Florals are one of the biggest items on a wedding checklist. When you first begin planning your wedding, deciding on flowers is typically one of the most exciting tasks. You research bouquets on Pinterest, create color inspirations, and excitedly send photos to your friends.
But when it’s time to sit down and budget out floral arrangements for your wedding, you’ll soon realize what a monumental task it is. There are bouquets, table centerpieces, aisle decor, arch pieces, boutonnieres, floral chandeliers, rose petals, and more. You frantically take out your wedding planning notebook to scribble down as many details as possible, but before you know it, the organization has gone awry, and you’re left trying to piece together your original thoughts.
Florals are one of the best parts of planning a wedding, and it shouldn’t be stressful. Our friends at Flowers by Janie in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, have created a downloadable wedding flower checklist and guide to help you through the entire process, ensuring no floral detail is missed. With over a decade of experience in the floral industry, they’ve covered everything from ceremony florals to cocktail flowers & personal flowers. Read through this entire wedding flower checklist and download the guide at the end. Happy planning!
First up, ceremony flowers! This is the first impression of your wedding for guests, and whether you want to keep it simple with a few additional floral touches or have an aisleway lined with extravagant floral arrangements, here is everything you could possibly need for your ceremony:
Welcome sign
Pedestal arrangements
Floral hedges
Aisle Decor
Rose Petals
Archway
Gazebo florals
Mantel florals
Ceiling/chandelier florals
Window sill florals
Tree florals
Photo by Natalie Andrusiak Photography
2. Cocktail Hour Florals
Cocktail hour allows guests to relax, mingle, and await the reception after the ceremony. You want this space to be warm, welcoming, and inviting, and often florals are the perfect addition to achieve that overall look & feel. Here are all the options for cocktail hour floral arrangements:
Escort card table
Entrance arrangements
Cocktail tables
Cocktail table ties
Bar arrangement
Gift table
Memorial table
Lounge florals
Guest book table
Bar shelf florals
Photo by Natalie Andrusiak Photography
3. Reception
Receptions can be grand displays of florals everywhere the eye meets or intricate small floral displays that add little details throughout the room. No matter your preference, reception flowers are one of the key elements to tying together your big day. Here are all the options Flowers by Janie recommends for reception floral arrangements:
Lastly, but possibly most importantly, are the individual florals for your wedding day. Flowers by Janie has broken this down into two sections: for the bride and bridesmaids and the groom and groomsmen. Individual flowers can be perfect for those closest to you, such as your mom, grandmother, or siblings. Here are individual florals to consider for your wedding day.
Below we’ve compiled every checklist discussed into one master Wedding Flower Checklist created for Flowers by Janie into one master document that can be downloaded and printed to help keep you organized during wedding planning. It might not be a bad idea to also set aside a little bit of extra money for miscellaneous flowers. Flowers by Janie says that it saves some couples a great deal of stress in case they want extra flowers somewhere on the wedding day.
If you have additional questions on wedding florals or need a quote based on your wedding flower checklist preferences, contact Flowers by Janie at or 403-700-8299.
