giant flower bouquet

[Nrvsbride]

Thanks Anny for the offer!

 

-Glenda

[TammyWright]

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Originally Posted by Julesr Hi Anny, this is actually really expensive. It has to be hand made, using petals from a bunch of other roses. Its really popular right now, but you will pay a lot for it. $200 sounds about right. Do you have to have roses, it might be cheaper if you use a less expensive flower.

roses are fairly inexpensive in mexico...they are grown hydroponically (sp?) in water there and throught south america...

[JulieG]

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Originally Posted by host roses are fairly inexpensive in mexico...they are grown hydroponically (sp?) in water there and throught south america...

I did not know that. I would guess they are charging you for the labour then. That is a lot if roses are so cheap.

[anaderoux]

The $200 price was from a well known florists in LA.. I guess it shouldn't be more than $50 in Cancun..

[MERRYME]

My coordinator was able to order over 700 roses from mainland Mexico in RED (right before x-mas - worst time of the year for red colors) as well as red lilies and the total cost including shipping was $800 dls.

 

Then she hired a florist to do the labor for the wedding $200 dls for the day!!

[anaderoux]

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Originally Posted by MERRYME My coordinator was able to order over 700 roses from mainland Mexico in RED (right before x-mas - worst time of the year for red colors) as well as red lilies and the total cost including shipping was $800 dls. Then she hired a florist to do the labor for the wedding $200 dls for the day!!

OMG that's a very good price!! I hope I can get that kind of deal..

[MERRYME]

Plus Half of that order was a rush order the day before the wedding because we ended up doing the church blessing!

 

I think if you shop arround you can do it.

[anaderoux]

My FI has a friend that has a flower shop so I'm hoping she can arrange something like that for me

[amyh]

I love that Anny!

[Hummingbird]

Hi ladies, I'm new here, and am just starting to read posts. Saw this one, thought I'd jump in! I love flowers and have helped friends do flowers for their weddings. (But no, I'm not a florist!) I have a floral book that explains these.

 

Those "giant flower" bouquets are sometimes called "composite" bouquets, or "duchess roses". The reason they are so expensive isn't really the amount of roses or petals used, it's the fact that every single petal must be carefully hand wired, using very thin gauge wire, and then each petal is indivdually attached to the bouquet using floral tape. It is very time consuming and a huge pain in the butt, especially when you consider that there are dozens of rose petals surrounding the one rose in the middle! Gorgeous, yes, but a pain to make. So yeah, they are definitely charging for labor!