Conversation With A Florist

We recently had the opportunity to ask a florist about her experiences in working with couples were getting married. Here’s a brief sample of our conversation.

Q. What’s the biggest misperception you believe people have about florists and weddings?

A. Many people think that they can come to a florist at the last minute and get anything that they want. That might be true in some off seasons, but generally the demand is so high that we really need to know at least a couple months in advance what someone would like to try to make sure that we have it for them. For things such as roses, when the demand is high we might have to go outside the area to get them, and if we don’t know well enough in advance we might not have them available when someone needs them.

Q. Would you say roses are probably at the top of everyone’s list?

A. Roses are the most requested flowers for bouquets, but carnations are right up there. As a matter of fact, there are more requests for carnations because carnations are cheaper than roses and people use them for decorations in the church and at receptions. Per sales, carnations would be at the top of the list.

Q. Do you raise the price for flowers when it’s for a wedding?

A. No, although we have heard that there are a lot of florists will raise the prices at peak times of the year because they know the demand is so high that they can get whatever price they want to offer. We like to keep our prices fairly consistent as much as possible, even during events such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.

Q. What would you say makes up the perfect bouquet?

A. It’s hard to say what would be perfect, does everybody has their favorite flowers. Most of the ladies who come in one only rose bouquets, which is fine. Personally, when I got married I mixed it up with roses, carnations, and baby’s breath. I also mixed up the colors and added a couple that aren’t standard for weddings. I added some orange, blue, and purple carnations just to spice things up, and I also dyed some of the baby’s breath a light green. I don’t think there’s anything wrong in having a lot of different colors in almost anything.

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