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Wedding Flowers

It is not unusual to see Wedding Flowers consume 10-15% of a bride's budget. At 48LongStems our DIY wedding flowers have become known as an alternative for resourceful brides and their family members.

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If you are looking for a way to save money on your floral cost, or want to find a way to express your creativity and taste, consider doing your own wedding flowers. This do-it-yourself approach also adds special memories to your wedding scrapbook when you enlist the help of family and friends.


Do it Yourself if:

  • You enjoy working with and arranging flowers.
  • You want fairly simple arrangements.
  • You want to use only a few kinds of flowers.
  • You can get help from friends and family to arrange the flowers.
  • You or your friends have time before the ceremony to work with the flowers.
  • You want to express your creativity by working with the flowers.
  • You are on a budget.

Hire a florist if:

  • You want to have big elaborate arrangements.
  • You want hard to find flowers.
  • You want out of season flowers.
  • You want a few stems of many types of flowers.
  • You are overwhelmed by the wedding process.
  • You don’t have time to work with the flowers.
  • The cost of the flowers is not a concern. You just need it done.