JuneBride or anyone else who has experienced Stefan's

I'm meeting w/ Paul from Stefan's in a few weeks. Any feedback? What kind of 'extras' do they throw in? Are there any other florists I should check out?I really don't feel like shopping for a florist, and they are the house florist at the Carlyle. After looking at around 30 wedding gowns I'm wiped! The good news is I found the perfect dress,veil,and headpiece! Thanks for your help. Continued success!

JuneBride or anyone else who has experienced Stefan`s

I'm seeing them on Saturday. I'll let you know!

JuneBride or anyone else who has experienced Stefan`s

They don't throw in much except maybe flowers for passing, throw away, and boutenaires. We met with Neil and he worked within our budget. He gave us a final figure. We told him it was above our budget so he made a special package and lowered it by about $150 to fit within our budget. You can also check out Mastors in Rockville Centere. I met with Mike there and he is great. If you need the number I can send it. We are still undecided between the 2 forists.

Stefans - (egreen)

May I ask what a reasonable budget was for Stefans? I don't want to walk in with a number that's much higher than what he can work with. (ie, I don't want to say that my budget is say $5,000 if he can do what I want for $3000) Flowers is where I hope to save some $ b/c I plan to use mostly candles. I also might use the temple's chuppa and just have it lightly adorned with flowers - so that should save us a bundle. As I mentioned, I'm seeing them tomorrow, so I'll keep you posted!Thanks!

Stefans -

I first went to Flowers by Brian (I would of used them) but went with Stef. b/c they are the house florist...) Plus they came in less and gave me more. Flowers by Brian I could tell (WILL do a great job) I met with Brian and he was a little pushy - I was telling him I don't want a huge boquet (and he was telling me I was going to pay $150 either way) but anyway I then went to Stef. I met with Josh (and then the owner who is really crazy) but he threw in stuff for us (at the end) b/c of the Carlyle - At my meeting with Josh - he helped with what we would need and I told him what i wanted - at the end he said he could do it for $2500 - I said it's a little more then what we wanted he said how much do you want to spend we said $2000 - he said done- With tax it came to around 2150 - anyway - I had about 24 - 28 roses in bubble vases on 20 tables (1 floating rose in a small vase) for cocktail hour) a huge centerpiece on my table (that we never even spoke about) I guess they just included this) I was pleasantly suprised! (My cake, flowers around for the serving dishes during cocktail hour) my bouquet had about 40 roses - I had four girls (small bouquet (around 12-15 roses) and the usual corsages and bout. I guess around 8 of each. and rose petals to throw - I thought they were great!!! I went to a small florist in Baldwin just to make sure of the price (and they came in at $2800) But like I said I would look at Flowers by Brian too. They let you see the flowes the day before which I liked - they are also a smaller shop.

Thanks for the info! sara I look forward to your report:) *NM*

Stefans - WOW!!

That's very reasonable compared to what my coordinator at my hall told me. My catering hall is Shelter Rock Jewish Center, and Stefans is one of 3 house florists (and we HAVE to choose from the 3 house florists). My coordinator basically said that we should plan to spend at least $5000-$7000 on flowers (which I of course thought was ridiculous)- but i guess that includes an elaborate chuppa, which i don't want anyway. I'll be sooo psyched if i can get away with so much less! Thanks for the info! I'll let you know by monday! we'r also seeing Atlas Florist on Sunday.

Junebride - Do you have any photos online?? *NM*

My experience with Stefan's

I used Stefan's (Josh & then Neil) for my wedding and they were great. I feel totally comfortable recommending them and they weren't my places house florist. I found them to be very accommodating and respectful of your budget and I couldn't have been happier with EVERYTHING on my wedding day. Neil even came with the crew to make sure it was all set up properly which I wasn't expecting. If you have any questions about them feel free to ask me.