Friday, November 13, 2009

What is the best way to do my own bouquets and also to ensure I have the flowers I need for my wedding?

I am doing my own bouquets and centerpieces for the wedding. I did some trial the other night using flowers bought from the grocery store, and they turned out great; however, my wedding is not until July 4th, and I would like to ensure I can get the inexpensive flowers I need ON THE DATE I need them. I would prefer not to buy from a professional florist when I can spend half the money buying them at the grocery store! Does anybody know any good online retailers that will send undecorated flowers to your home? Or does anybody have any OTHER tips that could be useful? Thank you.|||We went the bulk flower route. It went GREAT!





I'm in Michigan and went through a company called Horrocks. They are a produce store. They even made it so the roses were "left out" and in full bloom. Your grocery store could probably work with a wholesaler and get them delivered. They did make the bouquets. On site delivery was $12 and we spent $700 out the door, this included everything......centerpieces, bouquets, coursages etc. You can email me privately for pix.





I would go locally rather than online. I've had some really bad experiences with some online retailers.|||Why not go to Michael's and get silk flowers for everything you need. You can even do yours in silk and they are georgous. But, if you want, do yours in real. A florist can do a bridal boquet very resonable. Depending on the grocery store is not a good idea as you don't know what they will have in stock or their delivery status to depend on.|||I am also getting married in July (28) and my flowers, center pieces and head table flowers are all completely done. We were trying to think of ways to save money and we deceided to go with silk flowers. We bought them at places like AC Moore %26amp; Walmart. And the best thing about it all is I get to keep them forever. If you choose your flowers wisely you'll never know they are fake. And you can do them now and put them away until the wedding. This worked for me because I have one less thing I needed to worry about. The only flowers I need now are for the gentleman, my mother grandmothers etc. . and I'm getting them for an awesome price at Price Chopper. Good Luck and CONGRADULATIONS on the wedding|||There are wholesalers online who will sell you flowers at a bulk rate, you have to do the arranging yourself though. It is a fraction of the cost. Check out freshroses.com or growersbox.com. Good luck!!|||any craft store like michaels usually has a pretty good selection. they also have books there that you can buy to get other ideas. way to go on making them yourself!|||I just got married in April. I bought all of my flowers from a wholesale florist, and I did all the flowers myself too! I got a great deal for everything. If you have a membership to Costco they do flowers in bulk. You can also google "flowers in bulk" and you can order everything online and they can send it to you the day before the wedding and then you can put it all together yourself. You just need to make sure you have a refrigerator to put all of the flowers in because they can wilt and die if they are too hot... I am sure it will be hot July 4th! :o) Good luck with everything! It is extremely stressful and make sure you have LOTS AND LOTS of help to put all the stuff together... I was doing my girls bouquets at midnight the night before my wedding! Feel free to ask for more helpful tips! I have done every cost saving tip alive! ;o)|||The obvious solution would be fake flowers. You'll save money...And time stressing about getting all those arrangements together by the wedding date.|||I've seen freshroses.com get rave reviews.





I would always check with Better bussines bureau to make sure they don't have complaints against them and then check site like theknot.com where people rate their vendors and can tell your what the experience was like.|||www.flowerbud.com/


www.fiftyroses.com/


www.growersbox.com


www.sommerflowers.com





there are hundreds of places that will deliver you flowers.





You dont want to be doing this the morning of your wedding though. I would suggest ordering about 3 days ahead of time since most of the flowers need time to open a bit. Keep them in a cool dark place with lots of water and arrange them the day before your wedding. They will stay fresh.|||some times silks look as nice as the real ones and you don't have to worry about then being over watered or not watered enough plus once the wedding is over you can keep your bouquet looking as beautiful as the wedding day and silks are tons cheaper.

What should I do about this wedding vendor/florist??

I had an appt with a florist to discuss my wedding flowers. I had gone on their www site and selected various FTD arrangments, I read the substitution policy and was cool with that... I made a list of everything I needed the prices on the web/etc.. I even had pages printed off their www site showing the exact bouquet, etc... and the flowers used/etc.... and the price. So I get there and one of the employees tells me that they don't have to honor the prices on the www site that those are just a guideline... I was like um... what do you mean the prices is right there, there is even a place you can order the item online... insert a credit card #. The woman was a bit confused (I even pointed where it had their name on the www site/and www site address).... Another woman who claims she's the owner came over and screamed at me that they will not honor these prices that she pays her designers $20/hr and that this is stealing (to honor the prices she has on her www site)...|||Did you sign a contract with them? I certainly hope not.





