I'm trying to decide between 2 florists and am having the hardest time. Flowers are one of the more important things to me and I have a specific idea of what I want, so I'm being way more picky about this choice than I normally would be. My main requirements are that my arrangements be full and pretty big, and that they display all my colors well (lavender, light blue, and white)
(I've mentioned who the 2 florists are in previous postings, but I'll leave their names out here to try and make this as objective as possible. Although some of you may be able to guess who I'm talking about!)
So.... who would you pick?
Option #1
-More expensive (would be a bit over our budget)
-Not as well-known on this board but has tons and tons of incredible reviews on other websites (weddingreports.com, weddingwire.com, etc)
-Doesn't have any bad reviews
-The large, full centerpieces that I'd like may be a bit smaller than what I originally wanted
-Will not provide a prototype/sample for free (but will if I pay for it)
Option #2
-Cheaper (by about $300-$500- would be right on budget)
-Recommended by many of the girls on this board, but doesn't have as many good reviews on other websites
-Florist is able to do the large, full centerpieces I'm looking for (so the size I want will not be compromised)
-A couple things that concerned me: I read a review that said the flowers were wilted when they arrived (although it was 90 degrees that day). Another girl mentioned that one of the flowers in her arrangements were the completely wrong color- not just the wrong shade of a color (this is concerning to me because my whole wedding has been planned around my colors)
-Will provide a prototype/sample for free
Both florists will be using the same variety and types of flowers that I discussed with them. I've met with both of them and felt comfortable speaking with both. And I think that both of them had a good grasp of what my vision is (if I absolutely HAD to pick one that I thought had a better idea of what I wanted then it would be Option #1)