Match Your Color Scheme

7 Months Before the Wedding

There is so much beauty that will go into your special day, and a big part of that has to do with the flowers. Even if you’ve never been big into flowers, you will quickly get educated on all the different types and colors available. It can be overwhelming so you want to be sure to enlist the help of somebody you can trust and work well with. This is a great time in your planning process to locate a few floral designers that you can interview, hopefully you’ll be able to narrow this down and hire the one that is right for you. If you’ve used a local florist in the past and been happy with the results, include them in the interviewing process. If you don’t have a starting point, then you can visit a floral designer directory such as AllWedding.com to locate professionals in your area.

As you meet with each floral designer, you want to take any ideas that you might have with you. If you know that you want a particular type of flower included in your centerpieces for example, then be sure to bring that idea with you. If you know that you want an all white bridal bouquet, then discuss your options. If you know that you want bright and vibrant colors in your bridesmaid bouquets, then you’ll want t make them aware of that and see what ideas they can come up with. Discussing all of your ideas and getting answers to all of your questions should be part of your first meeting. You want to go with the designer who can not only answer all of your questions, but who can also insert some of their own ideas so that you have confidence they can create the most beautiful floral masterpieces that you deserve for your special day.

As you are sticking to a budget, cost for flowers is certainly a consideration. This should also be discussed so that you know what some of your ideas will end up costing you, the designer should be able to provide a ballpark figure after you talk through each element. It’s important for you to go in prepared to discuss all of the places that you will want flowers such as centerpieces, bouquets, and boutonnières. These are the obvious places but you also want to consider where you’ll want flowers at the ceremony, if you want them in any other locations at the reception venue besides the table centerpieces, if you want a throw bouquet, and are there any special needs for specific flowers. You want to be sure to consider the season as well, not only for availability but also for cost. These are things that a good floral designer should be considering and discussing with you. Once you hire your floral designer, it’s always a nice touch if they can show you an example of what your flowers will look like. Take the time to hire the designer that will make sure all of your flowers are gorgeous adding to the ambiance of your wedding day!