Tropical wedding flowers on a budget?

If you are in a major city (Los Angeles, NYC), you can go the wholesale flower markets open to the public and find most flowers at cost. There are tutorials online. Way cheaper than faux flowers, which often are more expensive than out of season exotic prices to look realistic.


Another option to look into is fiftyflowers.con which has customer service and tutorials available.

View Quoted Comment Thank you for the advice!! I do live in a big city so that’s a good idea!! I’m going to look at that! Thank you!!

View Quoted Comment You’re welcome!


Sometimes the wholesale markets have vendors who will even design and deliver them for you inexpensively and still lower prices than the regular wedding florists’ minimums.

Also, real flowers are always better for the planet because they are biodegradable where faux is not. Faux also will trigger allergies because they collect dust. Unlike flowers from your garden, commercial flowers sold wholesale to the florists do not have the same pollen concerns that trigger allergies.

I would also like to recommend Fiftyflowers.com. Great company/customer service!

Try your local grocery stores and city's Chinatown for simple potted white orchids. Cut tropical leaves like palms or monsteras should be inexpensive from Chinatown or another florist. If you purchase your own plant from Home Depot to cut up, you can google or YouTube the oil combination that florists use to make palm leaves look shiny. Best wishes.