The Proposal Design/Custom Quote Writing Process:

After booking with us, we begin our design process for our clients. We draft up each custom proposal for every client, based on all the information, ideas, details, and needs/wishes we cover in our initial design meeting. We then wrap that all up in a comprehensive document that covers everything from proposed florals, quantities, a floor plan, inspiration imagery, a proposed color palette, and a guide on how our table styling and floral sizing works. We create this document because our clients then have all the information they need to know about their custom floral package to continue making informed decisions both stylistically and financially about this floral service. Collectively we use this document as a reference point to continue editing and refining together until we all agree on an exact plan for your wedding.

Here is an example below from a page from our proposals that you will see once you receive your custom proposal from us. We usually take the event floor plan from the planning team and translate that into a digital key so you can see visually the amount of florals you will be getting, where they are going, and what exact floral arrangements they are.

(Not shown here, but the following pages in the proposal will show imagery that further describes the proposed florals, their sizing, their styling, and the colors for the specific event.)

This is what we use to add up everything that is broken down at the end of your proposal in an organized and itemized pricing list for all the proposed floral pieces we will need to create and provide for your wedding. These quantities are added together to create a base total, we add our labor charges on top, and finally tax to get the grand total that is unique to your floral proposal.

What are your labor charges?

We add a 28% - 35% labor charge on top of the subtotal for all floral product for all weddings/events that require our full floral service. This labor charge is a range based on the event scale, intended work, event location, and any additional services that is unique to each event. It is determined specifically per event based on it’s unique scope of work. This labor charge. essentially covers all the luxury services required to make your wedding run smoothly from our end as designers.

This includes: sourcing, professional design, communication, support, production, on site installation, breakdown, and clean-up.

Why do you charge a Labor fee on top the cost of florals?

Bottom line, this is what keeps our business going. There is surprisingly a lot of backend work you don’t typically see when it comes to this medium, as well as extensive overhead involved specifically with event/wedding floristry. The added service charges covers the professional labor of so much backend work that makes everything with our work in weddings run as efficiently as possible. With the nature of perishable products such as flowers being professionally handled the week of your wedding. There is only so much time we have as florists to get everything created in time to be delivered for the wedding day.

Full transparency on our process, we receive all florals for weddings typically that Tuesday or Wednesday for a Saturday wedding. These florals have been ordered a month in advance, as a lot of these florals come from various parts of the country and the world. The day the flowers get into our studio, it takes about a team of 3-5 to fully prep and condition the florals that have been shipped and handled from many vendors across the globe. Once they get into our studio on this day they are usually weak from being out of water for a little while. We clean, cut, and organize all the florals to get them ready for design day, and they need to condition (hydrate in water a full night) to be ready and sturdy for design day. Just this alone takes one whole day, and if we don't do it with care, clients won't receive the product they've paid for in quality condition. 

This leaves us typically Thursday-Friday to create all floral pieces that have been paid for, and depending upon the wedding size and how many florals are needed this could take about 3-7 professional floral designers to make everything in time to be delivered on that Saturday. Those two days we spend in the studio designing and creating every floral piece by hand, making sure each arrangement, each bridesmaid bouquet, each bar piece, each boutonniere is up to our standards and yours, and is ready for the wedding.

When it comes to wedding day, we as a team have arrived early to the studio, and are starting to pack our van up with everything our clients have paid for and expect to be brought to the venue and set up by our hands in a timely manner. This includes so many things beyond the florals, such as the vases we've sourced (or in our specific case, hand-made vases that are unique to us in our inventory) Candles, and all the things needed for candles. All of our tools, such as ladders, lighters, shears, trash, and everything we need to have on site at the wedding to get our work done. All of these things and the florals are delicately individually packed into bins and boxes and carefully transported to the venue. This expertise requires specific level of skill to do such unique and delicate work as quickly as possible.

Once we arrive to the venue, we begin setting up. This involves us carefully unpacking all the florals, and arrangements, and going through each of them one by one and replacing any florals that may have broken or moved during transport. We set everything up where it is intended to be, making sure every single floral piece looks the best. We place every candle, every decor item, every floral arrangement, install any installations, and at the end of it all we clean up, pack our van and leave.

The wedding/event floral service is a luxury service. This explanation doesn't even begin to cover our whole process, but this gives a little insight as to how everything about a wedding has to come together quick and perfect. Weddings are a luxury. They require so many hands, so much professionalism, and so much skill to pull off. It's a lot of work, but it is so worth it to see our clients have the best day ever. They are enjoying a glass of bubbly while getting dressed, and hanging out with their friends while we make sure their tables are set, and their flowers are where they want them to be. This is why we have a labor charge.