Wedding Floral Prep

By Kelsey

At An Elegant Encounter, we want to show our readers what goes into prepping flowers for each event.

Flowers arrive 2-3 days before your event, tightly packed, closed-bud, and sleepy! Our florist starts by carefully unwrapping flowers and trimming each and every stem. This allows flowers to soak up more water and hydrate quicker.

Then 12 hours later, BAM! Color explosion.

Flowers are now bigger and need more space. They get separated into buckets. And pitchers. And bowls. And any other container that we can find. We’ve actually had to invest in more buckets due to recent large floral orders.

Once the flowers have taken over the building, each and every stem must be stripped of leaves. The leaves, pretty as they are, will make bouquets and arrangements too thick around the middle. Additionally, if sitting in water they will rot, and flowers will die faster. For a large order, leaf-stripping can be a full day’s work. Our florist likes to turn on some dance music and rock out while working.

Finally, flowers are ready to go into your bouquets and centerpieces. Sometimes, they get packed into the car for on-site assembly (altars/arches, tall centerpieces, etc.).

One way or another, they eventually will turn into a one of a kind creation for your special day.