Finding a wedding florist
Perhaps the best way of finding a wedding florist is to ask for recommendations. Your venue may
work regularly with local florists, photographers, wedding stationery companies and other suppliers, who
might also be able to recommend florists they have worked with. If any flowers catch your eye in
the run up to the wedding – perhaps in a magazine article, wedding exhibition or at a friends wedding, this is the time to ask who the florist is.
Wedding Flowers and inspiration
Magazines, books and websites are a great source of inspiration when it comes to seeing wonderful
photographs of flowers and finding listings of local suppliers. Tear out magazine pages that inspire
you and keep them in a handy folder. As well as helping you find your florist, they may help you
decide upon flowers and styles.
Meet your wedding florist
When you’ve found one or two florists, arrange to meet with them. A good florist should be able
to show you examples of their work, and to suggest initial ideas that work within your budget. It’s
also important that you get on well with all your wedding suppliers. Chances are you’re going to have
numerous conversations with them so it’s crucial that you can talk well through your ideas
and feel happy about them being involved in your wedding day.
Wedding flower ideas
In order to help a florist understand exactly what you’re looking for, and to create appropriate designs
for your wedding, take along plenty of information to inspire them. Photographs of flowers and
arrangements you like the look of are ideal, as well as fabric swatches from the bridesmaid dresses. Photos of the venue would help considerably, but see if you can arrange for the florist to visit the venue so that they can come up with ideas of the areas to decorate and what colours and styles would be best. They will all help to build up a picture of your wedding style.
Your wedding florist is the expert
While a good florist should take your ideas in to consideration, they’re also likely to make other
suggestions. This is the point to stand back and listen to the expert – chances are they know more
about flowers than you do! Let the florist suggest flowers that will
work well and fit in to your wedding budget.
Make sure the flowers match the colours you have chosen for your handmade wedding invitations, as your chosen colours and themes should continue throughout your entire wedding. The Designer Card Company offer a colour-matching service. If you provide a swatch of material the colour of your wedding stationery can be matched to it. Your matching wedding stationery suite can include the following items: Save the Date Cards, Wedding Invitation, Evening Invitations, Order of Service, Order of the day, Wedding Menu Cards, Table Numbers, Place Cards, Place tags, Favour Boxes and Thank You Cards.
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