Flowers - what did you pay?

suem31

Hi All! I am on to booking my next big vendor - the florist. I honestly have no idea where to start. We will likely have between 12 - 14 tables at the reception, so 12 - 14 centerpieces. I will also need the bridal bouquet, 5 bridemaids bouquets, groom boutineer, 5 groomsmen boutineers, ceremony decorations, and I think that about covers it. What is a resonable price for North Jersey vendors? I am meeting with the first florist this coming weekend and I want to know what to expect. TIA!!

silver0319

It varies depending on the specific flowers that you are looking for as well as your centerpiece size.  I got quotes from 7 different florists, and they ranged from $1400-2400.  I had one florist give me a quote of $1200, but charged an additional $500 delivery fee!  

The florist I went with charged me significantly smaller delivery fee and was amazing.  I was incredibly pleased with the size and quality of all of our arrangements.  I think we paid about $1800.  I had 12 tables (3 arrangements in mason jars on each), head table, escort card table arrangements, bridal bouquet, 3 BM bouquets, 3 corsages (moms and grandma), 1 grooms bout, 4 gm bouts, 2 dad bouts, cake flowers, and a huge overhead arrangement for my ceremony. 

laur6327

Try shoprite!

Sounds crazy I know but I am using them for my bouquets as I have to go through one of the vendors at the Westmount centerpieces.

I had a friend use them for centerpieces and they were gorgeous and a fraction of the price!!

suem31

Thank you, @silver0319! I forgot about the corsages and dad boutineers!

@laur6327 - Shop Rite?? Hmm...that's an idea! The westmont was one of our top two choices. LOVE that venue! Thank you for the idea; I will look into it.

silver0319

My friend's sister used ShopRite her flowers too. I also checked into whole foods when we first started looking, but it wasn't going to work logistically.

JoanE2012

suem31 said:

Hi All! I am on to booking my next big vendor - the florist. I honestly have no idea where to start. We will likely have between 12 - 14 tables at the reception, so 12 - 14 centerpieces. I will also need the bridal bouquet, 5 bridemaids bouquets, groom boutineer, 5 groomsmen boutineers, ceremony decorations, and I think that about covers it. What is a resonable price for North Jersey vendors? I am meeting with the first florist this coming weekend and I want to know what to expect. TIA!!

Depends on lots of things.  Will you have high centerpieces (could be upwards of $200+ for each) or low centerpieces ($50+)?   What type of flowers?  In season flowers?  What kind of ceremony decorations?  My bouquet was somewhere around $175-200, can't remember exactly.  BMs were somewhere around $75.  Bouts were around $10.  

Your best bet is to go around to a few florists and tell them what you're looking for and let them give you a price.  

MnM4ever3

I am getting way more than that for 2800$. I booked with AW Flowers.

MnM4ever3

I definitely recommend shopping around, metropolitan plant exchange told me i couldn't get what i wanted for less than $5k (they were one of the last florists i saw so i already knew this wasn't true).

suem31

Thanks for the info, @MnM4ever3‌!