Sunday is Bridal Consultation Day....

Sunday is Bridal Consultation Day....

When I work on Sundays I am usually busy consulting with brides, offering options and opinions. They usually wear me out, but I feed off their enthusiasm.  I truly do love to know all the details. I do care. It helps me get a better overall feel of what their style is and the look they are trying to achieve for their memorable day.

Hey, all you floral designers out there- remember this is their wedding not yours. Okay, sometimes that's hard to do cuz you want them to have the prettiest, most memorable, wedding day ever, but it is still their day.We need to respect the choice that are made, pretty or not. Most times their mothers don't get it either. They either feel like its the wedding they didn't have or they are so focused on what things cost they don't pay attention to anything else being said. We don't need to relive those weddings from the 70's even if everything old is new again. (Blues and babies breath, bla!)

BRIDES- come to your first consultation prepared with picture of things you like and come alone. Nail down your preferences, then do a return visit with the mothers or your maid of honor to get their opinion on the choices you have made. This will help to insure you don't spend 2 hours making compromises you might later regret.

My boss once asked me why I don't take pictures of all the weddings I create. My answers was that they are not my choices. The best flowers are not always used. I often don't care for the color combinations and most times the choices are made very cost consciencely. This is not to say that I don't do my best work with the product available. I only photograph bouquets I truly like, so not every one I make is picture worthy.

It's suppose to be the bride's special day and I feel accomplished if she gets a product that she chooses for the look she wants to present at the price she wants to pay. Nothing like seeing the smile on her face when she first views her bouquet.