Wedding Floral Expense Calculator
Expect $50.00 for a one hour wedding consultation; professional fee. Never call and expect
anything more than a half hearted quote by phone, or worse yet, email.
First is your bridal bouquet. It often determines the color theme for your wedding. This and
your boutonnières and corsages is your wear and carry flowers, including the bridal bouquet.
Don't forget hairstyles including flowers.
Consider what flowers will be required for the altar area. This includes any work on aisles and
seating, runners, rose petals, unity candle or central arrangement, candelabra, decorative
greens, arrangements for entrance to the church or ceremony area, et al.
Consider what flowers you will require at the reception. This includes cake decorations, table
centerpieces, banquet table, buffet tables, et al.
Your total cost of flowers and supplies will vary widely on the different types of flowers chosen,
the number of arrangements made, and the time of year you are having your wedding
(obviously around Christmas, Mother's Day, and Valentine's, flowers will cost up to 3 times
more, for example). Typically, flowers are marked up 25-40% for weddings. A typical cost of
goods for a wedding including all the above mentioned in the paragraphs above would be
$1400 and marked up to $2000. This amount includes some durable goods typically used. If
your wedding uses orchids or callas or hydrangeas or tropical and exotic flowers or other
expensive flowers, increase this amount by 20% (we now total $2400 on flowers). Add 15%
more for a shipping charge to get your flowers in fresh right before your wedding. This amount
is from shipping companies such as Fedex and not unusual.
Your labor charges should be around $50 an hour for designers and $20 and hour for
apprentices. The typical wedding we described above takes 4 hours senior design and 6
hours design assist. Here is $370 labor charge. Strangely, your labor charges are usually
15-20% of the flower charges, even though computed differently. Many florists, when giving a
quotation, often just use 20% of flowers rather than compute how many hours they think it will
take. Award winning designers will only consider working for 40% of materials. If you think an
advanced designer is worth the money, go for it. Ask them for their credentials and check
them out with Society of American Florists (see our links). We will stick with $370 for our
wedding calculator.
The final section is adding all the miscellaneous charges. $40 delivery charge is not
unreasonable for a van to deliver all your flowers, double if your reception and ceremony are
at different locations. $300 is a typical freight charge, usually Federal Express, to get your
flowers fresh days before your wedding. Don't kid yourself. No florist has your flowers in stock
already when your wedding day approaches. Tax on your flowers will run $168 in Ohio. Set up
charges for personnel to install your flowers at the Church and reception hall will be $40 for
each location. Total charges: $548
Expect to pay the full amount of your wedding upfront when booking your date with your
florist. Very few florists can survive now with policies such as deposits or half down. And most
florists will only book one client on any given day; so search for your florist 6-12 months, or as
soon as you can afford to; especially if you are getting married from May to July. Florists
typically book all Saturdays and Sundays in these three months a year ahead. Our typical
wedding example, which included wear and carry flowers for two whole families and then
some, ceremony floral arrangements, and reception floral arrangements; totals a reasonable
$3368. The florist is making $1120 on the project.
Don't be offended if a florist cannot do your wedding. There are many reasons why a shop
would turn down your event. But be wary of a florist competing on price. We all pay the same
amount for the same flowers. Designs by Doe has budget wedding packages starting at $499.
These typically are packages with no complex designs, wear and carry only, no orchids or
callas, etc., mostly roses, and picked up.
Expect $50.00 for a one hour wedding consultation; professional fee. Never call and expect
anything more than a half hearted quote by phone, or worse yet, email.
First is your bridal bouquet. It often determines the color theme for your wedding. This and
your boutonnières and corsages is your wear and carry flowers, including the bridal bouquet.
Don't forget hairstyles including flowers.
Consider what flowers will be required for the altar area. This includes any work on aisles and
seating, runners, rose petals, unity candle or central arrangement, candelabra, decorative
greens, arrangements for entrance to the church or ceremony area, et al.
Consider what flowers you will require at the reception. This includes cake decorations, table
centerpieces, banquet table, buffet tables, et al.
