I just got a quote for my bouquet and it seems really pricey to me. Since florists seem to keep their prices under wraps, I thought I'd see what other ladies in the area are paying. Here's what I was quoted by a supposedly reasonable florist in Portland - I'm not using any out-of season or exotic flowers like orchids:
Bridal bouquet - $190
Bridesmaids - $90
Boutonnieres - $25
Courages - $20
Arrangements for Alter - $75
Tossing Bouquet (carnations) - $30
Thanks for the help!
August 28th, HERE I COME!
Re: How much should my flowers cost?
Brides bouquet: $150 (all sorts of different flowers)
Bridesmaids: $40 (mostly gerbera daisies)
Boutonnieres: $15
Corsages: $20
I didn't get a price on a tossing bouquet and we are not having alter arrangements.
Is that for all of them together or each one individually?
$190 for the bridal bouquet seems like a lot, but it's hard to tell unless knowing what types of flowers are in them especially because some lillies are $8.00 a stem.
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The flowers that she quoted me fore were roses, hydrangia, delphinium, spider mums... nothing out-of season or exotic. I told her I was more concerned with the colors than what flowers they used. The only thing I requested special was daisies in my mother's corsage as they are her favorite.
I'm not sure where I could cut back at this point. Wish me luck as I meet with another florist to see what they can do!
It might depend on how complicated it all is. A single flower bout for $25 seems like a lot to me.
If you liked this person and didn't want to look around for someone else, you could ask her to suggest alternatives to bring the price down. My florist worked with me to shrink the price of my bouquet from $110 to $95 and the other bouquets from $60 to $45. That saved me almost $100. Tell her what you'd like to spend for each piece and ask her to suggest alternatives, keeping your colors in mind. Or ask her to shrink the size and use fewer flowers. A good florist should be able and happy to do this.
GL!
Mine is 50. I am using stargazer lillys and white roses
My bridesmaids will have just lillys and theirs are 15 each.
Rose bouquets/bouts are 12
carnation bouts 6 dollar each.
I am going to a place in Biddeford and hear nothing but amazing things about it.
Bridal bouquet: $85
BM Bouquet: $60 each
Alter Arrangement:
$60 each
Orchid flower wedding arch: $225
1000 loose orchide for aisle, scatered on tables and other decor: $190
Corsages and Boutineres: $15 each
So yours sounds pretty reasonable.
Mine are from Hawaii Wedding Flowers
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Another place to check is http://www.lyndseyloringdesign.com/index.html She travels from Dover NH to Nashua so she may be willing to travel to the Portland area. We are using her services and she has been wonderful. She is highly reccomended on the NH board!