Weddings

Hints and Tips

Selecting your flowers

When selecting your bridal flowers it is best to select blooms that are in season as this will give you the freshest look on your wedding day.  As part of the final consultation process with floralevent we will have sample flowers to show you to ensure you are satisfied with the colours that have been selected to match your gowns.  This is generally done 6-8 weeks prior to your wedding depending on the blooms selected and their availability.

What flowers are needed

Bridal Party	Bride	Bouquet and Hair flowers
	Bridesmaid	Bouquet, wrist corsage or hair flowers
	Flowergirl	Small posy, hair circlet, wrist corsage, hair flowers or basket
	Groom & Groomsmen	Buttonhole
	Pageboy	Buttonhole
Family/Friends	Parents	Buttonholes or  Corsages (wrist, shoulder or bag)
	Grandparents	Buttonholes or Shoulder Corsages
	Extended family/friends	Buttonholes or corsages (wrist, ,shoulder or bag)
Ceremony	Feature Arrangements	Large display to sit on altar or where the couple will be standing
	Pews	Consider bows or flowers to decorate the pews
	Chair flowers	Single bloom to sit in the sash on back of chair.
	Confetti	Fresh rose petals or rose cones for guests to use
Reception	Bridal table	Feature arrangement
	Guest Tables	Floral arrangement – low or high with accessories such as mirrors and candles Petals or blooms scattered on tables
	Chair flowers	Single bloom to sit in the sash on back of chair.
	Entrance	Feature arrangement
Cake		Fresh blooms arranged on top and/or trailing down

 

Delivery

Floralevent will deliver your bouquets on the day of your wedding.  You will be given a timeframe in which to expect your bouquets.   Ensure you have provided floralevent with the correct delivery address and phone numbers for contact purposes.

Your bouquets are boxed and covered upon delivery and in some cases they will still be in a little water.  Accessories such as buttonholes and corsages are fully labelled so there is no confusion on the busy day. 

Handling and Care

Careful handling is required for all wedding bouquets and all wedding flowers.  Once your flowers have been delivered do not touch them until the photographer arrives.  The less they are handled the longer they will last.  It is also best to keep them in a cool place – generally the bathroom or laundry are quite cool. 

You will also be supplied be a care bag which contains an instruction card on how to care for your flowers , a water spray bottle (to lightly spray your flowers, which will help keep them hydrated) and a hand towel so you can wipe the natural stems once they are removed from the packaging.