If you didn't sign a contract, you have no problem. Find another reputable florist. Ask your friends, family members, and coworkers for recommendations.





If you did sign a contract? I would go ahead and find another florist anyway . . . even if it did mean losing deposit money. Better to lose the deposit money, and go on to find someone who is polite and won't scream at you.





Call 1-800-SEND-FTD and ask them who you would need to contact to complain. That is 1-800-736-3383.





http://www.ftd.com/custserv/contact.epl





Don't cry . . . just take your business someplace else.|||I would not worry about it another minute. Just order flowers from another florist. Even if you can work out the prices with them, they do not deserve your business or your money after that miserable treatment. If you want, you can complain to the better business bureau, but it might not even make a difference. Just tell all your friends not to deal with them.|||I would get in contact with FTD first thing in the morning and then report them to the Better Business Bureau. If it says on their website that they DO honor the prices then they must. If however it doesnt say that then they may be in the right. You can still report them for their customer service. I would find a new florist ASAP.|||Call FTD again, report what was said at the meeting. Then call the BBB and report unfair business practices.





good luck. :)|||i would deff not be going back there..find someone else to do it..thats like false advertising report it to BBB or whatever it is..because thats bull they advertise one thing and then say another..and deff go to another florist..|||For any stores, online prices are often cheaper than those in the physical store.... with clothes, electronics, etc.


However, I suggest you find another florist!|||what i think is ftd.|||Many florists shops all over the country have FTD, Pro-Flowers, etc. on their site as a "representative" of the company. The shop is most likely paying FTD a fee to use their name on their site, shop, etc.





In some places there are actual professional florists in these shops, but other places get the floral arrangements you order from another shop altogether and jack up the cost. Sounds like the latter with you.





But, if you are actually viewing a FTD arrangement, call around to other shops to see if you can get that price. Though most company's prices are cheaper online than in-store orders.





If you have not signed a contract with them, move on.





Advice to all brides: do your research before you get settled on one vendor. Consider at least 3 vendors for each category and just don't depend on a website...actually go to the place of business with a list of questions before you make a decision.

Which one is cheapest & best florist in Banglore to deliver red rose?

I want to send red roses to my GF, who is in Bangalore and I am out of country.Ordering online,but the google search gives web pages, who are charging too much.IS there any local florist, whom you know near airport road, who is good.Kindly let me know.|||there are meny i dont have there phone no|||The best one in bangalore is www.florastand.com and they are in indira nagar. No other florist in bangalore can match their price Report It

Where can I find or order Blue Roses in the NE United States?

Florists, flower shop, online orders|||Any florist can order them for you from their suppliers. If you're stuck, call 1-800-FLOWERS. But I would go to a nice neighborhood florist where they special order often for things like weddings.|||If you are looking for blue roses to plant, try looking up"Jackson and Perkins." They are a rose grower/plant supplier and have top quailty stuff for reasonable prices.|||blue roses flowers ,


www.usaflorist.com


1-800-flowergram.com

Where can my girlfriend find a floral design school?

My 9th grade girlfriend would like to become a florist when she grows up, and I would like to find her a great floral school, out in public, "not" online. Where can I find one, in roanoke, virginia?|||her best bet would be to approach her local florists. On the job training is wonderful, and there really isn't anything out there that she can do while going to high school.





I would suggest that she take horticulture and floral design in college, backing it up with a managerial associates degree.





wish her good luck|||Go to the best florist in town, Or Find the gayest person in town either one should be able to tell you where to go, scratch the gayest thing most gay people are born with the art of flower arranging|||the best way, is the internet............|||Local community colleges usually offer these flower arranging courses. Start there and they can point you to the right direction.

I need help with possible ideas for flower marketing?

