Its Friday!

 

This week's frequently asked question?

Do we design more than one wedding on a weekend?

The answer is yes.  Our design staff, (myself-Stephanie, Becky and Shannon) all maintain our own brides.

So that means that we frequently are designing at least 3 weddings, sometimes more if the events are on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  We successfully accomplish this each and every week-- we only create and design wedding flowers.  That means we are  never distracted with daily retail deliveries or any other distractions a retail business might bring.   I will say many times that being a retail florist is a tough job , I myself have spent many years in  that situation. I love being a wedding florist, we stay in tune with the latest trends, we are only buying wedding flowers--with multiple events our purchases allow us to be an important customer to our wholesalers.  We do have the occasional weekend where we will only design a single event- usually you will find us all creating beautiful flowers for our brides! I am lucky enough to have one of the greatest teams in Austin, from the talented to designers to the entire processing and delivery team, we handle our wedding flowers like they belonged personally to each of us!!

Friday Frequently Asked Questions

Do we provide samples of bouquets or centerpieces?

Generally we do not provide samples for bouquets or centerpieces-- the sample previews that  are displayed on "those wedding shows" are  used as production value for the florists working on the show-- in all of my career, I have never designed in a shop that  provided samples--if  a sample is requested, we must charge for the time and materials that it takes to design and create it.  Even it we agree to provide it, there are usually so many disclaimers-- sample flowers are ordered in small quantities, so a different quantity and grower may provide a different product-- some flowers may not be available- some may be different colors due to different time of season. With all of the images available, both in our studio, bridal magazines and the internet  we feel confident that we will design  a gorgeous finished product.  When choosing your florist you must feel comfortable with their experience and skills to know that you have communicated your overall vision.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Water, oh glorious blue water!

I will be answering some of the most frequently asked questions that we receive and giving our point of view on the answer--let me know if you have a specific question regarding wedding flowers/pricing.

Question Number one:

Do you deliver the bouquets in vases/water?

The short answer is no, but there can be exceptions.  I was trained by a fabulous floral designer, Duff Akins- his philosophy, one that I have adopted as my own is this... bouquets delivered in water can be disasterous, the water could accidentally get  spilled on a wedding/bridesmaids gown, they could get knocked over, spilled and destroy the design and who wants a wet drippy mess?  The exception is if we are travelling a long distance ( more than 1 to 2 hours) we will transport them in water but box them up for presentation upon arrival. As a professional floral designer, it is our job to make sure the flowers are in their most prime condition so they should not need the security of water.