2020 Georgian Bay Wedding Guide 10th Anniversary Issue | Page 17

Anatomy of a Floral Quote
Rachel Kwan – www.eucliddesign.co
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hink of your floral quote like a bouquet: it’s made up of several important parts,
each with its own influence over the final number. We break down these pieces
for you so that you can see the parts that go into the magic mix. Go into your floral
consultation feeling prepared!
1. Materials
You may have noticed that flowers aren’t all
priced the same. The humble carnations that
you see at the grocery store don’t command
the same price as unique blooms like orchids.
The more your flowers are out of season,
difficult to grow, fragile, or traveling long
distances to get to you, the more it can
influence your total floral price tag.
2. Volume
Volume impacts your floral budget in a
straightforward way. If you originally asked for
ten pieces in your quote, but your guest list
explodes and you end up needing twenty, then
your centerpiece budget will need to be twice as
big. In this case, more is more!
3. Complexity
The easiest way to think about
complexity is to think of it as time. A
complex floral design requires more
planning and design time. Your florist
will make it look easy, but there’s a lot of
time and effort spent behind the scenes.
On your wedding day, it might also
mean a bigger onsite team for setup. As
the old saying goes, time is money!
4. Cost of Business
It might not be the first thought that comes to
mind, but your florist needs to run a successful
business for the months or even years before
your big day. They put part of every dollar
of their revenue into marketing, additional
training, the design studio, insurance, -- the list
goes on! The cost of running a business is also
a factor in every floral quote.
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