After searching high and low and meeting with a few florists we are finally in negotiations with one we like. We have come to learn that although flowers die with in hours they are one of the most expensive parts in the wedding planning process! Neither Brandon nor I have a "Green Thumb" so although we want pretty flowers because they are a traditional part of a wedding trust me we looked for other possible options after learning the price.
Firstly, we met with the Old Mill Flower Shoppe. This made sense to us and seemed like the obvious choice however we were confused as to why our caterer never recommended them. About two seconds into our meeting we learned why... great little shop, does great work for the conferences held at the old mill, but major language barrier! The little Asian woman that was there to help us acted as though we were an inconvenience to her afternoon and we had a very hard time expressing what we were looking for. Although they offer a discount because we are getting married at the Old Mill (which made them by far the cheapest of all the florists) we were very nervous that with the reduced cost we would be sacrificing quality.
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| Entrance to the Old Mill Flower Shoppe |
Secondly, we met with Pink Twig a trendy boutique style florist located on College Street. The girl we met with was AMAZING!!! So fun and full of ideas. She sat with us for at least an hour writing down everything she could think of that might work for us. Sadly when we received the proposal it was beyond ridiculous for our budget and there was no negotiations needed their prices were atrocious.
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| Inside Pink Twig's Boutique |
Finally, we met with
Jackie-O a companion of Pink Twig who does very similar work however we have come to determine that they have much more reasonable pricing. The gentleman I spoke with, his name was Todd, was very personable and helpful and I look forward to working with him through this process. They have a very talented design team and we trust they will do a great job with our flowers.
Now onto the flowers we want to use:
We will not have long tables set up in the reception they will be round however we will have vases with two stems of hydrangeas in each.
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| Purple Spray Roses |
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White Fresia
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White Hydrangeas
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| Purple Fresia |
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| Green Tea Roses |
These are the flowers we plan to use in out bouquets and boutonnieres. As I mentioned in a previous post we are creating kissing balls for ceremony decorations and we have a few more parts to the centre piece. All in all we are happy and I think the flowers will have a subtle but very effective impact on the atmosphere and ambiance of the event.
