February
8th
A VERY WHOLESALE VALENTINES DAY
Brannan Street Wholesale in San Francisco, guess they are planning on selling some roses this Valentines Day.
February
8th
Worcester florists – Sprout: The Cost of Wedding Flowers – Centerpieces
Worcester florists – Sprout: The Cost of Wedding Flowers – Centerpieces: “To give you some idea of what the flowers you see in bridal magazines really cost, I’ve borrowed a couple photos of centerpieces from Martha…”
February
2nd
TIME
When planning a wedding most people need to know how much do flowers cost, how much should I budget for? I saw a poster on a telephone pole today, bulldozer $75 per hour. How much does a plumber charge per hour, or the electrician or the Dr? How much does a florist charge per hour? I am not sure, I cant speak for every one but I can give some information of how long it takes to put flowers together for a wedding.
-initial consultation 2hrs
-writing a proposal 3 hrs
-second consultation and a meeting at the venue 2hrs
- approximate number of emails per wedding 86
-preparing and placing a flower order for the wholesaler 2 hrs
-pick up flower order drive time to and from wholesaler 4hrs
-clean and process flowers 6hrs
-clean and prepare containers 3hrs
-design time 30 hrs
-load van and drive to venue 2hrs
-set up ceremony and reception 3hrs
-wait until reception is over 6 hrs(we wont even count these)
-tear down decor and leave reception site as I found it 1hr
-unload van, wash buckets, put everything away, sweep etc 8hrs
OK lets say 75 hours for an average size wedding bride, 5 attendants, corsages, bouts, 15 centerpieces, ceremony flowers maybe a small arbor, cake flowers. That is 75 man hours!!!! Lets just say a designer needs to charge the low low rate of 25 per hour, a fraction of what other professionals charge, this comes to $1875 not including flowers. Just something to think about as you prepare your flower budget, there is so much more time involved other than just the arranging of the flowers.
January
30th
VINTAGE FLOWERS
I had a request the other day for something vintage. Pastiche is a local antique store and a favorite of mine, they had lots of old silver that was perfect for that vintage look. The prices are amazing if you aren’t going for serious quality, I bought several things for under $20 each. Photo from my studio
January
26th
WEDDING FLOWERS FOR CARS
Do we do wedding flowers for cars? Yes, of course the latest model and vintage cars as well.
January
21st
WEST SOUND WEDDING SHOW
Check out the link for pics of Allison Lum Events at the show, flowers by me.
Alison Lum Events: West Sound Wedding Show – pics!: “My hubby and I attended the West Sound Wedding Show in Bremerton last week, and had a great time. We met tons of couples, networked wi…”
January
17th
Wing Point Golf Club Wedding Sneak Peak | Seattle Wedding Photographer
Wing Point Golf Club Wedding Sneak Peak | Seattle Wedding Photographer
Enjoy this slide show, a beautiful family
January
7th
GIFT FOR BRIDES IN 2011
I have a special gift for all brides getting married in 2011. A beautiful, lush, elegant bouquet of your dreams will be designed just for you. Here is what you have to do
get married at Port gamble or
get married at Port Ludlow or
get married anywhere with Allison Lum Events as your coordinator and
have MBF design and create you wedding flowers of 2,000. or more
the bouquet will be our gift to you a value of up to 250.
January
7th
Sneek Peek Seattle Wedding Show
Today I set up Flowers for the Farm Kitchen and dropped off a bouquet at Port Ludlow, both great places to get married. The Farm Kitchen is romantic and great for a garden wedding. Port Ludlow has a great waterside location and the inn is elegant.
December
30th
SPRING FLOWERS
Every January I think to myself one more month and we will start to have flowers in the garden again. February is a time when things start to bloom, plum blossom, daffodils, tulips come up, lilac buds start to swell. Here are a few photos of spring flowers that are available now from our wholesaler.