It’s no secret that a lot of brides today are choosing to do their own wedding flowers in order to save money.
If you’re searching online, you’ll find a lot of sites selling bulk flowers for weddings and events. While many do offer some very good values, the thing to be aware of is the shipping and handling methods they use.
All of the online bulk flower vendors use overnight shipping services. Although fast, the flowers are not shipped in a temperature and humidity controlled environment. That can have an adverse impact on the condition of the flowers when they arrive.
Here’s a real-life example of what can happen:
Wilted flowers teach bride a lesson about buying online.
Commercial flower growers use specialized floral-only freight services when shipping flowers from their farms to local wholesale florists. These freight services feature door-to-door temperature and humidity controlled handling and shipment of floral products, which minimizes shipping stress, to insure arrival of top quality flowers.
To be fair, I’m sure the example I cited above isn’t an everyday occurrence when shipping flowers overnight, but are you willing to take that chance when there could be a better way?
Today, I believe the best value on bulk flowers can be found by buying them from your local florist. Here’s why.
Today, many retail florists offer “a la carte” wedding services for the bride who wants to do her own flowers.
At our shop for example, we work with many brides who just want to buy the flowers for their wedding, and do the work themselves. We save these brides time and money in several ways:
- Lower markups on bulk purchases.
- Based on their input and our experience, we can suggest the proper quantity of flowers that they will be need to do the job right. This minimizes waste, saving them money.
- Our product sourcing is better than what they would be able to find on their own, so they’re assured they’ll get the best quality product available.
- As our customer, we can also serve as a reliable backup, in case things don’t go quite as planned, or last minute changes are needed.
And that’s just one example of the “a la carte” wedding services we provide. If you are planning a wedding in the Milwaukee area, and would like more information on purchasing bulk flowers for your wedding or event, be sure to visit our Milwaukee bulk flower sales web site.
If you’re not in the Milwaukee area, it’s worth checking out a few florists in your area. I’m willing to bet there are more than a few who offer similar services.
