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Wondering how much you’ll pay for the wedding bouquet of your dreams? Read our handy guide to find out how much a wedding florist charges on average in the UK.
The average price of wedding flowers is £1,250. This number varies based on the type and quantity of flowers, your location, the date of your wedding, and more.
A recent national survey found that couples allocate around 5% of their wedding budget to flowers. This demonstrates how important it is to couples across the UK. Flowers add colour, vibrancy and a beautiful scent to your ceremony. Some of the many things you can use flowers for include:
Putting flowers in your hair
Carrying them as you walk down the aisle
Decorating the room
Being held by all your bridesmaids
Laying petal confetti on the floor
Creating an archway for all guests to walk through
Throwing a bouquet of flowers at the end
Quite simply: when you’re attending a wedding ceremony, you’ll struggle to find a single moment that doesn’t include flowers! They’re the perfect way to give your wedding lots of class and glamour.
If you want to find out how much wedding flowers cost, you’re in the right place. Keep in mind that all figures listed on this page are based on our data and research. If you want a personalised quotation, get in touch with a wedding florist near you.
You have no shortage of flowers to choose from when the time arrives. Local flowers tend to be less expensive, while you’ll pay more for something that’s imported. Flowers with the strongest colours and scents will cost you more, too.
You might want to colour coordinate between your outfits, the decorations, and your flowers on your wedding day. In that case, you’ll love our list below, where we’ve outlined the most popular flowers by colour.
Purple is one of the most popular colours at a wedding. This colour is known to give a soothing ambience, and lots of flowers in this category have a beautiful scent, too.
Hydrangeas are one of the most common types of purple flower. They’re known to symbolise serenity and heartfelt emotion. Prices for a bouquet of hydrangeas starts at £50 on average.
Lavender is another extremely popular choice. It gives a distinct scent to your wedding and is thought to symbolise peace and tranquillity. You can combine this with lily of the valley in a bouquet, with prices starting at £90. Or you can combine lavender with gypsophila in a bouquet, and prices will begin at around £64.
Pink is undoubtedly one of the most gorgeous colours to use at your wedding. It complements your bride’s white dress extremely well. And it looks fabulous in your photographs.
Pink tulips give a striking colour to your wedding. These flowers represent affection and love. For one bridal bouquet, prices start at £92.
A peony bridal bouquet is extremely popular, too. Peonies are known to look at their best during late Spring and early Summer, but specialists will help you to get these perfected all-year-round. Prices start at £100 for this type of bouquet.
Pink roses are far easier to get so you’ll probably pay less for each bouquet when you choose this type of flower. Pink roses are known to symbolise happiness and admiration. Prices start at around £75 for one bouquet.
White is perhaps the most popular choice of colour for weddings across the country. You’ll match these with your bride’s dress, creating consistency of colour and a very light touch. Lots of expert wedding planners highly recommend this approach.
White roses, combined with white lily of the valley, is one of the most glamorous choices. If you want to splash out on your wedding, this can look absolutely beautiful. Prices start at around £140 for one bouquet.
White freesia is a great option if you’re on a slightly smaller budget. These flowers symbolise innocence and purity. Your starting price is £83 for one of these bouquets.
A classic white calla lily is another excellent bridal bouquet. Starting prices are roughly £73, making this almost half as costly as the combination of white roses and lily of the valley. It simply depends on your budget for the wedding, and how important the flowers are to you.
Red is a striking colour for your wedding. It matches with the bride’s white dress beautifully and looks great in your photos.
Roses are arguably the most instantly recognisable red flowers. These symbolise marriage and romance – making it the perfect match for your wedding day. Prices start at £91 per bouquet but can go considerably higher for the most elaborate of arrangements.
Red peonies are a lovely choice for your wedding, too. You can find these in a deep red, or with tinges or pink, and one bouquet starts at around £95.
Red carnations are a slightly more budget-friendly option, if you’re desperate for a red theme at your wedding. These flowers symbolise affection and love. You’ll find some bouquets prices starting at around £57, although it’s likely to go up for the fancier arrangements.
Orange is a variety of flower less frequently found in the United Kingdom. This tends to push your price up slightly, if you’re determined to have this colour at your wedding.
Peach garden roses are one of the two main types of orange flower. These often come in elaborate arrangements and are carefully picked to ensure the colour doesn’t overwhelm your white dress. Prices start at around £150.
Orange calla with peach roses is a slightly less pricey option. These flowers are known to symbolise desire and excitement. You’ll expect to pay at least £90 for one bouquet.
| Colour | Type of flower | Starting price for one bridal bouquet |
| Purple | Hydrangea | £50 |
| Purple | Lavender & lily of the valley | £90 |
| Purple | Lavender & gypsophila | £64 |
| Pink | Pink tulips | £92 |
| Pink | Pink peonies | £100 |
| Pink | Pink roses | £75 |
| White | Freesia | £83 |
| White | White roses | £140 |
| White | White calla lily | £73 |
| Red | Carnations | £57 |
| Red | Red roses | £91 |
| Red | Red peonies | £95 |
| Orange | Peach garden roses | £150 |
| Orange | Orange calla lily | £90 |
Each wedding florist offers a variety of packages. You can decorate your venue in a hundred different ways!
