12 Essential Questions for Your Florist
A quick list of must-make queries
by the editors at Modern Bride magazine
If possible, try to interview several florists at least four months before
the wedding and compare their ideas and estimated costs before making your final
decision. Here's a list of questions you should be sure to ask.
- Are you familiar with the site(s)? If not, will you arrange to visit the
site(s) with me?
- May I see photographs, sketches or sample wedding albums that show your
work?
- Can you also provide aisle runners, stanchions, candelabras? What about
any other decorations that the site cannot provide?
- Are there any limitations on my choices of flowers (due to bridesmaids'
gowns, the decor of the site, lighting or the lack of it, seasonal
availability or budget considerations)?
- Given the locations, time of day, season of the year and planned reception
activities, do I need particularly hardy flowers which can retain their
appearance under less than ideal conditions?
- Can you use flowers to help me enhance a wedding tone or mood: casual,
country, formal, sophisticated, dramatic?
- Can you make me a preliminary list of what you think I'll need in numbers
of bouquets, arrangements, boutonnieres and so on?
- When will the flowers be delivered? Is there a delivery fee? Who is to
receive them?
- Is there a setup fee?
- What are your guarantees regarding freshness, availability and
substitutions?
- What is the estimated total cost of all my selections?