Wedding Day Regrets (Floral Edition)
Hello! My name is Mikayla, and I’m a Utah wedding florist located in Salt Lake City. I am proud to create beautiful floral designs for brides all over Utah. If you are a recently engaged bride, I hope this article and other blog articles on my site help you plan your Utah wedding!
I recently surveyed and spoke to past brides who shared with me their biggest floral regret on their wedding day. I want to share those insights with you, so that you don’t end up making the same mistake!
Forgetting Flat Lay Florals
These are the flowers that are laid on the floor, usually with your invitation suites and pretty details like shoes, jewelry, and perfume. I’ve started listing this on my inquiry form on my website because I also find it is a forgotten item! As a florist, I account for each stem that I order. I use “recipes” to make bouquets, centerpieces, etc. Each stem has a purpose, and I rarely end up with leftovers. One misconception is that a florist will just “leave behind the extras”. I may not have these for your flatlay flowers if they are not requested! So ask your florist about flatlay flowers!Single Use Flowers
During our consultation, ask about how to repurpose your flowers from ceremony to reception! I want you to get the most bang for your buck, and not waste any flowers! Here is an example of what NOT to repurpose: I do not recommend repurposing your bridal bouquet or bridesmaid bouquets as arrangements. Especially if they’ve been outside in the heat for the ceremony! They’ve been out of water, they’ll be a bit wilted from the sun, and moved around a lot during fun photo - ops. My favorite items to repurpose are your ceremony install and aisle flowers! I recommend moving your ceremony install (if possible) to behind your sweetheart table, or somewhere for your guests to take fun pictures! I recommend your aisle arrangements to be put in front of the stage, your sweetheart table, or I’ve even seen them repurposed as centerpieces!
Leaving Your Water Source Behind
Whenever you’re not using your bridal bouquet, put it back in the water! We provide a vase for you when we deliver full of water so your stems stay fresh. Ask a bridesmaid to be the one responsible for putting it back in the vase whenever you want to put it down. This is especially important if you are choosing to preserve your flowers. Your flowers need to stay fresh! Those flower preservationists can’t bring them back to life! (Looking for a recommendation on preservation? Ask me!)
Holding Your Bouquet the Wrong Way
Ohh this one makes me so sad! When I design your flowers, I design with an up and down to your bridal bouquet, and a front and back. I will always place pins on the wrapped stems so you remember where to put your thumb as you hold it. If you hold the bouquet in a different orientation, then your bouquet won’t look quite right in photos. This is also why I love dropping off the bouquet directly to you, the bride, to remind you how to hold it! If you’re planning on a cascade bouquet, this one won’t really be a problem, because there is an obvious bottom of the bouquet!
Skipping the Impact Piece
What’s an impact piece? The STATEMENT. The STAR of the show. The WOW factor. This could be a ceremony arch, a floral meadow, an insane fireplace mantle, a floral heavy chandelier! You get the idea. I tell brides all the time to forget the bridesmaid bouquets and the boutonnieres/corsages, and spend the money on that WOW piece instead! You won’t remember the boutonnieres. But you (and all your guests) will remember that statement piece!
I hope this article helped you as you’re planning your wedding, so you won’t have any of these floral regrets! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and ask other questions as you’re wedding planning. And of course, I would be honored if you considered me as your florist for you Utah wedding!
