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General
information
We recommend that if possible, both bride and groom will attend all
interviews.
First things first!
Always carry a note pad and pen to write down important information and
questions that may arise during your interview.
In order to comparison
shop and select wisely, interview at least 3 Florists - Floral Designers
- decorators.
Flowers are a central
component of your wedding. they set the atmosphere and are often a focal
point as they add beauty and fragrance to any occasion including
engagement parties, bridal showers, rehearsal meals and of course
weddings.
Before starting your search for your wedding florist - floral designer,
you need to choose the time of year for your wedding choose the time of
day for your wedding choose your wedding theme and colors decide if your
wedding will be casual or formal secured both your ceremony and
reception sites Shop for your flower and decorations specialists as
early as possible and give them a general idea of what you want. Leave
the actual details for 1 or 2 months before the wedding.
Whether yours is a simple at home wedding, a lavish black tie affair or
any wedding style in between, you need flowers that are arranged in good
taste and coordinate well with all other components of both marriage
ceremony and wedding reception.
Check both your ceremony and reception sites to find out if flowers are
included in their wedding package, if they have specific in house floral
specialists and decorators they work with, and what their policies
regarding flowers and wedding decorations are.
Arrange with the management of those that allow you to choose a
professional, a specific time slot for the flowers and decorations to be
placed.
Request that the flowers and decoration professionals confirm a few days
before your wedding.
Find out if yours is the only wedding on the date you chose. If not, you
may be able to save by coordinating flower arrangements with the
preceding or following wedding party and splitting the costs.
Other money saving ideas
include:
using your ceremony flowers and decorations at the reception,
asking the bridesmaids to place their bouquets as centerpieces (they can
not carry them throughout the reception and they will take them home
anyway),
choosing seasonal flowers that are common and plentiful in your
geographical region,
decorating with purchased or rented potted plants, shrubs and trees
utilizing a floral design or interior decorating school in your area.
Check your phone book to see if there is a flower design school in your
area. While you offer the students hands on experience you will most
probably pay only for the flowers. The students are supervised by a
professional instructor and are graded on their work. Generally, the
instructor goes over each arrangement with the creating student,
correcting and explaining, all the while assuring that the end result is
of the highest quality.
As you prepare to choose
a florist or a floral arrangement coordinator you must define what you
want. Consider the choices available to complement your wedding within
your flowers budget. such as:
Fresh or silk flowers?
Click here to read the article
Flower options for your wedding and beyond.
The colors and forms of
all bouquets.
Consider the overall color scheme of your wedding, the color of your
bridesmaids dresses, and whether you prefer a cascading or a compact and
bunched bouquet. Traditionally, the bouquets carried by the maid of
honor and the bridesmaids are of the latter design.
Which and how many of the
following arrangements will you need?
- altar and aisle
arrangements for the ceremony site -LARGE and SELF CONTAINED
- reception tables
centerpieces
- guest book table
- memorial table
- cake and or cake table
- decorations and
centerpieces for the reception site
- bridal bouquets
- bouquets for the maid
of honor and bridesmaids
- boutonnieres for the
fathers and for the male attendants
- corsages for the
mothers
- head dress for the
flower girl
- garlands
- flowers or petals for
the flower basket
- other.
Do you want specific
flowers at all cost or do you prefer flowers seasonal to your wedding
date.
Click here to read the article
What You Should Know About Flowers.
Are you set on
traditional wedding flowers, would you prefer exotic and original
arrangements, or would you like to explore the current trends?
How would you like your
reception decorations and or centerpieces displayed? Traditional
centerpieces, garlands, flower rings surrounding each centerpiece,
floating within your centerpieces, individual flowers, potted plants,
other?
Are you considering
decorating your wedding cake with flowers?
The symbolic meanings of
flowers can assist you in expressing your feelings for each other.
Click here to read the article
What You Should Know About Flowers
You can probably come up
with some more ideas.
Other
important considerations.
Traditionally
the groom pays for the flowers adorning the ceremony facility and for
the flowers given the wedding party and parents. The bride pays for the
flowers adorning the reception facility. However, it is becoming quite
common place for the bride and groom to split the costs. Many brides and
grooms have a joint bank account or a special wedding account and pay
all their wedding expenses from that account.
Request that your flower and decoration professionals consult with the
management of your reception venue and ask for their advice on how to
decorate the facility in the most complementary and effective way. Small
rooms are usually easy to decorate while large rooms and halls require
deeper thought and planning.
Who is the right
wedding florist - floral designer for you?
A local professional florist or floral designer who is familiar with
your wedding ceremony and reception venues and who will:
- Consult with you and
be open to your suggestions
- be able to supply you
with your desired flowers and look in any season
- be able to provide you
with alternatives and work with you within your budget
- be willing to work
with fabric swatches to assure complementing color schemes
- be able to provide you
with photos and samples of their creations
- create traditional,
original, exotic, contemporary and trendy designs
- be able to suggest
what will enhance your wedding theme
- be willing to
coordinate and work with your wedding cake designer
- guarantee the work,
freshness, on time delivery and placement of your flowers
- Carry liability and
performance insurance
The tips, questions
and ideas you gathered here and in part II, provide a wonderful
preparation for your interviews.
Copyrights © 2004
All Rights Reserved Nily Glaser
Copyrights © 2004
All Rights Reserved Nily Glaser
Nily Glaser is the founder of A-wedding
Day.
a very popular Wedding Resource and Information Center, and a
discount shopping mall for gifts, wedding supplies and bridal
accessories.
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