Florist - closer to you or venue?

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I agree with Hélène that their vision should be close to yours. I'm pretty sure I went with my florists just because I loved the vast majority of her work.

I'd be more inclined to go with the one closer to the venue, especially if you want delivery. You'll probably save on delivery fees that way. You can schedule visits when you are visiting the venue, so you get more out of your trip.

It depends if you will have someone to pick up the flowers or if you want them delivered. I got my florist closer to the venue so that she could delivery the flowers the day of and they would still be fresh. This also made it convenient afterwards for returning the vases and everything that they brought the flowers in.

I just picked a florist that I liked and was cost effective.

My florist is in Toronto and my venue is in Kleinburg (30 minute drive) she waived delivery with the amount of florals I’m getting. Which to be honest - I was super happy with the price

I would say to go with the florist closest to the venue so that they can get easily picked up and avoid a delivery fee.

The closest florist to my venue is a 1hr15min drive lol! They have quite a large delivery fee, so I offered to just pick up the flowers and do set up myself. I didn't want to pay a $300 delivery fee when I only have one table runner and a bouquet. To me, that was just insane. I would go with whatever you think is the best choice. Are you going by price or the overall look you envision?

I'd go with whichever florist truly 'gets' your vision.

Something to consider, most florists I've been to have had the option of video conferencing if need be. Otherwise we've sent pics and emails back and forth and talked on the phone a little.