How much did you spend on flowers/bouquets?

ddyoung · September 2009

And were they DIY or did you use a florist? I have NO idea how much to allocate for this part of the budget. Thanks!

EliNick · September 2009

It would depend on your area because I know the price varies based on region. I think according to TK you should allocate 10% but I could be wrong.

brobin01 · September 2009

I was going to DIY, but I got sick and tired of thinking about it.. This is one place in my wedding I give up on DIY!My flowers are roses, hydrangea's, orchids and lily's.But for $1000, I am getting10 floral centerpieces (short square vases)13 centerpieces with (3 vases) of submerged flowers and floating candles8 BM bouquets12 bouts2 huge pieces for ceremony4 small bouquets for both moms and step moms

brobin01 · September 2009

P.S. I live in Michigan and my florists works out of her home.

the cat · September 2009

I agree with Elinick. Definitely depends on region. Have u checked with your local board on prices for theirs? Im in South LA and spent less than $400 for my bouquet, and flowers for 4 BM, 3GM, mom, dad, sister. The lady worked out of her house, but she was a 'certified' florist. I DIY centerpieces for about $50 for 10 tables.

the cat · September 2009

i also had a toss bouquet and fresh flowers for the cake.

ddyoung · September 2009

Thanks ladies! Cat - my local board is capital D-E-A-D DEAD! It's pretty depressing actually lol. I don't know where the Memphis brides are...maybe they all get planners or something who knows.

missjones2009 · September 2009

I ordered flowers from Samsclub.com and DIY'd, 7 floral centerpieces and my bouquet for under $200.The BMs bouquest were silk flowers from save-on-crafts.com, $30 for 3.

pinkpanther_truck · September 2009

Definitely depends on your region as well as the kind of flowers you go with... if you're absolutely set on having cymbodium orchids, you're going to pay a bit more than having seasonal flowers. I found a florist to do my bouquet, bouts, ceremony sprays (2), and corsages for about $300. She's using mini calla lilies, ivory roses, and hydrangeas (*sp).

KJDIAMONDS · September 2009

I got my flowers for my wedding directly for the wholse florist and saved a bunch of money We had a small wedding so we diy the flowers 6 Centerpieces with lilac hydreangeas and lilac roses - 3 hyreageas heads in each centerpeace and 5 roses in each & seed ecaliptyus (sp) - they turned out nice! We put them in low round clear glass vases flower girl - babys breath bouquet 2 bridesmaids bouquets - lilac hydreageas and roses My bouquet - 4 white hydreangea heads and 5 white roses 4 bouts - FI, Ring Bearer our Son, both fathers - the bouts were white hydreageas and white roses. our photo has pics of our wedding at www.dmgfotos.com under weddings tab for Hasani & katrina Total Spent $ 109.00 for flowers + $ 65.00 misc items vases for centerpieaces and foral and non foral, ribbon and tape etc... When chooses flowers keep in mind the time of year, whats in season and what flowers need extra care and the ease facotr if your diy!! GL

Lovie 129 · September 2009

I don't want to tell my budget for fear I'll get yelled at. LOL I'm DIY illiterate when it comes to crafts (houses is another story). We plan on using ranunculus, hydrangeas, parrot tulips, peonies (if possible), sweet peas, and maybe mini callas. I love flowers and love to garden so that was given a decent budget.

mrsjamalwaliscott · September 2009

I'm going to do it myself and order off line. I plan to spend no more than about $300 but thats because I only need flowers for my, my 3 bridesmaids, the mothers and grandmothers. The guys bouts are feathers and the centerpieces are feathers as well.

tamtam7 · September 2009

Thanks for posting this. I just met with a florist/wedding coordinator today and I wasn't sure whether or not the cost that she quoted me was fair or not. It's a lot more than I intended to pay ($1,072). The cost includes: my bouquet, 3 BM bouquets, bouts for the guys, flower girl and Junior BM kissing balls, 8 centerpieces, ceremony decor, wedding coordination (rehearsal and day of), 4 cocktail tables with linens and sashes, and centerpieces for the tables. I guess that's a lot for that price, but I'm going to shop around. I have no frame of reference for this stuff. I tried to create a budget off of arbitrary figures that I made up in my head. I do agree with pp that it's based on your region. Too bad your local board's not too active. Neither is my area. Is the state board dead too? Although, my regional board is pretty slow, the state board has a lot of activity. Maybe you can check out TN board.

nitaashanti78 · September 2009

I'm glad you asked this question too, because I'm putting our budget together (for real this time LOL) to present to our families. I decided to go the DIY route so I'm glad I read about Sam's Club and ordering in bulk. I'm scared to find out how much a florist in Dallas costs!

braxtongirl · September 2009

OK I found a great florist and fell in love and then couldn't turn back! I paid $2500. Yeah I cant believe it but the flowers were great and created great ambiance. So many people wanted the flowers that they didn't go to waste. He executed my vision perfectly. Only Callas and roses. When I get pictures, I will post.

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