I'm running a florist and the bussiness is doing pretty good. We depend greatly on the internet for online orders and such. I'm trying to think ahead to where we don't have to rely on it so much. I'm trying to open accounts with big coporate offices and try to live of of those accounts. I'm looking for other potential accounts and do not know where to look. Or if there are any other better suggestion on marketing, it'd be really appreciated. Please help me out.|||Now just why the heck would big companies choose to do business with you in the first place? They do not need flowers. They could use them for some special occassions- but if you start calling and selling for that purpose, #1 what other things could you be doing that might be better for you and #2 are you prepared to deal with the massive inventory shifts that come with corporate orders?





Start with DATA about who buys flowers, when, why, and how.|||Business and corporate buildings is a great place to start. Strange places to try - offer a discount to churches (my catholic church has 6 new arrangements every week) if you can offer them descent pricing, they may use you exclusively and that's money every week you can count on. Also, funeral homes - again, if you offer them some kind of deal they will use you or you can give them special benefits for recommending you to funeral attendants. (people that come from out of town and need to buy flowers will rely on the funeral home to recommend someone). Hotels, spas, and salons also always have fresh arrangements. Wedding shops, you could even pair up with a couple of wedding coordinators (they will use you if they can rely on quality workmanship time after time).Hope these ideas get you started.

Does anyone know of any reputable flower companies online?

Upon considering everything, I have decided that ordering wholesale flowers online will be cheaper than consulting a florist to do all the work. I love to DIY, so I have decided that I will work on creating some of the arrangements for my wedding ceremony. What would be a good website to order wholesale flowers online? I have a few concerns though:


1. Is the company is reputable?


2. Quality of the products


3. Quality of the service.


If anyone has ever ordered flowers online please inform me of your experience.|||I am a wedding consultant and we have used this website for a couple low-budget weddings. We have has very good experiences with them. The flowers arrived a couple days before the event and were fresh and beautiful.|||I just read on another post that costco actually does flowers.|||i am using http://onlinewholesaleflower.com


They have very good price and dont charge for shipping. That is always a plus :)|||Costco-I've only heard good things about their flowers and service and they are rather inexpensive.|||I had great luck with www.theflowerexchange.com. I did my own flowers for my wedding and ordered them from this company. I ordered calla lilies and Oriental lilies for the main flowers and them some other filler flowers. The flowers lasted well over two weeks. They were absolutely stunning. Service was great. I was so pleased that for Thanksgiving dinner this year, I ordered a bunch more flowers. I cannot say enough great things about them.





Good luck!|||sam's club.com





That's what I'm going to use for my wedding.|||Hi Heather:





I used this site: www.rosesource.com for my son's wedding. They sell ALL types of flowers, not just roses.


http://www.rosesource.com/





Yes, this company is reputable. You can see my testimonial signed "Gail B." on their site.





The only thing....research and know what you are getting into before you decide this! I would not suggest for you to make up complex arrangements/bouquets unless you have LOTS of help. Also....when is your wedding? What time of year? My son's was in the summer and we have an air conditioned house, so it all worked out. They caution you NOT to put the flowers into regular refrigerators.....just keep them cool. Also, since these are fresh flowers, you will need to have them delivered 2 days before the wedding....then do all the arrangements, bouquets, boutonnieres the day BEFORE your wedding. It it LOTS of work! But, again, well worth it also!





I ordered 250 roses, which would have cost me $1,000 and I only paid (in 2006) $160!! Cheap! I did not do up bouquets, etc. I only used them for table arrangements for the rehearsal dinner, reception, church, cake table, etc.





Good luck!|||I like oconners in GA ... they were nice and could match you to what you want..





http://www.connerflorist.com/|||I received roses from a friend last Valentine's day and they came from ProFlowers.com.





I can not recommend them as the flowers appeared to be already dying as I took them out of the box. I had to start removing the unsightly ones the very next day and most were gone within 5 days.|||1800flowers, been using them over a year, no problems

Where to get a custom flower arrangement?

I'm not going for looks so much, but as thought behind it as these are her favorite flowers, and from any of the online flower places (1800, ftd, etc) they are only sold as pre-set arrangements. Would a local florist be able to provide me with some random flowers for me to arrange myself, or do they always sell pre-set arrangements?





