Florists not contacting me back

For those you *have* talked to - I would nix the ones who gave you arbitrary numbers and the one who doesn't want to look at/go with your ideas - you may not get what you want (I'm sure it'll still be beautiful, but if you know what you want, then you may not be happy)

I've noticed a lot of vendors actually just don't reply. idk how they get business lol. I saw it as a process of elimination. if I reached out to a bunch and only a few replied . . they're making my life easier.

I do think its possible florists were slammed because of Mother's Day. I'm in New England and I guess the wacky temps here caused a flower shortage, so a few local flower farms that didn't end up losing their blooms had to supply all of the local markets so it was a bit crazy. I would absolutely follow up with anyone who has long passed the timeframe in which they said they would get back to you. Waiting 2-3 weeks when they said they would follow up in a 1 week and then sending a gentle reminder is absolutely appropriate.

I would not work with anyone who wasn't considering and respecting your opinion. Cross off any florist who isn't interested in your ideas or opinions, including the florist who wants to style YOUR wedding the way SHE wants to so SHE can use it in HER portfolio. Unless she's going to do your florals for free, there is no reason to continue discussing your wedding with her. Its one thing if a florist gives you practical feedback on your ideas (tells you what you want doesn't fit your budget or specific flowers you want cannot be sourced during the season you are having your wedding in, etc), its another to disregard your vision altogether. Continue to talk options with the reasonable florist and don't be afraid to shop around more if you need to.

Mother's Day is definitely busy time for florists, plus this is pretty much the busiest year for weddings ever, so they may in fact be busy. The only other thing I can think of why they possibly wouldn't contact someone back would be if you didn't have a realistic budget for what you were wanting. Did you give a specific budget to them?