Undoubtedly one of the most popular choices is decorating the groomsmen’s buttonholes (‘boutonniere’). If you want these to match the bride’s bouquet, prices start at around £25 per person, and average at approximately £30. If you’ve got 5 groomsmen, and each one decorates their top buttonhole, this costs roughly £150.
On the other end of the pricing spectrum, you could pay for a huge floral archway that all your guests (including yourself) walk through. This is typically something you’ll hire, rather than creating it from scratch. Prices start at £200, and are around £250 for a large, beautifully coloured archway.
You’ll almost certainly want a bouquet for the bride to carry. As outlined further above, this can range from £50 to £200 in price. The average cost is around £125.
Last not least, decorating the hair of all bridesmaids and ringbearers with flowers is a popular choice. Prices range from £30 per person, up to £80 per person, depending on the complexity of the arrangement. The average price is around £60 per person. So, if you have six bridesmaids, it could cost £360.
| Package | Average total cost |
| Boutonniere | £150 |
| Archway | £250 |
| Bridal bouquet | £125 |
| Flowers in bridesmaids’ hair | £360 |
Once you’ve decided on your wedding date, you need to start budgeting for your flowers. The price of this varies, depending on the following factors:
Size of your order
Complexity of your order
Type of flowers
Location
Wedding date
You should pay careful attention to all these details. Otherwise, the price may end up running away from you. We’ve summarised each one under the subheadings below.
You have total control over the quantity of flowers involved in your wedding. You can range from small bouquets held by the bridesmaids to enormous archways that all the guests walk through. The most elaborate designs could need to be custom made. You should order these well in advance so there’s no problem with fulfilment.
Each flower brings its own colour and scent to your wedding. Pairing different types of flowers requires in-depth knowledge of which ones complement each other well. An expert wedding florist can guide you on this.
Some flowers are more expensive than others. If you’re importing from overseas, you’ll inevitably pay more than a local variety. Some colours are more difficult to come by, such as green or orange. Make sure you get in touch with your florist with plenty of advance notice for the more complex requests.
The distance between the florist and the wedding location will have a big part to play in the cost, because flowers are difficult to transport due to their delicacy. If the florist is far from the venue, then you’ll pay more for transportation costs.
As mentioned above, the location of your ‘ideal flowers’ is important too. If they are only grown overseas, you’ll pay more to import them.
Like most wedding services, the cost of wedding flowers typically rises in the wedding season. This runs from May to September in the UK. You may also be charged more by your florist if you don’t give them much notice. As long as you contact them well in advance of your wedding day, they should be able to fulfil your request at a reasonable price.
There are several steps you can take to limit the price you pay for wedding flowers.
Firstly, it might be worth sticking to seasonal blooms. This can bring your costs down as it’s easier to obtain flowers that are blooming at that time of the year.
As explained throughout this page, small details can have a big impact on your cost. If you’re paying for flowers in the hair of your bridesmaids, or boutonnieres for your groomsmen, then selecting fewer people to fulfil these roles instantly brings your costs down.
You could need to reconsider some of the more elaborate aspects of your wishes. For example, having a huge floral archway that everyone walks through is going to push your price up by several hundreds. If you compromise on this, it puts all this money back into your pocket.
Speak to several florists before you decide on one. Each has their own pricing strategies and varieties to choose from. If they’re based near to your wedding venue, it hopefully makes it likely that delivery on your wedding day will be a success.
Growing and picking your own flowers has become a DIY wedding trend in recent years. This is ideal if you’re on a tight budget, and already have some beautiful varieties growing in your nearby wildlife.
It depends. Some florists will hand deliver all your flowers on your wedding day. Others might send a delivery company to do this for you. It depends on the price you pay, and the attention to detail that your florist shows.
With the most elaborate creations, you could ask your florist to be there throughout the entire wedding. You’ll pay extra for this. You might prefer this if you have a huge floral archway, or the quantity of flowers is such that you feel overwhelmed.
Wedding flowers are the perfect decoration for your big day. They add a gorgeous colour and scent to your wedding and look fabulous in all your photos. Many flowers are also thought to have symbolic meanings.
Yes. Your wedding day is one of the most important events of your life, and all great florists should understand this.
You can arrange your wedding flowers several months in advance. The florist will show you various designs they’ve got in their shop and get your feedback on which ones you like best. They could then create a personalised mock-up version for you, although this usually comes at a small fee.
Once you’re happy with your flowers, you’ll wait until the day before your wedding (or even the day itself) to pick them up. This ensures they are fresh, well-coloured, and have a beautiful scent.
Some cultures take the colours and types of wedding flowers extremely seriously. Each one is considered to represent different things, with some of these meanings dating back thousands of years.
As a rule, white is known to symbolise purity and a new beginning. Red represents passion and love, while pink means happiness and affection. Blue is mainly associated with calmness and peace.
The average rating for Bark Wedding Florists is 4.88, based on 103,471 reviews
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