Planning a wedding is magical, and oh-so-glamorous… until you’re knee-deep in buckets of blooms at 1am, those pink roses you’ve been dreaming of are definitely looking more ‘peach’ by the hour and you’ve started to question how you got here!
Whilst your wedding might seem like a good time to unleash your inner Pinterest warrior, there are lots of reasons why you should hire a professional florist vs doing DIY flowers for your big day. You’ve likely spent thousands of pounds organising a picture-perfect day, so there is a lot of pressure to get your flowers right.
What does a wedding florist do for your wedding?
We’ve put together a list of 10 things your florist does, from delivery and takedown services to flower preparation, that you might not have considered.
1. Provides Floral Expertise and Experience You Can Trust
Florists are artists. We understand colour theory, floral textures, symmetry, and scale. We know how to bring stunning arrangements and installations to life in a way that feels elegant, cohesive, and most importantly, that reflect your personality as a couple.
From experience, we know how many flowers your designs will need and which ones need a water source and which ones don’t. We know how to get the most out of your flowers and how to deliver foam-free installations that are both safe and beautiful.
2. Organises Delivery & Takedown Services for a Drama-Free Wedding
Imagine it’s your wedding day - you’ve probably dreamt of this morning - sipping champagne and enjoying precious moments with your friends and family. Now imagine a 5am wake-up, hauling flower buckets and balancing on ladders in your pyjamas - not so dreamy! At Petals & Paperie, we manage all the logistics: early morning deliveries, on-site setup, and post-event take down. Throughout the day, we seamlessly move installations from your ceremony to reception and relocate centerpieces without you and your guests ever realising.
The majority of venues in England require any installations and leftover flowers to be removed early the next day to allow for the next wedding to be set up. We manage the logistics the morning after your wedding so that you can enjoy your post-wedding breakfast without the stress.
3. Gives Seasonal Flower Advice for Your Budget
You know the drill, you’ve set your heart on your favourite flower, your wedding week rolls around and you find out you can’t get hold of your dream florals. Want peonies in August or Dahlias in February? It’s not always possible. At Petals & Paperie, we understand seasonal availability and can guide you to flowers that are in season, budget-appropriate, and long-lasting.
4. Sources The Best Premium-Quality Flowers
At Petals & Paperie, we’ve worked hard to grow relationships with a network of reputable growers and wholesalers who sell the best quality and freshest flowers. From local British growers across York and North Yorkshire to further afield, their blooms are fresher, bigger, and more vibrant than what you will be able to find in the supermarket.
5. Save You Time During Wedding Preparations
It’s a bit of a misconception that all the preparation for your wedding flowers happens the day before your wedding - in reality, it takes a village and is incredibly time-consuming. Around 5-7 days before your wedding day, we are already hard at work, preparing and cleaning vases, polishing candle sticks and double-checking quantities. Your flowers are then delivered to the studio, where we prepare and condition them over several days to prepare them for your arrangements. We control the temperature and continuously monitor the opening rate of your flowers to ensure they are at their absolute best for your wedding day.
6. Solves Wedding Day Disasters
Rain forecasted? Ceremony moved indoors? Bouquets wilting? Last-minute hiccups can happen on your wedding day and the last thing you want to be doing is moving flowers around at the last minute. We’re poised to solve any last-minute hiccups so you can continue enjoying your day without any stress.
7. Create Complex Floral Installations
Dreaming of a floral arch, hanging installation, or cascading staircase garland? These large-scale installations require careful planning, tried-and-tested mechanics and design skills to create safe, stunning designs that elevate your entire wedding. As a wedding florist in North Yorkshire, we have experience working with the most stunning Yorkshire venues and can offer guidance on how to best enhance your wedding venue with your floral installations.
8. Make Sure Everything Runs Smoothly
From timing deliveries and liaising with your venue, to collaborating with planners and photographers, florists manage the moving pieces so you don’t have to. Wedding days move fast and we’re here to help keep everything running with military precision!
9. Maximises Your Flower Budget
Think hiring a florist will blow your budget? Think again. We know how to maximise your floral spend. Whether that’s repurposing ceremony flowers for the reception or mixing premium blooms with wallet-friendly flower varieties for maximum impact.
10. Provides Picture-Perfect Florals Every Time
Your florals will be front and centre in nearly every wedding photo. A professional florist ensures every bouquet, buttonhole and arrangement looks picture-perfect, from the walk down the aisle to the final dance.
Whilst it can be tempting to DIY your wedding flowers, hiring a professional florist means peace of mind, elevated designs and florals that help take your Pinterest board from inspiration to reality. If you’re planning your wedding in Yorkshire or the UK and want florals that truly reflect your love story, please enquire today. I’d love to help you bring your dream wedding to life, one bloom at a time. You can browse our wedding gallery for inspiration here.
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