Wedding Florist

4 secrets to stretch your floral budget

We polled The Girlbossbride Tribe and asked them what member of their Dream Team they were most confused or overwhelmed to hire. Their answer…their wedding florist.

I get it. Florals are actually the one thing most couples have a little experience with. You’ve probably sent flowers for birthdays or Mother’s Day. And you’ve probably been warned that wedding florists are expensive.

Let’s bust that myth and dive into my 4 secrets to stretch your floral budget to the max. 

curate your mood board

Your instinct is going to be to go to your wedding florist with a full vision for your day and a detailed list of everything you want. DON’T. This is going to limit the creativity any florist can offer both visually and financially.

You want to be able to describe what you want the room to feel like when your guests walk in. Share a mood board with directional ideas, not things you want to literally replicate. Grab inspiration from our Pinterest boards here. Ask yourself:

• Do you want to see a lot of greenery?
• How many florals do you want to see?
• Are you drawn to luxurious or rustic spaces?
• What colors do you want to see?
• How much candlelight do you want to see?

When you’re florist is clear on the feeling you want to create they can make suggestions on how to get there within your budget. If you give them a very specific list of things to create they’re much more limited. Trust their creative genius!

start with your WOW

Once you know what you want your day to feel like it’s time to bring it to life.

When you and your geusts walk into your celebration you’ll absorb all the elements of the design together. I call this the 30,000 ft view of your day. 

Go BIG in one place and give yourself persmission to scale back on each individual table design. To brainstorm your WOW factor ask yourself:

• What made you fall in love with your venue? Accentuate that thing!
• Is it a gorgeous built in bar? Let’s dress that baby up!
• Is it an outdoor cocktail hour space? Let’s plan a stunning welcome table to anchor the space and greet guests.
• A fireplace. Let’s add something stunning to it!
• A ceremony location with a view. Frame it so every photo is absolutely stunning.
• Will you and your guests be on the dance floor all night? Make it magical!

Work with your florist to highlight the moment or element you’re most in love with or looking forward to. 

brainstorm two table looks

Remember we are designing your space for the 30,000 ft view.

When you create two table looks one should always be more restrained. Based on your budget this table look may not include a single flower. That’s not only ok. It’s beautiful.

NEVER EVER do I design a space with every table looking the exact same. I’m giving you permission to have way more fun than that and save along the way. I love to help our #girlbossbrides brainstorm their two looks. Schedule your FREE call with me. I’d love to chat flowers with you.

repurpose. repurpose.

I look to repurpose at EVERY event.

If you have candlelight planned for your dinner tables can it be used to great guests at the entrance?

If you have compote centerpieces can they be placed on pedestals to flank your ceremony “alter”.

Make sure every bouquet and floral elements is working as hard for you as possible.

What to bring to your consultation

• An initial inspiration board. Grab inspiration from my boards here
• A general floral budget or at least a number you don’t want to go over. Use my Budget Overview Guide to get there
• An answer to “what do you want your day to feel like?”. If you’re lost take my Wedding Style Quiz
• A simple event timeline. This will help your florist understand when and where your florals need to go. Grab our FREE template below:

• A list of questions to ask. Start with these we’ve prepped for you: