I'll give that a second to sink in.
One thousand dollars for flowers.
Ah hem.
Anyway, I want to spend $300, which I find more than reasonable.
Look, ma, no flowers!
The costs associated with having a wedding are out of control.
"On average, couples that live in or travel to [my city] spend between
$14,069 and $23,449 total for Average Cost."
I'm willing to pay some of those costs- or at least let someone else pay for them (my parents are amazing). Food seems important and expensive, so...okay. I can't back down on booze. It is a must-have at any party we throw, and hell, sometimes it's a must-have at breakfast. And if the drunk men in my family end up in a fist fight... well, the photographer better be around to capture each glorious punch.
I wrote about our Day-of Coordinator here, and our decision to spend some money to have her around. She's super and I feel good about that decision. We are spending as much on our cake topper as my parents did on my dress, so I am not sure what that says, except I can tell you that my cake topper is $30.
But flowers?
Flowers die, and die fast. They look beautiful for a few hours and the next day they will die. I have never left a wedding and said to Mr. Peaches, "Did you see those Lilies of the Valley? The looked amazing." (Actually, I even had to look up Lilies of the Valley because I don't know anything about flowers.)
The average cost of flowers in my city, according to that website is between $1065 and $1775.
So, I will spend my weekend looking into flower alternatives.
Screw yourself, Dear Wedding Industrial Complex.
2 comments:
Oh friend. You are being smart. You are being very very smart. No one ever tells you that sometimes, the flowers day THAT DAY. Ha.
I never thought about it before, but they spend an ENTIRE DAY out of water. Meh. Early in the day, mine all started to look a bit wilty, and man, nothing bums you out more than wearing a dress with a barbeque sauce stain under your left boob and a bouquet of wilted flowers...at least it was nearing the end of the evening by that point.
Honestly, the flowers for my pew bows were faux. I refuse to use the word "fake." Ha! I say cut a few corners. Print the hell out of the "Hobby Lobby" 40% off coupon on their website and go to town with some silk roses or whatever suits your fancy. Good luck. Here's to our parents spending less on a wedding then the did on their cars! :)
Thank you! For some silly reason, my family and I are disagreeing on this point!
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