Before meeting with your wedding florist, we think it’s always a great idea to have a general idea of what you are looking at having on your big day.  Having an outline of what you are after, helps provide your florist with an idea of what you want, can help to direct discussion to be more focused on particular arrangements and flowers and helps keep your budget at the forefront of ideas too. As wedding season is fast approaching, we thought that it would be a great and handy idea to put together a ‘Wedding Flowers Checklist’ to help in establishing the floral elements that you want to incorporate into your day. These suggestions we have provided below is not necessarily an all inclusive list and can be tailored to any budget or wedding style. For example, if you are a budget conscious Bride, you might consider opting for just bouquets, buttonholes and center pieces.

For the ease of you and your florist you may like to jot down any of the items that stand out to you.

It is also a great idea to have images to discuss with your florist. We are visual people and it makes it much easier for us to picture all your wonderful ideas.

Personal Flowers □ Bride's bouquet □ Bride's floral crown or hair flowers □ Bridesmaids' bouquets □ Tossing bouquet (for the bouquet toss at the reception) □ Flower girl's bouquet (or basket of petals, floral crown, or pomander) □ Groom's boutonniere □ Groomsmen' boutonnieres □ Ring bearer's boutonniere □ Mother of the bride's corsage □ Mother of the groom's corsage □ Father of the bride's boutonniere □ Father of the groom's boutonniere □ Grandmothers' corsages □ Grandfathers' boutonnieres

Ceremony Flowers □ Entryway or welcome table arrangements □ Altar arrangements □ Pew or chair arrangements □ Aisle decorations □ Tossing petals for guests

Reception Flowers □ Cocktail table arrangements □ Bar arrangements □ Escort-card table arrangements □ Centerpieces □ Bride's and groom's chair decorations □ Buffet-table/food-station arrangements □ Lounge area arrangements □ Flowers for wedding cake □ Cake table arrangements □ Powder room decorations □ Getaway car arrangements

Remember although a stressful time, weddings are a beautiful thing-especially the flower part.

Be prepared, ask questions, breath and enjoy the ride.

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