How do I get the most out of my flowers?

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    Petals Edge Floral Design
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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.

  • How do I get the most out of my 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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    <p>Host: How do I get the most out of my flowers?</p><p>Gerry Rogers: Reuse your flowers and you will get your most out of them. For example, your bridesmaids bouquets, you might put them around the cake table and save a great deal in terms of adding extra decor to that table. If you have ceremony arrangements that you can take with you whether from the church or if you are getting married outside, put them on the buffet table or repurpose them some where else in your reception site, but reuse things from your ceremony. If you have flowers down the aisle, maybe put them on the backs of the head tables chairs, that's another way to reuse.</p>

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