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When discussing floral arrangements with your florist, consider the style and mood of your wedding, the season or environment, your budget and what you like.

You need to have selected your gown, the bridesmaids' dresses and the color theme of your wedding before visiting your florist. It is also helpful to have fabric swatches and textures of your selected gowns and the attire of the groom and his attendants. The florist will then be able to suggest floral combinations and artistic treatments to create beautiful floral compliments for your wedding.

Ask the florist for an itemized bill in advance and supply your florist with the names, addresses and times for delivery of your bouquet, boutonnieres, corsages and floral arrangements.

Other floral pieces that you will need include displays for the altar, centerpieces for reception tables, sprays for candelabra, corsages for those who assist with various reception duties and floral "tokens" for special guest. Ask your florist for guidance. His or her artistry, knowledge of wedding protocol and ability to listen to your needs will ensure that you'll get a good value for your money and have the perfect floral accents to enhance your wedding day.

To preserve your flowers as a keepsake and not just a faded memory of your day, you should consider floral preservation.

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Decide if you will have fresh, silk or dried flowers

Select florist 5-6 months before wedding

Sign agreement, pay deposit

Bring swatches/pictures of your dress, attendants' dresses and mothers' dresses to match colors.

Ask about floral/decorating restrictions at the ceremony and reception sites

Give florist names, addresses and times for delivery of floral bouquets, boutonnieres,and arrangements

Pay Balance

Contact Floral Preservationist

Select Flowers for:
Brides's bouquet
Attendants' bouquets
Flowers for helpers
Flower girl's basket
Corsages for mothers, grandmothers
Groom and Ushers' boutonnieres
Boutonnieres for fathers, grandfathers
Floral decorations for ceremony
Floral decorations for reception

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