Bridesmaid flower bouquet help!?

Question

I have 8 bridesmaids and I am looking to go no more than $50.00 on bouquets for each of them...is this reasonable...how would I go about finding bridesmaid bouquet prices online?? Thank you for your help!!

Answer 1

Michael's craft store has a floral designer at every location. You can definitely get a BEAUTIFUL bouquet for that price. The bouquest look very realistic. I've seen them where they even add loops of ribbon intermingled in the flowers to coordinate with your colors. It's pretty much like you call the shots-you pick some of the flowers and they go from there.

Answer 2

You'll have a very hard time getting quotes from online florists. Location, season, and individual florist's pricing make a different. Your best bet would be to go to your local florist and say "Here's how much I can spend, here are the colors. What can you do?"

For some reason, some florists are hesitant to give you such an estimate. They'd rather you pick out the bouquet you want, and then they'll tell you how much it costs. I say that's only a waste of your time, since you already know how much you can spend. If a florist won't offer ideas for what they can do for $50, then find another florist.

This is what I had to do. I had responses ranging from one flower to a small bouquet. Mini roses and carnations are cheaper flowers that come in a wide array of colors. These flowers were included in my bridesmaids bouquets, and we spent about $30 on each bouquet.

You can do silk flowers, but this will stand out if none of the other flowers are silk. In my opinion, the silk flowers that look good (i.e. don't look obviously fake) can be just as expensive as real flowers, depending on what flowers you choose. Plus, you'll be responsible for making the bouquets. If you're crafty and have the time, this might be a good solution for you. But I'd get quotes from florists first, so you have something to compare the prices to.

A friend of mine bought roses in bulk from an online rose retailer. She spent about $400 on a LOT of roses: enough for all bouquets, corsages, boutineers, and vases full of roses on every table. Unfortunately, she had to assembe them all herself before the wedding, so the bouquets were wilty by the time of the wedding, and some of the boutineers kept breaking off. I don't recommend this unless you've assembled arrangements with real flowers before.

Best of luck!

Answer 3

I personally don't know what flower prices are like in the US but from my experience in Oz, that sounds like a reasonable price.

You'll find it hard to get prices online because it depends so much on the type of flowers you want, the season, the type of arrangement etc. The best thing really is to go around to a few florists and chat to them about all these things and the resulting price. Most will be more than happy to help you with ideas and do a quote. Most will also be able to work within your budget.

If you are looking for a cheaper option, you can always skip the florist and do the bouquets yourself. Not a great idea if you want fairly elaborate flowers but if you want something simple (eg a sheath of calla lilies) you can easily buy them from local flower markets and then wrap a ribbon around them. Even better if a friend has experience in this type of thing.

Answer 4

Find a floral wholesaler and make them yourself. I did all the flowers for my wedding. I spent a little over $100 and made my bouquet, 3 bridesmaids bouquets, 3 arrangements, 3 corsages, & 8 boutteniers. I went with all roses in everything except the attendant bouqets which also had some mini-carnations. I used baby's breath for filler and tree fern for greenery. Flowers are naturally beautiful, you have to work very hard to make them look bad. Just make sure you have enough time to do them. With the exception of the 3 hours I took off for a maniure & pedicure I spent the entire day before my wedding on the flowers.

Answer 5

I don't think I would look for prices online. I would visit several local flower shops in your area and get quotes from them. You will be surprised how many questions they will ask you before they give a quote (ie type of flowers you want, if you want stems to show or covered with wrapped-silk/rhinestones, etc.) All of their questions will make a difference in the total base price for each bouquet. After you get the base price, then go on line and look to see what they offer and what their base price is.

Answer 6

Instead of bouquets, each Bridesmaid can carry a single flower. I am not sure what your colors are, but a nice long-stem flower like a Calla Lilly would be nice.

Answer 7

That sounds like about how much I paid for my bridesmaids' bouquets, so I'd say that's reasonable. Unfortunately for true prices, you would have to contact the florists directly for a quote. Most of them are receptive to email requests for quotes, so you can easily start that way. Congrats and good luck!

Answer 8

Since you have 8 bridesmaids, put them to work, buy flowers from a wholesaler and have the wedding party put them together a few days before the wedding

Answer 9

you can always just do 1 bigger flower for the bridesmaids bouquets. thats what i'm doing, 1 sunflower each(roses, tulips, ect. would also work), and i'm carrying a bouquet of them.

Answer 10

What time of year are you getting married? If you are getting married in the fall one suggestion would be to look into wildflower bouquets. I personally think they are beautiful and they are a lot cheaper than having roses and etc...