Hire and reserve your photographer, music services, video, and florist early to ensure getting the best availability and service.  Vendors who book early are in high demand and have excellent reputations. 

When consulting with a floral designer be sure to look at many pictures of their work to make sure they are creating designs that photograph well.  Remember your wedding floral collection should be consistent and have design that flows through all bouquets.

Be sure to use ribbon that matches or complements your wedding dress.  For example use ivory ribbon on your bouquet if you have an ivory dress instead of white as a better choice.

Instead of spending hundreds of dollars on a veil, consider wearing small sprigs, buds or flowers in your hair that match your wedding bouquet.

Several small candles around a centerpiece will enhance and make a centerpiece and dining table stand out.

According to national wedding magazines, wedding flowers and decorations will cost you about 10-15% of your overall wedding budget.  If flowers are a higher or lower priority, this estimate will go up or down.

If you trust the professional vendors that you have hired and empower them to have creativity, they will be more creative and deliver a better product.

Your invitations will make the first impression for your wedding or party. Have them be unusual and spectacular!

Make sure all your wedding items and flower pieces are labeled with the first name or title of the person who is receiving it and where the toasting glasses are to be placed.

Plan your music with your music disc jockey to have a good flow from the time your first guest arrives.  Go to this local disc jockey at www.mobiledj.com for great help.

When scheduling delivery of your flowers make sure you ask your photographer where they will start pictures.  Usually photographers want the bouquets wherever they start the pictures.   If the bouquets are at the church and your photographer is starting at your home or hotel, they will lose valuable shooting time if someone has to go and get them.

Many cakes these days are having fresh flowers.  Order your flowers for your cake from your florist or have the bakery coordinate with your florist to have the flowers match the rest of your flowers.  Don’t forget to decorate the table on which the cake is placed!