wedding flowers!

hey!

so as i've stated, my wedding is in october.  it's coming.  soon.  -cue "jaws" theme song-

today i went to a second florist to check out prices.

background check:  i am always looking for the cheapest price, but oh my gosh am i lazy.  i'm so not a shopper.  if i feel that something is too expensive, depending on the item, i put it down and walk away.  "i can either make it or get it cheaper" is my motto.  also, i'm not a flower person, so this part of the wedding planning was not something i was looking forward to.

that being said, i did in fact go to a first florist.  this florist priced us 1,100 dollars for 3 bouquets, 4 boutineers, 5 corsages, and 15 centerpieces.  when you think about it, that's not such a shabby price (she included tax and delivery too).

but when mom and i figured out that the centerpieces alone were going to cost about 600 dollars, well that was that.  off to michaels we went, where we opted to go all fake floral centerpieces.  we spent about 120 dollars.  and now people can have these centerpieces forever!  that gives me tingles just thinking about the savings!

so this second florist charged us 360 for all of the above named flowers needed for the wedding, minus centerpieces.  and because we paid cash, tax was not a factor in the price.

tip: seriously, find out if the place will deduct tax if you pay cash.  this is also how i purchased adam's wedding band.  tax free is for me (and you)!

so this was my thrifty day in search of flowers, and she even added more flowers than the first place did, at a much cheaper price.  i wish you could take pictures, because they're going to be very beautiful.  i guess you'll see them after the wedding!

so for me, the lesson of the day is: shop around!