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Wedding Flower Etiquette
As everyone knows, more marriages happen during from Spring thru Fall then the winter months, and the wedding season is quick approaching as I was reminded of when I was asked a very important question about wedding flower etiquette: Who is responsible for purchasing the wedding flowers, the brides parents, or the grooms?
Well this is a great question. Traditionally it is the bride’s side that pays for the wedding flowers. However, with today’s economy, many of the wedding traditions are falling to the wayside due to finances on everyone’s part. Traditionally, the bride’s side pays for the wedding and the grooms side pays for the honeymoon but more and more couples are either joining expenses and even more couples are funding their entire wedding and honeymoon. If one side of the new soon to be wedded couples’ parents is more strapped for funds, it is hard to ask for something they do not have to give. This is where it pays off for couples to have longer engagements in order to help off set some of the expenses by starting a wedding savings fund. However, if both families are financially capable, leaving you able to stick with tradition, then the bride’s side picks up the flower expense.
If you are newly engaged, it is smart to begin planning what type of flowers you wish to have at your wedding regardless of who is footing the bill. By doing so you have a good estimate on what you will need financially for the wedding flowers and can work it to fit whatever budget.
My fiance and I are able to pay for the wedding ourselves and that’s what we decided to do. That takes the pressure off of both of our parents. We’re not going on a honeymoon right away so we’ll be able to save up for that too. I have very definite opinions on the flowers I want to use for the wedding. I’ve been working with Brant Florist for several months so that they will be just right. Allowing enough time is important. I want my wedding to be the one of my dreams, but I don’t want to break the bank to get it.
This is a second marriage for both of us, but we feel like it’s a first. Neither of us had a traditional wedding before and that’s what we want with each other. We’ll be footing the bill ourselves because we can. There are no children, yet. We want to remember this day for the rest of our lives and the flowers are just the beginning. I know Brant Florist understands us and will come through for us.
I’ve been scouring bridal books looking at flowers and have at least an idea of what I want. I’m trusting Brant Florist to help me put it all together to make my wedding the event of a lifetime without breaking the bank.
I was contemplating using silk flowers for my wedding but my Mom had a fit. She said that was totally tacky and that I should give Brant Florist a call and see what they could do for me. I did, and I’m grateful to my Mom for being so pushy. Silk flowers would never have lived up to what I’ll be using in a couple of weeks. My thanks to Mom and Brant Florist.
I think I spent more time deciding on the flowers for my wedding than any other task. People laugh when I tell them that it only took me 15 minutes to decide on the dress I was going to wear. What can I say, flowers make the wedding.
It seems I’ve been dreaming about my wedding for most of my life. I’ve never wanted to be anything but a wife and mother. Now that I’m actually faced with picking out the flowers, I can’t make up my mind. I need help! My Mom told me I could trust Brant Florist, so that’s just what I’m going to do.