Florists

bel138

So, uh, I've never been to a florist. Do I call first? Ask prices? Or do I just show up and tell them what I'm looking for and then ask prices? I kinda don't want to go to more than one. FMIL didn't really recommend any to me, so it's mostly me with the Johnstown phone book over here.

dicer2

I made appointments and sat down with them and talked about what I wanted.  You can go in with a certain price you're willing to pay to see what they can do with it.  I visited 5 florists with an exact magazine picture of what I wanted.  There was a $500 difference between the lowest and the highest!  I found that people who 'specialized' in wedding flower design were on the higher end.

kbielak17

I definitely had an idea (and a picture) of what I wanted as well as a price. I discussed my ideas and we talked about what options would fit into my budget. After the intial price write-up it was a little higher than what I wanted so we went back and made some changes.

bel138

Yeah, I just want a bouquet of alstromeria. You know, those really cheap lily looking flowers you see at the grocery store. And then a small bouquet of gerbers for the girls. And kermit mum bouts for the guys. I was really hoping that is only like $300.

KimWard

Definitely make an appt, and be up front with your budget. I used Brides and Butterflies as my florist which, as you can guess, specializes in weddings. I honestly didn't think they charged more than other places- they were right in my budget. But that might be true in general. If you're not picky, or not sure what you want, just tell them about your colors, feel/style of the wedding, etc. and they should be able to come up with some good ideas. I brought pics of my church and dress, as well as a sample of the BM dresses' fabric. Those things are often helpful. HTH!

McBridetobe

Yeah, I just want a bouquet of alstromeria. You know, those really cheap lily looking flowers you see at the grocery store.I lurve Alstros!  We had them in our BM bouquets and GM bouts.  And there are some in my living room right now, haha. 

kbielak17

Oh yeah I also brought a swatch of the BM dresses just for reference while we talked.

jennybean2010

i had one florist quote me $175 for my bouquet of black magic roses, and another quote me $85 for same. both quoted me about $50 for each BM, and about $5-7 for each bout.