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Bouquet Sizes and Styles |
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There are many wedding bouquet styles it can be quite a confusing time for a bride to figure out which one is which and who has what. I have popped together a bit of a guide for you in regard to the shapes and sizes of each bouquet. |
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Who Carries What? |
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Who carries what? Does a flower girl have to have a posy? What size flowers should my bridesmaids have? Who has a buttonhole, and a corsage? What is the difference between a buttonhole and a corsage? Do I have to have a particular size bouquet? The questions are endless and every wedding is a bit different there is no right or wrong but this will give you a bit of an idea of what commonly happens with the carrying of flowers on the big day. Bride A bride in most cases carries a bouquet of some description usually 25-30cm across or more or a larger sized bouquet. This is a general guide however in some cases brides choose smaller bouquets or a wrist corsage for more informal weddings. Bridesmaids A bridesmaid usually carries similar flowers to the bride but a smaller bouquet usually around 20cm, once again this is a general rule a bridesmaid can have smaller sized posies or upstanding bouquets or an arm sheaf. It is most common that a bridesmaid flowers will be similar or the same as the brides but smaller and quite often a different colour to the bride, for example the bride may have white and the bridesmaids with pink flowers using the same flowers or similar. Wrist corsages can also be an option. Junior Bridesmaids Junior bridesmaids are usually a young lady too old to be a flower girl but too young to be a bridesmaid. This person would usually carry something to match the bridesmaids flowers but slightly smaller. Wrist corsages could also be an option. Throw away posy. You will often find that a florist will throw this in if your order is over a certain amount. In most cases this will be a replica of the brides flowers in a smaller round bouquet. Do not expect the posy to be the same size as your flowers and do not expect that the throw posy to be made to match the bridesmaid flowers. If you need to pay for this item choose perhaps a junior bridesmaid posy or flower girl posy to keep the costs down to throw as this tradition rather than giving away your flowers. Keeping your wedding flowers is a nice memory particularly if they were artificial. If they were fresh you may want to try and dry them yourself or take them to someone to preserve depending on your location. Flower Girls Flower girls tend to carry many different and varied items on a wedding day, keep in mind the age of the little one as some children are very young and can become bored over a long wedding day so giving them something that can be a little bit fun or suited to their age would be a good idea. Some ideas would be a posy, tin pail or bucket of flowers, wrist corsage, full basket of flowers, petal basket with flowers around the edge of the basket with rose petals to scatter (check with your venue some places do not allow rose petals or confetti and so on), fairy wands (looks great with some fairy wings), wreath, sheaf, handbag, parasol, teddy bears. The list goes on what a flower girl carries is up to your imagination and your florist’s skill to pull it off. Buttonholes for the gents in the bridal party A buttonhole is a small adornment of flowers generally for the groom and groomsmen to match the flowers that the bride and bridesmaid are carrying. Keep in mind that not all flowers are good for buttonholes as they may be too big so check with your florist for some ideas if you have large flowers like lilies as to what you can use. In a lot of cases the colour that the bride or bridesmaid is carrying in her flowers is used for the buttonholes for the groom and the groomsmen, or they can be all the same for the groom and groomsmen. Keep in mind your pageboy too or junior groomsmen may need a slightly smaller buttonhole and this would normally match the grooms flower and colours for his buttonhole. Buttonholes and Corsages for mums and dads and other special people. It is customary for the bride and groom to organize a gift of a buttonhole and or corsage for the mums, and dads, and perhaps even other special people around the place such as grandparents or uncles or aunties that are special or any other special people that you feel may need one such as an usher for example or just someone who means a lot to you. In a lot of cases it is just the mums and dads. The thing to remember here is the flower’s and colours that you choose are the safest if you choose very neutral colours which are not likely to clash with the colours the ladies are going to be wearing on the day. It is up to you as to if you have matching flowers to the flowers in the bridal party or not. There are no rules to say the buttonholes and corsages must match the bridal flowers. It is however quite important to have the partners such as the mums and the dads matching so for example if you have frangipani for a dad you would also have the frangipani for the mum that is the matching partner. In most cases a lady would have a shoulder corsage this is what most florists will quote you for if you would prefer the ladies to have wrist corsages you need to tell your florist as wrist corsages are usually a bit more expensive than a shoulder corsage. I am aware that in this day and age that there are a lot of mums and dads that are no longer together and may have moved on with new partners and so on, it is customary depending on the family dynamics to also give a buttonhole or corsage to the partner of your mother or father in these cases this is clearly a choice for the bride and groom. Always keep in mind the giving of a buttonhole or corsage is a sign of respect for the person you are giving it to. |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How far before my wedding should I order my flowers? your flowers will take a minimum of 8-12 weeks to make from order date/payment date until they are finished, keeping in mind this is a minimum of two months please order your flowers with at least 4 month to spare if Australian customers and 5 months to spare for overseas customers.
