When we imagine our wedding day, flowers take center stage in our imagination. Floral arrangements are not just decoration, they create an atmosphere that creates true magic. But many people wonder why wedding flowers are more expensive than a regular bouquet from a florist. The answer is simple: behind every floral arrangement, there is a lot of hidden work that brides and grooms rarely notice.
1. Joint planning and design
Wedding flowers are not just a bouquet or decoration – they are custom-designed to reflect the vision of the bride and groom. Every wedding is unique, so florists work with the newlyweds months before the event to select flowers, colors, textures, and styles that will fit the theme of the wedding. This process requires a lot of coordination, communication, and design knowledge, as the result must be something that will fit the overall vision of the wedding. This is the time that florists dedicate exclusively to you.
2. Preparing the flowers
In order for flowers to shine in all their beauty on your wedding day, they need to be carefully prepared. Removing leaves, thorns, cleaning the stems, and storing them properly requires hours of work. Wedding flowers are usually purchased in large quantities, as we want to ensure that all the flowers are fresh and perfect. All of this means a lot of extra expense and careful planning to ensure that the flowers are delivered just before the wedding and processed at the ideal time when they are at their freshest.
3. Transport and storage
Flowers are very delicate and require special care during transport. Larger arrangements and bouquets require larger vehicles, such as refrigerated vans, to transport the flowers at the optimal temperature, which is an additional cost. In addition, special equipment and packaging are required to keep the flowers fresh and protected from damage.
4. On-site assembly and decoration
Once the flowers arrive at the venue, the floral arrangements begin, which usually requires a multi-person team. This means that the entire team works on location for several hours, carefully placing each arrangement, bouquet, and decoration in its exact location. Every flower, every vase, and every candlestick must be in its place to bring the entire vision to life.
5. Cleaning and tidying up
Once the wedding is over and the guests have left, the florists return to the venue to remove all the arrangements, decorations, glassware and other equipment. This means additional hours of work, as everything needs to be put away, cleaned and arranged as it was at the beginning. And that's not all. Once the location is cleaned up, the florist team still has a few hours to clean the assortment (vases, fabrics, arches, etc.).
6. Work and dedication of the entire team
Every wedding decoration requires not only experience and expertise, but also the dedication and passion of the florist team. Florists often work early in the morning and late into the night to make sure everything is perfect. It is not just a profession, but an art that requires precision, creativity and a huge amount of organization. We must also take into account the seasonality of flowers, which sometimes means higher costs when ordering specific types of flowers, which affects the price.
The price of wedding flowers is not just a reflection of the flowers themselves, but of all the effort, planning, transportation, arrangement and dedication that goes into creating a beautiful wedding atmosphere. Behind every arrangement we hold in our hands are hours of work and a desire to make your wedding day unforgettable. When you look at a floral arrangement that has been carefully designed by a florist, you know you are looking at something that was created with you and your day in mind.
I hope this write-up helps shed light on how much work and love goes into preparing wedding flowers.