Flowers, Part III: Quotes

I thought this would be a good place to store the information I shared on our thread about our flower quote from Spitz & Peck. I'm also including the three quotes itslaurie shared that she gleaned from a Long Island board. One thing that I'd note is that the type of flowers you want to use make a big impact on how much you'll pay.

I just pulled out the proposal from our florist, and here's what they've proposed for about $4855 plus tax:

For the ceremony:
* decorate aisle with 8 nosegays of flowers
* drape aisle with low garlands
* provide white runner to line the aisle (apparently, the venue doesn't do this, the florist does. weird.)

We're not paying for any chuppah decoration, because we're using a tallis and poles (with people holding the poles), but from what I understand, this can drive the price up quite a bit. If you've ever seen a chuppah covered in flowers, you'll know what I mean. Or, you can refer back to the showpieces on Spitz & Peck's website, just for fun.

For the simple cocktail hour:
* 2 3" square vases w/ floating gerberas for table
* greens and flowers for passing trays

For the ballroom/ongoing cocktail reception w/ 20 tables of various sizes and food stations:
* 5 tables: 4" square vases w/ flowers of our choice and lemon leaves
* 5 tables: 6" square vases w/ flowers of our choice and lemon leaves
* 10 tables: 8" square vases w/ flowers of our choice and lemon leaves
* all tables to have 3 votive candles
* vary tables by flower type
* Buffet Stations: 5 tall vases w/ fresh fruit and flowers

"Personals" (aka, bouquets, etc.):
* bride's tight cuff o' flowers to be named later
* 2 female attendants: tight cuffs o' flowers to be named later, a little smaller than bride's
* wristlet corsages for 8 women (chuppah holders and readers)
* wristlet corsages for 2 mothers and 3 grandmothers* bouts for 5 men (chuppah holders and readers)
* bout w/ spray for the groom

There ya go. As I said, I am going to try to bring this down a bit, but I don't feel like this is insane given the number of tables, chuppah holders and readers, etc. at our wedding. And I also know that I'm a bit stuck being a little gauged, because I have no choice but to use Spitz & Peck w/ our venue.

From another Long Island board:

$2300K
1 my BOK roses & calla lillies
1 MOH Bok roses4 BM bok roses
1 Kissing Ball Roses
1 Groom Bout Calla lillie
8 GM bouts rose5 bout -roses (fathers & grandfathers & godfathers)
1 Corsage
2 carry bok for moms (roses & tulips)
16 low centerpieces with roses & tulips

$1,450
15 low centerpieces with 4 mini versions of the centerpiece all around it (roses, tulips, hydrangea, lisianthus, genester, sweet pea)
my bo-k (roses, stephanotis w/pearl center, lisianthus, hydrangea)
4 BM bo-k
6 boutonnieres
2 mom corsages

$899
1 Bridal Bouquet – 25 roses
3 Bridesmaids Bouquets- 12 roses each bouquet
2 Mother corsages – Rose
2 Father boutonnieres – Rose
1 Groom Boutonniere- Rose
3 Groomsmen Boutonnieres- Rose
1 Flower Girl Basket – Rose Petals
1 Ring Bearer Boutonniere- Small Rose
14 Centerpieces – Each contain a dozen roses and mixed flowers