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Tips on choosing your wedding florist

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At the first thought, choosing the flowers for your wedding may seem a small insignificant detail. But a big success lies in small details (like the type and colour of the flowers, the arrangements). You can handle the situation two ways: either you take care of it yourself (especially if you're on a tight budget) or you hire a wedding florist.

If you want to do it yourself, you may consider the following tips:

choose your wedding date near a big ceremony (Christmas, Easter, etc) so that the church is already decorated or you can have the religious ceremony in a park which is already full of greenery and flowers

order flowers that don't easily wilt

you can also rent elegant potted plants (tropical plants, ficus) to decorate the reception site

ask some friends to help you with the arrangement because you'll be very busy just before the wedding

create your own bouquet (your favorite flowers tied with a ribbon will look just lovely)

choose the colour according to the general colour scheme that you have in mind for your wedding.

But if you want a specialist handling the situation, here are some tips to help you pick the best florist:

4-5 months before the wedding ask your family/friends if they can recommend someone

visit several florists, ask about pricing/services and for references from recent brides and grooms

look the florist's previous work; ask to see the photo albums

choose the limit of your budget and tell the florist a sum with 15% smaller; this way you won't get frustrated if somehow he/she goes over budget (and if this doesn't happen, which is quite rare, you'll save some money)

before you sign the contract ask how large the deposit should be

although the final decision is yours, be wise and listen to the florist's advice; he/she has more experience and knows more than you do about the subject

decide what kind of arrangements you want, what kind of bouquets for the bridesmaids, what flowers for the mothers' corsages and the groom/groomsmen' s boutonnières

discuss about any other flower's arrangements you may need: for the wedding cars, for the rehearsal dinner, for the flavor party,

ask the florist what are the seasons flowers and choose among them: spring – anemone, lilac, calla lily, gardenia, freesia, orchid, rose, sunflower, tulip; summer - dahlia, tuber rose, gardenia, gladiola, daisy, orchids, rose; fall- gardenia, grapevine, orchid, hydrangea, amaranthus, rose; winter - calla lily, evergreen, gardenia, daffodil, rose, pine cone, sweet pea, tulip

talk to the florist about any extra fee that may appear: to transport the flowers from the church to the reception site (if possible), to rent supplies like vases, urns, candelabras

provide him/her all the required information (how many guest tables, the colour and style of your gown)

don't be afraid to tell him/her your idea of a bride's bouquet or flower's arrangement, but be receptive to any piece of advice.

Your wedding day will always bring you back nice memories; and one of those should be the lovely flowers that have surrounded you.

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