Buying Bulk Flowers - How do I know how many greens to get?

lihouston

Hey guys,

I'm looking to order my flowers bulk and I THINK I have a pretty good grasp of how many flower stems I will need for each arrangement, but I cannot find any good guides on how much GREENERY would be appropriate.

I realize there are a lot of factors, but any ballpark figures would be amazing.

1 bride's bouquet

4 bridesmaids bouquets

1 groom's boutonniere

4 groomsmen's boutonnieres

2 mom boutonnieres

2 dad boutonniere

1 grandma boutonniere

8 wide-mouth vases

8 mason jars

8 smaller vases for added detail around the food stations, cake, and bathrooms.

Overall, the look is poofy and flower-heavy, but I want to accent my 108 garden roses,  150 standard roses, and 24 spray rose stems with some number of lamb's ear, queen anne's lace, and waxflower.

Any ideas?  Do you think I'm planning on a good quantity so far?

midgemoto

I would get about 4 lemon leaf, 4 plumosa or tree fern and 5 various fillers.  Asters, queen annes lace and caspia are some good ones. 

You will use more than you think most likely. 

bunches are about 25 greens or 10 stemes of filler flowers each...

Sue-n-Kevin

Check Costco's website for their floral. They have DIY-self assembled wedding packages that tell you how much of each thing you get, plus a video showing to assemble them. If the amount they say they send you isn't enough for your needs, then order more.