Flowers..

StephB1185

Please know that I understand costs depend on MANY things, but....
About what did you spend/are you going to spend on flowers for your wedding?  I know this depends on region, flower type/availability, and how much floral you're using BUT I'm truly just curious about wha tto expect.  I never buy flowers, and I truly don't even know how much I can expect to pay.  I don't want any roses - I'm thinking more tulips, daisies - flowers of that sort.  Just let me know! TIA for an answer to such a broad, general question!

katanne9

As you said, it all depends on what kind of flowers you want and in what quantity!!

I'm using a lot of inexpensive, seasonal flowers. I think my initial quote was about:

Bouquets - $50-70/ea
Centerpieces $40/ea
Shepherd hooks arrangements $20/ea

I think for 5 bouquets, 10 shepherd hook arrangements, ceremony arrangement, 30 centerpieces and other misc stuff was about $1200. We were going to get it down under $1000 be removing a few flowers here and there. This includes a travel and setup fee as well. They generally say to spend about 10% on flowers, but that's just the general suggestion.

The nice thing about flowers is you can really work around the price. Using cheaper flowers or smaller centerpieces, etc. As long as you get a florist willing to work with your budget and helping you save.

EDIT: Forgot to point out, we're not going any bouts, mom-flowers or grandma-flowers to save $$. We have no FG or RB, and we're not tossing petals!

jeanacorina

Your florist SHOULD be willing to work around your price. I don't have my individual totals for everything, but overall we're spending about $1,000. I have 3 attendants, FI has 4, 1 FG, 1 RB, 4 corsages for moms/grandmas, a ton of bouts that I can't even count. We're also having a large arrangement decorating the gazebo and flowers on the cake and 7 tables.

The majority of my flowers are dahlias and a few roses.

I blinked when the florist said how much he expected to charge for the BM bouquets, and he IMMEDIATELY asked how much I WANTED to pay, because he could work with that and just fill the bouquets up to my budget. Dahlias are such large, full flowers that he was able to assure me the bouquets will still LOOK like the pictures.

So, just go in with questions, a general idea of what you're comfortable spending, and an open mind on what flowers to use. Ask about what is local and in-season and if that will save any money. In my opinion, flowers are pretty! They're natural and imperfect and that's just how it is. They'll never be EXACTLY the right color, and they'll never be EXACTLY symmetrical... so I went in with that in mind and lots of flexibility. I'm really happy with what I am getting for what I am paying.

sapphirebaby926

This will depend a lot on what kind of flowers you use but for us I think we spent around $800 on flowers

My bouquet was about $150
Bridesmaids were 60-70 each x 4
Bouts were about 30 each x 7
Corsages about 20 each x 4
Two large arrangements at the church were about 150 for both I think

We didn't do floral centerpieces so we saved money on that

rickylee244

We spent $2500 on flowers and our huppah, because it was something that was very important to me. 

I had my heart set on calla lilies for bouquets and those run expensive.  However we saved money by doing centerpieces of hydrangias with a couple roses popped in.  They fill alot of space for not alot and I still got the full look I wanted without spending a ton more money. 

As Jeana said, most florist will work with you to find something that will work within your budget, by replacing flowers you want for a less expensive cousin that would still give you the same look that you want. 

loopy82

My floral estimate is $398.15.

I am doing all calla lillies.

My boquet - $46

4 BM boquets - $184

Groom Bout - $2.30

6 female bouts (calla with hydrangea) - $27.60

12 Gm/dad/g-pa/usher/singer bouts - $27.60

1 "memorial" arrangement of hydrangeas and callas - $50

supplies - $20

tax - $26.90

We are lucky that FI's friend is a florist on the side and is buying flowers wholesale and not charing us labor.

I am having silk flower petals to go up the sides of the aisle runner for the ceremony - I got 5,000 of them on ebay for $28. They look like real enough flower petals to be thrown on the ground. I wouldn't use them on the tables though.

My mother used to work in a flower shop and knows how to do arrangements and such- so I just bought silk flowers - hydrangeas and lilacs to make arrangements to use for aisle decor. We made thos paper cones, then attached ribbon as well as rhinestones to the front. I could have probably bought real flowers as the silk one for the 10 arrangements were about $60.

No flowers for my centerpieces. Just candles each table - 5 votives + 4 taller vases (of varying heights) with those glass marbles/ gems filled w/ water and floating candles.

oceana919

We're using all white roses for several reasons - 1) white will go really well with our color scheme, and they're clean and pretty, 2) roses will go well with the delicate beading and lace on my dress, and 3) roses were a favorite of my late grandmother, so they're serving a subtle tribute to her.

