Need flower help please!

Eileen0423

Looking for recommendations on long island for flowers. Went to pedestals and flowers by Brian and got outrageous quotes. Although I do love their work I can't justify 8,000 on flowers! Ah!
We have 16 tables. Any suggestions are welcome!! : thank you!!

[Deleted User]

You should contact Cori over at Roots Flowers and Treasures in Port Jefferson. She is one of the kindest people we have met in the business.

alithebride

well, the issue i had with most florists is that i'd tell them what i wanted or didn't want and they'd still show me something unoriginal that had nothing to do with me or th flowers i wanted.
what did you see? did they build you something working within your budget or what you want?

Eileen0423

When we went to pedestals they basically told me that they are the professionals and they would show me what im describing. Im honeslty not picky i just asked for something in a tall vase, using hydrangeas and to please incorporate some colors. Maybe some pink and yellow. What i got was gorgeous but not at all in my budget. what they showed me 'as shown'  when i did the math for 16 tables was over 5,000 just for the tables.

starlette19

I'm using flowers by burton. They gave me a great price and they dont change the price based on which flowers you choose.

alithebride

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[QUOTE]When we went to pedestals they basically told me that they are the professionals and they would show me what im describing. Im honeslty not picky i just asked for something in a tall vase, using hydrangeas and to please incorporate some colors. Maybe some pink and yellow. What i got was gorgeous but not at all in my budget. what they showed me 'as shown'  when i did the math for 16 tables was over 5,000 just for the tables. :(
Posted by Eileen0423[/QUOTE]

did you tell them your budget and ask them to work within it and ask them what they could do for you? of course they're going to build something large and pricey if they dont know your budget. but that's any florist. give them your paramaters and see what htey come up iwth. they can play around with large and small centerpieces, different flowers, how many, different vases etc....

saisongbird

We used Masters and Company in RVC.  17 tables, a chuppah, aisle decor, cocktail hour decor, bouquets, bouts - everything we needed - under 4k.  The flowers lasted 2-3 weeks after the wedding - ask for Laurie.  She's fantastic!

Eileen0423

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Need flower help please! : did you tell them your budget and ask them to work within it and ask them what they could do for you? of course they're going to build something large and pricey if they dont know your budget. but that's any florist. give them your paramaters and see what htey come up iwth. they can play around with large and small centerpieces, different flowers, how many, different vases etc....
Posted by alithebride[/QUOTE]

Absolutley gave them a budget! i just feel like they were trying to push a higher priced arrangement on me. Wasnt really a fan of their service and i think that speaks a lot about a biz. But i have had friends that loveeed their service. I'll keep trying lol

Eileen0423

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[QUOTE]We used Masters and Company in RVC.  17 tables, a chuppah, aisle decor, cocktail hour decor, bouquets, bouts - everything we needed - under 4k.  The flowers lasted 2-3 weeks after the wedding - ask for Laurie.  She's fantastic!
Posted by saisongbird[/QUOTE]

I will def be looking into this! thank you so much! that sounds like a wonderful price and im soo glad that you had a great experience with them!  Thank you!!

Eileen0423

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[QUOTE]I'm using flowers by burton. They gave me a great price and they dont change the price based on which flowers you choose.
Posted by starlette19[/QUOTE]

Thank you! I will look into this, i feel like someone told me about them. I remember bc they said that they werent charged based upon the type of flowers chosen. Thank you!!

lboogie99

I also spoke with Pedestals and besides their price being high, I found not a whole lot of originality.  They had me look at pictures on line of what they've already done, and they said they would work with one of those.  Don't get me wrong, the pictures were beautiful, I just would've liked a little more personal touches when speaking with them.  I winded up booking with Flowers by Topaz in Oceanside.  Mark was great to talk to, worked in my budget and was extremelly creative when hashing out my vision.

alithebride

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Need flower help please! : Absolutley gave them a budget! i just feel like they were trying to push a higher priced arrangement on me. Wasnt really a fan of their service and i think that speaks a lot about a biz. But i have had friends that loveeed their service. I'll keep trying lol
Posted by Eileen0423[/QUOTE]

ah that stinks!! it's stressful enough.
i agree-go elsewhere. good luck!!!

Eileen0423

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[QUOTE]I also spoke with Pedestals and besides their price being high, I found not a whole lot of originality.  They had me look at pictures on line of what they've already done, and they said they would work with one of those.  Don't get me wrong, the pictures were beautiful, I just would've liked a little more personal touches when speaking with them.  I winded up booking with Flowers by Topaz in Oceanside.  Mark was great to talk to, worked in my budget and was extremelly creative when hashing out my vision.
Posted by lboogie99[/QUOTE]

I agree they do phenomenal work! i will check out flowers by topaz as well
thank you!!

Eileen0423

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Need flower help please! : ah that stinks!! it's stressful enough. i agree-go elsewhere. good luck!!!
Posted by alithebride[/QUOTE]

I know i was hoping flowers would be easy! lol thank you!!

jjosaphat

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[QUOTE]Looking for recommendations on long island for flowers. Went to pedestals and flowers by Brian and got outrageous quotes. Although I do love their work I can't justify 8,000 on flowers! Ah! We have 16 tables. Any suggestions are welcome!! : thank you!!
Posted by Eileen0423[/QUOTE]
Hello,<div>Please contact me. We can work with your budget.</div><div>elegantdesignsbydasista@gmail.com</div><div>
</div><div>You can visit us on facebook: Elegantdesignsbydasista Event Services</div><div>
</div><div>Please be sure to include your name and contact info.</div><div>We look forward to hearing from you.</div><div>
</div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Johanna</div><div>
</div>

lovelydinosaur

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[QUOTE]In Response to Need flower help please! : Hello, Please contact me. We can work with your budget. elegantdesignsbydasista@gmail.com You can visit us on facebook: Elegantdesignsbydasista Event Services Please be sure to include your name and contact info. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you, Johanna
Posted by jjosaphat[/QUOTE]

<div>Flowers by Burton is hard to beat. They do great work and their prices are the best. I'm using them for my May wedding. </div>

morzea

I am also using Flowers by Burton.  They gave me an extremely reasonable price quote for 15 centerpieces, bouquets, boutoneirres, ceremony decor.  I would highly recommend getting a quote from there, especially if you dont know exactly what flowers you want yet.  It was only $50 to reserve the date and I will be picking the specific flowers a couple of months before the wedding.

JasonKaitlin

We are using Lovin' Oven Floral in Sayville (they just changed their name to Celebrations by Design) Keyth was wonderful and kept us within our budget!

Dleavy

We are using Towers Flowers in Nesconset.  Bridgette was great and understood exactly what we were looking for!  Prices are also very reasonable!