Wedding Flowers, Bridal Bouquets
& Arrangements in Bristol

Here are some things to think about beforehand that you may find helpful:

• It can be difficult to know how many flowers to order for the church/reception. Try visiting after a wedding has taken place and see where the flowers have been put so you can judge whether you need more or less. We will always be able to advise and suggest the most effective use of flowers.

• Don't leave it too late, we can be fully booked months in advance for the more popular summer weekends so come in early to reserve your date.

• The more you tell us about your wedding the better. Bring along sketches of the dresses, fabric swatches of the bride's and bridesmaid's dress material, ideas about your hair style, ages of the bridesmaids, numbers of guests etc.

• Let us know your budget. Decide how much you would like to spend and we will be able advise how best to work within it. The price of wedding flowers depends on the season, type of flowers chosen, size of the bouquets and reception flowers. If you are on a tight budget we can help by suggesting how to use the available flowers in the most advantageous way.

• Ask family and friends for any recommendations of florists, photographers and venues. If you see a wedding you like why not ask for details?

• Visit more than one of each professional to gain ideas and choose the one you feel most comfortable with. All good florists will help you with design and creativity to focus your ideas, look round the shops for examples of their work.

• There are no hard and fast rules about who pays your wedding flowers. Traditionally the groom's family supplies the bride and bridesmaids bouquets and the buttonholes/corsages. The bride's family covers the church and reception flowers. A deposit will be asked for with the order and full payment is customarily collected on delivery; the last thing a new husband needs when he comes back of honeymoon is a bill for the wedding flowers!