Friday, 31 July 2009

Buying Wedding Flowers In Advance

By Megan Weasel

One of the most stressful tasks in the world is wedding planning. You need to have everything right on the wedding day and you need to remember 101 things to accomplish it. It needs to perfect for the bride and everyone who attends it so that it becomes an unforgettable and pleasurable event.

Once you have figured out where you will hold the event, and selected the wedding dress and wedding cake, you still have to find the perfect wedding flowers. It used to be that a bride just had her mothers gardener pick the best flowers from the yard gardens and bring them in right before the wedding, but those days are a thing of the past. Choosing the right live flowers for the wedding ceremony may not leave you much to choose from, depending on what season it is and where the wedding will be held. There are silk or velvet flowers that can be pretty, no matter what time of year.

The choice of wedding flowers is governed by style, taste and budget. The theme colors of the wedding are also an important factor in making a choice. Before you actually start shopping for your wedding flowers, you also need to know the number of floral arrangements that you would actually need.

Wedding flowers that are stress free involve a few helpful tips to follow, before you begin to purchase them.

Some brides like to choose and make their own arrangements while others may choose to use the services of professional florists. If you decide to do it your self or enlist your friends and family to help you, then practicing on some arrangements before the actual day will ensure no accidents take place. Moreover, the bride also needs to be happy with your arrangement and that may need some practice. You can buy some practice flowers and all the related accessories and guides from millions of craft stores and internet based shops.

A lot of small albeit important things and need to be looked into while planning stress free wedding flowers. These include conventional arrangements and customary decorations like

* Pew markers, which are the floral arrangements on the end of the front rows. * Altar floral arrangements. * Wedding gift table and reception table centerpieces. * Bridal bouquet and maid of honors flowers. * Buffet tables might need floral arrangements. * Bridal bouquets for the bridesmaids and a tossing bouquet for the bride. * Groom and the Best Man boutonnieres. * Boutonnieres and corsages for the parents of the bride and groom. * Floral arrangements that might be needed other places at the reception hall, such as bars or stages.

Since you would need so many silk wedding flower arrangements on the wedding day, you need to make sure that they are ready well before time. Here are some tips to ensure that this happens smoothly:

* In case you are employing the services of a florist, you need to give him all the information and the time frame required to prevent last minute goof ups. * Ensure that your florist has all the contact information for the families and the bride and the groom to clarify any doubts. * Details of all the floral arrangements should be completely documented. * Avoid last minute headaches by discussing and confirming all the details like the venue and the time of delivery, schedule of the payment and the complete costs well before time * A detailed agreement signed by both the parties will guarantee stress free wedding flowers arrangements.

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