Comments on: Q&A: Are there any websites or resources that make planning wedding bouquets any easier? http://www.lasvegasweddingdream.com/qa-are-there-any-websites-or-resources-that-make-planning-wedding-bouquets-any-easier/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:45:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rebekah Fraiser http://www.lasvegasweddingdream.com/qa-are-there-any-websites-or-resources-that-make-planning-wedding-bouquets-any-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Rebekah Fraiser Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:43:41 +0000 http://www.lasvegasweddingdream.com/qa-are-there-any-websites-or-resources-that-make-planning-wedding-bouquets-any-easier/#comment-714 Don't feel bad about trying to save some money on flowers. They can be one of the biggest wedding expenses, and in my opinion, they're not all that important. So just take your budget and color ideas to some florists and see what kind of prices they can quote you. You might be pleasantly surprised. Don't bother with bouts for the guys unless you really want them. This will save money and no one will care that the groomsmen don't have flowers. They guys might even be happy not to be wearing flowers. If you think you could put together your own bouquets, take a look at these wholesale flower sites. http://www.2groses.com http://www.costco.com http://www.Fiftyflowers.com http://www.Theflowerexchange.com http://www.Growersbox.com http://www.Globalrose.com Fresh Roses is a great site, because you can search by wedding month. http://www.freshroses.com/oct.html will take you right to flowers that will be best for your wedding. I also really like Fifty Flowers, because you can search by color. http://www.fiftyflowers.com/flowers/WeddingFlowers_3/Color.htm?cur_page=2 This link has all their blue and purple choices. Now for some flower arranging tips: -Look up bouquet tutorials online. Videos are probably the best way to learn. -Pick sturdy flowers so they don't need extra support. -After choosing the flowers you want, do a test run to make sure everything looks good and you're comfortable making the bouquets. -Be flexible on the shades of the flowers. A mix of blue and purple will always look great, so don't be too disappointed if the flowers aren't the shade you expected. -Have the flowers delivered two days before the wedding. -Get some help putting the flowers together the day before the wedding to make it as stress-free as possible. -Check out http://www.savemoneyonawedding.com for great tips on saving money on flowers whether you decide to go with a florist or put together your own bouquets! Don’t feel bad about trying to save some money on flowers. They can be one of the biggest wedding expenses, and in my opinion, they’re not all that important. So just take your budget and color ideas to some florists and see what kind of prices they can quote you. You might be pleasantly surprised.

Don’t bother with bouts for the guys unless you really want them. This will save money and no one will care that the groomsmen don’t have flowers. They guys might even be happy not to be wearing flowers.

If you think you could put together your own bouquets, take a look at these wholesale flower sites.
http://www.2groses.com
http://www.costco.com
http://www.Fiftyflowers.com
http://www.Theflowerexchange.com
http://www.Growersbox.com
http://www.Globalrose.com

Fresh Roses is a great site, because you can search by wedding month. http://www.freshroses.com/oct.html will take you right to flowers that will be best for your wedding.
I also really like Fifty Flowers, because you can search by color. http://www.fiftyflowers.com/flowers/WeddingFlowers_3/Color.htm?cur_page=2 This link has all their blue and purple choices.

Now for some flower arranging tips:
-Look up bouquet tutorials online. Videos are probably the best way to learn.
-Pick sturdy flowers so they don’t need extra support.
-After choosing the flowers you want, do a test run to make sure everything looks good and you’re comfortable making the bouquets.
-Be flexible on the shades of the flowers. A mix of blue and purple will always look great, so don’t be too disappointed if the flowers aren’t the shade you expected.
-Have the flowers delivered two days before the wedding.
-Get some help putting the flowers together the day before the wedding to make it as stress-free as possible.
-Check out http://www.savemoneyonawedding.com for great tips on saving money on flowers whether you decide to go with a florist or put together your own bouquets!

]]> By: james o http://www.lasvegasweddingdream.com/qa-are-there-any-websites-or-resources-that-make-planning-wedding-bouquets-any-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-713 james o Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:01:56 +0000 http://www.lasvegasweddingdream.com/qa-are-there-any-websites-or-resources-that-make-planning-wedding-bouquets-any-easier/#comment-713 I would go to a florist and tell them just what you posted here. They'll give you some ideas. To save bucks, you could just let the flowers for your party go, and just have some on the altar, assuming you're doing this in a church at all. The flowers for your maids will be a huge expense that will be put aside and largely forgotten. Don't even bother with it. Yes, I do know that everybody does have flowers for their bridesmaids. You are, I daresay, not everybody. Do not do what "everybody does." Do what actually makes good sense to you. It's YOUR day, not "everybody's." I would go to a florist and tell them just what you posted here. They’ll give you some ideas.

To save bucks, you could just let the flowers for your party go, and just have some on the altar, assuming you’re doing this in a church at all. The flowers for your maids will be a huge expense that will be put aside and largely forgotten. Don’t even bother with it.

Yes, I do know that everybody does have flowers for their bridesmaids. You are, I daresay, not everybody. Do not do what “everybody does.” Do what actually makes good sense to you. It’s YOUR day, not “everybody’s.”

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