Flowers

I finally met with our last vendor!

During my internship this summer I was chatting with one of our volunteers and master gardeners who recommended our florist.  The volunteer had often helped her set up for various weddings and described her work as more artistic than that of a florist.

I met with the floral artist a couple weeks ago and I think she will do a great job!  Flowers are always pretty so I'm not being too picky in this department.  I pretty much just told her what colors we wanted, general shape, size, and that I didn't want fern or calla lilies. Other than that I'm pretty flexible. She had some great ideas and will be able to work within our budget! 

My only concern was how she handled emergencies since she doesn't have any employees.  She has about 5 different backup florist friends who would be able to help her out in those situations.  Two specifically that would be great for us, including the volunteer who she may ask to grow a specific flower for us!