Flower Suggestions

Bulk flowers can be great option! My advice for doing diy real flowers is to keep it simple because you’ll have to arrange them the night before.

You could also look at supermarkets with good floral departments that may be able to do arrangements for you at far less than a traditional florist.

Fake flowers are another option! This way you can do all your arrangements pretty far in advance

I ordered mine from Bouqs. Co! And I am a bride on a budget for sure!

They have two two options for their wedding packages, the DIY where you arrange it yourself and the pre-arranged which is arranged for you and then delivered to you 2 days before the event (you just trim the stem and put in water, then they finish blooming!)

From what I read because they're shipped from the farm it is much more low cost.

I read reviews of people doing the DIY with lots of help (bridesmaids and moms) and you need some tools like thorn strippers (is that what they're called?) I figured I probably couldn't make them look as nice but who knows! I got my bouquet, 2 bridesmaids bouquets, flower petals for the aisle, 4 boutonnieres for the groomsman and father of the bride, and two corsages for the two moms. This all came to $299 which from what I've heard is a pretty good deal!

For centerpieces I am doing artificial from a mix of IKEA and Michael's!

Edit: I also should mention they have much bigger packages and include centerpieces as well if you're interested in that!

I did fake flowers from Amazon for stuff like callalilies and then did filler flowers from like the dollar tree. When you buy in bulk, you get a discount, and even dollar tree flowers look good when packed in tightly enough! All in all cost me under $100 for bouquets, wreath thingy for the gazebo, etc.

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Supermarkets are a hidden gem when it comes to florals. If you have the chance, check out your local farmers market as well.

I got mine from Hobby lobby during their 50% off sale!

I looked on Amazon.com and found all my flowers for my wedding. It was so easy to find what I wanted. It also saved me so much money. All the items that I ordered came within a few days.

My mom was a florist for years so she's doing our flowers for us (sunflowers). LA has this amazing flower market downtown so we're getting bulk flowers from there. It's saving us thousands!

Supermarket, like Kroger, Jewel osco, heb, whole foods, etc... Hell, you can get affordable with a run of the mill florist and tell them your on a budget.

There are cheap, pretty, and easy to work with flowers like roses... This is why they are traditional.

Any flower that is delicate, seasonal, $20 a stem wholesale, etc is going to be expensive. If you go with 12 huge tall centerpieces that have to be set up and taken down by the florist, it will be expensive.

But a couple bouquets and maybe some boutonnieres can be very affordable. The florist isn't expecting you to be a floral expert. They can guide you through it.

A piece of advice I could give you planning mine, is go with Hydrangeas or that type of flower that has a ton of blooms on one stem. Because there are so many blooms on a stem, they fill up more space and are surprisingly cheaper than roses and lilacs or lilies. They are extremely easy to arrange too! And if you have some extra money you could throw some other flowers in between them for a different arrangement look. I LOVE Hydrangeas though, they are my favorites you might not be a fan but just an idea

I got all mine on Etsy other then center pieces

I used Amazon n ordered real touch calla lillies

I got my flowers off of Amazon. It’s so easy to find what you want

View Quoted Comment You did a great job! I love the bouquet

Hey Brooklyn!! Did you find somewhere to supply your flowers?