How To Avoid Flower Disasters on Your Wedding Day

Plan a meeting with your florist. This meeting should take place approximately 2 months prior to your wedding date. This will ensure that the types of flowers you will have at your wedding will be in season (or close to it) for your sample centerpiece. You will see the actual arrangement rather than substitutions for flowers in the centerpiece. If you have this meeting too far out from your actual wedding date, you might be apt to look at additional ideas and want to change your design again.

Decide to meet at your floral designer’s studio. This is the ideal location because if changes need to be made (flowers, container, etc.), then they will have these resources readily available at their studio. Sometimes, brides ask to have this meeting at the actual hotel for their wedding so they can see the arrangement in the reception room. The reality is that one arrangement in a big ballroom isn't really going to give you the true visual of what your room will look like.

Discuss. This is a really fun and informative meeting that finalizes all your flower decisions including the centerpieces, bouquets and the other details that make your day colorful. At this meeting, you should see the table linen options, chairs, candles, napkin treatment and of course the focal point - your centerpiece! Hopefully, you walk into this meeting and your florist nails it! If that's not the case, not to worry, this is the opportunity to make sure that everything you envisioned for your special day is communicated to the floral designer. Talk to your florist about the changes you might want to make to the sample (color, quantity, flower selection, shape, etc). This is the opportunity to really connect your vision with your florist’s talents and abilities.