Cheeky cost qustion - flowers

Hi - I'm in North Hampshire and my wedding was February

Depends on what flowers you want and what season too - if you can get the flowers at that time of year - also February time red roses are extortionate

1 bouquet, 1 bm posy, 3 button holes, 2 corsages and 6 table centerpieces (goldfish bowls with lilies) cost £350

most expensive was my bouquet as it was something different £90 but I loved it

I paid £450 for:

3 x Double Rose Button holes for Mum's and Groom

7 x single Button holes for other Male Wedding Party

1 x Bridal Bouquet of Ivory Roses, Calla Lillies and green hydrangea

2 x Bridesmaid Bouquets of Ivory and dusky pink roses and green hydrangea

2 x meduim ivory church flowers

6 x table centre pieces of ivory roses, calla lilies, greenery and ivy

3 x low cubed vases of ivory rose heads for top table

Thankyou, both.

I'm also getting married in Feb! Avoiding red flowers like the plague (not a huge fan anyway!)

I want white tulips, white lizzie and lots of gypsophilia...

getting quotes around the £980 mark for bridal flowers (bouquets, BM's, buttonholes etc) and 10 centrepieces x

Ours are below - we are getting married in October, but it sounds like we are looking at similar flowers!

Bride's hand-tied bouquet incorporating gypsophila, dotted with white bouvardia and double headed ivory lisianthus, stems bound/tied with ivory ribbon - £85

Posies of gyp for young bridesmaids tied with trails of dark green ribbon £12ea

button holes - double headed ivory lisianthus buttonhole with gyp £4ea

Dress corsage in ivory, attachable with magnet £6ea

Wrist corsage on pearl bracelet £15ea

Thanks! What are you having as centrepieces? I want tall vases with loads of gyp and im being quoted between £60-£80

I went a little bit OTT on the flowers front ? for 10 centre pieces in Martini glasses inc delivery and set up, with grand prix roses, purple and red Gerbia (sp) and various types of grass/green stuff I'm paying £680.

I'm lucky that my step mum is a florist and so is doing all the people flowers for free (would have done the whole lot if it wasn't for the distance) and in the bouquets I'm having all red and a purply colour rose and the BM's are having red gerbia's

I think it depends on the area of the country your in as well as season as to prices- if i was paying for all the flowers the price would be simular to yours I think

I'm having -

1 brides bouquet - shower with loads of different flowers and diamante and pearl details

3 x bm posies - same flowers and mine with accents

1x BM pomander

1 x groom button hole

7 x groomsmen button holes

4 corsages for mums and nans

8 50cm martini glasses with loads of flowers

1 small martini glass arrangement

2 thank you bouquets.

£880

I am having

1x bridal bouquet

2 x adult BM bouquets

6 x buttonholes

1 x long and low for top/registrar table

7 x tall centrepieces incl vase and candle hire

This is costing 775 pounds

will add on bouquets and corsages at later date.

MrsJen are these fresh or artificial? These seems like a real bargain.

Not sure if your florist made you aware that gyp comes in different grades. The best gyp which is used for weddings can be quite expensive. Unfortunately, the lesser expensive gyp has stems which aren't as robust and can snap easily which makes it a bit unruly for vase arrangements, the fluffy flowers aren't as white or as fluffy, plus it has an unpleasant smell - very similar to cat piddle so not a good fragrance for a wedding LOL! If you want a ball park figure for various designs, I have prices on my website. Although all mine are artificial, they aren't a million miles away from fresh flowers unless you live in London which will be quite a bit more expensive. Hope that helps.

Hey Chidders,

They are all real flowers.

My brothers friends wife did them for us. She is retired now so does this as a side hobby.

xx

I'm having:

1x bride's bouquet (amnesia roses so bit more expensive)

2x bridesmaid bouquets (cream roses)

2x flowergirl bouquets

3x buttonholes (amnesia again)

1x centrepiece for table where we sign register

5x small centrepieces

all for £230 - I'm in the north east

Haha, Where are you from? She is located around the Birmingham area. I can pass on details to anyone around this way xx

Ah thank you, but I'm in NW, Lancashire / Liverpool way.

You have lovely taste in flowers! did you ever post a weddng report?

I'm afraid I didn't on Hitched.

To be honest, I was a Wedding Ideas forum poster through out my wedding planning, I only recently started posting on Hitched as I try to promote my photographer, who is a Supplier on here. Shes an artist at what she does, and I want to get her as much business as possible. I am her PA really, and I work for free Haha. More than that, shes an amazing friend.

But if you'd like to read my report on the WI forum, heres the link xx

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I am doing my own ( I have a good garden and most of the flowers I want grow well in it)

White Calla's surrounding crystals on sculpted wire for the BM's (5 of them) the same for me but with Purple Calla's and white Orchids (the only flowers I have to buy) with trailing ivy.

White Calla and crystal button holes for the GM and FFIL (8 in total) same for FHB but a Purple Calla instead.

Church/reception flowers 2 big & 2 small white & purple (dyed) carnation displays + 2 big and 2 small white Calla and purple orchid displays....

On top of all that I am also making my own wedding cake as I can't find anyone who can make the cake we want to the size we want for less than between £500/£600!!!

Katey - we are having herbs as centrepieces rather than flowers - something like this ...

That's such a cute idea, and I bet really fragrant too!

My wedding was a few weeks ago. The flowers cost about £350 and this included;

Brides bouquet

2 x adult bridesmaids bouquets

2 x childs flower wands

5 x buttonholes for groomsmen

2 x MOB and MOG buttonholes

and it also included 8 loose flowers which I hand-tied myself and put on the registry table

HTH

Forgot to mention that my flowers were calla lilies.. I had 20 callas in my bouquet and the bridesmaids had 15 each in theirs.