Preparing for a Wedding Floral Consultation with Daydream Floral in Jersey City

*** It’s important to note that florists will use your images of bouquets and centerpieces, boutonnieres, and ceremony arbors that you’ve collected to help guide their creative direction instead of dictate their creative direction. The florist that you ultimately choose should understand your vision and have a creative aesthetic that aligns with your wedding day design. You should trust your florist to take your inspiration images and create florals that are unique to you and your wedding day. Please don’t expect your florist to copy exactly what you’ve shared. They are artists, and should be given the creative freedom to exceed your expectations and use your inspiration to inform your floral expression.

VENDOR DETAILS

Florists will greatly benefit from seeing a list of vendors that are providing a lot of the design work and exactly what you’ve selected from each of them (i.e. Stationary, Linens, Lighting, Dress Colors, Venue, Photographer) Whether you have already finalized other design elements, or are still in the works, it’s important that these details are shared with your florist so they can create arrangements that compliment these designs. There’s nothing worse than having beautiful invites and beautiful flowers, but neither of them coordinating or looking synchronized when shot together. Florists are experienced professionals in the wedding industry and know/have worked with a ton of vendors. Just by sharing your secured vendors will give them more insight to your wedding day which will better inform their creative direction.

ESTIMATED FLORAL COUNTS & ADDITIONAL DECOR

This step is a bonus. This by no means has to be finalized by your initial wedding florist consult, but it should be considered and discussed at a high level so your florists can provide you with an accurate quote. You should come prepared to your consultation with the estimated floral counts as well as any other potential decor items that you will need your florist to provide. How many bridesmaid bouquets, boutonnieres, centerpieces, wreaths, hanging lanterns, table numbers, mirrors, votives, etc. It’s important to provide an accurate estimated count so they can create a quote that reflects your wedding day and won’t fluctuate a ton after that initial consultation. If you only have your florist quote you on 1 bridesmaid bouquet, but you end up asking 8, your quote will fluctuate by a couple of hundred dollars once that change is entered.

In addition to preparing for your wedding florist consultation, here are some frequently asked questions about wedding florists:

WHEN SHOULD YOU BOOK A FLORIST FOR YOUR WEDDING?

A wedding florist should be booked no later than 6 months prior to your wedding day. However, if you want to have your first choice of florist or you wish to book the most desired florist in your city, you should book them 9-12 months prior to your wedding day in order to reserve your wedding date.

WHAT’S THE AVERAGE COST OF A WEDDING FLORIST?

The cost of a wedding florist varies depending on the city which you are marrying, your budget, and florist experience. Instead of giving an average, I typically suggest budgeting 10-15% of your budget on wedding flowers. **Disclaimer: If wedding flowers are low on your priority list and you only want minimal flowers, you will budget on the low side of that range (5-10%). If wedding flowers are your main priority and you want statement pieces and large installations, I would budget on the high side of that range (15-20%).

To review, when booking Daydream Floral as your Jersey City Wedding Floral Designer remember to share your Event Inspiration Board for your Wedding. The Floral Consultation is a key process in providing the right Styled Shoot for your Photographer. Daydream Floral who not only provides Jersey City Flowers for your Wedding Bouquet but chooses quality blooms for your Wedding Arch as well. Daydream Floral will be able to provide the High End Event Flowers for your wedding and your board will help them provide the exact Floral Styling. Coming from a background in working in Floral Styling for Branch Launch Shoots, they really understand product, set up and installation.