New Thread: is this poor Florist etiquette

misschristinec

GymChick asked:
 I will ask the original florist if she can make any adjustments and shop around more as well. Is it ever appropriate to use one florist for the church flowers and stuff you need pre-ceremony like bouquets and then another for the centerpieces at the venue?


I'm wondering this too.  I found a florst in Miltown that I love, but they dont decorate Chuppah's with fabric-only flowers.  Their price is right and plan to work with my vision. My venue comes with an iron structure for a chuppah -but I definitely feel like it needs to be decorated.

I then ask a florist in South Jersey for a quote on bouqs, bouts/corsages, CPs, and chuppah.. and they were a bit too expensive for the whole package.

I would like the South Jersey florist to only come in for the chuppah and my Miltown florist to do the rest?  How tacky is that?


 Maybe i'll go to my FI's old italian tailor to see if they can sew me up something  

Laurms15

Thats totally fine if their specialty is not what you want then go with the florist that will decorate the chuppa how you like it and you can always have the other one do your the rest. This is of course easier if you have two seperate venues, but they should understand. Most florists should be able to use fabric on the chuppah so its strange that they wouldn't.

jrgoogrl

I agree with Laurms. If you are looking for something specific that one florist doesn't provide but another does then you should be able to work with both.

Heather822

I am definitely not an ettiquette expert.
But I say business is business! As a consumer, I say  you have to do what meets your needs & your budget!
I get my groceries at Shop Rite, but my cosmetics at WalMart...
Dumb example I guess, but also I am using a separate hair & makeup person, even though my hair person does makeup.... it just worked out better for me that way.
I honestly never even thought about etiqutte until I read this thread.

gymchick05

Is it inappropriate though to use 2 florists- even if both offer the same services. For instance, if the florist near my church is more expensive, can I use her just for the bouqets and church decorations and the florist that is an hour away and more affordable to do my centerpieces at my venue (which would cut down on delivery costs)? Or is this tacky since both would likely know I was using someone else for the other flowers?

demarcosjd

We used 2 florists one for the church decorations, boutiques, and boutonnieres and the other for our centerpieces and everything at the reception. We didn't have any problems and were up front with both of them. They offered to communicate with each other and make sure we had the same flowers and colors through out our wedding. It worked out very well.

gymchick05

demarcosjd - when you first met w/ each florist were you planning on doing this or did you decide later on? Did you do this due to location/cost? My concern is I met w/ the first florist who is close to my church and I know, but I think I could get a lower rate on centerpieces w/ another florist closer to the venue now that I got a quote. I just dont want to upset anyone. Thanks!

demarcosjd

I don't think you would upset anyone. Either way they would be getting some kind of business from you. No, at first we weren't sure what we wanted to do. We met with several different florists to get an idea and prices. The location was part of a factor for us that helped with our decision in the end. I'm sure florist are used to being used for certain things. I wouldn't worry too much about it. If they truly get upset about not using them for everything than I would rethink using them at all. As pp said business is business.

Lauren15215

I haven't started looking for florists yet but know that I will be using two different ones.  My venue (WCC) requires that we use one of their house florists for the centerpieces and venue decorations, so I have no choice on that one. But for my church decorations, bouquets, and boutonnieres I plan on using a more local florist in Staten Island (since thats where I live) that would probably be cheaper and more convenient for me.