I'm not getting married until September 2006 and I thought I could wait a couple of months to book my florist but my soon-to-be sister-in-law's said I should try and book them ASAP! I want to book everything early so I have the most options and I have narrowed it down to two florists to see.
My dilemma is that I don't know what color flowers I want because I haven't picked my bridesmaid's dresses yet. I know what I want them to look like and the types of flowers I want.
Do you girls think it makes sense to check out a florists work and pricing even if you don't know the color flowers you want...only the type?
How long before your weddings did you book the florist? When should I book to ensure I get first pick?
M&LSept1606
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hi date twin!!
We already ordered BM dresses, and I was waiting to do that to be certain of color. BUT I think you can get price quotes if you basically know what you're after. I don't think colors have to be final.
Take a trip down to a bridal suite and check out the BM dress colors in person. We went with burgundy. my girls ordered their dress, but it will be more fun if you know what color you're going to go with. then you can visualize better.
PrincessAurora
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Yes! My best friend is getting married in 2006 too and she started looking at florists last week and she did not know what color our BM's gowns were going to be. She also knew how she wantedthe flowers to look and the florists were able to just work with that and give her quotes.
cjb88
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my florist wanted me to have my bridesmaid dresses picked out before I saw her... it made it a lot easier with decision making... also different flowers in different colors can cost different amounts of money, so if you go in with a particular type and then end up changing the color your costs may change too... does that makes sense??
Wintersbride
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Hmmm. well, I would definitely start looking because these vendors book fast. They will let you change your order, so it's not written in stone. If you have any idea of a color (or two) I would pick one of the contenders and go down to a few florists and get quotes. As my florist told me today, they will not charge you differently for changing the color of the flowers. You just have to figure out what kinds of flowers you want (roses, orchids, etc.), which a good florist can help you with. At least if you find a florist that you mesh with and has a reasonable price you can at least book them and fine tune the details later. I know I am going against the tide with this advice, but seeing how fast everything books, I would look sooner then later. I have already changed the flowers I wanted 2x, no biggie. I just knew I wanted roses so it made no difference. Every florist I went to said 'well, you will change your mind 15 times before the wedding, so none of this is written in stone'. I'd say start looking.
