So, I was of the school of thought that whereas I would splurge on a band and a photographer, I would keep the cost of flowers down.. to that end I was told by several people that Burtons has the best prices.
I had gotten a quote from another 'more expensive' florist first and then went to see Burtons... To my surprise and dissapointment the price quote i was given my burtons was even MORE (by a LOT) than the 'more expensive florist' for less stuff!! (the other florist was throwing in petals, votives and i get to keep the vases for the centerpieceetc)
For 17 tall centerpieces Bride BO-K 2 MOH Bo-K 2 altar pieces Boutenieres and Corsages cake decoration 10 pew bows
Burtons quoted me $2,850 plus tax!
IN order to get a slighly upgraded centerpiece-- (the same as the one from the other florist) it would cost an additional 50 bucks PER centerpiece..!
What happened to a great price!!!! ???
Iroically a friend of mine who is getting married 2 weeks before me and needs the same items PLUS an ADDITIONAL 10 BM boquets got quoted LESS than I did....
Burtons would not itemize their 'package' price so I dont know how on earth they came up with this number
Someone please explain this to me!
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Has anyone noticed that for some reason Burton's doesnt come up when you search for them on here in the posts.? I have seen this with other vendors too-- anyone know why this happens?
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Cold-- Are you just having bo-ks and corsages and bouts like Mazz? I wonder why they would even care about the RH-- will they be delivering the Bo-k's there?
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I actually just met with burton's today and i was disappointed as well. my appt was 4:00, i got there a few min early and was on my way home by 4:10. it seemed as if the women who met with me couldn't be bothered to deal with me. she had said something and then i was like, yea, i remember that from my brother's wedding (burton's did the flowers for their wedding in sept 07). i'm not goin to book with them because i got a quote of $400 less for another place, where the woman was so helpful and spent an hour with me going over bo-ks, centerpieces, etc.
when we went to burton's we also met with a woman who rushed us out AND we had an appointment! i was given a quote through email but i still wanted to go over some things with them - like the size of the bok's and the size of the centerpieces - the woman looked at me like i had 10 heads b/c i wanted to know what kind of vase the CP's would be in and how many flowers were going to be in the bok - i had a few questions and it was like they couldn't be bothered.....i was also turned off by the inside of the place and their photo albums that showcased their work were all old with like 1990 flowers i did not feel comfortable at all in there.....some people don't mind that but i wanted to feel like a 'bride' and be treated like a 'bride' especially when im going to be dropping some serious money kwim?
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Cold-- Are you just having bo-ks and corsages and bouts like Mazz? I wonder why they would even care about the RH-- will they be delivering the Bo-k's there?
cold fmed me and i think the price difference may be due to me needing 2 jr bm bok's in my bok quote ... im sure they are smaller and charge less money for those
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Posted by deeva007
Cold-- Are you just having bo-ks and corsages and bouts like Mazz? I wonder why they would even care about the RH-- will they be delivering the Bo-k's there?
cold fmed me and i think the price difference may be due to me needing 2 jr bm bok's in my bok quote ... im sure they are smaller and charge less money for those
Yeah, that's correct...but for the difference in price, I better be getting some huge-a$$ bouquets for my girls
So, I was of the school of thought that whereas I would splurge on a band and a photographer, I would keep the cost of flowers down.. to that end I was told by several people that Burtons has the best prices.
I had gotten a quote from another 'more expensive' florist first and then went to see Burtons... To my surprise and dissapointment the price quote i was given my burtons was even MORE (by a LOT) than the 'more expensive florist' for less stuff!! (the other florist was throwing in petals, votives and i get to keep the vases for the centerpieceetc)
For 17 tall centerpieces Bride BO-K 2 MOH Bo-K 2 altar pieces Boutenieres and Corsages cake decoration 10 pew bows
Burtons quoted me $2,850 plus tax!
IN order to get a slighly upgraded centerpiece-- (the same as the one from the other florist) it would cost an additional 50 bucks PER centerpiece..!
What happened to a great price!!!! ???
Iroically a friend of mine who is getting married 2 weeks before me and needs the same items PLUS an ADDITIONAL 10 BM boquets got quoted LESS than I did....
Burtons would not itemize their 'package' price so I dont know how on earth they came up with this number
Someone please explain this to me!
that is weird....I paid about $2300 and had 14 adults in the bp and 6 kids....maybe the time of year had something to do with it?
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I had about 19 tall cp's and alot more bo-ks and i paid about the same price. Maybe prices went up?
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ok ladies, now i'm freaking out! i put down a deposit with them over 6 months ago.. should i go elsewhere now?
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I have an apt w/ them on sat- should i even bother to go..LOL
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Oy and Al--
I just wanted to add that I have never personally heard anyone complain about their flowers who used them so it should def not stop you from going to see them and or continuing to book with them. It just seems that they lack some consistency in their pricing-- thaty is my only complaint.
If you have a K for a price that worked for you i would NOT change them. They did my friend's flowers a year and a half ago and they were perfectly nice.
I just wanted to vent bc i was surprised at the fact that they seemed to highball me-- comparatively to what friends I know who used them got as their estimates.
It is worth a shot with them bc i know some people who did in fact get great deals and weree happy with their service. My post was just venting/presenting the other side.. dont assume they will give you the best price as I had assumed based on what people said to me and what i had read on the boards-- you have to go see and compare for youself.
Good luck!
