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Meeting with a florist for the first time....

JimmysBride Posted:

Meeting with a florist for the first time....

What do I need to know? What do I need to ask? I'm bringing lots of pictures with me with lots of different options to see which will work best with my (small) flower budget. Anything I need to watch out for? What did you discuss at the first meeting? Do I need to know 'how many' flowers I want? Because I have no clue!

lorimari Posted:

Re: Meeting with a florist for the first time....

I brought pictures of my dress and pics of the girls dresses - the florist really appreciated that b/c it helped us decide what looked best.

(Congrats on your dress by the way!!)

Just tell your florist your budget and see what they come up with - I'm sure it'll be beautiful!!

Just have an idea of how many tables you think you'll have (I estimated high just in case) and who you will be getting corsages/bout's for. I'm sure your florist will walk you through!

Good luck and have fun!!!!
fairylise Posted:

Re: Meeting with a florist for the first time....

you are going to have so much fun. make sure they include an extra bout. for the guys and include a throw away bo-k for you. everything else just comes with the meetings- budgets, type of flowers in season, colors, and style of centerpieces and bo-k! good luck and have fun
Jo Ann Posted:

Re: Meeting with a florist for the first time....

I Really wouldn't estimate high on the tables, just because if they stick them in a contract you are going to be stuck with centerpieces that you dont need. They told me for about 150 people I would need about 13 tables so I told the florist that and that it may be more than that she said it wasnt a problem each addition CP would be $$$. So I know in the back of my mind that the Flower price could change by a couple of hundred $$ depending on a final count and how we do table settings.

Little things that we got were decorating the cake, flowers for the dias, and card table.

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