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Questions for florists -- needed for tonight!

Meegles4Meegles4 member
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Yeah, so clearly I've been on wedding planning vacay because I just realized that I completely forgot my handy wedding book that had handy vendor questions in it. And I have a handy meeting with a florist tonight. Darn!

What do you think are the must-ask questions for a florist? Keep in mind flowers are basically the lowest thing on my priority list, aside from the cake. They need to look nice and alive, but that's about it!
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Re: Questions for florists -- needed for tonight!

  • emarston1emarston1 member
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    edited December 2011
    Honestly, the florist was the one that asked me all the questions.  I met with two and both of them had some standard questions and then we just talked about the wedding so they could get a feel for my "vision".

    If you have some bouquet pictures you like, bring them.  One of them asked for a picture of my dress to get an idea of my tastes.  But you don't really need to ask them a whole lot except for the standard, deposit timelines, due dates, cancellation policies, etc.
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  • Meg1036Meg1036
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    edited December 2011
    I don't have too much of a list, but I wanted to tell you that I was not at all excited about flowers, and I met with a florist who *made* me excited about flowers.

    Some questions (outside of cost/budget):
    How well do the flowers we are talking about last outside of water (for bouquets?)
    Do you rent vases (for centerpieces) from the florist, or do you have to buy/provide your own?
    Does the florist deliver the flowers?  What does that cost?
    Does the florist come back after the reception to clean up the flowers?  What does that cost?
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  • Allycat11Allycat11
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    edited December 2011
    Definitely take pics of dresses, inspiration pic, swatches of your colors etc...

    It is good to ask about delivery and set up/tear down.  We had one florist that would drop everything off but wouldn't pick up things we were renting from them.  That would've caused a lot of extra hassle as she wasn't super close to our venue and none of us live in that direction. 
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  • Meg1036Meg1036
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    edited December 2011
    Also, ditto Liz.  With the florist, she asked me a lot more questions than I asked her.
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  • Meegles4Meegles4 member
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    edited December 2011
    This stuff is great, thanks guys! I've got a few photos and had also figured she'd want to see my dress, so I can pull that up on my phone.

    Clearly I had a brain fart today. Knew I could count on you!
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  • rcj2rcdrcj2rcd
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    edited December 2011
    I know nothing about flowers and was lucky to find a really good florist that made me excited about them.

    Ask if they will make you a mock centerpiece to ensure your vision and the florist's vision are in-line.

    In addition to Meg's "set up/tear down" question: Does the florist do late-night tear down after the wedding? Some venues require the reception to be cleaned up that night, and not the next morning.
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