Hi, all.
I posted earlier in the week about budgets and florists and would love to get some more insight from you ladies who have already gone through the floral/décor booking process. Our wedding is taking place at a synagogue with the reception to follow in the attached ballroom. I am perfectly happy with simple elegant flowers/candles/lighting and we are willing to “recycle” flowers (i.e. take flowers from the ceremony to use to decorate the reception. I am thinking of doing this with the bouquets and reusing them on the cake table and sweetheart table).
I am basically wondering if my expectations are reasonable. We are looking to use one company to do all of our flowers/lighting/rentals/décor.
The following is my list of wants:
Bedeken/Pre-Ceremony Cocktails and Food:
Rented couch/chairs for the bedeken
Florals or candles or something small for the cocktail tables
Ceremony:
Chuppah
Aisle décor (probably candles, flowers, and tulle)
4 very small bouquets
5 boutonnieres
2 corsages
Reception:
Centerpieces for 9 tables of 12 (these are huge tables but I am willing to do simple groupings or something equally easy)
Seating chart table décor
Up-lighting
110 Chivari chairs
Our budget is $3,000-3,700. Does this seem realistic? My first florist meeting is next week and I am wondering if they are going to look at me as if I have two heads. J