what happens to flowers after ceremony?

msblumoo

Hi, this may be a really stupid question but before I ask the florist and possibly sound more stupid I thought I would ask here first. I will be having an ach set up at our ceremony site decorated with flowers or a flower spray. The florist will tear down after the ceremony. Will she take the flowers or give them to the bride and groom? Also chairs or candles will be decorated as well with flowers/ribbons. I know this sounds silly but just wondering since we will be paying for the decorations , although what would you do with them afterwords anyways. So just wondering. Thanks in advance.

abbeylynne06

We had flowers on the pews at my wedding... the florist gave us some pins so that those flowers could be taken off the pew, then pinned to the head table, gift table, etc. at the reception.  If you're paying for those flowers, see if you can come up with a way to repurpose them for the reception!  I'm sure the florist will have some ideas.

jodyk23

My florist recommends using the floral spray from the arch as a head table decoration. The rest of the items are yours to keep. I would try to find a way to incorporate them into the reception decor as well to save money.

cmkuno

If you want to reuse them, I would let the florist know that.  I'm sure each florist handles it differently, so yours may not think to re-use them and just throw them out.  I'm sure if you tell her that's what you want, she can find some way to incorporate them into the reception for you!

cwimer6154

I agree that you should try to reuse whatever you can for the reception.  Whatever is left over you could maybe gather into small bouquets and give them away to some of your lady guests and relatives.  And not to sound morbid, but if you have any deceased relatives, you could always bring them to the cemetary the next day.  I think that's better than throwing them away!

karolinawsu

If your ceremonys in a church its recommended that you leave them for the mass the next day....but it never hurts to take them to the reception and return the next day to the church as a "donation"

amandasz618

After our wedding I was planning on taking our flowers to a local hospital and/or nursing home. Why not brighten the day of someone who's sick. Leave it to the nurses to give them to people who dont get visitors. I take toys to the hospitals at Christmas for the kids, all you have to do is check in and let them know what you'd like to do. Just an idea!