As you may well know, flowers can be expensive. To save you from sticker shock, we talked with a few floral experts who helped compile a basic budget to arm you with numbers going into the planning phase. Our florist friends used their significant expertise to create this mock floral budget including everything from grandmother corsages and altar arrangement to the pew markers and flower girl’s petals.1
 Bridal bouquet |
$203 |
 Bridesmaids (5) |
$372 |
 Groom’s Boutonniere |
$13 |
 Groomsmen, fathers, grandfathers boutonnieres (11) |
$134 |
 Ringbearer |
$9 |
 Mother wristlets (2) |
$64 |
 Grandmother corsages (4) |
$104 |
 Petals for flower girl’s basket |
$13 |
 Altar |
$420 |
 Pew markers (reserved only) |
$125 |
 Sign in Table2 |
$100 |
 Head table |
$325 |
 Buffet table |
$251 |
 Cake flowers |
$100 |
 Guest tables (17 for a total of 170 guests)3 |
$558 |
1Editor’s Note: This mock wedding budget was compiled by asking five local florists (Tipton & Hurst, Events by Debbra, Tanarah Luxe Floral, Eminent Planning and Shirley’s Flower Studio) to give average line item amounts to fit a floral budget of $3,500. Florists want to note that the price does not include setup, delivery, design fee, sales tax or rental containers. In addition, brides will need to budget extra cash for high-dollar blooms such as peonies when planning.
2Tipton & Hurst and Events by Debbra said they’d repurpose a bridesmaid bouquet or the toss bouquet to cut down on cost.
3Tipton & Hurst said they’d reuse bridesmaid bouquets for the guest tables or cocktail tables.
