Dear Petal's Edge, Is it appropriate to ask our florist to find a way to incorporate our family's tallit (Jewish prayer shawls) into the chuppah they are constructing for us? What about finding a way to bring in some of our mothers' jewelry or wedding dress pieces into the flowers? Can they do ... Read more »
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Ask the Florist! Previous Site Experience?
Dear Petal's Edge, Florist site experience: How important is it that my florist has worked at my ceremony and reception sites before? - Geri D. Geri, When meeting with new clients we are frequently asked if we have worked at their wedding sites before, so this is clearly a question ... Read more »
Ask the Florist! When Do I Need My Bouquets?
Dear Petal's Edge, I'm unsure of how early I should have my florist deliver my bouquets. Do I need to have them for the "first look" and the early pre-ceremony photos? I'm just wondering if they will still look nice for my ceremony if I get them 3-4 hours before the ceremony, which is when my ... Read more »
Flower Crush: Sweet Pea
A positively twitterpating flower! There is something about spring that makes you want to break out of your accumulated sugar-and-cream coffee glaze and fantasize about the produce section at the super market. Kale... bananas... ripe mangos mixing, converging, becoming one within the sacred ... Read more »
Ask the Florist! Seasonal Flowers
Dear Petal's Edge, I've met with a couple different florists for my wedding, and most of them are telling me that it's not likely I will be able to get peonies for my September wedding. I know that peonies are a spring flower in the garden, but I thought that with modern technology and ... Read more »
When should flowers arrive before the wedding?
Dear Petal's Edge, How early is too early to get my bouquets and boutonnieres before the wedding ceremony? I want them to stay fresh for the ceremony, but I also want them to be in my early photos. I'm getting different advice from my coordinator, photographer and florist. - Christine ... Read more »