What do you think of this floral quote?

1 Bridal bouquet red or white peony

1 Toss bouquet white and pale pink Roses

3 Brides maid bouquets Yellow Cymbidium orchids and White Roses

1 Mothers corsage Dark pink Cymbidium Orchid

1 Mothers corsage White Cymbidium orchid

3 Grand mothers corsages Single Cymbidium Orchid White or Pink

2 Boutonniere's yellow and red calla lilies

3 Best men Boutonniere's White Roses

2 Ceremony pieces containing White Dendrobium Orchids and Roses (Bloomed as much as possible)

We did NOT include in this price list the remaining 13 centerpieces as i need to see the container so that i may find the appropriate flower combination....
sub total as we stand today $1450.00

That price is already over my budget and he didn't even get to the centerpieces yet! Is this a reasonable price or can I do better?

I think you could do better! Try Flowers by Burton in Melville!! Their flowers are awesome and so is the price!!!!

www.flowersbyburton.com

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Posted by PegaLega

Few things, I dont think you will do MUCH better anywhere else, Peonies are not in season in September-but you are getting them, orchids and callas are expensive-I think you will get a lower price from a company on LI b/c you WILL pay for the delivery without a doubt, unless you find a place in manhattan but they may not be able to get you peonies-not sure if the orchids and callas are in season in september so I cant say on those

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He told me that peonies will be expensive, but that's just my bo-k. Orchids on the other hand, are not expensive because they can be grown indoors and are readily available all year round. He said at that time of the year, calla lilies are more expensive than peonies, but then again, that's just 2 bouts of calla lilies.

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Posted by lucamon

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Posted by PegaLega

Few things, I dont think you will do MUCH better anywhere else, Peonies are not in season in September-but you are getting them, orchids and callas are expensive-I think you will get a lower price from a company on LI b/c you WILL pay for the delivery without a doubt, unless you find a place in manhattan but they may not be able to get you peonies-not sure if the orchids and callas are in season in september so I cant say on those

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He told me that peonies will be expensive, but that's just my bo-k. Orchids on the other hand, are not expensive because they can be grown indoors and are readily available all year round. He said at that time of the year, calla lilies are more expensive than peonies, but then again, that's just 2 bouts of calla lilies.

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Truthfully, I think its alot, but all my boks were peonies and were in season and they were expensive. The callas you are probably getting charged that more b/c it is only 2 bouts and the shipping cost (maybe) I would look at others and see what they quote you. that is always the smart way to go, b/c then you get an idea of what IS really expensive and what is the ideal for what you want.

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Posted by PegaLega

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Posted by lucamon

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Posted by PegaLega

Few things, I dont think you will do MUCH better anywhere else, Peonies are not in season in September-but you are getting them, orchids and callas are expensive-I think you will get a lower price from a company on LI b/c you WILL pay for the delivery without a doubt, unless you find a place in manhattan but they may not be able to get you peonies-not sure if the orchids and callas are in season in september so I cant say on those

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He told me that peonies will be expensive, but that's just my bo-k. Orchids on the other hand, are not expensive because they can be grown indoors and are readily available all year round. He said at that time of the year, calla lilies are more expensive than peonies, but then again, that's just 2 bouts of calla lilies.

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Truthfully, I think its alot, but all my boks were peonies and were in season and they were expensive. The callas you are probably getting charged that more b/c it is only 2 bouts and the shipping cost (maybe) I would look at others and see what they quote you. that is always the smart way to go, b/c then you get an idea of what IS really expensive and what is the ideal for what you want.

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I never thought about the shipping charges. That make sense if they have to ship a small quantity, they'd charge you a premium. Do you think I should get another quote for the exact same list just for comparison or should I go with cheaper flowers? FH said he doesn't care for the callas, roses are fine with him. I love peonies, but not for that price.

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Posted by lucamon

I never thought about the shipping charges. That make sense if they have to ship a small quantity, they'd charge you a premium. Do you think I should get another quote for the exact same list just for comparison or should I go with cheaper flowers? FH said he doesn't care for the callas, roses are fine with him. I love peonies, but not for that price.

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I would do both, get quotes for the same thing (just be prepared for other florists to refuse peonies and callas-some just wont do it if they are out of season) see where you stand. If they come in at the same price you know the quote you got originally is average for what you want.

If you go to your florist and change things to roses and the price drop is ALOT then consider changing-but before you change make sure you wont regret not having peonies and callas or maybe do less peonies and add roses to your boks and scratch callas all together.

Have you visited Ariston Florist in Manhattan?

My FH's godfather is a florist in the Bronx, but he knows the people at Ariston and says they're good.

Plus, Ariston Florist was voted Best of the Knot recently.

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

I think you could do better! Try Flowers by Burton in Melville!! Their flowers are awesome and so is the price!!!!

www.flowersbyburton.com

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We just came back from Burtons. They quoted us $1800 for everything including centerpieces. They want $100 per table for tall centerpieces.

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Posted by PegaLega

Few things, I dont think you will do MUCH better anywhere else, Peonies are not in season in September-but you are getting them, orchids and callas are expensive-I think you will get a lower price from a company on LI b/c you WILL pay for the delivery without a doubt, unless you find a place in manhattan but they may not be able to get you peonies-not sure if the orchids and callas are in season in september so I cant say on those

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I agree 100%!!! My florist is a friend of my moms and she is giving us everything at wholesale (cuts down ALOT) and she said that to put Peonys in my CP's, (for a good flower) they could possibly be up to $12 per flower... Only my mom (MOH) is getting them in her bouqet... Too expensive for all the CP's, but I agree.. If you do find better, it won't be by much

oo that's a bit pricy..

try verbena.. she's giving me a whole lot more for a little bit more than that..