What was most important to you when choosing your florist?

View quoted message Alma Florist/4165flower on Kingston road in Scarborough. The florists name is Rada.

I visited two florists. I don’t know much about flowers - I’m pretty clueless actually.
W hen the first florist asked me what I wanted, I said “burgundy”. (See, clueless, right?). She showed me different examples of different flowers that would be in season at the time. She also asked me what style/colour my dress was, what the bridesmaid dresses looked like, what my vision was, and what my budget was. She worked with me to create something beautiful.
The second florist told me “this is what we usually do, so this is what we’ll do for you, and this is what you’ll get.” I’m not usually one to not voice my opinion, but in this case there was no point. The first florist I visited was amazing. So accommodating and personable. It was a no brainer.

I found my florist by following my venue on Instagram actually. The venue would post pics of other people’s weddings for inspiration and tag the vendors that had worked on that wedding so I was able to see the florist’s ideas and design elements in action at the venue I was looking at. I really liked her work in the pics I saw at the venue so I found her that way. Price was also a factor, by the way - but it helped me to find nearby vendors that had also worked at that venue before and were familiar with it which also made me confident that they would know what looked best there.

View quoted message That sounds like a great florist. What’s her companies name? Is she from Toronto?

Planning my wedding from out of town I had to pick a florist I could work with mostly via email. Surprisingly very few were helpful over email as they all wanted to give me no information until I came into the store even when I explained the 4 hour trip between home and their store... I went with the florist who was most helpful and understanding of the situation, she wasn’t the cheapest but I’d rather pay for quality service and quality products then save money..

I saw a couple florist and it came down to a few things when making the decision.
1. Vibe: I got a really good vibe from the florist ultimately booked. I felt like I could trust her and that she really cared.
2. She showed me options. She pulled out flowers and we played around with options. I’m a visual person. The first place just talked about flowers and I have no idea what they were talking about. The florist I booked showed me flowers. When I booked her and put the deposit down she put together a bouquet of my flowers to send Home with me for free to show my FH who couldn’t be there that day. That was a nice touch.

That I liked their style.

I also really wanted to make sure that I liked the vendor and got a good feeling about her.

Before I really thought about a florist, my sister-in-law offered to do them. She is just going to charge the cost of the flowers. She took a course and made the bouquets for her friends wedding. So, I guess cost was the most important!

I haven’t chosen one yet but I’m feeling pretty confident that I will be able to make a good choice based on price, quality, and vision.

I wanted someone who would listen to me, work with my idea/vision and work within my budget.

Price. I got quotes from 2 florists and booked the cheaper one. Really was the only factor why i picked one over the other.