Questions to Ask your Florist
Photo by Mindy Deluca Photography
Flowers are timeless. For as long as weddings have been around, flowers have played a large and beautiful role in decoration, photographs, bouquets, the celebration, etc. There are so many different types of flowers that can be used to enhance your big day. Before we even start to get into all of the different types of bouquets you can choose, we are going to give you a list of questions to ask your florist to make sure you are well taken care of for your big day:
Do you have samples (or photos) of work that you have done in the past?
How many years of professional experience do you have?
How much lead time do you need to book out?
Are you able to coordinate the distribution of the flowers on the wedding day?
Wedding Party bouquets
Wedding Party corsages
Mothers/ Fathers
Special guests
Do you pin the corsages and boutonnieres?
Can you coordinate with the wedding planner? (RECOMMENDED :))
Do you charge extra for delivery and set-up?
Will you attend the rehearsal? Is that included in the cost?
Is a deposit require? Is it refundable if needed?
When do you need the final numbers?
Do you preserve bouquets?
Can you help design/ build a flower plan around our color scheme?
What type of flowers would be best for our specific wedding? (type, duration, time of day season of year, quantity, etc?)
Below we included a Flower Checklist to use as a guide when planning your flowers and speaking with your florist.
Flower Checklist:
Ceremony
Aisle runner
Flower girl petals
Alter or arch
Candles
Chair decorations / Sashes
Reception
Entry way
Cake decoration
Desert trable
Bar decoration
Chair decorations/ Sashes
Centerpieces
How many tables
Will you reuse the bridal bouquets for this?
Bride
Bride’s bouquet
Bride’s tossing bouquet
Flower crown
Wedding Party
Maid of Honor bouquet
Bridesmaid bouquet
Flower girl bouquet
Mothers corsages
Groom's boutonniere
Best man’s boutonniere
Groomsmen boutonniere
Father’s boutonnieres
corsages/ boutonnieres for special guests