12 top tips when planning your wedding flowers
Flowers - The finishing touch
Get your florist involved early.
As soon as you have dates and a venue, start looking for a florist to help plan your perfect day. This includes everything from bridal bouquets and boutonnieres to table arrangements and show stopping installations.
It may seem you have plenty of time now, but to ensure you get your booking in with your favoured florist, it best to start now.
The more time your designer has to plan the more choices you have when it comes to flower colour, quality, and quantity.
Research your vision
You may have many ideas and they may all be different but that’s why we’re here to help, pulling together something special and unique just for you and your partner.
Sites like Pinterest can introduce great ideas for you to work through what you do and don’t like.
Be open to your florist introducing you to new flowers and varieties you may not have heard of or considered before.
Use a professional Floral Designer
It can be tempting to just Google a local florist and choose one that looks pretty good, but you may want to dig little deeper than that to ensure quality and care on your big day.
Check out a florist's social media sites, previous projects, client reviews, ask the questions around qualifications as correct technique can be the difference between design or disaster.
"Are they design-driven?" or do they just start bundling flowers together and see where it takes them?
Experience and confidence in a Team is also important.
You should be able to feel confident your leading designer and their team will arrive on the day, provide the quality and care required while working alongside your other vendors.
Your only job now is to enjoy every moment.
Ask the Questions
The more questions you ask, the more likely you are to find a florist you can have confidence in.
Don't be shy about questioning things such as what services (delivery, on site set up and set down) are included and whether the services are suitable to your requirements.
Asking plenty of questions creates discussions and discussions help your designer work out the fine-tuning needing to make your day go smoothly.
Our leading designer would love to talk to you about any questions you have.
Just give us a call on 027 252 9020
Book a Free Consultation with Your Chosen Designers
Request a free consultation before you make any firm commitments.
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This helps you to discover if you and the designer are on the same page.
That's why we provide a free no-obligation consultation, giving you the opportunity to discuss your wedding flower requirements, and you can ask those all-important questions.
Communication is Key
This is vital to ensuring your designer can create everything you've been dreaming of.
Be open with your designer so they can get to know your styles, likes and dislikes.
Don’t be afraid to say no if you don’t like what is being offered. There are so many different varieties and colours available in nature that you should not have to settle for an inferior product.
Things you may want to include could be:
- Cultural elements you would like included within your designs.
- Wedding information such as the date of the celebrations, the venue, and the number of guests etc.
- Your suppliers, as direct communication between your designer and other professionals can take the stress away for you.
Location Location Design
Your flower choice should enhance and complement your venue choice on the day.
If you do this, you and your guests will be immersed in your surroundings with visual spoils and harmony.
Remember, features of your venue can be used to create unique floral statements. Ask your designer to join you onsite for a walk through during the design process. This way both you and your designer can get a good feel for the surrounds and ideas can start to come to life.
Your Dress and your Bridal Bouquet
Size does matter and your bouquet should always compliment you and your dress but never overshadow it.
Proportion, technique and design are all very important elements when it comes to creating your bouquet. This is why you need to request your bouquet be tailored to you personally and not jut “cut and paste” from a magazine.
A good designer will be able to help you with designs that will flatter your figure, compliment your dress and keep those nervous hands busy.
Lets talk dollars
As a rule, you should expect to spend around 10% of your wedding budget on flowers, so you want to make sure the finished product reflect this. Ater all your flowers are a major feature of your day, and they'll be in most of the memories captured by the camera.
Be clear and honest with your designer on what your budget is from the start. This way you won’t be disappointed or overwhelmed making decisions about unrealistic ideas and designs.
Keep in mind that your designer’s time spent on your flowers can involve late nights backed up with early mornings, with many designs not being able to be created until the final moments.
No budget is too small. Some of the simplest of designs can still pack a punch when applied correctly, and we understand sometimes its not all about the flowers.
Be flexible with your choices
Sometimes your designer will have to let you down.
But wait …
This is not because we can’t do the job or don’t want you to have everything your heart is set on for your day, but mother nature has given us such a huge selection of beautiful flowers that they are not always available all year round.
We'll always do our best to make it work by providing you with the best (maybe even better) alternative.
This is why its important to book your florist and confirm your floral choices early giving your designer time to source the best product for your day.
Bring visuals to your Consultation
One of the most helpful ways when it comes to communicating with your florist is to use visuals. Bring in samples of fabric swatches for the wedding party and images of dresses, colour schemes etc.
Ask your designer to order in colour samples of flowers for matching. It’s these fine details that take a bit of consideration and time but can make all the difference on the day.
Have fun with it
Planning your wedding day can become very overwhelming very quickly.
With so many decisions to make for so many different people and opinions (oh the opinions), don’t be surprised if, at some stage, you and your partner just want to head to Vegas.
Follow your heart, prepare to make small compromises, involve your friends and family to take on small decisions for you and have fun with it.
The good news is when it comes to your flowers our leading designer will 100% be committed to making your flower experience go as smoothly as possible.
We are the professionals.
So book your Free consultation today
by calling 027 252 9020
or email design@botanicfusion.co.nz
Lets make a plan and make it amazing.
