Hey girls... flowers are the only open mind field in my budget, i have no idea how much or how little to put aside and when u need to approach a florist. Ive got my heart set on purple and cream flowers (mainly purple tho) and really like the thought of having purple roses as they mean "love at first site" although when i asked a florist earlier thru pasisng she said she didnt know if she could get hold of any...maybe its a internet thing? anyway would apreciate your help on this matter :) xxx

Hey hun I have got my bouquet MOH bouquet 3 flower girls halos 5 Rose button Holes for 180 xx

Wow thats good new looks like its gona be cheaper then i budgeted for! always a good thing! xx

I am major budgeting on the flowers. I have got crystals and just purchased some silk flowers and going to make my own up. All for the total of about £20 for mine and 4 bridesmaid.

sounds good to me! i didnt even think about doing them myself! I have no talent in that area....
does anyone know about getting flowers direct from a market? beacuse one of mums friends is a florist wondered if that works out cheaper? xx

I am paying £430 for my bouquet (shower), six hand tied bridal bouquets, 7 button holes, 2 corsages and 7 candelabra flower arrangements. But I also had a quote for £1300 - who reckoned I wouldn't get a better price than her - haha...not likely!?

You just have to be weary of those trying to rip you off for flowers.xx

There are flower markets around - think there are wholesalers on the net
We tried to go to the one in Bristol - but we got there way to late and they had all packed up even though they werent meant to close for another 2 hours

purple roses....you can use food colouring in the water, the roses take on the colour of the water and turn purple, its not like a cadbury's purple, but it does come out darker than a lilac.

Ours is £980 for fresh flowers;

Bride's bouquet,
4 bridesmaid bouquets,
2 corsages for the mums,
8 buttonholes for bridal party,
20 buttonholes for family members,
6 candelabra centre pieces,
1 long and low for top table,
2 front facing pedestals for the ceremony room,
Stairs decoration,
Throwing bouquet,
Bouquets for the mums, and,
Flowers for the cake.

some of you seem to have got some good deals xxx

We're getting all family buttonholes to save argument of who should have one. Separate throwing bouquet will be smaller and cheaper flowers as I want to have mine preserved x

im really lucky my auntie is doing my flowers for just the price off the flowers she did my sisters 5 years ago for £150 and that was for everything bouquet 4 bridesmaids 2 corsages flowers for church and all table flowers

i cant remember think it was around 340

bridal spray, 2 x bridesmaid handtied 1 flowergirl wand 8 buttonholes and a table top spread for ceremony and shes local too. i did want artificial flowers as i wanted to keep my bouquet but she said it was better fresh flowers!!!!!

I saw some amazing Cadbury's purple orchids at our florists on Saturday, she'd sourced them in specially for a purple and lime themed bouquet! So def worth asking your florist what ideas they have for coloured flowers, I'd never seen anything so vivid!

We got a fab deal on flowers too, teardrop bouquet for me, BM bouquet (loose round), 7 buttonholes inc fancy ones for H2B and parents, church pedestal, bow ties for pew ends and a top table arrangement for £275!

I think we originally budgeted £400 then after getting some quotes we realised that it was too low. I think we spent £625 in total for my bouquet, 3 x smaller bouquets, groom's buttonhole, 5 other buttonholes and 10 centrepieces

my flowers are wooden roses, im really pleased with them, got them of the bay of e, i emailed the seller and told her what i wanted and she made up a package for me, my packag is....
1x shower bouquet for me,
2 x posies for bm,
2x smaller posies for fg,
1x corsage for my mum,
1x double buttonhole for H2B,
4 x single buttonholes for groomsmen.
they cost me £85 for the package, pics in my album xx

Mine are...

Bridal Bouquet posy style with Gerberas and Iridescent Crystals £40.00
Bridesmaid Posy Style same as Brides but smaller @ £12.50 each £62.50
Flower Girl Wristlets @ £8.00 each £16.00
Gerberas Button holes Each one £2.00

Happy florist hunting! :0) xx

It all comes in much cheaper then anticipated!! :)) xxx

Weve been qoted
£165
I x Waterfall bouquet
3 x Bridesmaids posies
3 x Bridesmaids hairgrip flowers
1 x Grooms double buttonhole
41 x Buttonholes/corsage for guests
2 x Special corsages for mums
4 x Table centre flowers
1 x Cake flowers
Ours are all in silk though as I want myself and my bridesmaids to be able to keep the flowers and guests to keeps theirs. Everything else may go on bay of e! xx

We've just done our centrepieces today as were getting them from a different supplier to those of the bouquets..
For 11 centrepieces (hard to describe) it comes to £210 xx

My flowers are £776 for:
Brides flowers + to throw
button holes for 4 mums and 4 dads, 3 grans and 2 grandads and 1 usher. (others are in uniform so dont need them)
5 bridesmaid flowers
1 flower girl single rose.
7 table centre pieces.
2 top table flower arangements

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mine is:

Bridal Flowers –
Theme: Vintage
Flowers: Roses, Lilac, Ranunculus, stocks, peonies, (forget me not real or fake)
Foliage: Eucalyptus, soft silver
Colours: Ivory, dark lilac, silver, shades of purple

Brides Bouquet –
A compact hand tied of peonies with ivory flowers & crystals entwined with stems bound in Ivory ribbon & secured with crystal pins
£75
Bridesmaids x 3
A compact hand tied of flowers & foliage in shades of lilac, purple & ivory with stems bound in ivory ribbon & secured with crystal pins @ £55.00 each

Corsages x 2
Bag corsages all attached with a magnet
M.O.B. same a s wedding flowers @ £15.00
M.O.G. in shades of white & purple thistle @ £15.00
All corsages are secured with a pearl pin or a magnet.

Gents Buttonholes – All secured with a magnet
Groom & Bestman
A small ivory rose head with 2 purple thistle heads backed with looped grasses bound in black satin ribbon @ £10.00 each

Dads x 2
A small ivory rose head with 1 purple thistle head backed with leaves with stems bound with black satin ribbon @ £7.50 each

Page Boy aged 4 years
A smaller version of buttonholes @ £7.50 each

Wedding Ceremony Flowers – Possibly Outside
Drawing Room
A long & low arrangement of flowers & foliage to compliment the wedding theme which can be moved to the top table after @ £95.00

Top Table – Long
Using 4 glass fishbowls to hire to place your wedding flowers into @ £3.00 each

Guest Tables –
15 small glass vases which you are supplying with small bunch of flowers in shades of ivory, purple & lilac @ £10.00 each


Delivery, Set up & Clearance charge @ £65.00

Total £761.40

bridalmiss - hello fellow Liverpool bride! Would you put details of your florist on your/my wall please? Or let me know whereabouts they are based? I'm starting to look now and have had a quote from one florist at a wedding fayre last weekend which is about the same but ideally would like to use one that's been recommended. xx

sounds good