What is an appropriate budget for wedding flowers?

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Petal's Edge Floral Design, LLP specializes in custom floral design for weddings and special events. Using the best and freshest flowers available, Petal's Edge excels in the planning and creativity necessary to bring style and panache to your event - no matter how big or how small. Founded in 2004, the women-owned and -operated company supports environmental practices through composting and recycling of renewable materials. Petal's Edge has been featured in The Knot, Brides Washington, I Do for Brides, and Engaged! magazines. Speaking engagements have included a demonstration of floral design techniques for the <a>Smithsonian Institution</a>, a <a>Fox 5 News</a> feature on weddings, and a discussion on emerging trends in floral design at George Mason University. The company was voted one of the area's best florists by Washingtonian magazine (2006-2008), was named "2007 Best of Weddings Pick" by The Knot magazine, and is one of only three florists in the Washington, DC area to be featured in Grace Ormonde Wedding Style's 2007 Platinum List.

What is an appropriate budget for wedding flowers?

In this video, Gerry Rogers, co-owner of Petal’s Edge Floral Design in Alexandria, Virginia, discusses how to hire a florist for your wedding. This video series reviews how to find a florist, discusses differences between flower shops and event florists, suggests how to prepare for the consultation and to budget for wedding flowers, and finally, reviews expectations of what happens after the florist is hired.

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Gerry Rogers: Hi, My name is Gerry and I am with Petal's Edge Floral Design in Alexandria, Virginia. I am here to talk with you today about how to hire the right florist for your wedding, the next series of questions that I will answer has to do with probably one of the most troublesome parts of wedding, budgeting for the flowers.

Host: What is an appropriate budget for wedding flowers?

Gerry Rogers: Flowers are often more expensive than people anticipate, but a good rule of thumb is that wedding flowers will be a about 10% of your overall budget. Obviously, if you have a large number of bridesmaids or a very large wedding, this could go higher and it will depend too on what kind of florist you choose. If you choose someone's that more budget, you might end up spending less than 10%. If you choose a very high end wedding florist and have a lot of specialty props and custom things that you are ordering, then you might go way above that. But 10% is a good place to start.

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