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Lynnie
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Which came first? Food or Florist?

Lynnie, on November 12, 2019 at 12:21 PM

Posted in Planning 101

If you're not careful, food and flowers can eat up your entire wedding budget!! 💸 Which "budget buster" did you tackle first? Is food already covered by your venue, leaving you time to focus on your florals? 💐 Or are you more concerned with the menu than the mood and decor? 🍽️ Which came first for...

If you're not careful, food and flowers can eat up your entire wedding budget!! 💸 Which "budget buster" did you tackle first? Is food already covered by your venue, leaving you time to focus on your florals? 💐 Or are you more concerned with the menu than the mood and decor? 🍽️

Which came first for you? (Or which will you tackle first?) Booking your caterer or your florist?


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  • Renee
    Super June 2020
    Renee ·
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    Food is covered by my venue. So no thinking there.
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  • Kasyah
    Devoted July 2020
    Kasyah ·
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    Florist then food
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  • Desiree
    Super March 2020
    Desiree ·
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    These two really were the two budget killers, I must admit. We ended up having food included in our package with the venue, but when it was broken down, it still costed an arm & a leg... So that being said, I ended up compromising on my flowers by doing DIY flowers, so that they're live! (No plastic/fake flowers, no silk flowers, and having no flowers at all is NOT an option.) So anyways, food came first!

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  • V
    Devoted August 2020
    Valerie ·
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    Technically food since it comes with venue (in house catering ftw) but we haven’t done a tasting yet and we already hired a florist
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  • ashley
    Dedicated October 2020
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    Probably florist.. I think we are getting food from Publix
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  • Katelyn
    Expert October 2020
    Katelyn ·
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    Food, because I’m so allergic to flowers that we decided instead of flowers for the flower girls were doing leaves (fall wedding). So, food came up first!
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  • Danica
    Dedicated October 2019
    Danica ·
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    Caterer - to give us longer time to pay it off since the florist didn't cost no where mear as much!
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    Dedicated August 2020
    Gean ·
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    Food came first!

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  • Rebecca
    Master August 2019
    Rebecca ·
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    Food, because it came with our venue.

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  • Fenja
    VIP August 2021
    Fenja ·
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    Food! Our venue has in house catering so we just got that in one I guess.

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  • Marissa
    Beginner July 2020
    Marissa ·
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    Florist came first
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  • Andrea
    Master January 2021
    Andrea ·
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    We have been focusing a lot of attention on the food. We don't have the budget for a florist, completely unnecessary for us.

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  • Nodyia
    Expert October 2020
    Nodyia ·
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    Our food is covered by our venue and I still haven't found a florist yet

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  • Meghan
    Master October 2019
    Meghan ·
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    Food. But our florist was hired very soon after!

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  • Ashley
    Super October 2020
    Ashley ·
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    Food because again it goes right along with our venue. Probably won't even use a florist.

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  • Marquita
    Dedicated January 2020
    Marquita ·
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    Caterer was first! Then florist. Still deciding to go with who we’ve been talking too or Costco flowers
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  • Lacy
    Dedicated October 2020
    Lacy ·
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    Our venue is all inclusive, so the food is included. I plan on doing my own florals.

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  • Suzie
    Super October 2021
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    Caterer came first, second vendor we found. Just booked our florist as well!

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  • Alyrae
    Super February 2020
    Alyrae ·
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    Food we dont have a florest
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  • Jennifer
    Super October 2020
    Jennifer ·
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    Food because we won't be having a florist. I made our centerpiece flowers from maps to go with our travel theme. Our bouquets and boutonnieres are artificial as well.
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