Flowers by Brian

nelli1324 Posted: Oct 05, 2004 09:04 PM

Flowers by Brian

Is anyone using them? If so if you dont mid telling how much are you paying? I just got back and got a quote of 3500$$. Was just wondering if that was normal. It was my first appointment with a florist, so I dont even know what to compare it to. Thank you in advance

AJsMommy122 Posted: Oct 05, 2004 09:06 PM

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That was the first florist I visited also. We came VERY close to using them. My quote was around 2500. Included 5 bms, 15 tall cps, 5 bms, my bok, 2 mom corsages, and place card arrangement. also fresh flowers for the bathrooms and serving trays. and also a flower arrangement for my moms house. Not sure but there might have been more...

Lady Di Posted: Oct 05, 2004 09:24 PM

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They were the second place I went to. I ended up going with Pedestals -they gave me more for the money than I got at Flowers by Brian. Also, I felt that Robert at Pedestals had great ideas and got the look and ambiance I was going for. He sat down with me and went over what my wedding was like and my ideas and made some great suggestions. I also went to Flowers by Burton. A few of my sister's friends have used them and were really happy with their flowers, but it's more like wholesale and I felt you really needed to know exactly what you were looking for. Check them out-I think their price was about $1000-$1500 less than Pedestals.
Good luck!

randella Posted: Oct 05, 2004 10:11 PM

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We are using them-- and our quote is $6000.. and I actually thought that was low. We are renting candleabras from them for the CP's.. and we also have to get ceremony flowers, chuppah, etc.

nelli1324 Posted: Oct 05, 2004 11:03 PM

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Oh Dear, thats very steep. I guess I did get a good price!! Thanx

Pipchick Posted: Oct 06, 2004 08:55 AM

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We are using them and are paying $3300. They are the only florist we went to and I really liked the woman we worked with plus I heard such wonderful things about them.

randella Posted: Oct 06, 2004 09:19 AM

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Posted by nelli1324

Oh Dear, thats very steep. I guess I did get a good price!! Thanx

Well- I originally thought we'd be paying like over 10 grand on flowers-- and I thought this to be ridiculous.. We have 20 CPs, plus like 20 small CPs for cocktail hour.. Then we are havign the ceremony at our place- so, that is probably the bulk of it.. Plus, we have a large bridal party, and divorced/step parents, that all need small bo-k's, bouts, etc.

FrescaBride Posted: Oct 06, 2004 09:28 AM

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Posted by nelli1324

Is anyone using them? If so if you dont mid telling how much are you paying? I just got back and got a quote of 3500$$. Was just wondering if that was normal. It was my first appointment with a florist, so I dont even know what to compare it to. Thank you in advance

I think it really depends on what you are getting and you didn't list that. But if you have more than 15 tables and a big bridal party and other things added, then that should be about right. And it also depends what you are looking for. A lot of places filled their CP's with greenery and baby fresh...and I personally do not like that. So it depends on different factors....
Try to go to a few places then you can compare and see where you are getting the most for you money. Good Luck !!!

buckles Posted: Oct 06, 2004 11:32 AM

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What are they giving you for that price? They were the 2nd florist I went to. I think it depends on how many tables you have as well as bo-k's, how many flowers and what type of flowers you are having.

Niecey Posted: Oct 06, 2004 12:11 PM

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It really depends what you get for that price and they are negotiable to an extent. I used them for my wedding two years ago, had a great experience and they beat a competitors prices (or at least gave me a lot more fo rmy money). I enjoyed working with them.

DeeGeoNeo Posted: Oct 06, 2004 01:34 PM

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I went to Flowers by Brian but ended up booking with Pedestals. I got a lot more for my money at Pedestals and loved that they actually brought the flowers out to you while discussing what you wanted. I worked with Jay...he was great. Pedestals came in about $1,000 cheaper than Flowers by Brian too!

Backinneyork Posted: Oct 06, 2004 01:50 PM

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I went to him this past weekend and was horrifed by his service or should I say lack of. But the flowers are beautiful and he has tons of fans. I did not book him, but the quote I got was in line with the others I received.

randella Posted: Oct 06, 2004 02:24 PM

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Posted by Backinneyork

I went to him this past weekend and was horrifed by his service or should I say lack of. But the flowers are beautiful and he has tons of fans. I did not book him, but the quote I got was in line with the others I received.

really?? Did you meet with Brian?

jennmarty Posted: Oct 06, 2004 08:55 PM

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I'm the same with randella- $6,000!!!
I totally thought this was a steal.....wow, am I naive- I booked them before I even knew about this website!!!!

WeddingsRock Posted: Oct 06, 2004 09:09 PM

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I used him almost 3 years ago. My quote was 2,500 for 20 CP, 4 bm, 4 gm, 2 moms, 2 uncles, 2 godmothers, and 2 large arrangements for the church. Plus, I used raffia for my pew bows and ivy. I thought that was a great price for my flowers. They were beautiful. People still talk about them.

Backinneyork Posted: Oct 07, 2004 09:01 AM

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Posted by randella

Posted by Backinneyork

I went to him this past weekend and was horrified by his service or should I say lack of. But the flowers are beautiful and he has tons of fans. I did not book him, but the quote I got was in line with the others I received.

really?? Did you meet with Brian?

Sort of...I had a 1:00 appt which I was early for, so my mom and I waited in the showroom and at 1:00 Brian came out and said to have a seat in his office. Then he proceeded to tell me that I 'had to give him a few minutes' bc he was really busy and had a million things to do. So he comes back ten minutes later, and says the same thing - I'll be right with you guys, I'm just so busy....Then after a total of 25 minutes of waiting (we were going to wait 5 more and then leave), he finally came in and said someone else would be taking care of us because he didn't have the time!!

I was just so turned off by that. If he was busy, he should have given us someone else to talk to from the start. Although she was very nice, I felt that my consultant was just telling me what to get and not working through the ideas that I had. One of my BM's used him in '01 and the flowers were beautiful. I have also been to other weddings where he did a great job. I just felt that his business has gotten so big since he was showcased on Kelly and Regis, that I was just a number to him, and I felt that some of the little details could be overlooked. I was very exicted to go to him and it was a major disappointment.

I am sure that you and everyone else that is using him will not have any problems at all. Maybe he was having a bad day when I was there, but when I am getting ready to drop major $$$, I expect some better service!

randella Posted: Oct 07, 2004 09:38 AM

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I have to say he is definitely a frenetic kind of guy.. Someone else handled our paperwork, then we sat with him for a while-- he took us in the back and showed us some stuff, etc.

Maybe it would be worth another trip in-- sounds like he was dealing with some kind of crisis or having a really bad day. But that would have rubbed me the wrong way too.