Your total cost of flowers and supplies will vary widely on the different types of flowers chosen,
the number of arrangements made, and the time of year you are having your wedding
(obviously around Christmas, Mother's Day, and Valentine's, flowers will cost up to 3 times
more, for example). Typically, flowers are marked up 25-40% for weddings. A typical cost of
goods for a wedding including all the above mentioned in the paragraphs above would be
$1400 and marked up to $2000. This amount includes some durable goods typically used. If
your wedding uses orchids or callas or hydrangeas or tropical and exotic flowers or other
expensive flowers, increase this amount by 20% (we now total $2400 on flowers). Add 15%
more for a shipping charge to get your flowers in fresh right before your wedding. This amount
is from shipping companies such as Fedex and not unusual.
Your labor charges should be around $50 an hour for designers and $20 and hour for
apprentices. The typical wedding we described above takes 4 hours senior design and 6
hours design assist. Here is $370 labor charge. Strangely, your labor charges are usually
15-20% of the flower charges, even though computed differently. Many florists, when giving a
quotation, often just use 20% of flowers rather than compute how many hours they think it will
take. Award winning designers will only consider working for 40% of materials. If you think an
advanced designer is worth the money, go for it. Ask them for their credentials and check
them out with Society of American Florists (see our links). We will stick with $370 for our
wedding calculator.
The final section is adding all the miscellaneous charges. $40 delivery charge is not
unreasonable for a van to deliver all your flowers, double if your reception and ceremony are
at different locations. $300 is a typical freight charge, usually Federal Express, to get your
flowers fresh days before your wedding. Don't kid yourself. No florist has your flowers in stock
already when your wedding day approaches. Tax on your flowers will run $168 in Ohio. Set up
charges for personnel to install your flowers at the Church and reception hall will be $40 for
each location. Total charges: $548
Expect to pay the full amount of your wedding upfront when booking your date with your
florist. Very few florists can survive now with policies such as deposits or half down. And most
florists will only book one client on any given day; so search for your florist 6-12 months, or as
soon as you can afford to; especially if you are getting married from May to July. Florists
typically book all Saturdays and Sundays in these three months a year ahead. Our typical
wedding example, which included wear and carry flowers for two whole families and then
some, ceremony floral arrangements, and reception floral arrangements; totals a reasonable
$3368. The florist is making $1120 on the project.
Don't be offended if a florist cannot do your wedding. There are many reasons why a shop
would turn down your event. But be wary of a florist competing on price. We all pay the same
amount for the same flowers. Designs by Doe has budget wedding packages starting at $499.
These typically are packages with no complex designs, wear and carry only, no orchids or
callas, etc., mostly roses, and picked up.
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There are very few special occasions in life. Your wedding must be
perfect and uncomplicated. Contact us. We can help make it beautiful
and everything you dreamed it will be.
There are very few special occasions in life. Your wedding must be
perfect and uncomplicated. Contact us. We can help make it beautiful
and everything you dreamed it will be.
| Wedding Prices Custom Wear and Carry Menus from $349 plus Custom Ceremony Menus from $299 plus Custom Reception Menus from $299 |
Buying flowers for your wedding
You can save more by finding a florist on your own, rather than going through a consultant. You can do this
on your own. But if you do choose to use a consultant, select one by their reputation and references.
Next, sit down and agree on a fair price with that florist. Insist on meeting the designer who will perform the
more delicate and important designs. Always bring pictures similar to what you like to this meeting and
schedule an appointment. And color swatches of dresses and cakes and balloons, etc. Expect to pay for this
consultation, much like you would any consultation with a doctor or attorney. Your florist is an expert at what
they do. If they are not, they are not the right florist to produce your wedding flowers.
Review the worksheet below. Unless you are using an award winning expert designer who does seminars,
the following guidelines are an equitable contract for any florist and wedding customer.
You can save more by finding a florist on your own, rather than going through a consultant. You can do this
on your own. But if you do choose to use a consultant, select one by their reputation and references.
Next, sit down and agree on a fair price with that florist. Insist on meeting the designer who will perform the
more delicate and important designs. Always bring pictures similar to what you like to this meeting and
schedule an appointment. And color swatches of dresses and cakes and balloons, etc. Expect to pay for this
consultation, much like you would any consultation with a doctor or attorney. Your florist is an expert at what
they do. If they are not, they are not the right florist to produce your wedding flowers.
Review the worksheet below. Unless you are using an award winning expert designer who does seminars,
the following guidelines are an equitable contract for any florist and wedding customer.
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