Maximizing Your Wedding Flower Budget

For an inside look at florals for your wedding I chat with Cassidy May, the owner of The Wild Rose based in Richmond, Kentucky offering floral designs and event coordination.

 

Wedding flowers are an area that many couples either have at the top of their priority list OR they prefer to just not think about them. Cassidy shares about the types of florals to consider for your wedding, the price differences in flowers and arrangements, where you can (and absolutely shouldn't) skimp on flowers, and how to really maximize your floral budget so that it works for you.

Key Moments:

• 00:38: Cassidy talks about how The Wild Rose began
• 01:28: Florals and coordinating go hand in hand
• 02:18: Couples either rank flowers in their top wish lists, or don’t consider them at all
• 03:11: Types of flowers you might need or want for your wedding day
• 06:03: Ways to reuse your ceremony flowers
• 08:45: Price range for the bride’s bouquet
• 09:43: Do colors and types of flowers affect the price of flowers?
• 11:53: Why consultations with vendors (florists, especially) are so important
• 12:52: Which flowers tend to be the most expensive?
• 13:56: The lengths Cassidy will go to to secure requested flowers
• 14:28: How do silk flowers compare in price to real flowers?
• 17:02: Are candle centerpieces cost effective?
• 17:51: Vase rentals are included with your florist (don’t buy these!)
• 20:07: Maximizing your floral budget: cutting down on boutonnieres
• 20:43: Maximizing your floral budget: cutting down on corsages
• 21:29: The problem with boutonnieres
• 22:26: Can you reuse your bridesmaid bouquets as centerpieces?
• 23:31: Bud vases for centerpieces
• 24:01: Maximizing your floral budget: cutting out flowers on the cake (with a caveat)
• 25:27: Prices for cake flowers
• 26:53: Where you should absolutely spend your floral budget
• 27:07: Cassidy shares the proper way to hold a bouquet
• 28:36: Does the price of a bridal bouquet change if it’s traditional vs cascading?
• 29:17: Cassidy’s team at The Wild Rose and how they can support during the wedding