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by
Kimberly Kapur of RomanticFlowers.com and The readers of Bliss! Weddings
We invite you to send us additional questions for the below chart by sending email to info@blissweddings.com
| Florist #1 | Florist #2 | Florist #3 | ||
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| Address | ||||
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| Website Address | ||||
| 1. | Will you personally be the florist for our wedding? | |||
| 2. | If the answer is no: When can we meet the florist whose work I'm seeing so I can see if I feel comfortable with that person/ see if we are on the same wavelength? | |||
| 3. | If you are not talking to the florist, also ask: If the florist we want no longer works for your company when our wedding comes up, what will you do? | |||
| 4. | If you are talking to the florist: Are you a full-time florist? | |||
| 5. | What do you do the rest of the week? | |||
| 6. | What kind of experience, background, and education do you have? | |||
| 7. | Have you received any formal classroom training as a florist? | |||
| 8. | Where do you get your inspirations? | |||
| 9. | What are the reasons you think we should hire you? | |||
| 10. | Do you have a portfolio and a list of referrals? | |||
| 11. | Is this your recent work that I'm seeing? | |||
| 12. | How many weddings have you serviced? | |||
| 13. | How many weddings do you do per year? How many per day? | |||
| 14. | Have you handled events of my type and size before? | |||
| 15. | What makes your arrangements better or different than anybody else's? | |||
| 16. | What type of design do you specialize in? | |||
| 17. | Off the cuff, what types of flowers would you suggest given my wedding colors, location, and time of year? | |||
| 18. | Where do you perform the design? | |||
| 19. | Do you own large coolers to store flowers? | |||
| 20. | How many days in advance do you put together the arrangements and bouquets? | |||
| 21. | Do you rent special equipment such as urns, arbors, aisle runners, linens, or centerpiece containers? | |||
| 22. | Do you provide any other services such as linens, chair covers, favors, ribbons, etc? | |||
| 23. | Do you decorate the cake with flowers or should the cake baker? | |||
| 24. | What time do you arrive to setup your equipment? | |||
| 25. | Hours of service: | |||
| 26. | Do you own vans or vehicles for delivery? | |||
| 27. | Have you worked at my church/rental facility before? | |||
| 28. | Do you perform an on-site evaluation for decorations? | |||
| 29. | Do you have people to help you with the design and/or setup? | |||
| 30. | Can you perform the delivery and set-up within the time that the church/rental facility has allotted? | |||
| 31. | Can you disassemble in the amount of time allotted? | |||
| 32. | Do you provide a written contract and guarantee? | |||
| 33. | What are your policies regarding delivery times? | |||
| 34. | How do you price your flowers and what is the cost of delivery and setup? | |||
| 35. | Can you provide me an estimate within 2 days? | |||
| 36. | Is a deposit required? If so, how much? | |||
| 37. | When is the deposit due? | |||
| 38. | May I make partial payments? | |||
| 39. | When is the final payment due? | |||
| 40. | Is gratuity included in the price? | |||
| 41. | If not, what is the percentage of the service charge? | |||
| 42. | What percentage are the taxes? | |||
| 43. | What is the overtime charge? | |||
| 44. | Are there any additional charges not mentioned? (i.e. travel) | |||
| 45. | What are the refunds/cancellation terms? | |||
| 46. | What is the average cost of wedding flowers by YOUR clients? | |||
| 47. | How do I book your services? | |||
| 48. | Package 1: | |||
| 49. | Cost of Package 1: | |||
| 50. | Package 2: | |||
| 51. | Cost of Package 2: | |||
| 52. | Package 3: | |||
| 53. | Cost of Package 3: | |||
| 54. | A question to ask yourself: Has the florist addressed your personal concerns satisfactorily? | |||
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