hey guys, im just about to book my florist and ive said to her that our wedding is black and dark red themed (apart from my dress which is diamond white) and shes come out with some great ideas with flowers and feathers which seem to suit us great. shes quoted me £55 for my flowers, £30 per bridesmaid, £4 a buttonhole and £50 per podium for church flowers, the types of flowers shes thinking to tie in with the black and red theme are calla lilly, rose, anthurium, dahlia and cosmos etc with some thistles coz thats what my partners wanting. SOOOOOO the question is are those prices about average for what im getting?? and is everyone elses coming to about that? xxx
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
mine are -
(all those ones done in roses and clla lilies) £50 bouquet, £25 for the BM bouquets, £19 for flower girl, £10.50 flor 6 centrepieces, top table display (which ended up before free as she gave me 10% discount) and 2 corsages
5 button holes in roses
total £210. BUT mine are silk, not real!
18-09-10
Now a married lady :)
Im a rebel me
CommentAuthormrs-b's
hi, i keep comming on and helping... thinks i should get a job!! what you have been quoted is very reasonable. i presume your getting married about june-julysih - so its a steal. its a little more than we would charge (but we are quiet cheap for our fresh flowers) others in our area are more expensive! but areas do vary from place to place!!! so long as your happy she is good, or if you have seen her work/ been reffered there by a friend/ or use her for other flowers regulalry (these ways are always best to find someone to make your flowers) calla lilles can cost an arm and a leg in summer months, so really to include callas for the price is super duper!! wishing you all the best!! mrs b's xxx
CommentAuthorL JO
I've just paid £21 for 3 bouquets 1 large and 2 smaller for my bridesmaid and flowergirls and £7 for 5 buttonholes and still undecided but if I go for the one on my profile thats £41 mine are silk aswell x
see thats really good prices, but does it cost more for real ones??? and with our reception the hotel are paying for all the flowers and centerpieces on all the tables so well just get them to match, so i think in total itll be 55 for me 90 for bridesmaids 40 for buttonholes so its only going to be £185, £225 if i get flowers for the church. im a flower virgin lol so ive no idea if thats good? x
CommentAuthorJay
thanks so much guys and especially mrs b i think ill just go ahead and book her as its july were getting married and im getting verty aware its only 5 months away!!!!! xxxx
CommentAuthorLisa"n"Iain
sounds about right to me!!
CommentAuthorMrs Daltry
iv paid £230 for my real bouquet (plus a free one to toss),2 artificial cream rose and black feather pories hand tied,one matching wrist crosage,and 4 miss susie arum lily button holes
CommentAuthorL JO
The lady that does the flowers in the church we are getting married in said if we tell her the colour she will try and do that in the weekly display I didnt want to pay as we will only be in there about 20 mins and eyes should be on ME not the flowers lol x
CommentAuthorJay
thats a really good idea about getting one to toss!!! i never even thought of that! tiggs ur a genius lol! for the flowergirl ( my little princess) should i get her flowers or should i just buy some fake rose petals from ebay and get her to throw them along the aisle?x
CommentAuthorJay
i agree JLO im still undecided on the church, im wanting to put white chair covers over the chairs at the front but theres another 3 floors of pews so i dont know how much of a difference having flowers there will make, because the church is really big and has alot of detail in the wood work and the ceiling so might not bother with them x
CommentAuthorjojomc5
sounds a good price to me for real.ive made 8 bridesmaids an 10 button holes all for £100.but bought mine off ebay for £30.all matches and are foam roses and other bits x
CommentAuthoryvonne
that doesn't sound too bad, mine is coming to £276, and thats for..1 bridal bouquet, 5 bridesmaids bouquets a flowergirl wand, and 8 buttonholes. xx
CommentAuthorJay
are you having fresh flowers? i like the sound of a flowergirl wand, is that just a wand with flowers around it?( stupid question now ive wrote it lol) x
CommentAuthoryvonne
yeah i'm having fresh flowers..the wand is like a wire wand and there will be a rose on the star bit at the end..hold on..here's a link to something like it...scrolldown to the bottom.
lol thats a cracking big link! really good idea though coz my daughters only 3, 4 by the wedding and thinks shes a princess and its her day so i think thatd make her day x
CommentAuthoryvonne
aahh that sounds lovely..wee darling. ask your florist about options for the flowergirl..they may have similar things, it wasn't expensive either..£10 xx
CommentAuthorJay
ill need to see what she does as shes freelance so isnt connected to a shop, although im sure she could manage something, cant really be that hard can it? hows your planning going then? you seem to have things sorted im starting to lag behind lol x
CommentAuthorMelly
I'd probably have lavender wands for a flowergirl. (if i have one, just got to find a little girl). xx
you can have one of mine lol ive got my daughter at 3, my little sister at 1, my niece at 8, 4 cousins under 4 so ive had to limit it to just my son and daughter as a part of the ceremony or itd be like a trip to a soft play area!ill try and get it tied into my flowers x
CommentAuthorMelly
Thanks!!!
