Paging florists - Wedding bouquet disaster!!

This is the aftermath

Oh no! I didn't have a cascading bouquet and don't know anything about them, but that definitely doesn't seem right...

Ive never had one but I'm going to go ahead and assume that it's not supposed to fall apart after an hour.

I would say no.

No, it should have lasted much longer than that. It looked beautiful but it was poorly made.

No. It should last much longer than that.

Awww! That's crappy! I don't think that's typical, honestly.

No. Did you call her? I would have a conversation before I reviewed the florist, (but yes, you should review her...)

I didn't really think that was normal. But I wanted to make sure I wasn't overreacting. It was beautiful so I didn't want to leave a negative review if cascades normally fall apart quickly. I'm very disappointed because we didn't get to take any pictures of it before it fell apart.

Call the florist and explain what happened. You should get a huge discount if not a full refund.

Where's Rachel when you need her. Hopefully she'll pop in to offer advice. I would put Attention florists in your tittle.

I can call her when I get back from the honeymoon. I had some down time while my hubby ran to the gym so I thought I would hop on WW and see what y'all thought

I'm so sorry, that should not have happened!

It's spilled milk now, but I do not think you are overreacting and I'd be disappointed too!

I'd call the florist like Celia suggested and let them know what happened.

That's exactly what I was thinking @Potts.

I didn't have a cascade bouquet but I remember how much my bouquet got tossed around during pics and stuff and it still looked great several days later.

Cascade bouquets should not fall apart like that. Most florists, like myself, not only put the stems in Oasis, but most us a floral adhesive to keep the stems in and prevent them from falling out. I even tend to wire in as many as I can. I would definitely call your florist and explain to them what happened.

I would page Rachel in the title.

Maybe put Paging Rachel in title so she sees it.

I'm so sorry OP!

Wow, I'm sorry. I'm really hesitant to criticize the work of another florist, so please, don't mention the name of the florist (although reviewing her is your absolute right).

First of all, did the florist explain to you, at your initial consult, that while cascades are more expensive than hand tied bouquets, they are also far less resilient?. Cascades are, first and foremost, an exercise in mechanical design, and they are subject to the laws of physics -- namely gravity. To begin with, they are bottom heavy; bottom heavy means gravity will work on the bottom of the piece. They are also constructed using soaked oasis, and again, gravity will take its toll as the night wears on. Oasis will disintegrate in upright centerpieces if the stems are set, moved and set again. The more holes in the wet oasis, the less structural integrity is left -- so, you'd better be sure about your design before you start a cascade bouquet (we always do a practice bouquet or two before we decide on the final design -- that way, there's no putting in, pulling out, and putting in again).

We do a few mechanical tricks to make sure that even if the worst happens (and we have a few more tricks to make sure the worst doesn't happen) and the cascade form starts to give way (usually due to over saturation of the oasis coupled with too much stem weight on the wrong type of form or the wrong sized form), the bride will at least have a round bouquet that remains intact -- not a crumbling mess of oasis and a few random stems that is, quite frankly, devastating.

Somebody, the designer preferably, should have spoken to you about how to hold the bouquet (and while I'm not blaming you -- certainly not -- the pic showing of you holding it in the air with one hand, if it's not very well secured and designed, is increasing the pressure on the already saturated oasis) when it was delivered to you on your wedding day. Of course you should be able to get away with a few "in the air" displays, but the rest of the time, these bouquets really do best with two handed support.

They're tough to make, and as Crystal correctly pointed out, we use a an adhesive to keep the stems in the soaked oasis...and wiring? Oh, yeah...lots of wiring -- ugly wiring you should never see. I wouldn't have used that base for that particular arrangement -- but again, that's how we do it.

I wish you would have called your florist as soon as you noticed that any part of the bouquet was disintegrating (and if one section falls out, it's just a short matter of time before it just falls apart). As your florist, I would have taken your call, asked you to put the pieces aside, and at the very least, I would have returned, found a work space, and at least fashioned you a bouquet you could use for the next several hours. I couldn't have ignored a phone call from a bride on her wedding day who sent me that photo. I would have been devastated (and I assume you were).

I think your florist, if she's a professional, will want to make this right.

I'm really sorry about your experience. I really am.

As always. Rachel comes in with awesome advice!