I am from a smaller area...Beaver Dam. I met with a florist in Beaver Dam and a florist in Columbus (near Madison). The first guy, who is proclaimed by all to be the best in the area, got a little carried away with my vision and gave me a quote of $3000. I almost fell out of my chair because I had an initial budget in mind of $800. Then he cut a bunch of things and shrunk stuff down and came to $2000...still way more than I want to pay for flowers that die or get tossed out. The lady in Columbus seemed to get my idea of what I wanted and told me $1200. Just wondering what you girls are paying. I have 4 couples standing up so I don't have a huge wedding party. I am doing small hydrangea center pieces for the tables. I could imagine paying the $3000 if I was going with a vendor in Milwaukee but not in small Beaver Dam! Maybe I was just out of touch with what flowers really cost???