CommentAuthorKaya
Oooh, I was quite worried bout price of flowers after seeing prices in various wedding mags... feeling quite reassured now!
Now Mrs Cobb!!!!!! :-D
CommentAuthorMrsSnedden2B
Igetting silk flowers there cheaper and look as good as real flowers nd i can keep them forever :) lol xx
CommentAuthorJay
see i only have a 2 bedroom house with not much storage so i dont really want to keep them after, my cat or the kids would just end up eating them! Kaya, i was the same! when you look at wedding mags and theyre like oooooh we paid 700 for flowers or budget 600 for flowers it made me shudder! so im glad to see everyones about the same price xx
CommentAuthorEmmielene
Im paying £210 for mine. A bridal bouquet, 2 bridesmaid bouquets, 2 corsages for mums and 10 buttonholes. Im having an "open" posy bouquet in whites shades with verigated (white & green) foliage dispersed throughout. The flowers are white Akito roses, cream fragrent freesia, white hydrangea, delicate white bouvardia & white lizzianthus.
CommentAuthorkessy77
oooh emmielene yours sound gorgeous!!!! Im having silk, was the best option for me as I am on a budget and I can keep them. Total of £94!! pics on my profile xx
CommentAuthorEmmielene
i dont even know what those flowers are!!!!! My dads a milkman and its some woman on his round.. i just got told, i didnt really care though as its my colours.
CommentAuthorkessy77
I odnt know what akito roses or bouvardia look like but the rest are gorgeous and will look and smell fabulous!! xx
CommentAuthorJay
lol sounds fab! im a flower virgin and all these names being thrown at me and just confusing me lol (doesnt take much!)x
CommentAuthorGoff
80 quid for all mine
Brides bouquet 5 bridesmaids 2 grooms and best man buttonholes 1 corsage 5 normal buttonholes
OK so they arent real, but they are very lovely
Pics on me profile if anyones interested.
UKB Mad Scientist
Ride it like ya stole it.....
I'm a flippin ORTHOTIST
CommentAuthorEmmielene
you have silk ones forever though.. and thats a lovely thought.
CommentAuthorkessy77
goff, your flowers are lovely and those shoes are just awsome!! love them!!! xx
CommentAuthoralibum
have spent 40 pounds so far on my bouquet and my daughters headdress.my daughters hdress would have cost £40+ if i hadn`t found it on ebay!!have looked at mrsBs and will probably get button holes etc from there.
CommentAuthor
This forum is so handy! I just wondered what to expect when I go to see the florist at the end of this month and here is all is
CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
my flowers are costing about £850
thats for my teardrop bouquet, 3 BM, flower girls wand, H2B button hole, 6-7 buttonholes, 10 pew ends, 2 pedastals, 4 corsagaes, 6 centre pieces in tall lilie vases on mirrors and she is also taking the flowers from the church to our venue, which is inculded in the price x
cant wait to renew my vows, love my hubby sssssooooo much xx
CommentAuthorLara
You are allowed to take your flowers out of the church i thought once you had decorated the church the flowers stayed put maybe i am wrong :)
CommentAuthorAmanda
HI JAY I love your theme, my girls are ava aged 2 at wedding in sept and alisha aged 6, just do what feels right by you, i have had loads of family problems, jelousy and have stopped telling people what i am doing, i wanted wands for my girls but they were toy fighting with them, that doesnt look good at a weding so i opted for baskets because the baby loves handbags and i knew she would carry a basket. my only nievce emily is bridesmaid and i got her a posy for £20 all flowers are to match my vintage theme, dusky rose, ivory and pale green which my mother hates but its my wedding, all silk flowers are from decaflora, enjoy your day babe, i will despite the family rows cos its my wedding! xx amanda
CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
lara if the church does the flowers they have to stay but we are having an out side florist do ours xx
cant wait to renew my vows, love my hubby sssssooooo much xx
CommentAuthorOleH
Bumping this ... how much is everyone paying? I've been quoted about £755 for: -top table - £30 -11 tables - £30 each -bridal -£50 -3 bridesmaids - £25 each -10 pew ends - £8 each -5 button holes -£2.60 each -4 corsages- £8.50 each -2 standing ped-stools £50 each -wedding candle £25 Some roses but mostly gerbera and other white flowers with Ivy Is this too expensive or sounds about right? (I was expecting more roses for this price) We said we wanted the flowers to really stand out so the displays are going to be quite big. Look forward to your comments, Olehx
