Flower Help (a little long)
Hi All... I have an issue with flowers.....I basically have none!! ![]()
Christmas Eve, FH and I had people over to the house and his uncle, who does a lot of business with a particular florist, gave us the name and number of the owner and said to call him and tell him when we were getting married and that Uncle Charlie referred us.
My FH called the florist in January and told him the above. The florist told FH that once we picked out our colors that we should contact him and he would give us the 'deluxe package' at the basic package price. I wasn't thrilled only because I knew my main color was going to be chocolate, but I wanted to base the coordinating color on the flower choices with the best price. Anyhow - it was a 'gift' and if I was saving money.....I was happy.
I chose my coordinating color (pinks) and FH called the florist back to let him know and see when we can make an appointment to meet. The florist told us that he just needed to get through Easter and asked that we call him back right after the holiday. I thought it was reasonable enough, so I waited. I called him back the week after Easter and he told me he was busy with mother's day and he said, 'I will have my wife call you after mother's day'. We never received the call and we waited three weeks after mother's day before we broke down and called again, but we couldn't get a hold of the owner, so we left a voice message. We have left two more since then to no avail. In addition we spoke to FH's uncle who also left word for the florist, but we haven't heard anything.
FH's uncle said that the guy was definitely going to help us out, but that he was busy and would call within a few weeks.
At the risk of sounding selfish...I now feel a bit inconvenienced by the florists 'favor'. FH and I discussed and we are going to graciously turn down the florist should he ever call us back. My fear is that since he is doing us a favor he may not put much effort into it and what happens if my flowers look dead or something else? In addition, the florist never told us what we were getting nor did he give us an actual price, so I don't even know for sure if he is saving us all that much.
Now for the reason I need help (sorry so long![]()
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I have not researched flowers that much since I thought it would be the easiest part. Are pink flowers expensive in October? If I am looking for 15 centerpieces, ceremony flowers (not extravagant), 1 bride BQ, 5 BM bouquets and 5 boots for the guys....would it be more or less than 3K. Any suggested vendors? Thanks so much for your help!
Christmas Eve, FH and I had people over to the house and his uncle, who does a lot of business with a particular florist, gave us the name and number of the owner and said to call him and tell him when we were getting married and that Uncle Charlie referred us.
My FH called the florist in January and told him the above. The florist told FH that once we picked out our colors that we should contact him and he would give us the 'deluxe package' at the basic package price. I wasn't thrilled only because I knew my main color was going to be chocolate, but I wanted to base the coordinating color on the flower choices with the best price. Anyhow - it was a 'gift' and if I was saving money.....I was happy.
I chose my coordinating color (pinks) and FH called the florist back to let him know and see when we can make an appointment to meet. The florist told us that he just needed to get through Easter and asked that we call him back right after the holiday. I thought it was reasonable enough, so I waited. I called him back the week after Easter and he told me he was busy with mother's day and he said, 'I will have my wife call you after mother's day'. We never received the call and we waited three weeks after mother's day before we broke down and called again, but we couldn't get a hold of the owner, so we left a voice message. We have left two more since then to no avail. In addition we spoke to FH's uncle who also left word for the florist, but we haven't heard anything.
FH's uncle said that the guy was definitely going to help us out, but that he was busy and would call within a few weeks.
At the risk of sounding selfish...I now feel a bit inconvenienced by the florists 'favor'. FH and I discussed and we are going to graciously turn down the florist should he ever call us back. My fear is that since he is doing us a favor he may not put much effort into it and what happens if my flowers look dead or something else? In addition, the florist never told us what we were getting nor did he give us an actual price, so I don't even know for sure if he is saving us all that much.
Now for the reason I need help (sorry so long
I have not researched flowers that much since I thought it would be the easiest part. Are pink flowers expensive in October? If I am looking for 15 centerpieces, ceremony flowers (not extravagant), 1 bride BQ, 5 BM bouquets and 5 boots for the guys....would it be more or less than 3K. Any suggested vendors? Thanks so much for your help!
