was/is $6,000. I've gone a little overboard. :p
Wow! Mine is only about $600-700. That includes bouquets (4 BMs), corsages, boutoneirres (sp?) and alter decorations (3 arrangements) which we will transport to the reception. We don't need centerpeices because the hall comes with fake flowers that I think are good enough.
All this conversation really depends on the flowers chosen in the estimate, also the types of containers can also really effect the price. This isn't a bad estimate at all for Callas, Roses, hydrangeas, and orchids, but if the estimate is for White Daisy Mums and Carnations, then there could be a problem.
Mine costs $850 for bouqets and boutinerres, no church or reception, wow am i paying too much?
We're going to hit about $7,000 for ours. Yeah yeah, i know. My mom was so funny, her reactions was "naturally, you need all thosse flower!" (totally serious) my brother was the one who had a heart attack!
Mine is $350 for 20 centerpieces, my bouquet, lots of bouts, something for the mothers and some extra flower for the tables. We are going through a local wildflower flower farm and she is doing everything except the centerpieces (my one big DIY project when my mom gets here). A lot of your budget will depend on in season or out of season flowers. If you can figure out a replacement with something that is in season, this would help a lot.
mine is 2800. This includes, 6 BM bouques, 9 bouts, my bouquet, two mothers, two grandmothers, 25 centerpieces, arr. for guestbook table, 2 flowergirls, 1 jr BM. We are having around 250 ppl.
I just got a quote for $275 from our local florist for 1 bridal bouq. 2 bridesmaid, 4 bout. 2 mothers corsages flower girl baskets and 2 centerpieces. all done in burnt orange and cream roses.
our budget was $2000, but we're only spending $1820!!! :) for my bouquet, 5 bm bouquets, 8 boutineers, 2 corsages, 1 toss bouquet, 4 altar pieces, 16 centerpieces, 10 flower cones, petals for misc.
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Mine just skyrocketed to $4500, but it includes all the bouquets, centerpieces, buffet/guest book tables, etc. I'm located in Seattle and have about 85 guests. How about you guys?