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| Drawing and flowers by STEMS Floral Design, Image courtesy of Diaz & Diaz Photography |
At
STEMS, they work with you to create your vision of the perfect bridal
bouquet. For Katie, this was it. So now that you've seen the
concept and the creation, let us show you how they got there.
Brandon L. guessed $528, and Amanda P. guessed $530 on FB yesterday. They were both incredibly close!
Ingredients:
15 red garden roses at $7 per stem.
$105.00
2 bunches of red ranunculus at $30.00 per bunch.
$60.00
15 stems of red parrot tulips at $4.50 per stem.
$67.50
1 bunch of red spray roses
$30.00
5 turquoise succulents at $9.00 each.
$45.00
3 stems of white phalaenopsis orchids at $34.00 each.
$102.00
Supplies: including ribbon, pearl pins, floral tape, wire
$15.00
Labor: 15%
$64.43
Tax: 8.25%
$35.43
The total cost of this bouquet is $529.36.
It's important to us, for you to really understand the
process before even getting to the point of physically creating this
bouquet.... which all too often gets overlooked. The florist typically meets with
clients on average 1-2 times to help develop the look and feel of what we are
creating for the wedding. Each consultation typically lasts between 1-3
hours. Putting together each proposal takes on average 3 hours. In
that 3 hours, STEMS creates custom inspiration boards that give a clear picture of
what they are proposing along with written descriptions that describe everything
down to the last detail. The inspiration boards have pictures of every item they
will be making, and often include detailed sketches that offer a fun glimpse at
what's ahead. Putting a number of the amount of emails and phone calls would be
difficult to say the least. There are no limitations on how often you can
consult with the STEMS designers, and with them, you have at your disposal the combined knowledge
of 15 years worth of experience and five designers. STEMS often does walk
throughs, again complimentary, with clients (and often your Fairy Godmother if that is part of your package) at venues to make sure everyone
is on the same page.
When it's time to order the flowers, they generally begin the
process three weeks out to secure the best product from their favorite vendors.
This is a process that has been fine-tuned for over eight years of being
in the business. Once the flowers are ordered, the vendors seek out
product from all over the world, and it is flown in by airplane,
driven on trucks, and finally arrives at the studio in lots and lots of
cardboard boxes. Each box is carefully unpacked, and the flowers are put
into water with preservatives to help them open up and reach their full
potential after a long journey. Keeping the flowers happy and getting
them to open at precisely the right time, is a process that has been fine-tuned
and learned over the years. Did we mention their energy bill? Flowers
happen to like it very, very cold most of the time....
NOW it is time to make the bouquet—a total of 68 stems
in this bouquet and over 100 actual blooms, which took the designer about an hour and half to
make. The end result is stunning and always worth every minute of
planning when we see the bride's reaction.
The STEMS team absolutely loves what they do and are so glad to help
shed some light on the process of floral design and the costs involved.
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