I have heard you are opening a shop is this right ... I am just going to pop in there now to see your flowers? The honest answer is at the moment no I am sorry, we are currently working around the clock to get the shop up and running and I am getting many many many calls from upset brides and mothers of the bride wanting to come and see me but I cannot have anyone in the shop really until it is safe at the moment it is like a bomb has gone off while it is being set up and I really do not want any accidents. I will be working from there and there is a phone number set up and brides will be able to collect their flowers from there but I cannot do appointments from there at the moment I am sorry. Please do not think I am rude if I say no to an appointment at the moment the showroom is not ready. If you are working in the shop now instead of at home when can I contact you? It is best to try calling 0883444222 which is the new business number from 9am-3pm weekdays. If I am not there there is an answering machine attached to my fax machine to take your call for me to get back to you, this takes a while to kick in as it is seeing if your call is a fax or a phone-call. From now on I am only taking personal calls on the home phone number. When the shop is open what hours will you be working? I will be assessing this as I go along so the times may change, but I will be at the shop from 9am -3pm Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri and 12pm-3pm Wednesdays, and 9am -1pm Saturdays. I hear you say I cannot come until 3.30pm??? can I stay open for you? No I cannot I have two children that need to be collected from school and I work on my own so I need to be there picking them up and taking them home not being at the shop at this time of day, however I am reasonable if you are unable to get to see me in these times if you let me know in a reasonable time frame (not less than a week) you can make an appointment out of hours to come and organize your wedding flowers I will open the shop for you specially. Keep an eye open for grand opening times for the shop we are aiming for early March. When will the shop open I won’t order until then? The shop will open early March...Having said that I have worked for the last 5 years not having a shop so the same as if you are ordering from overseas or interstate you would have to have a look at the catalogue and choose from there, speak to some other brides on some forums to see what they think of my product if you are concerned.
HI Millie. I love Emmas flowers can you give me a quote for the same as what she had? Of course I can however I have done weddings for about 10 different Emma’s so I would need a rough idea which Emma’s flowers you are looking at, the names in the folders and in the galleries on the web-site are the real peoples names from each wedding. Often there will be names that will overlap and I will have more than one wedding with the same persons name I only use the first name of course. If you can simply give me an indication of where you have seen a picture of flowers that you like or which folder or even cut and paste it in an e-mail to me that would be great so I can serve you a bit better. Thanks Millie. Do you send your flowers to my state in Australia? This is my most common question and the answer is YES. I can send flowers to every part of Australia. This is particularly useful to the more remote areas of the outback as there may only be a local florist many km away. If you live in the next suburb or town or state it is all the same I send everywhere. The good thing for you is that I am in Adelaide so I am very central to all other states which keeps your costs down. The flowers are all artificial so they will last no worries when sent anywhere in Australia. I am not in Australia can I still buy flowers from you? Yes you can, please request a catalogue like normal but be aware that the pricing is in Australian Dollar Amounts. I do not list pricing in your currency you will have to check this on your banks currency converter. If you look on your banks website you will probably find a money converter to tell you the pricing from AUD to your currency. You can pay by credit card only. Overseas orders must have a payment form filled in and posted or faxed back to me to place an order. How are my flowers packaged? I spend a lot of time and effort making your flowers and I want them to reach you in good condition as much as you do so packaging is very high on my priority list. Everything I make is packaged in boxes. All flowers are wrapped in acid free paper to avoid any damage on their journey. I have never had any problems with packaging thus far, all flowers have arrived in perfect condition 100% of the time. I try to be environmental with my packaging using recycled boxes as much as possible this keeps costs down you and I, at times I am unable to find the right size box so I use purchased ones, I wear this cost however it is not as environmental. I live in Adelaide can I come to your shop and have a look? I am working to open a shop at the moment please read at the start of the q and a section for more info |
