Your Ultimate Guide to Wedding Planning and Floral Arrangements

Planning a wedding is an exciting journey, but let’s be honest: it can also come with its fair share of sticker shock, especially when it comes to flowers. The dreamy bouquets, elegant centerpieces, and lush floral arches you see in wedding inspiration photos are gorgeous, but they can quickly add up. However, with a little strategy and flexibility, you can have stunning wedding flowers without blowing your budget. Lets Help You to Understand the Basics of Floral Pricing The cost of flowers depends on factors like the type of blooms, their seasonal availability, and the complexity of the arrangements. Popular flowers like peonies or garden roses might be more expensive than alternatives like carnations or chrysanthemums. Similarly, out-of-season flowers will likely cost more because they need to be imported. Spring flowers are not easily sourced during winter, and vice versa. Flowers such as phalaenopsis orchids expensive and the average cost per stem is $100, that means if a bride wants three stems in her bouquet plus roses, greenery and lillies, the bouquet will cost upward of $900. Now let's be honest, one bouquet cannot beautify the whole reception, you will need additional arrangements, and this is where your pocket will start streacting. As the guests size increases, so does the amount of tables and then you need ceremony showstoppers for those beautiful sunkist photos, it adds up. This is why I encourage couples to "Prioritize What Matters Most". Decide which floral elements are most important to you. If the bridal bouquet is your centerpiece, consider allocating more of your budget there while scaling back on less noticeable arrangements, like aisle decor or entrance table flowers and even the cake garden. The statement that greenery cost less, is no more. Floral markets know the trend just like a newly engaged bride, so guest what, some of the greens now cost more than the flowers. The recommendation is balance, what is in season, and mixing faux and fresh to save money. The statement that the cost of your flowers should be 10% of your budget can be very tricky, and depends on what arrangements you want to be surrounded by. In addition, most florist like Blooms and Vows do full service decor of other elements that will be needed on those tabletops to make them beautiful.