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Florist Price Question

I went to a florist today and was quoted at $858 including delivery and tax.  Here is what I would get for this price:

8 calla lily bridal bouquet w/ greens
2 Matron of Honor bouquets w/ 5 calla lilies
3 Bridemaids Bouquets w/ 5 calla lilies
1 Jr Bridesmaid w/ 3 Calla lilies
Bag of Petals
10 Bouts- Calla Lily
5 Corsages- Calla Lily
2 vases of lilies with greens 3 feet tall in vase

Was wondering what other people are paying and if this is a good price?
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Re: Florist Price Question

  • carlaspeedcarlaspeed member
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Comments
    edited December 2011

    Go to avenue flowers in elizabeth, I believe they will charge you less based on how much we are paying, ask for Nathan, he's great!

  • gibribuzgibribuz member
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Our flowers came out to about 2800 for everything.
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  • tbrose16tbrose16 member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Mine came to about $1k and I got my bouquet, my MOH boquet, 6 bouts, 4 wristlets, flowers for the gazebo, ribbon for 12 aisle chairs, flower petals, 18 mini gerbera daiseys for cocktail hour centerpieces and around venue, and 8 centerpieces (centerpices were very small).
  • edited December 2011
    I dont think its bad, but Im not an expert in this area. I just got my 1st florist quote and I am so uopset since it is about 1k over what I planned on spending (almost $3500) and Im not asking for anything crazy- the cheapest flowers, etc. I guess its cause we have 15 tables so I need so many centerpieces, but Im just upset. I hate how everything I plan on spending for the wedding always ends up being way more arrr
  • edited December 2011
    I am spending about $1600 and I am getting, 1 bridal bouquet, 2 MOH Bouquets, 7 BM Bouquets, 4 Corsages for Mom and grandmas, 13 Bouts, 2 flower arrangements for the gazebo for the ceremony, 20 Centerpieces.

    I am using AW Flowers in Kearney.
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  • edited December 2011
    kassaby- That sounds like a great deal! Are you having high or low centerpeices? What you listed is about everything I need and I was quoted much higher - Ill have to check out your place. What flowers are you using?
  • edited December 2011
    I was quoted 1960 before tax for my bouquet, six bridesmaid bouquets, seven bouts, 3 corsages, 25 centerpieces, petals for my flower girl and my aisle runner. 
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  • edited December 2011
    With the type of flower you are using, it seems pretty normal.  But check around places - that's how you know if you are getting a good price or not.
  • edited December 2011
    I'm paying 1500 for 1bridal B., 1 MOH, 3 BMS, 6 bouts, 2 ring bearer bouts, 1 basket with petals, 14 cps, ceremony decor, cake flowers, 42 votive candles
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  • edited December 2011
    I just received a quote for $950.  That includes a bridal bouquet, 5 bridesmaid bouquets, 2 Jr. Bridesmaid bouquets, 7 bouts, 4 mothers/grandmothers wrist corsages, 20 yellow lilies for centerpieces, 2 arrangements for the ceremony display, and decoration for an arch we'll be standing under.  I LOVED the consultation session and came away extremely excited.  I felt as if the florist took my ideas and my vision and just ran with it all to come up with excellent ideas that were within my budget.  This has been one of my favorite parts of the planning session so far!
  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_new-jersey_florist-price-question?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:90Discussion:dba73cd2-99d0-4bdb-9ef2-455a75e3b8fcPost:acc506e5-589f-411b-a0a4-e496bc18fbe6">Re: Florist Price Question</a>:
    [QUOTE]I just received a quote for $950.  That includes a bridal bouquet, 5 bridesmaid bouquets, 2 Jr. Bridesmaid bouquets, 7 bouts, 4 mothers/grandmothers wrist corsages, 20 yellow lilies for centerpieces, 2 arrangements for the ceremony display, and decoration for an arch we'll be standing under.  I LOVED the consultation session and came away extremely excited.  I felt as if the florist took my ideas and my vision and just ran with it all to come up with excellent ideas that were within my budget.  This has been one of my favorite parts of the planning session so far!
    Posted by kruisin29[/QUOTE]
    Sounds like you're really excited!  Congrats on the great check!

    By the way, I see this is your first post.  Just to give you a little head's up, it's often a good idea to check the date of the original post in the thread you're looking at  so that you don't respond to one that's really old.  I'm only mentioning this because this thread is from over a year ago.  :-)
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