Choosing flowers for your wedding is one of the most exciting and most difficult parts of wedding planning. It’s not so much that other tasks are easier to accomplish, but some tasks require special skills which only a few have. Consider, for example, choosing a cake is much less difficult; just choose the one that tastes good. But deciding on your floral decoration is not something everyone is good at. There are literally thousands of flowers and floral varieties to choose from with humungous color combinations. You need to narrow down, from all the available choices to your favorite wedding blooms.
Before making any decision on hiring a florist or floral designer, you need to first consider some essential points. Here are some tips which will help you choose the perfect flower arrangement for your wedding:
Decide your wedding flower budget
Although flowers are an important part of your wedding, it doesn’t mean that they should be expensive.The cost of wedding flowers widely varies depending on the type of flower and how delicate they are to handle. Deciding a budget for flowers beforehand is helpful for you as well as for the florist. If your florist knows exactly how much you can spend, he/she can easily come up with the best floral arrangement plan that suits your budget. Approximately 8 to 10% of your wedding budget should be allocated to flowers including wedding bouquets, boutonnieres, and the reception decor.
Search for the right wedding florist
Searching for the right wedding florist is somewhat different than searching for other things. You just can’t pick any one from Yellow Pages or make a selection just by reading online reviews. If you are performing online searches, visit the sites of the florists you like and have a look at their past work and/or portfolio. It will help you understand their style of work. Review the testimonials and feedback from their previous clients and if possible speak to them about their experience working with the florist.
In many cases, word of mouth plays an important role, ask your friends and family if they know any good florists or if they can suggest any. Inquire as to whether they have seen some nice floral work recently or if any of their recently married friends can recommend the florist he/she hired for his/her wedding. You need to make sure you give yourself enough time to do your research – So Start Early.
Reception Venue Decorations
Here are some questions you need to ask yourself prior to decorating the reception venue:
€ Are there any bright colors on the wall which need to be considered in the color selection of the reception flowers?
€ Is your reception location at a botanical garden where you will not require much floral decoration?
€ Is it a clean empty hall that needs a lot of decoration to be done?
If your florist has not done any previous work at that site, take some pictures along with you to show them and ask him/her to visit the location. Your reception locations like a blank canvas which you want your florist to paint but you need to make sure that the outcome is a beautiful painting.
Use these wedding flower tips as a guide to get a gorgeous floral arrangement done for your wedding.