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I live in South Austraila can I pick up my flowers or have my Mum pick up the flowers instead of paying for delivery costs? Of course you can. Please keep in mind I work specific hours so I can organize with you a time and day that would suit both of us for collection rather than just normal 9-5 like a lot of shops... |
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I would like to order flowers from you I will pay half now and the rest when you email some pictures to me, when will they be finished? No I am sorry I will require a full payment before I purchase and start making your flowers. Your flowers will not be considered fully ordered until I have a full payment. I will not be able to purchase the flowers to make your bouquets without this payment so this will delay the making of your flowers. If you wish to pay via installments please ask for the conditions. My wedding is in two weeks and I would really like to buy flowers from you, can you help? Normally this would be a YES. However at the moment I have a massive amount of orders already in the system from people who have ordered early and when I do a last minute order such as this it pushes the other orders back as you can understand so at the moment I may not be able to take your order. Please check with me I may be able to do small orders. Please check the package deals page these are already made and waiting to be posted out today. What rights do I have if I change my mind about the flowers or the wedding is cancelled? If you are feel the flowers are faulty you need to inform me within three days of receiving the flowers to organize a refund (excluding postage and handling) or exchange with different flowers, if you simply change your mind about the style of flowers or collection you have chosen or you have chosen to cancel your wedding (canceling your wedding is the same as changing your mind) you are not entitled to a refund or exchange. You need to let me know straight away before I have started making the flowers if you change your mind about the style or type of the flowers. If you choose that you want to make changes to the flowers (flower type, colour, style) from what has originally been ordered a fee of $35 per hour will be applicable to cover my costs in time and extra ribbon to re make flower arrangements on top of any extra flower costs. Within days of ordering your flowers they will be purchased from warehouses ready to be made changes are not available after your flowers are ordered unless you are prepared to pay for new flowers. If the flowers are damaged in transit you must also notify me within three days or not accept the delivery with the courier. I will rectify the problem on a case by case matter. Be aware that most of my business comes from word of mouth. If you are happy or not happy with your flowers or my service you are going to tell people which guarantees I will give you the best quality and service I possibly can. I do always try to e-mail pictures of the flowers to you where possible so that you have a good idea of what they look like before they are sent so you can say if you are not happy before they leave my workshop. Do you do fresh flowers too? Sorry for any inconvenience but I no longer do any fresh flowers for local weddings any more. All quotes for flowers locally will be for artificial only. How do you work out the delivery costs? I will be in-touch with each bride individually to work out the cost for your postage and handling. I use Australia Post to deliver my blooms anywhere in Australia and Overseas they charge different amounts for different areas. My business wears a certain amount of the cost for delivering your flowers however I do try to keep the costs low for your flowers so I do need you the client to cover most of the delivery and handling charges. Even with the delivery cost you will still pay less to get your flowers from me than your local florist as I work from home and don’t have the same overheads as a shop. You should expect to pay from around $25 to $35 in most cases, upper QLD, WA and NT possibly can be more. I do not make a profit from delivery I just charge the amount they will charge me. For Overseas Customers it does vary from country to country quite a bit I will let you know the postage costs. What do I do if I forgot some-ones bouquet or buttonhole on my order? Just call me I can do extra buttonholes or corsages and put them in the post for you or if you have added a flower girl or bridesmaid at the last minute and need flowers I can help. I offer personalized service and any problem can be overcome. I’m just a phone call away. I have noticed that the edges of Artificial Flowers fray sometimes why? Most Artificial flowers are made from fabric and as the shape of each petal is cut it is often and in most cases cut across the bias of the fabric. When this happens it causes fraying. It is possible that any artificial fabric flowers can have some fraying on the edges of the bias of the fabric. I try to choose flowers where this problem is lower but there is no way around it. It is very slight in most cases you have to look very close to see this happen and your