Wedding Flower Budget Guide
I know when planning a wedding there are so many unknowns, especially financially! At Althea Floral Design I want to be upfront about expected costs, so I thought it might be helpful to do a quick summary of example wedding flower budgets and what you can expect to receive from Althea within that budget.
There is a lot of flexibility when it comes to sorting through a budget for your wedding flowers, and there is no “wrong” way to spend your budget.
As a good rule of thumb, we suggest your floral budget account for 10-15% of your overall wedding budget. If, on the other hand, you are looking for Pinterest-worthy, abundant design, I would suggest allocating 20-25% of your total wedding budget.
Below is by no means a complete list of what I’m able to provide! When planning wedding flowers there are so many choices in items and designs available, but the following is meant to be a rough guide to help you plan which items could be covered within your price range. Note that I have a $2,000 minimum for 2024 weddings.
$2,000 – $3,500
This will cover off all personal flowers (bouquets, boutonnieres), and, depending on the size of the wedding, simple table decorations at the reception (for example, bud vases placed down the guest tables or small floral centerpieces)
Or, instead of table flowers, this could allow for a feature at the ceremony (i.e. simple florals on arch)
$3,500 – $6,000
This budget could cover the personal flowers as well as a complex feature element at the ceremony or reception. For example, an abundant ground arch or sweetheart table feature. PLUS, it can cover guest table arrangements (depending on how many guests).
$6,500 – $10,000
This is a very solid budget – most often this includes personal flowers, a ceremony floral feature, an installation at the reception, as well as flowers and candles for the tables.
Having said that though, if we are building a large custom ceremony element (i.e. chuppah), this budget may only account for personal flowers, the ceremony feature and a few touches at the reception.
$10,000 – $15,000
With this budget, we are often looking at a collection of personal flowers, large statement / impact pieces at the ceremony (for example, urn arrangements or an archway PLUS aisle flowers OR a feature chuppah installation). For the reception, the budget could allow for a hanging feature as well as flowers and candles for the tables.
It’s almost impossible to provide all the details on each and every budget because every couple’s wedding is unique. The above looks to provide some guidance on what items can be accounted for within a budget.
I also haven’t mentioned lots of the smaller pieces so often seen at weddings – flower crowns, petals for flower children, or gift/welcome table arrangements. There are literally hundreds of permutations and combinations so we have left these out to try to keep things simple.
It’s also important to be aware labor charges can vary dramatically as well. Each venue has its own rules on when we can set up and when we need to pack down. All of this has an impact on costs for the day. Labor charges also change depending on the time of day we need to set-up / pack down (early morning set-ups and late night pack-downs incur premium labor charges).
At the end of the day, what is important to me as your designer is that you feel comfortable with your floral budget! I’m here to make floral dreams come true, while pointing you to the best places to put your money.
