Comments on: Wedding Flowers in SoCal

By: How To Have Gorgeous But Affordable Wedding Flowers « AvantBride’s Weblog

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:13:18 +0000

[...] and comments regarding two blogs that I’ve written about on Whole Foods wedding flowers. (Los Angeles and Seattle) You’d think Whole Foods was paying me to promote them! They’re not, I [...]

By: avantbride

avantbride — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:16:57 +0000

Under $1,000 for table centerpieces, flower girl baskets and crowns, bridesmaids’ and groomsmen’s flowers, grandparents, parents, cocktail hour etc.

By: Clara

Clara — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:40:24 +0000

Hi there! Since you mentioned you got your flowers at Whole Foods market, do you mind mentioning how much of a wedding budget you ended up having? ) I’m checking out Whole Foods tomorrow but am anxious to know what the pricing would be like.

By: avantbride

avantbride — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:38:19 +0000

Yes, the Pike’s Place Market is a great place to find beautiful flowers. But, you don’t want to be making corsages and bouquets yourself the day before your wedding, especially with friends and family in town. I haven’t used the Whole Foods in Seattle for flowers. I’d suggest calling and finding out which, between the Roosevelt and Westlake locations, has a larger floral department, then visit yourself to see the quality of the flowers and try to make a connection with the florist there. There are a lot of great florists in Seattle depending on what you’re looking for and your budget.

As for the corsage, it’s a difficult question! I tend to be overly inclusive rather than make someone feel left out(in this case left out of the family). On the other hand you wouldn’t want your mom to feel snubbed or angry. It’s definitely a sensitive issue you’d have to decide on your own. One solution might be to give the significant other something pretty, but different than the mom. Perhaps she’d get a posy to carry instead of a corsage. My suggestion is based in large part on your use of the word “recently”, as I’d imagine after a couple years it might not be as much of an issue. Good luck however you decide!

By: Fran

Fran — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:32:05 +0000

Do you have recommendations for local Seattle vendors? Initially, I thought of taking advantage of our market but on second thought I decided that it would be too large of a project for me to tackle the week of the wedding, and I don’t want to put a friend in the same position.
I’ve tried contacting QFC – but their customer service is lacking. Do you recommend the Whole Foods here? Or are there other options in this city?
Here is another more difficult question:
Would you buy a corsage for the significant other of a recently divorced parent? To have or not to have, which is the faux pas?

Thank you!

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:54:33 +0000

I would like to explain why florists are forced to charge higher rates for weddings. The $30 bouquet for a normal occasion may require 5 minutes for a phone call or a instore visit. The bouquet is delivered or taken and that is the end of the transaction. Every bride we have ever had starts out way too early on flowers, takes up 5 to 8 hours of time with phone calls and visits and changes her mind at least 2 or 3 times. Getting that bouquet for $60 is a bargain…..believe me!! We love weddings that walk in, phone in or whatever, 30 to 60 days ahead, place the order in an hour or less, pay for it and then do not maje major changes. They do get a better price and more flowers. But most brides are just picking our brains and take up hours of our time…….they think it is mandatory cutesy part of planning the wedding I guess.
Ken