Pick your wedding flowers carefully!

Today we have for you a very special guest blog post from our partners at Boquets of Saltaire.

Wedding photographs capture those special memories of your most important day so you want all the elements to be right. Most people will allocate a large part of their budget to the photographer and THE dress but your flowers are often an afterthought. Don’t forget they are also very prominent in your photos so scrimping on quality and style and opting for cheap flowers can ruin the whole look  of your big day.

As with everything else, flower quality varies considerably. Would you consider a Reliant Robin to be equivalent to a Ferrari? Would you expect to pay the same for them? No, and the same applies to flowers. Flowers can be cheap, both in price and quality, not to mention the skill and time needed to produce the perfect bouquet.

• Make sure your florist gets the freshest flowers possible.  They may have been sitting around a wholesalers for several days when the florist goes to buy them so they are not fresh and can look limp and marked.
• Check to see how your florist secures their bouquets. It is much quicker to use an oasis holder for shower bouquets but they are not the most secure and the flowers can fall out.
• Be wary of florists that have a set price list as this sometimes means they have set designs and won't design pieces especially for your wedding.

So, when you are considering your budget, don’t forget good flowers will enhance your memories, bad flowers can ruin them.

At Bouquets, they buy all our flowers direct from Holland and they are delivered fresh to our door. For weddings the flowers are specifically ordered to ensure absolute quality is maintained.  They wire all of their shower bouquets so they are very secure and they can get the best possible shape for the design you want.  Finally, at Boquets they give you a quote based on what you want as every wedding has a different style and every bride is individual.  Go and see them for your wedding flower needs to make sure your memories are the best kind.

www.bouquetsofsaltaire.co.uk
28 Bingley Rd, Saltaire, BD18 4RS 
Tel 01274 594079

Posted by Jackie of Boquets of Saltaire on 28 October 2010 | 0 Comments

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