Comments on: Flowers By Mail

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:47:28 +0000

It’s always a good idea to talk to the folks at the store to get a good idea on how many flowers you might need and right color. They know a lot more than you and it could save you time and money in the end if you discover that your first choice in flowers are not what works for your wedding.

By: Pencils

Pencils — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:49:58 +0000

I did this, actually, bought my wedding flowers in bulk. I probably saved thousands of dollars and my wedding flowers were exactly what I wanted: beautiful, but not too showy and in the way, if you know what I mean. I wanted a simple wedding, not the kind with gigantic centerpieces, and I got it. I ordered nothing but roses to make arrangement easy. The bouquets were beautiful and the centerpieces simple and lovely. Making a rose bouquet really isn’t difficult, we practiced beforehand with roses from Costco, and I had fun buying fancy ribbon in Manhattan to tie the bouquets. I got mine from Freshroses.com (2G Roses) and they were amazingly gorgeous. A few of the flowers were damaged in shipping and 2G did a great job in making it right.

I’d recommend buying your flowers in bulk to anyone who wants to save some money, isn’t having too huge a wedding, and who doesn’t mind doing some work the day or so before the wedding (unless you can get someone else to do it!) You need to recut the stems and let the flowers drink after they arrive. And with roses you need to strip the thorns. It’s easy, just can be a bit time-consuming during a time when you’re really busy. Still, it was totally worth it and we had beautiful flowers for our wedding. And if there’s anything else you want and don’t feel comfortable making, order just that from a florist–I ordered my mom’s corsage and the flower girl’s and youngest bridesmaid’s head wreaths from a local florist. Which cost me about a fifth of the entire floral budget, but it was worth it to have them and not have to deal with the construction.

By: Emi!y

Emi!y — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:53:27 +0000

I work for a grocery store flower shop, and they’re a great place to get flowers ordered in bulk. Often, we have a smaller standing order and so our distributors will give us deals on buying in bulk (to get us to order EVEN MORE). Also, because one of our distributors is with a huge chain of grocery store florists, we can get even cheaper flowers than a regular shop. Our costs are lower for employment, insurance, etc., so our fee added on to wholesale is smaller than most (cost x 2 instead of cost x 3.5, on average) florists. So don’t feel cheap going to your local grocer store (this is for made bouquets, etc., too – same price points usually apply).

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:47:55 +0000

TwoWishes: You make a good point — individual flowers will reach their peak bloom at different times, so you should ask your CS person when you should ideally be receiving them.

By: TwoWishes

TwoWishes — Sat, 30 May 2009 06:09:38 +0000

I ordered my wedding flowers online (from FiftyFlowers.com) and had a great experience. One thing that really surprised me was how long they lasted. I had the mindset that I should get them as close to the wedding as possible, but the customer service person talked me into receiving them a day earlier, and even then they were at peak bloom a day or two AFTER the wedding. Our roses easily lasted a week (peak bloom about 4 days after shipment) and lilies even longer.

By: Forever Married

Forever Married — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:11:49 +0000

Forever Married…

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