How long should I wait to order flowers for my wedding?
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at
8:32 am
shortpat81 asked:
floral arrangements, wedding flowers, wedding flower arrangements
floral arrangements, wedding flowers, wedding flower arrangements
Filed under: Wedding Flowers
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you should have your first appointment with the florist to go over what you want about 6 to months before.
Well probably get your flowers locally so if theres a problem you can quickly sort it out at the florists and also if its close you can get the morning of your big day.
It is best to talk to the florist as early at six months before hand, and as late as three months before hand. If you wait til only a little time before the wedding, it is harder for your florist to get them in on time, or even to locate where to get them if they are seasonal flowers. If you want to do silk flowers, which I highly suggest if you’re going to have children at your wedding!
IF you do this, you still need about the same time frame, although if you’re going to make the bouquets yourself of the flowers, you can go to dollar stores and flower shops and slowly get the flowers you want and then spend an afternoon putting them together. This way is MUCH cheaper if you’re looking to save money too. I made my bouquet, two bridesmaid bouquets, flower girl’s bouquet and the toss bouquet for 15 dollars in total, and they were full bouquets. Either way, if you’re three months before the wedding and you haven’t talked to a florist for real flowers or gone looking around at silk ones, you need to now. Best of wishes to you!
at least 3~4 months prior
Six months is a good timeframe. Be especially mindful if your wedding falls around a popular time of year for flowers, eg Valentines Day, Mothers Day. This will give you plenty of time to discuss your needs with your florist, determine what’s available and iron out any problems that may crop up.