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      The cost of wedding flowers is affected by everything from your color palette to your must-have blooms to your guest count. However, many “behind the scenes” aspects play a role in the cost of wedding flowers.  This includes the time and expertise it takes to create these living works of art. Hiring a florist who specializes in wedding work is worth every penny!  Especially if you have dreams of flower walls and Instagram-worthy “wow” moments for your wedding day! Photography by Kaleigh Turner – French House, Cincinnati Ohio   How much should I budget for my wedding flowers and decor? We get asked this often.  Pricing, just like your wedding, is unique. Remember, it’s an investment in the day just like the food, the photography, and the dress. We create the ambiance that sets the mood and gives your photographer all those beautiful details to capture. The right flowers and decor elevate the occasion from just a party to a wedding; something timeless you’ll revisit years to come with your children and grandchildren. While it is difficult to provide a blanket total for florals and decor, on average, our clients budget $3,500-$35,000+ for flowers and decorations. This, of course, can vary drastically on what your needs and wants are for the day. One couple may want specialty linens, large arrangements for the reception, and more expensive flower varieties, while another might be utilizing the linens provided by the venue and want a more simple centerpiece. The size of the guest list and bridal party also play a big part in budget allocation. A guest list of 100 with a $10,000 budget has more wiggle room to play than a guest list of 300 with the same budget. It’s important to know that we are here to help […]

Before a flower ever reaches your wedding day it has already had quite the journey! While California is the largest US distributor of flowers, most blooms actually come from Central America and Holland. Flowers are grown on large-scale farms, then packaged and cold-shipped around the world and to us.  It is an impressive feat of logistics and technology. By the time a flower reaches us here in Ohio it has traveled thousands of miles, but still has a long way to go before it makes it to a wedding!  Here starts the real wedding flower journey! Brit Jaye Photography – The Honey Farm – Lost and Found Event Rentals  Once the flowers reach our studio they are unboxed and dipped into a solution then hydrated in clean, fresh water.  After hours of hydrating,  thorns and excess leaves are stripped from the stem, and each stem is given a fresh cut. For a large-scale wedding, processing can involve thousands of stems and take up to 2 days of team effort! It’s a tedious but essential step before the magic design work can even begin. Remember flowers are a perishable product and there is always some amount of loss during travel. This means we are always ordering extra flowers to ensure we have plenty of product for your special day. Outdoor temperatures can wreak havoc on flower shipments, there can be delays at customs and flights can be rerouted due to weather.  The longer the flowers sit in boxes the higher chance they won’t rehydrate and greater chance of a lesser quality. When these stressful delays happen, we are working behind the scenes to secure backup options and make sure you are none the wiser!  This is why you hired Floral V Designs! We have a large team ready and waiting to […]