Flower Dillema

Re: Flower Dillema

• dogsandfrogs member

  

  March 2012

  When you emailed the florists about your wedding, did you include your date?  What information did you provide them about what you were looking for, and what exactly did they come back with to you?  They can only answer based on what you tell them, so if there was missing information (like the date, number of bouquets, if you only needed bouquets and weren't looking for any centerpieces or other arrangements, etc) they may have provided you with their best guess.
  
  If your bouquets are that simple, it is possible you could order some flowers and make them yourself.  Flowers in general will be really expensive that weekend, so you are going to be looking at a bit of a struggle both for flowers and cost.  Tulips are also a really popular flower for Mother's Day, so it may be worth considering alternatives.

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• monbon11 member

  

  March 2012 edited March 2012

  I am getting married Mother's day weekend this year (8 weeks!!) and did not have a problem with any florists.  Give them your date up front and tell them what you want.  We are going light on flowers - only 3 bouquets, 7 bouttinnieres, and 4 corsages.  The florist had no problem agreeing to do this on the day before Mother's Day.
  
  Good luck, you'll find someone!

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• evanquil

  

  March 2012

  I'm sure you will find someone.  My brother got married on Mother's Day weekend last year and they had a ton of flowers!  You'll find someone.  No worries.  Just be sure to give them your date up front so you don't waste the time of either of you.

  

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• Sue-n-Kevin member

  

  March 2012

  Sorry to hear about your predicament. I like your wedding day: it's my birthday, LOL.
  
  Post on your local board, and see if anyone else can recommend a good florist in your area. If there aren't a lot, then perhaps you can check the wedding floral packages from Sam's Club or Costco online. You'd have fewer options on flower selection, but there are still selections in colors and a few types of flowers.
  
  We purchased the white rose wedding package from Costco for our wedding last August for $399. That was a bridal bouqet, 4 BM bouquets, 6 corsages, 6 bouts, a toss bouquet and one table arrangment. Their packages are customizable, if you need less centerpieces, more bouquets, they'll do that. The rose packages come in several colors, and they have other types of arrangements as well. My bouquet had 36 roses, the BM 24 each............everyone loved our flowers. I also ordered bulk white asiatic lillies and white vendella roses and baby's breath for centerpieces.
  
  They get high marks for the flowers, arrangements, etc. Check it out. I doubt there's any trouble providing them around any date, except maybe Valentine's Day.
  
  Good luck.

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• kmclean29 member

  

  March 2012

  suenkevin has a good idea.  I would call around to a couple different florists in your area or ask your friends for a reccommendation.  With the number of bouquets you need, that should not be a problem. 

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• midgemoto

  

  March 2012

  Mothers day is like christmas to santa clause to a florist.   Call them and tell them what you want and have someone pick them up for you... 

  
  

  The hardest part for that weekend is getting the delivery done at a certain time...If you do that part you should not have any problems... call them and show up and be understanding... 

  
  

  It really is risky to schedule timed wedding delivery on a day when the shop may very well be needing to do a few hundered other deliveries.  

  The actual bouquets arent hard to do, they are reluctant to time the deliveries... 

  
  

  ( been in the business for 20 plus years.. they aren't being unreasonable, they just don't want to let you down)  

  
  

  Call them, talk and show up in person well in advance of the day... give them time to get it right...

   and best of luck for a great wedding. 

  
  

  The good news is that Mothers day was invented by florists to sell the very best first flush spring flowers and everything si available and gorgeous! 

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