Im on a budget and have botten the vases for centerpiece...is $25 for flowers for each centerpiece?

Question

Is $25 enough for flowers and the cost of someone arranging them? I was thinking of a simple arragement of hydrangeas and roses (about 3-4 hydrangeas and about 6 roses of diff colors)......

I went to the flower market in LA and hydrangeas are about $6-$10 for about 5.

Answer 1

try buying your flowers at a place like sams club or costco. they are not that hard to make yourself. that is what i did at my wedding. my mother in-law helped me. we made the center pieces and the boquets. we bought the flowers from sams club.

Answer 2

you would be surprised, even in LA. If you have a clear vision of what you want the centerpieces to look like and limit yourself to just a couple of flower varieties, you should be able to do it. Call up your local Trader Joe's and speak to them about buying flowers in bulk. They won't give you a discount, because their prices are already really LOW but they will order the flowers you want from their supplier, and have them delivered to their store the morning that you need them. You can specify what quantity of what color flower, within reason and you will know ahead of time that you can get your desired choices and how much it will cost. Hydrangeas are typically not expensive, and you can get very good prices on small roses there. I would give it a shot. I made beautiful centerpieces for my daughter's christening reception and bought my flowers from TJs. I did all white tulips and they only cost me $4.49 for each bunch of 10. With the vases I bought and some pretty fabric ribbon to match my decor, I had stunning centerpieces for less than $10. For $25 you should be able to do something nice.

Answer 3

That seems like too much to me. Since you're on a budget, have you considered the possibility of arranging your centerpiece bouquets yourself? It's pretty easy. Just go to a flower shop (or actually even a grocery store- their floral depts. these days are awesome!) and purchase enough roses and hydrangeas to put in each vase, then arrange with some inexpensive fern filler, baby's breath, or just on their own.

Answer 4

Barbara - I think she meant "gotten". Relax....

I think hydrangeas are gorgeous and are a great choice for centerpieces because the blooms are large/broad. I would buy the flowers and arrange yourself if you're trying to stay within a budget. Good luck!

Answer 5

$25 would be enough per centerpiece if you made them yourself. You can buy the vases and then get flowers (and some greenery) from either a wholesale club or a grocery store. Ask comeone creative in your wedding party to come with you to get the flowers and to make the arrangements.

Answer 6

It's bought - not botten.

And who knows what flowers cost in LA except a florist - or someone who can buy wholesale?

The hydrangeas and roses do sound lovely, though.

Answer 7

I think $25 should cover the flowers alone but not the florist. I agree that you can probably arrange it yourself.

Answer 8

I doubt it.