I have received a quote from a friend of a friend for my wedding flowers (Calla Lillies) & wanted to check if this is worth it for £300:
My bouquet
2 Bridesmaids
Grooms Buttonhole
5 x button holes
Pageboy button hole
4 pedastal's in church + windowsill arrangements
2 x cosages
What do you think?? Thanks for any help
2007-03-10 04:46:36 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
She is a qualified florist & she's my mum's friend's daughter who will make sure she's there as she is invited to the wedding!
2007-03-11 01:14:36 · update #1
For what you are getting, I'd say the price is very reasonable.
However, if you are not entirely happy with it, you can always get a second quote without your friend knowing. That way, you will be satisfied that the 1st quote you are given is within reason.
Congratulations!
2007-03-10 04:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by Zasetti 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you know this person's work definitely go for it. Don't know where you live, I am Scotland and we have just booked a florist for a July wedding after shopping around All prices were round about the same as in Brides bouquet starting at £65, bridesmaids about the same, Church pedastals, admittedly quite large £125 , flowers girls posies £22 - £45, cosages for mothers £8.99 each. Reception tables averaging £30 each but started from £15 - £40 per table and can't remember buttonholes etc. If this person is a good florist you can't go wrong. Our total bill is £1.050.00 and we haven't went OTT.
2007-03-10 17:39:28 · answer #2 · answered by Ms Mat Urity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
for my brother's wedding we paid just under £300 for bride's bouquet, 4 bridesmaids bouquets (all roses) a flower girls basket and 13 thistle button holes and 2 corsages. Hope that helps.
2007-03-11 05:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by llieno78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi!
Yeah, that sounds pretty cost effective.
However, how confident are you that this 'friend of a friend' will 'deliver' on the day if you know what I mean. Is he/she a qualified florist?
It's your big day and you don't want anything to go wrong do you?
I'd think really hard about it. What's a few extra pounds if you can get them done by a florist who you will enter into a proper contract with?
Best of luck with your day!
2007-03-10 12:55:42 · answer #4 · answered by Moofie's Mom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems very reasonable to me but it might be better if you just ring a local flower shop and get a quote from them as a comparison. I paid about £200 for my wedding for silk bouquets (bride and 2 bridesmaids) and 10 female, 10 male buttonholes, and table decoration rings (8) and three 'real' flower pedestal arrangments. So for real flowers £300 seems quite good. All the very best for your big day.
2007-03-10 12:55:37 · answer #5 · answered by JENNIFER 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That sounds like an incredible deal! My bouquet for my first marriage was $150! Then everyone else's flowers. And I used ivy, roses, and something purple. I think it's going to be beautiful and a good deal.
2007-03-10 12:56:43 · answer #6 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW, that is a fantastic deal, 300 Euros works out to about 390 american dollars, I think thats a great deal. Are you concerned that you might not be getting the best florals for that money or do you think its too expensive? I cant figure out your question.
2007-03-10 14:46:29 · answer #7 · answered by kateqd30 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a bit of a bargain to me. I only had two bouquets with Lillies and that set me back £190 several years ago - your friend must really like you x
2007-03-10 12:56:18 · answer #8 · answered by StephE 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know how wedding flower prices have changed, but I'd say that's pretty expensive to what I paid 3 years ago.
2007-03-10 14:09:46 · answer #9 · answered by Jeanette 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good price I paid over £3oo for my flowers 10 years ago so think your getting a bargin
2007-03-11 12:58:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