I'm going for:





Forget me Not


Tulips


Orchids


Lily of the Valley





Are these common enough to find at any florist, or are these out of line?|||Contact your local florist,


they will be able to order these flowers for you in any amount.


just be prepared to pay. Try your local green houses and your large grocery stores, most have a flower section

Help...getting married in March, in search of an affordable/good photographer and florist. Live in Northern NJ

I don't want to just pick out of a phone book or online. I want to find the best deal in my area for a photographer/florist. I don't just mean cheap, but I also mean quality. Thanks in advance for your help!|||I can't give you any specific names of vendors. I can suggest taking a look at www.pictage.com and viewing some of the photographers in your area. There are a lot who have websites listed along with prices and portfolios, etc. I have found a lot of great photographers through the site and I'm sure you can find the same.|||I am a florist in Jersey City. I am sure that you must have found your florist by now, but just for the sake of comparison, here are the wedding flower packages I offer:


http://www.limelightfloral.com... Report It
|||I'm a photographer and generally don't do weddings, but I can give you some pointers. First, there are different levels of wedding photography (in terms of price and what you get). The cheapest is generally under $1,000 and you can expect to find a fair amount of beginners, or a seasoned photographer that will keep it very basic. The next level is generally around $3,000 to $5,000. These are more professional photographers that might show up with an assistant or a second shooter and might dazzle you with their post production. $5,000 to $10,000 is stepping in the realm of luxury. You can expect two professional shooters, and a really nice leather bound album. Note that a really good quality album can run anywhere from $500 to $5,000 (cost), multiply that by 3 and you have what you pay for it. Then there are the $10,000 to $30,000 photographers. These people shoot with digital medium format cameras and will have an entire staff working the wedding.





I'm also getting married and am finding it tough to find a photographer I trust. You might want to put an ad on Craigslist asking for samples and giving people a budget that you have set aside for a photographer. Be very cautious about working with someone who will work for less than $1,000 as they probably cannot guaranty consistently good results. You may also want to check in with a photography store like Penn Camera (not Ritz) and see if they can refer someone to you. If not, check with B%26amp;H in NY as they are the largest distributor of photograhy equipment and are bound to have some names for you.





Good luck and congrats!|||I used Lamar Wedding Center in Montclair NJ. My pictures are beautiful. We bought a small package for $1100.00 and we got all of our proofs, the album and a 16 x 20 Photo and the disc with all the photos on it.





www.lamarweddingcenter.com|||I used the florist at the Sheraton Crossroads in Mahwah. It was 3 years ago he is still there. (201) 529-0660





We chose red roses, 2 shades for the floral arrangements with red carnations to add fullness. I think it was $75 a centerpiece.





There was one screwup he only left us one basket for 2 flower girls, otherwise everything else was perfect.





Photographer I wouldn't recommend.|||Christine Foster does amazing affordable photography. She works out of Philadelphia. I am not sure where in North Jersey you are but you might try her. My co-worker just had her in February, if you want to see her pictures check out the portfolio page and look at the bottom row, fourth dot from the right. (The M%26amp;Ms w/ Teresa %26amp; Joseph are hers as well!)


http://christinefosterphoto.com/





Vision Master is good too but more expensive.


http://www.visionmaster.com/index.htm





Not sure if you saw this but the NJ Weddings website has a photographers gallery with samples. You could see if anything there lights your fancy and then investigate their references.


http://www.njwedding.com/photogallery/





Unfortunately I don't know any florists in North Jersey.





Good luck and I hope this helps!|||Your Photographer should be at 1/3 of your wedding cost. You DO get what you pay for! (Believe me - I know!) Cheap and quality don't usually go hand in hand. I say fork out the most you can for a photographer and dont cheap out. You'll seriously regret it if you do.|||You don't PICK one from online but seeing their websites and getting information that way will certainly be very helpful. You have to do the WORK sweetie - there's no shortcut. You have to simply narrow the choices down to 2 or 3 that are your favorites then meet with them. It's like an interview.|||Try this site... http://www.newjerseyweddings.org/





the search engine allows you to search by county. I would suggest that you meet with your photographer and florist first and see their portfolio. if you find someone you like but they are too expensive, tell them. the photographer I loved was way too expensive, so he recommended someone he knew that did great work but she was just starting out and didn't have any clients yet. If they simply drop their price, they probably arent doing much business... big red flag

What is the best search engine or directory to find/buy flowers for Valentine day?

