Quincy’s wedding is coming up soon and they are looking for a florist, so here is an evaluation of our florist, Buy the Bunch, plus pics of our florist’s arrangements.
We loved the simplicity and elegance of the flowers by Buy the Bunch. We were also lucky the day my cousin and I visited Sam’s store on Main and 28th. He had a wedding that same afternoon, with bridesmaid and groomsmen’s flowers already set up in his fridge. I kid you not–the groomsmen’s flowers were exactly what I had in mind: a single cream rose with “manly” greens. The bouquet for the bridesmaid was elegant and in line with the Martha Stewart-y look we were searching for.
After a quick chat, we asked for 5 bridal bouquets, the 11 boutonnieres, and two orchid corsages for my grandmother and my mother-in-law. Sam threw in a bag each of fresh cream and burgundy rose petals, plus another corsage for my aunt, who happens to work with his wife (small world!). After booking the date, we didn’t have to do a thing until we paid in full, two weeks prior.
A week before the wedding, my bridesmaid fell ill and couldn’t make it. Sam was very understanding, and was flexible enough to transfer the cost of her bouquet into a gorgeous (really, just stunning!) cake topper for the wedding cake that my mother-in-law baked. He even called me on my cell phone to confirm the changes with me personally, just in case my mother-in-law’s request to him was unbeknownst to me.
My cousin picked up the flowers the morning of the wedding, and the flowers were ready to go and very sturdily packaged for easy transport. The four bouquets each came in a clear vase within its own white box, and came in handy during the reception to decorate the head table.
The flowers came nowhere near to wilting throughout the day. They were almost indestructible–if not for the catfight that was the bouquet toss, or for my brothers-in-law piggy-backing each other during the formal portraits, the roses would have had no chance of moving around in their arrangement. We were even able to use one of the bridesmaid bouquets on the following day, to make the brunch table festive during the gift opening party.
Yes, I’m gushing, but I firmly believe that Buy the Bunch was worth every penny!
Below are the thumbnails…click through for notes I drew onto the photos, and view the “large” or “original” photo to zoom in.
My bouquet–burgundy roses with white jasmine-like accent flowers and pearls (I was wearing pearls that day, but I don’t think Sam knew that):
The bridesmaids’ bouquet, a simple arrangement of cream roses with a silk and pearl wrap:
The transport vases came in handy to transform the bouquets the head table centrepieces:
The roses were still gorgeous the following day:
The bouttonieres, a cream rose with leaves and pearl accent:
My mother-in-law and grandmothers’ corsages, pink and cream orchids:
The absolutely fantastic cake topper:
My mother-in-law recycled her corsage to decorate the other tiers of the cake. What beautiful orchids!
What do you think?