guests would not notice this in your flowers. It is a part of Artificial flowers that is unavoidable. In a lot of cases these days flowers are heat sealed around the edge of the petals. Some florists cut around the edge of each petal to clear fraying, this can cause more damage than good. Do you send out samples of the flowers? I am asked quite a lot to send out samples of flowers and it is a massive expense to the business to do this. I certainly don’t want to have to increase the cost of my bouquets to incorporate such costs. If I have spare flowers lying around I may be able to send samples however in quite a few cases I don’t have them just lying around. Often suppliers sell flowers by the box of a dozen or two dozen not just one stem at a time. I am aware that you would like to see the flowers in your hand and know the quality of the product before you commit to making a purchase. A lot of customers purchase a small item that they are likely to use in their wedding such as a flower girl posy or a corsage or buttonhole which gives you a low cost way of seeing how the flowers really look and still be able to use the flowers on the wedding day. I am more than happy to do this and I do try to send samples if I can. In some cases I may need to charge a small fee to send samples. Can you make me a sample bouquet and email me some pictures so I can see what it will look like? This is a very common question and the answer is if I have the stock on hand I can put something together to give you an idea of what something will look like. I cannot do this if I have to purchase flowers to make a bouquet. The reason if I were to do this I would be making around 30 or more bouquets per week so people can get an idea of what they look like. This would be a huge burden to the business to buy this many flowers per week to show customers. The same as when buying at a florist shop you may have to use your imagination a little as they are unlikely to make sample bouquets too. Please do not be offended if my answer is no to making a sample bouquet, if I have the flowers in stock I am more than happy to do this and e-mail you some photos. Which way do I attach a Corsage? The ribbon should be facing up. A corsage is like a very small bunch of flowers and the flowers face down with the stem of the corsage up. Unlike a Buttonhole which goes around the other way. How do I attach a buttonhole or corsage with the pin? The old fashioned way of making a corsage or buttonhole was to use Pearl Head pins to attach (This is still available if preferred) However you need to be a rocket scientist to get them to stay put or not stab yourself so I use brooch pins. They are even Nervous Groom proof. Ha Ha. Will your flowers be ok to use with fish in my vases for the guests tables at my wedding? This is a really popular trend at the moment to have live fish in vases with flowers on the tables for a bit of added attraction for your guests. I do not recommend this at all due to the stress you are likely to put these little fish through. More often in my experience the staff at your function center will be very distressed about the fish and your guests may also feel the same. Most artificial flowers have paint on the stems and so on which are not suitable to go in the water with fish. Fresh flowers too are often toxic and should not be put in the water with fish it will only cause terrible stress and probably a not very nice death for the poor fish. If you must have fish please put no flowers in the water with them just to be safe and make sure they have a good home to go to the next day. Purchasing pets is for life. What payment methods do you accept and how does your ordering work? You may use which ever payment method that suits you, you can pay via master card or visa card, direct deposit, cheque or money order, if you live locally in Adelaide you are welcome to pay cash too. Once a full payment has been made a order will be considered fully ordered and I will start to purchase flowers to make the items you have ordered with me within a matter of days. There are a few ways you can order with me, If you have a catalogue or I have e-mailed or posted you an order form you can simply fill in the details including payment details and pop it in the mail or post to me, Alternativley if your order is small I can use the e-mails that we have sent as the order form or you may call me and I can take a full order over the phone. Once flowers are ordered and paid for I will start to purchase the flowers that will be needed so I cannot accept changes to the order in the way of colours and so on. If you need to add to any order that is not a problem at all. I cannot accept any orders without full payment...Please note installment options are available also. I would like to purchase some loose flowers rather than bouquets can you please tell me who your suppliers are so I can buy them too? I get this question or similar about 4-5 times per week either in phone calls or e-mails and I am terribly sorry, but for what I would think are obvious reasons I really cannot give out the names of my suppliers and importers. I have spent many years sourcing some of the best