Flowers on a budget.

mollyrodriguez

Can anyone recommend florists that are relatively new to the industry or someone independent? I am not looking to spend 1k on flowers, and all I need is to buy the flowers from a vendor. I am putting the bouquets and arrangements together myself a couple of days before the wedding.

Eboix518

Not sure where you live but Hubbell and Hudson in The Woodlands has a great selection, also try HEB, and I think you can order from SAM's as well

lealfrantz

I totally understand that. We are spending about $1000 for our bouquets, corsages, a few centerpieces and such. It is sickening.

My mom worked in a flower shop years ago and I tried to talk her into doing it ourselves, but she slapped a big veto on that one and said she would rather pay for it than handle the stress.

You can try fiftyflowers.com and a few other wholesale companies online. There is also Southern Floral in houston. I am not 100% sure, but I don't think you have to be a wholesale buyer to purchase from them.

mollyrodriguez

I guess the problem I keep hitting is not knowing how many flowers I will need to order. I definitely want to go with the "hand picked" look, using lots of greenery, but as far as flower types, I'm just not sure what is available and how many to buy for each centerpiece, etc. I wish there was more info on this for DIY brides!

kbates85

My good friend did the flowers for my wedding. I can give you her contact information. She's only done 2 weddings but she is AWESOME. Here are a few pics from my wedding (she also created my hairpiece and clutch which are also pictured):
















She is new to the business but interested in doing more weddings. It was, honestly, on of the the best decisions that I made. It is saved me a couple thousand dollars and it came out amazing.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks! Kim

mollyrodriguez

Please send her contact info!

Thnk you!

kbates85

Sure, her name is Allison Virgadamo. Email me : k.bates8504@gmail.com
and I'll give you all her information. I'm sooo excited!

mimilc713

I looked around at a few vendors and chose Sabrina from Always Floral in Spring, TX.  She travels to just about anywhere in Houston.  I haven't had my wedding yet so havent seen the final product but she's very reasonable and very creative

lauralee1

I would go to the flower districts downtown and talk to all the individual shops. See what flowers will be in season, what the prices are like for off season, compare prices from shops, etc. 

Sam's does great wholesale flowers, also talk to your grocery store florist. 

mollyrodriguez

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[QUOTE]I looked around at a few vendors and chose Sabrina from Always Floral in Spring, TX.  She travels to just about anywhere in Houston.  I haven't had my wedding yet so havent seen the final product but she's very reasonable and very creative :D
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Thanks!

mollyrodriguez

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-houston_flowers-budget?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:121Discussion:f418ae79-26c7-4eda-a528-d998672bde45Post:92e54973-4d89-4ff3-9e9b-db7362bc37fe">Re: Flowers on a budget.</a>:
[QUOTE]I would go to the flower districts downtown and talk to all the individual shops. See what flowers will be in season, what the prices are like for off season, compare prices from shops, etc.  Sam's does great wholesale flowers, also talk to your grocery store florist. 
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Hey Laura,
That was the first thing that popped into my mind, but I would have to bring my mom to speak spanish to most of the people I need to talk to! We are definitely going to check out Fannin Flowers and Gallery Flowers.

Thanks again!

Hannah098

Definitely agree with Laura on this one - the Fannin/59 area flower places are the best.  We are going a few weeks in advance to see what kind of flowers they have that we like.  We're picking out 5-6 options we can live with, and then coming back a few days before the wedding to actualy buy.  That way its not the end of the world if they don't have the exact flowers we wanted...

miladbridal

You can buy cheap flowers when you order them on Sams.com they come fresh to your door!