'Your Wedding Flowers Will Set the Mood for your Wedding'
Meeting With Your Florist
A few things to consider before your consultation... what are your favorite flowers and fragrances? Have you selected a color scheme? Pictures from magazines of flowers and arrangements that you like is always helpful.
Information to present to the florist includes:
~ Style, colors and flowers that you prefer for your bouquet
~ Number of bridesmaids & junior bridesmaids; style that you prefer for their bouquets
~ Number of flower girls; will they carry a basket, drop petals, carry a pomander, wear a halo?
~ Number of corsages needed for mothers, grandmothers, aunts, readers, gift book, important female family members, etc.
Will they wear a pin-on, or wristlet or carry a tussy-mussy?
~ Will ribbon be used for bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres; if so color for each category
~ Number of boutonnieres for groom, groomsmen, fathers, ushers, grandfathers, ring-bearers, minister, etc.
~ Which flowers would you like to use?
~ What would you like for your ceremony?
~ Altar arrangements or an arch to decorate the front
~ Petals for the aisle
~ Decor for the unity candle
~ Pew decorations. The style for these and how many you will need. You can decorate every row, every other row or every third row.
~ What would you like for the reception?
~ How many guests tables will you have?
~ What type of centerpieces are you envisioning? Elevated/low/lush arrangements, floating flowers, floating candles, pilar candles?
~ Scattered rose petals?
Cake flowers?
~ Sign-in table.
~ Will you have cocktail tables? If so, either a cluster of votive candles or one vase with a floating flower will work great.
~ Buffet decor. Colaborate with your caterer
~ Will the wedding party sit at a head table?
~ Would you like to decorate the front of the head table?
~ Be sure to ask your floral designer how much they will charge for set-up and delivery. And, don't forget about added sales-tax.
~ Inquire about the pick up of rentals after the wedding ceremony and reception end.
~ Ask whether a deposit required to book your date and how much is it? When is your final balance due? Does the florist have a contract?