Any advice on how to pick my florist for the wedding?

Question

This should have been done months ago but my fiancee's parents just decided to pay for real flowers so I am on the hunt for a florist. What do I need to be paying attention to other than prices?

Answer 1

I found this article online http://www.weddinglenox.com/advises/13-wedding_florist.php

I also suggest visiting http://www.weddinglenox.com or onewed.com

Unlike most yellow pages, they have price comparison for the vendors (DJ,videographer, florist, and photographer) you can choose.

You can also try Weddinglenox matching system http://www.weddinglenox.com/membersignup1.php that will match you up with local vendors. I tried it and have good result as I only recieved email from vendors according to my request.

One problem I had with my wedding is that it is hard to locate vendors in most website as most likely they group by states and there are too many of them that's too far from me and I have to look at each site to figure out.

The sites I provide above have a easy to use layout to show you pictures, pricing and location in one page plus, you can send out your inquiry for matching vendor to contact you. That save me lots of time to locate the best vendors with the right price.

Answer 2

This guy goes to a bar that's on the tenth floor of a hotel. He sits down and has a couple of drinks, then stands up, announces loudly that he has had enough, and goes over and jumps out the window. Now, there are two men who are sitting at a window table, and having that natural human curiosity about the grotesque, watch as this man plummets to certain death. However, just as he is about to hit the ground, he rights himself, pulls his feet underneath himself, and lands gracefully. He then turns and comes back into the building. Naturally, the two men are amazed. The guy comes back into the bar, orders a few drinks, then repeats the process. The two men at the window seat are astounded! When the guy returns and repeats the procedure AGAIN, the two men stop him before he jumps and ask him how on earth he does that. He replies "It's simple, really. There's an air vent down by the ground, and if you catch the updraft, you can right yourself and land on the ground with no problems." Then he proceeded to jump out the window again. Well, these two men decided that they just HAD to try this, so they jumped out the window, and SPLAT! -- made a mess hitting all over the ground. Meanwhile, the first guy has made it back up to the bar. When he sits down to order his drinks, the bartender says "Superman, you can be a real ------- when you're drunk!"

Answer 3

one thing.. i didn't know this until after my wedding.. but when picking a florist.. go in like you are going to buy flowers and arrangements but DON"T tell them they you are wanting to do it for a wedding. THEY Will overcharge you out the butt for it.. :D good luck and congrats!!

Answer 4

Selection and quality. I also paid attention to the attentiveness and helpfullness of the staff as they were the ones doing the flowers for delivery.

Answer 5

thier work! have you seen wedding they have done? talk to your friends and see who did a good job, word of mouth on how they worked with them is just as important, also pay attention to whether they seem to want to do things their way or the highway, or if they seem willing to work with what you want....they should have albums of weddings they have done and see if you like their work, check out their shop...does it seem organized or do they seem frantic and dissheveled? ask how many weddings they have done, you get better with this stuff as time goes on...hope this helps!

Answer 6

ask your friends and family members for the name of the florists they've used for their weddings.....

Answer 7

Quality, but ask for several referrals and call those parties. You want someone who is easy to work with and will do the job they say they will.