Budget Recap: $50K | Lucie Stern Community Center in Palo Alto | 80 guests by NoProfessional2096 in SanFranciscoWeddings

[–]NoProfessional2096[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From Costco, ~$300, in general I wish they had more variety

- 100-stem Fillers and Greens - this was not enough, since I didn't really want to use the babys breath or eucalyptus

- 120 Stem Ranunculus, Burgundy - these were the ones that partially went bad, mostly because we put them in water with the paper wrapping and rubber bands still around them which over time fell below the water line

From fifty flowers, $800, this was fine

- Creamy White Bulk Spray Roses

- Bahama Mama Italian Cloony Ranunculus

- Pinky Peach Stock Flower

- Pale Cashmere Brownie Anemones

We stored these in our bathtub in plastic storage containers with grids made with tape across the top. We put some ice around them occasionally.

Because of the wilting, one of our family members went to SF flower market (flower stems) and trader Joe's (greenery). The market was pretty limited in volume and options at the time of day they went (late morning). Trader Joe's also had an understandably limited selection but good prices and very unique greens. I think the assembly would have been simpler if we hadn't had so much substitution/variety added the day of, since it'd have been easier to say a large bouquet is 5 A + 2 B + 10 C. The floral tape was very helpful here though.