1.) How Much Is Your Minimum Cost For Weddings?
Often larger event floral companies will have a minimum fee for a wedding.
So make sure you ask this right from the start because often the minimum is around $5,000 (in-season) and that’s often too much for a wedding on a budget.
2.) Are My Flower Choices Cheap?
If not, what flowers are similar that are cheaper?
It’s not abnormal to have flowers that look VERY similar be VERY diffrent in price.
Make sure to ask if you can get the cheaper flowers instead of the expensive ones.
I promise you will still love them.
Here is a post that will help you find cheaper flowers!
3.) Do You Have a Design Fee?
Floral designers are like artists, not everyone does the same styles!
For example, if you go to a flower shop and want something super specific that they can not do then they might have to bring in a designer from somewhere else and that can get costly.
Be sure to look for a florist that fits your style!
Here is a website that will get you started on choosing your bouquet style!
4.) Do You Have a Travel Fee For Our Location?
Normally a budget wedding should not have a travel fee unless the florist is driving a long way.
If they say you do have a travel fee when your venue is under 50 miles, ask why.
Sometimes they put in these little extra charges or simply forget to take them off from the previous invoice.
5.) Do You Charge an Installation and Teardown Fee?
Okay, let’s be real, it would be weird if they didn’t charge an installation fee.
It’s a lot of work for a florist to do the installation and teardown.
But I will tell you… You will want to pay for this. No matter how much you think you and Aunt Susie can do on the day of, it is still worth it.
Venues require all the decor to be removed by the end of the night, so you can either pay the florist to do it or you will get a large charge from the venue because someone will forget.
Here is a very good source to have you get an idea of how they charge for deliveries and installations!
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