Hydrangea--$$ per stem?

Re: Hydrangea--$$ per stem?

I paid $4.50 per stem of hydrangea and 80 cents for each rose when I made the CP's for my e-party. I ordered them from a site online (www.onlinewholesaleflowers.com). I know he is charging you more for the labor to make them but according to wholesale prices 80 roses = $64 and 9 stems hydrangea = $40.50. I think $325 is way overpriced. How many CP's do you need? Here are some pics of the ones I made myself. The flower quality was great and the flowers lasted about 10 days before they started to die. I know you are not going to make them yourself but just to give you an idea of what wholesale prices are.

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If you talk with the florist and let them know you are close to cancelling with them, they might try to negotiate better with you. What you're paying is a lot more business and $ than $500 they would get from your deposit. I would suggest going to the other florist that your hall allows and getting a quote from them to see what the price difference is. Some hydrangeas are sprayed a certain color or they can be imported which may be the price increase. What color are they?

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I would get a quote from the other florist and frankly from another as well -- cannot hurt in terms of having evidence of gouging when you go back to Arcadia. And I fully agree, $500 is nothing when you consider the rip off they are planning.

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i was quoted between 14 and 20 per hydrangia - so yeah at 16 that is about right

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$325 per CP that is crazy. i want sort of what you do...a lot of rose packed together but i never thought that it would cost that much...(i am going to have to use Arcadia or Dina Gould too) please let me know the outcome.... i was also wondering...why don't i hear a lot about Diana Gould. everyone from Glen Island talks about Arcadia, but i rarely hear about Diana Gould???

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Posted by 7706bride

$325 per CP that is crazy. i want sort of what you do...a lot of rose packed together but i never thought that it would cost that much...(i am going to have to use Arcadia or Dina Gould too) please let me know the outcome.... i was also wondering...why don't i hear a lot about Diana Gould. everyone from Glen Island talks about Arcadia, but i rarely hear about Diana Gould???

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I'm not sure why no one really talks about Diana Gould. I do remember that the initial quote I got from one of the florists there was very high--so it might be that a lot of brides are scared away by that (myself included). Also, I've heard that some of their florists are a little snooty.

I guess I'm just lucky I'm only having around 10 tables, so I only need 10 centerpieces I'm thinking of ditching the whole high centerpiece thing and looking into low ones--I heard they're less expensive but I don't know if that's true.

Kimberly--those arrangements are gorgeous! I wish I could hire YOU!

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The hydrangeas I had were $15 a stem.

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I am having 30-36 roses with 5-6 stems of hydrangea for $48 each CP.

And the BM bo-ks are all white hydrangrea (3-4 stems) and I am paying $28.

So, yeah I think you are getting overcharged!

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Yes, hyndrangea is expensive. My cps have hydrangea & roses , but only 6 roses & they were included in my reception package, so the cp itself costs about $90.

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Diamondgrle and I have the same florist and the same flower package so I can say I was quoted the same prices.

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