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posted by maroki13
I am meeting with a florist in a week and a half and I have NO idea what is normal to spend on flowers. I want a lot of flowers at the reception, but very simple decorations at the ceremony and there are only three bridesmaids/groomsmen and my bouquet. How much did you guys spend/are you spending on flowers, what kind, and how many flowers?
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posted by NovemberGal
I'd be interested in this info too...as far as I can tell (from casual reading but no real research), flowers are just mucking expensive, especially bouquets.
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posted by Lizbet
I am spending just under $750 for mine. We will have 2 medium sized displays for the church (which we will then transport to the reception site for double duty). There will be 6 pew bows (ribbon and greenery only), my bouquet (small cascade), 3 BM bouquets (two flowers with greenery), 1 FH boutennier (sp?), 10 other boutenniers, 4 coursages, petals for the FG and for tossing, ivy for reception tables, and a few flowers for my, the BMs' and the FG's hair.
I saved some money by going with Lisianthus (off-white to go with my ivory dress) as my main flower instead of Roses. Lisianthus looks like a garden rose, not the tea rose that is so common, but is heartier, so it costs less to grow. My accent flowers will be Blue Delphinium and Bouvardia. The greenery will be English (small-leaved) Ivy and Plumosa (an airy fern).
If you are crafty at all, I would suggest doing the pew bows yourself. My florist is charging $17.50 each, while the cost of the supplies is probably only about $7 each at most.
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posted by Marge129
I also spent about $750. That included...
white rose bouquet for me
smaller white rose throw bouquet
3 BM bouquets with assorted flowers
1 JBM bouquet
1 FG basket wtih rose petals
5 single rose boutineers for the guys
3 Mother corsages with 2 or 3 roses in each
3 father boutineers
2 candleabra displays matching BM bouquets
decorations on the cake table
~Margie
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posted by 080605bride
I spent $225 (silk flowers for bouquets)
that included
My Bouquet
5 BM bouquets
6 Boutineers (real)
4 corsages (real)
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posted by bebe0315
This is my floral quote:
Estimate for Wedding Flowers
1 Brides Bouquet: Bright red roses with accent orange calla lilies $85.00
6 Bridesmaids: Bright red and warm orange roses with accent orange calla lilies
$50.00ea - $300.00
3 Jr. Bridesmaids: Orange rose bouquets
$28.00ea - $84.00
10 Boutonnieres: single orange rose with myrtle leaves includes groom, 6 groomsmen, 1 jr groomsman, fathers
$ 8.00ea - $80.00
3 corsages orange rose pin on corsages includes 2 mothers and grandmother $18.00ea - $54.00
subtotal $603.00
tax
$47.49
delivery
$20.00
total $670.49
deposit to hold date
$200.00
Keep in mind I am not having floral centerpieces or 'pew' bows/flowers - this is just bouquets and corsages.
This is my sisters floral invoice for her wedding May 04 - sorry, it's kind of long and a cut and paste, so, not no neat:
Bridal Bouquet: A gathered clutch style of all red tulips. Full stem wrap w/white satin ribbon and bow. $ 125.00
Toss Bouquet: Token bouquet – to present $ 35.00
Attendants:
- Bridesmaids: Similar to bridal bouquet – smaller scale, w/white tulips $ 65.00
- Flowergirl: Delicate nosegay in white, cranberry and red 2 @ $30.00 $ 60.00
Hair Flowers – halo to compliment 2 @ $35.00 $ 70.00
Boutonnieres:
- Groom: Red tulip w/greenery $ 12.95
- Best Man: (Steve) White tulip $ 9.95
- Ring Bearer: White tulip $ 9.95
- Fathers: (Michael) White tulip $ 9.95
- Escort: (Rick) White tulip $ 9.95
Corsages:
- Mothers: (Helen/Melodie) Neutral tones – shoulder style 2 @ $19.95 $ 39.90
- Grandmothers: (Nathaline) Neutral tones – shoulder style $ 19.95
- Sisters: (Dawn/Shannon) Neutral tones – shoulder style 2 @ $12.50 $ 25.00
Ceremony:
- Gazebo: Garden feel (clean and romantic) – colors are creams, white, reds, cranberry and touch of pink. To include ivy, no lilac, no tulle. $ 200.00
Reception:
- Centerpieces: 8” Bubble bowls – garden feel, to include gerberas, tulips, and lily w/ivy. 11 @ $75.00 $ 825.00
- Cake: Trimmed to compliment $ 100.00
- Guest book Table: 6” Bubble bowl to match guest tables $ 35.00
- Bride & Groom Chairs: Trimmed w/tulle, ribbon and florals 2 @ $20.00 $ 40.00
Set-up Delivery: $ 100.00
Subtotal: $1,792.60
Tax: $ 129.96
Total: $1,922.56