quality and unusual flowers from all over Australia and the world. I have quite literally spent hours and hours looking and hunting for this information. I have no problem with my competitors stocking the same flowers that I also sell but I am not likely to tell you who to get the flowers from I am sorry. I do not sell wholesale flowers anymore. Hi you have just emailed me some pictures of my flowers that I have ordered from you. I love them but I have changed my mind I would prefer a different colour rose that what is in there now? I can make any changes you wish but you must understand a couple of things, firstly I have already paid for the stock that you originally ordered and now must purchase more stock for you so firstly you will need to pay for the additional flowers that I am purchasing for you also it takes time to remake the bouquet, an average bouquet takes around 2-3 hours to make so time will be charged at $35 per hour to make any changes to the bouquet from what you have originally ordered. If you want to change your mind this is ok but you really need to let me know before I have purchased your stock and started work on your flowers. Can I have a bridesmaid bouquet made and posted to me and then decide? Yes you can but keep in mind that when ordering one item separate from the rest of your order there may be variances in the colour lots if ordered at different times or the look of the bouquet as everything is made by hand in my workshop, I try to make things look as close as possible but this is a risk that you will be taking. |
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DISCOUNT OFFER Free Throw Away Posy All orders placed over $450 (not including Postage and handling not including the cost of the throw posy in the $450) will receive a free throw away posy/spray to match the collection of wedding flowers that you have chosen. Throw away posy will match the brides flowers only. Free Throw Away Posy/Spray offer is strictly not available with any other offer. Flowers to the value of $50 only. Free Throw Away Posy/Spray Offer Offer subject to change at weddingbunchesandblooms.com.au’s discresion. One throw posy only per wedding. Monthly Special Offer Offer Strictly not valid with any other offer. Available from this web site only, Monthly Special offers will not be listed in my catalogue. Offer valid for customer who orders and pays in the designated month of the offer listed on the web site. Each months special offer will be valid until five working days only after then end of the designated month. Order forms will only be sent out up until the last day of the designated month of that offer. A new offer will be listed on the first day of each month. The old offer will be removed at the first day of the month being replaced with the new offer. Offer not available with installment system. Offer is available with delay delivery system. Offer subject to change at weddingunchesandblooms.com.au discression. Package Deal Offer Package deal offer page will have a number of packages that have already been made awaiting purchase. Each offer will have notes as to the likely hood of being able to make more items either at normal or package deal pricing. There will be not changes made to the package deals what you see in the pictures are exactly what they look like as these are the actual flowers you would be buying. If a bride contacts me to ask for the flowers I will pop them on hold while payment is being made and then once they are removed from the web-site they are fully sold. Payment must be made within one week or the item will be placed back out for sale. Items can be removed and replaced on the page, you cannot request a package to be made the other collections and custom made flowers are still available for sale. Please see the q and a section on the package deals page for more info. . Bundled Blooms Offer The Bundled blooms offer is a bundle of specific flowers that is available for purchase at a lower than normal price, there is a minimum order amount. You may order over this amount but if you are wanting to order less than this amount you must purchase the whole order at the normal collection pricing. This promotion will be advertised in upcoming issues of the free catalogue cd. Please see Q and A section on the bundled blooms page for full details. |
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If you would like more information or a quote for the flowers you are looking for, if you would like a catalogue posted out or you have any questions please contact me on the details below. E-mail weddingbunches@optusnet.com.au Weekdays 9am-3pm ACST SHOP Phone/Fax/Answering Machine 08 83 444 222 (from time to time I will be out please leave a message on the machine it takes a while to kick in) From 3.30pm -5.30pm ACST call my mobile 0413 033 099 (if I have not answered this number I am either driving, in a meeting or it is after hours please leave a message at the shop landline number, note it takes a while to kick in or e-mail me so I can get back to you as soon as I get your message...) Postal address PO BOX 348, Walkerville SA 5081 |
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