Flower Power

Posted on August 16th, 2010 by LaDawn

Flowers make a very powerful statement starting from the bridal bouquet, down the aisle and on to the centerpieces, they tell the story from beginning, middle and end of your wedding day. That’s why flowers can be a very big part of a wedding couple’s budget. Below is the average cost of wedding flowers.

Most wedding coordinators and bridal planning guides suggest that couples set aside between eight and ten percent of their total wedding budget to cover floral expenses. Depending on a couple’s budget, this may mean wedding flowers cost between $400 to $5,000 and up, but the costs for specific types of flowers can vary widely based on several different factors.

Costs for Specific Wedding Flowers

General figures for wedding flower expenses, on average, include:

Bride’s bouquet: $50-200

Bridesmaids’ bouquets (each): $20-50

Corsages and boutonnieres (each): $8-30

Head wreaths and floral hair pins (each): $15-40

Toss bouquet for the reception: $20-50

Church altar flowers (each arrangement): $50-75 or higher

Pew flowers (each): $10-40

Reception centerpieces (each arrangement): $40-150

Flower girl bouquet or petals: $20-35

Floral cake topper: $30-100

(courtesy of lovetoknow.com)

Here are a few tips on how to choose the perfect flower vendor and flowers for your big day.

Word of mouth is always best and of course any recommendations from your wedding planner they usually work very close with premier florists
Make sure they are willing to work with you and your budget
Make sure they listen to your ideas and they don’t tell you no!
They should be flexible and show you flower options that fit in your budget
Ask how many weddings they do in a weekend
You should meet the actual designer not just the salesperson