Deposit: $ (100.00)
Final Balance: $1,822.56
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posted by labeadel
I'm trying to recall what I'm all getting for my money, but we are spending about $1,200 for flowers. That includes my bouquet, 4 BM bouquets, 2 mom corsages, 8 boutinierres, 10 sets of flowers (don't remember what they're called) for the ends of the rows of seats, lots of flowers to decorate the indoor gazebo to look "gardeny" since we really wanted an ourdoor wedding. There will also be 2 sprays up at the front also which I believe will be transfered to the reception. **Note to self, double check that** We will also have centerpieces on each table, but small. None of that really tall large stuff. And then also we'll have decorations for the signing table and cake table. For all that we're getting we were very happy with the price. Like I said, I really wanted an outdoor wedding, so I got lots and lots of flowers and greenery. Oh, and my flowers will be roses, liseanthis (sp?), freesia, stephanotis, hyacinths. I know there are other flowers, but it was all very overwhelming! I loved her past work and I'm trusting her judgement. She got a very good feeling for what I wanted, so hopefully it will work out....
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posted by KirstiGirl
Just an idea:
I went to a whole sale floral shop and bought he flowers for under $200, then I had a friend of mine who used to be a florist put them all together. I had me, 3 bridesmaids, 4 flower girls, and a junior bridesmaid, then all of the guys flower things and we had an abundance of flowers left over. Food for thought...utilize everyone you know
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posted by e-star
I'm spending about $1,800 for flowers and for NYC that is a really tight tight budget. No flowers at the church as the interior is beautiful just on its own (plus they have all these rules because it is such an old church). For reception, having 10 centerpieces, loads of candles, a large arrangement in the foyer and small bud vase arrangements for 7 cocktail tables. Will have bouqets for 3 girls, boutonnieres for 7 men and 2 pin on corsages for MOB and MOG.
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posted by syringa
To save money it is easy to do simple centerpieces on your own rather than having the florist do them. You can purchase the flowers from the florist then do floating blossoms or a couple of flowers in a vase tied with ribbon. When you have the florist do the centerpieces, in most cases, you are charged for the containers. You can purchase them yourself at a crafts store less expensively than you can get them from the florist. If you put your money into the bouquets, bouts, and corsages, that is what will appear in your wedding photos and you will have those memories. Your guests won't care whether you spend $5 per centerpiece or $50 per centerpiece, as long as there is something on the table.
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posted by doodlebug1981
I'm not using flowers for my center pieces but I am going to try and make my own bouquets. It can't be too hard to do a hand tied bouquet. Besides, flowers are so beutiful on their own, I'd have to try real hard to make them look bad.
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posted by Irisheen
Our flowers cost $525. This includes
- bridal bouquet
- 3 attendants' bouquets
- 4 corsages
- 9 boutonnieres
- 15 dozen ivory roses (I'm doing my own centrepieces the day before the wedding - rehearsal dinner is the night before that so I'll have plenty of time - haha, right)
All flowers are ivory roses with nothing else (I like things simple) and my colours are black and ivory (black BM dressses) so the idea is to have it all look simple, but elegant. Since the church is old and beautiful - gorgeous architecture and stained glass, we've decided to save money there by not having flowers. Like other suggestions, above, I bought 15 clear glass, low, rectangular vases for $4 each and I'll fill all of them with a dozen ivory roses and salal (greenery) low enough that guests can see over them. For the head table someone also suggested a neat thing is to put empty vases (but with water) out on the table and the bride and bidesmaids can put their bouquets in there for dinner, instantly adding a lot of flowers to the table, so I'm going to try that (the table cloths will be black so I think it'll look nice). Anyway, I'll let everyone know how well it worked in a month!
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