It is a daunting task to assemble, interview and hire all of your wedding vendors. I thought that I would make one portion of this process easier by giving you a list of questions that you can ask your potential florist. I have taken the liberty of answering the question for my company, but you can use this for a florist any place that you happen to be. Get answers that are satisfactory to you and most of all make sure you have a connection with person you hire. You want to make sure that they understand and capture your vision of what you want before saying yes and paying a deposit.
FAQs To Ask A Potential Florist
•Are you available on my wedding date? We verify that we have a slot available on your date before we start any conversation about your wedding.
•Do you specialize in weddings? Our specialty is weddings! We love them and the creative and decorating process surrounding the wedding day.
•Are you doing other weddings on the same day as mine? We typically schedule no more than 3 weddings in one day depending on the size. We can do 2 small events and one large or 2 large events.
•What education/credentials do you have? I have on the job training from work in a flower shop and I have college level training in floral design. I keep up to date by attending continuing education classes annually.
•How many years of experience do you have? I have 16+ years of experience and training.
•How many weddings have you done? We have done 100s of weddings.
•Will you personally design my bouquet and floral arrangements? Yes, I am the principal floral designer. I create the bridal bouquets and design the centerpieces and there are others that make the small pieces and duplicate my designs for the centerpieces.
•What is your philosophy about designing floral arrangements and bouquets? My philosophy about design of any kind is that it should reflect the personality and desires of the clients. I don’t want to just sell you something, I strive to create something that is unique to you.
•Can I see a portfolio of your work? Yes we have a gallery of our work on our website www.metasflowers.com and on our face book page www.facebook.com/floral.designs.by.meta . We also have a blog www.metasflowers.blogspot
Can I see a sample arrangement of my bridal bouquet? If you purchase a bridal portrait bouquet, we use that as the sample, if you are not having a bridal portrait, we will create one for additional cost.
•Will you make me a toss bouquet? Yes we will make a toss bouquet and it is complimentary.
•Will you make the reception table centerpieces? Yes we create any and all floral pieces associated with weddings; centerpieces, aisle décor, ceremony pieces, buffet pieces etc.
•Do you deliver the flowers? Is there a delivery charge? We deliver and there is a charge. The charge is based on the amount of set up necessary in order to insure that all arrangements a placed as requested and distance to the venue.
•Do you provide other items like candles, trellises, potted plants, etc.? We provide any number of items associated with decorating for weddings: candles, lighting, draping, linens, china, stemware, and other props.
•How do you charge for services? Our charges are based on an itemized estimate, which includes taxes and delivery and set up charges.
•Do you have payment plans? Our policy is 1/3 of balance is due at contract signing and the remaining balance is due 3 weeks (21) days prior to the event. If you choose to divide the remaining balance into payments, that is acceptable, but should be requested at the time of contract signing so that a payment schedule can be set up.
•How do you handle deposits? See statement above.
•When is the balance due? See statement above.
•What is your refund/cancellation policy? Because all orders are custom, if all payments are not made by final due date, the contract is cancelled and all payments are forfeited. We also understand that sometimes there are circumstances beyond our control, with that in mind, the following applies and is stated in the contract: Cancellations made 30 days prior to the event will receive a refund of monies paid minus non refundable fee, cancellations made less than 30 days prior to the event will receive no refunds.