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I'm sorry you had a bad experience with Burtons. i called them to make an appt to come in and they refused to even make an appt with me once they heard I was getting married at a temple. I would never work with that company, even if they paid me!
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I'm sorry you had a bad experience with Burtons. i called them to make an appt to come in and they refused to even make an appt with me once they heard I was getting married at a temple. I would never work with that company, even if they paid me!
WHAT? That's crazy. I can't believe they would refuse to work with you bc you are getting married in a temple.
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I booked with them last year. I got similar to what you needed except a few additional bok's and nothing for the Church. my total was $2800 plus tax. They were really nice to me and I actually called to set up an appointment to go in within the next month and they were great. I am sorry you had a bad experience! I def wouldn't cancel with them if you already booked them. there was a reason you booked there in the first place! JMO
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Posted by debzy
I'm sorry you had a bad experience with Burtons. i called them to make an appt to come in and they refused to even make an appt with me once they heard I was getting married at a temple. I would never work with that company, even if they paid me!
WHAT? That's crazy. I can't believe they would refuse to work with you bc you are getting married in a temple.
what??? that doesnt sounds right- why would they refuse business because you're getting married in a temple? was it something else? maybe they just didnt have the time you wanted...... tht just seems unheard of.
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soooooooooo WEIRD- after reading this post- the guy from Burtons called me- Next saturday they are doing flowers for a wedding that are using the same type of centerpieces i wanna do and since they're different then what most people do he wanted me to come to the store and see what they look like- to make sure i'll like them for my wedding- i thought that was really nice........ so i'm glad i booked with them.
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I actually just met with burton's today and i was disappointed as well. my appt was 4:00, i got there a few min early and was on my way home by 4:10. it seemed as if the women who met with me couldn't be bothered to deal with me. she had said something and then i was like, yea, i remember that from my brother's wedding (burton's did the flowers for their wedding in sept 07). i'm not goin to book with them because i got a quote of $400 less for another place, where the woman was so helpful and spent an hour with me going over bo-ks, centerpieces, etc.
when we went to burton's we also met with a woman who rushed us out AND we had an appointment! i was given a quote through email but i still wanted to go over some things with them - like the size of the bok's and the size of the centerpieces - the woman looked at me like i had 10 heads b/c i wanted to know what kind of vase the CP's would be in and how many flowers were going to be in the bok - i had a few questions and it was like they couldn't be bothered.....i was also turned off by the inside of the place and their photo albums that showcased their work were all old with like 1990 flowers i did not feel comfortable at all in there.....some people don't mind that but i wanted to feel like a 'bride' and be treated like a 'bride' especially when im going to be dropping some serious money kwim?
I know exactly what you mean. When I started to ask the woman questions, she didn't want to answer them. She want on her whole spiel about how they use flowers in season, etc. I asked her what flowers were in season for March and she told me to google it.
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I booked with them last year. I got similar to what you needed except a few additional bok's and nothing for the Church. my total was $2800 plus tax. They were really nice to me and I actually called to set up an appointment to go in within the next month and they were great. I am sorry you had a bad experience! I def wouldn't cancel with them if you already booked them. there was a reason you booked there in the first place! JMO
ITA! so far everything has been great with them! They are by far one of my fav vendors to work with!! And every wedding I've been to where they have done the flowers they always looked great! Sorry you had a bad experience..
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Posted by debzy
I'm sorry you had a bad experience with Burtons. i called them to make an appt to come in and they refused to even make an appt with me once they heard I was getting married at a temple. I would never work with that company, even if they paid me!
WHAT? That's crazy. I can't believe they would refuse to work with you bc you are getting married in a temple.
what??? that doesnt sounds right- why would they refuse business because you're getting married in a temple? was it something else? maybe they just didnt have the time you wanted...... tht just seems unheard of.
There has to be a reason.. I'm sure they wouldnt just turn someone away like that.
Did you ask them why?
ETA: Maybe they cant go to that Temple?
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I actually just met with burton's today and i was disappointed as well. my appt was 4:00, i got there a few min early and was on my way home by 4:10. it seemed as if the women who met with me couldn't be bothered to deal with me. she had said something and then i was like, yea, i remember that from my brother's wedding (burton's did the flowers for their wedding in sept 07). i'm not goin to book with them because i got a quote of $400 less for another place, where the woman was so helpful and spent an hour with me going over bo-ks, centerpieces, etc.
when we went to burton's we also met with a woman who rushed us out AND we had an appointment! i was given a quote through email but i still wanted to go over some things with them - like the size of the bok's and the size of the centerpieces - the woman looked at me like i had 10 heads b/c i wanted to know what kind of vase the CP's would be in and how many flowers were going to be in the bok - i had a few questions and it was like they couldn't be bothered.....i was also turned off by the inside of the place and their photo albums that showcased their work were all old with like 1990 flowers i did not feel comfortable at all in there.....some people don't mind that but i wanted to feel like a 'bride' and be treated like a 'bride' especially when im going to be dropping some serious money kwim?
I know exactly what you mean. When I started to ask the woman questions, she didn't want to answer them. She want on her whole spiel about how they use flowers in season, etc. I asked her what flowers were in season for March and she told me to google it.
ive heard the same exact story from another bride.... it seems to me like this 'woman' whoever is may be... is the wrong person to work with at burtons... and i actually warned FH beforehand that theres a chance we might get her, but thankfully we didnt.... Mike seems to be the person to deal with there
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I just got a quote from burtons for only $2598 (including tax) for...
