So yesterday I had my first floral appointment (I'm checking out 3 different florists). This florist seemed like it would be a good fit since I had seen some modern looking arrangements on their site. Our wedding is monochrome white, black, and silver it's in a loft style venue with exposed brick and steal and I want the flowers to pop with a bit of color but in modern arrangements. I love calla lillies and tulips but my budget won't allow all calla's and tulips so I asked her to show me what she could do that would give that clean line and modern feel. I strongly dislike rustic, it's my least favorite theme and my fiancee would flip his lid if our reception looked like it belonged in a barn. I told her I prefer calla lillies, tulips, and clean lines I even showed her pictures which granted were way over budget but just to give her an idea of what I liked. They came at me with massive amounts of hydrangeas, in puffy and ball like presentations, that looked super rustic/grandma-ish. The one tulip arrangement she could do was terribly boring and very typical of traditional ball room weddings. I guess maybe I need to explain myself better any suggestions for the next visit to let them know rustic and or traditional ball room style will not fly and it must be modern?