We're ordering our flowers via Costco and FiftyFlowers. All the bouquets, bouts, etc. will come pre-assembled, and we're ordering 100 wholesale white roses to DIY our centerpieces and aisle pillars. All in all, we should spend about $600 on flowers.

Breakdown (links embedded):

FiftyFlowers 3-Piece Package in True White (my bouquet and MOG/MOB wrist corsages)

Costco 20-Piece White Rose Collection (BP bouquets, bouts, toss, and petal bud)

Costco White Roses 100 pk (centerpieces, aisle pillars, general petalness)

Costco came highly recommended, both on their website, and with several brides I know that went through them for bulk flower and DIY bouquets. I've had great customer service thus far - they will customize your package to some degree if need be (as was my case) and they've been very quick with email responses.

I haven't worked with FiftyFlowers yet, but they come pretty highly recommended online as well.

notquiteblushing

I can't remember it anymore but I think we're getting everything for $1600.  Includes 8 simple centerpieces, 2 nice centerpieces, 2 church arrangements, 4 pew arrangements, 5 bouquets, 10 boutenieres/corsages.  Think that's everything.

KD+BC

Our estimate is $350 it includes:

-My bouquet
-1 MOH
-3 BM
-8 bouts
-4 corsages

After the consult, I decided I want to do one memorial arrangement (for my grandmother, it's going at the end of the pew she ALWAYS sat in at the church) that I assume will be about $75.

It would be a lot more if we were doing floral centerpieces or ceremony decorations.

**Mutley**

We had a fair amount of flowers. 

My Bouquet (sunflowers, rust calla lilies, orange juice roses, hypericum berries and some greens) - $75
5 Bridesmaids Bouquets (sunflowers, berries and some greens) - $45/each
4 corsages for Moms and Grandma (calla lillies) - $20/each

Groom's Bout (calla lily) - $15
8 Bouts for GMs and Dads (daisy poms) - $9/each

24 Centerpieces (sunflowers, lady's mantle and berries in galvanized containers - we got to keep the containers) - $45/each

We were not charged anything for transporation or set-up.  Our total was around $1800 with tax.

StephB1185

Thank you ladies! You guys are my google! Seriously, it's easier to type any question into a new post than to try and reseach out there on google! I appreciate the breakdowns. 
My mom contacted a lady from craigslist about my 'vision' (if you can call it that), my colors and what flowers I like (tulips!) and she wrote back with some ideas and an estimate of about $700.  I just really wanted to know what to think of that number.  Now I can rest assured, it's probably close to normal, if not a little under in KC.
Thanks again!

Goldlie11

The recommended amount to spend on flowers is 8-10% of the total budget.    It really depends on what is included in the $700, but that sounds good to me.  No matter what route I go, I'm not doing floral centerpieces (FI refuses). ]  So, I'm spending between 2-4% of the total budget on flowers.  

Acrosthec

When I discussed floral with our florist, we went through everything I would want and he gave me an estimate somewhere between $1500-2000.  My mom, before I could kick her under the table, said "Oh, that's low...we had budgeted for $3000, so if you want to add more or make them better, we'd appreciate it."  My mom does not understand that just because we budgeted for it does not mean that we HAVE to spend it.  We could've used that $1000 elsewhere.  ::sigh::  The florist is supposed to send me a complete list of everything with pricing, but here's a list of what we talked about:
 - 1 altar arrangement
 - 1 vase memorial arrangement with multiple roses so each person who has an "in memorium" relative, etc. can take one if they want
 - my bouquet
 - bridesmaids bouquets (x5)
 - petals for 2 flower girls
 - corsages for 2 grandmothers, and 2 mini-bouquets in engraved tussie mussies we bought for the moms as part of their gift
 - our first initials done in bright green moss hanging on the church doors
 - 20 centerpieces
 - flowers for the top of the cake
 - we will have a large vase on the cake table for my bouquet, and 5 smaller vases around the bar/app area, the gift table, and the escort card table for the bridesmaids to put their bouquets in to spruce up those tables
 - we're doing pocket squares instead of bouts because I like the look better, and it saved a little bit of money since we would've had 9 of them.

And now that I've written all that out, I'm going to save it in my planning bio so I'll have my list to compare to the one the florist sends me...make sure we're all on the same page.  Thanks for making me think about this; I had definitely put flowers on the backburner!