Wholesale wedding flowers delivered to you
I’m of the opinion that weddings are the type of affair you would like to hand off to someone experienced that you trust. However, I did just up and get married without much fanfare, so take that philosophy with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, if you are the type who taking care of everything herself, then FiftyFlowers.com is for you.
In a nutshell, FiftyFlowers can put together together centerpieces for you and ship them to you — all you have to do is put them on the tables. OR, you can pick out your favorite flowers — say mini lilies and stargazers — and they’ll cut them and ship them to you, so you and your crew (friends, bridesmaids, relatives, what have you) can arrange them the way you want them arranged.
For example, check out this mini sunflower corsage. They can arrange these mini sunflowers as a boutonniere. Let me tell you, this is useful — my mom used to say that the personal bridal flowers were the most work, as they are the most intricate of the vast variety of wedding flowers out there. So if you decide to do your flowers yourself, but have to bite the bullet for your personal flowers, this is not a bad way to go.
And while delivery of personal flowers can be a pill (trust me, I was a delivery person many a time), their delivery boxes are impressively well made to keep the flowers safe from being crushed against one another.
They were even bold enough to list their prices right up front — 20 stems of mini calla lilies for $79.99. And they have a huge assortment of fresh rose petals, ready to ship right to you.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m a cheap bastard. So I would probably spend the gas and waste my time going into downtown to get my own flowers, if I were so inclined to do my own flowers for my wedding (which, as I mentioned, I was not, but that’s an entirely different story). But you might not be near a large flower market like the one available here in L.A., or maybe you want a certain flower you can’t seem to find. This is a good option. And, I’ll do you a favor.
I have a postcard they were handing out. It says they’re giving a Show Special — 5% off your total order. Just enter discount code: BRIDE. Easy as pie.
Save money and go green by renting flowers
Have you ever heard of renting flowers? Neither had I, until I came upon Elaborate Floral Design‘s booth at the BrideExpo show at the L.A. Convention Center. But I kind of like the concept. I mean, what are you going to do with those flowers anyway? You’ll probably give away all your guest table arrangements. But if you’re like many right now, you’re probably looking to save some cash, yes? So rent.
EFD, as I’ll refer to them here on out, had some really lovely, simple arrangements. Like the one above, for $25, you’ve got calla lilies entwined in a shallow glass bowl, with clear glass pebbles and flameless candles in the middle. You’re probably thinking, shoot. I could do that on my own. You probably could. But why do you want one (or, depending on the number of tables you have, maybe 10 or 15) more thing to do? You probably don’t. Plus, if you want really pretty, spectacular arrangements…
…like this one, it would cost you a pretty penny if you went the traditional florist route. Above, that’s a vase topper laden with roses and stargazers and a footer of roses and more flowers (sorry, can’t identify the spiky ones). Um, although, I’m not positive that this arrangement is silk… Anyway, this would be a seriously expensive arrangement otherwise. EFD even has season-themed lines of flowers from which to choose from.
In addition, there is the whole bonus of leaving a smaller carbon footprint. According to EFD’s site:
We are taking steps to becoming an all green company, here are a few examples of how we are taking action and going green!
1) E.F.D. specializes in renting out silk centerpieces, which not only helps our environment by recycling and re-using but it also helps our economy with our affordable prices.
2) E.F.D. is changing all of our harmful chemical cleaning products to eco friendly and organic cleaning products.
3) E.F.D. is changing how we pay our bills, we will be paying everything online with no papertrail.
4) E.F.D. uses only energy efficient appliances.
5) E.F.D. will be using only compact flourescent lightbulbs.
6) E.F.D. recycles all glass, paper, cardboard, and metal.
7) E.F.D. buys local produce and groceries
E.F.D. uses a programmable thermostat.
9) E.F.D. uses energy star electronics.
10) E.F.D. will never share or sell your info to anyone.
You probably never imagined silk flowers for your wedding, I know. But you know what? All that matters is that the decor is still spectacular. And I’ve seen some silk flowers look pretty damn real — they just have to be well maintained.
EFD even lays out all the reason:
Our event Rental Lines feature top of the line silk flowers, that confuse the eye, and entice the touch! Not only do our flowers look and feel real, but they can smell real too! Why rent silk flowers? 1) The Budget-you spend less than half the cost of having an all fresh event! 2) The choice- your favorite flower that might be out of season, is not with our top of the line silk florals! 3) The Privilege- instead of waiting until your wedding day to see all of your flowers you get an exclusive look at everything, and get to make any changes! 4) The Look- no matter hot or cold, rainy or humid, the flowers always look great and no wilting! 5) The Experience- with our uniquely designed silk florals we can manipulate, twist and arrange our florals in ways you can not with fresh floral!
Need I say more?