I am planning to buy and send valentine flowers online. I have never purchsed any product online. I am wondering, if someone can help me find the best website where I can compare price and products from brand name florist and finally buy valentine flowers online to send it to my sweatheart this year.|||Search for a florist that is located in the area in which you would like the flowers delivered. This saves you money because there are no extra "service" charges that companies charge to "pass on" your order to a florist in your area. If you go with one of the big online wire services you will still get your flowers from a local florist but you will have to pay a service charge for them taking the order.





Save yourself time, money and headaches and order from a local florist.





Best Wishes!


Ms. Orchid|||I have used 1800flowers.com several times and have been very satisified with their service.|||For a really wonderful selection of flowers try the link below,


It's a Matha Stewart flower site.

How can I send (stylish, high-quality) flowers to someone in Paris?

My close friend just got engaged. I'd like to send her flowers, but don't know how to discern if the florists I'm finding online are good, trustworthy. Someone recommended calling a concierge at a good hotel. Any other ideas?|||www.annasflowersandgifs.com . Let us help you create the best flower for your friend, with high quality flowers and will last long. We have a local florist international, so we gurantee the freshness and the quality you will never expect. Please let us know if your ready...|||Any FTD. Try 1-800-flowers.

Florist in Formosa Argentina?

Can someone provide me with info for a good/a couple of florist(s) in Argentina, preferably in Formosa where I can call from abroad/order online and place an order for someone currently living there.


Thanx!|||Try:


http://www.baflower.com/default_g.asp





They are in Buenos Aires BUT will deliver in Formosa, make sure you have the right address and include a telephone number!|||Thanks for all the help guys/muchos gracias! Really appreciate it. I ended up ordering from baflower! Report It
|||Hello ... I am argentina ... lo unico you can offer is this page! Make orders to all formosa and locations of the world ... I hope you have served





http://www.regalosflores.com.ar/provinci...

How does FTD for florists work?

If you wanted to start an online florist, take orders, and have them fulfilled by the FTD network?|||then you would be considered an 'order gatherer'. visit www.floristdetective.com for more info on this subject.|||Go to a local floral service like www.acafloral.com and they'll take care of you. Don't go to big names. Report It
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Does anyone know where to buy fresh arranged bridal bouquets online?

My wedding is getting close and I can't find a florist! We are creating the centerpieces ourselves through direct wholesale florals, but I don't want the responsibility to have to create my bouquet, bridesmaids, corisages, boutineers, etc. Two florists that I found available want over $1,300 for this.





I have heard that you can order them pre-arranged online and they will overnight the day before the wedding.





Does anyone know of any sites or have done this themselves?|||Proflowers at www.proflowers.com.|||This site has some beautiful bouquets, but they are limited in color choices. http://www.thebridesbouquet.com|||This is the best site. I know you will love it. The flowers are beautiful, they have affordable packages and deliver them right to your door.|||I haven't done this, but out of all the places that I've bought flowers via the internet, ProFlowers was the best:


http://home.proflowers.com/wedding/

Can a single cherry blossom be bought at a florist store?

i was looking online, and noticed that no one really sells cherry blossoms. can i go pickup a dozen cherry blossoms, like i would a dozen roses? i know they come from a tree, but...|||maybe|||You can get branches of cherry blooms, but only when in season, the season is short and they are expensive. look for them in the fall.|||no, they are small blossoms, without stems, on a hard branch. you could get a spray (branch) of them whe they are in season, but their season is kind of over.

Where can I buy boquets of flowers online for a reasonable price? Silk or real?

I want to compare prices with my local florist. Thanks|||I generally like to shop at a couple of stores and I really think FTD is my favorite when it comes to buying flowers there. They have real flowers, and the service is really good, they deliver it on time and the flower arrangements are really pretty in my opinion.





Here are a couple of websites.





http://www.ftd.com





http://www.teleflora.com





I think flowers can get quite pricey from florists, if you know how to do flower arrangments, you can always get a few bunches of flowers from your local supermarket if they have a floral section and they have very reasonable prices imho.





Good hunting for flowers :)





The person receiving them will be happy to receive such a nice gift :)





P.S Please read the fine print and find out how much the delivery charges are first. And before you submit your payment, check if it's how much you are willing to spend. :)|||Proflowers.com is the best priced Ive seen.If you click on seen on tv you then enter mother as password you get a dozen roses for 19.99 with vase and they will bill you later.The other flowers are well priced also.