Your wedding day is one of the
most important days of your life, and you want everything to be perfect.
Whether you’re planning all the details for your own wedding or enlisting the
assistance of a bridal consultant, planning can be time consuming and stressful
if you’re not organized and supplied with the proper tools.
Just as you might make daily
“To Do” lists to ensure you accomplish all of your daily goals, you’ll want to
use wedding checklists to ensure that you have budgeted for and planned
everything you require for your wedding. One very important checklist is
your wedding floral checklist.
A wedding floral checklist
ensures that you don’t forget to order all the flowers you want and need.
Imagine how upset you would be if, on the day of your wedding, you suddenly
realize you forgot to order a boutonniere for your father, the candle
arrangement planned for your unity candle ceremony, or the toss bouquet you’ve
always dreamed of playfully tossing to your single girlfriends. Worse yet,
imagine how brokenhearted your grandmother would be if you forgot to honor her
with a corsage– especially if you remembered a corsage for everyone else except
her!
While the above example sounds
extreme, weddings are both an exciting and stressful time so anything can
happen. Most florists will guide you through an organized ordering process
to reduce the chance of omitting important details. However, if you are
working with a very busy florist, particularly one who schedules and books
multiple weddings on the same day, it’s a good idea to have your own separate
checklist. If you have a checklist to take to your floral consultation, it
will make the ordering process faster. Also, you can use the checklist
when confirming your order with the florist the day before your wedding.
The following is a
comprehensive checklist to use when budgeting, planning, and ordering your
wedding flowers. As each wedding is unique and varies by individual
preference and faith, you may not have a need for all categories or all
selections within a category.
Bride
Bouquet or
Equivalent
Headpiece or Flowers for Hair
Presentation for Mothers
Presentation for Honoring Special Guests
Presentation for Honoring Deceased Family Members
Presentation to the Virgin Mary
Throw Bouquet
Going Away Flowers
Maid/Matron of Honor
Bouquet or
Equivalent
Headpiece or Flowers for Hair
Bridesmaids
Bouquet or
Equivalent
Headpiece or Flowers for Hair
Junior
Bridesmaids
Bouquet or
Equivalent
Headpiece or Flowers for Hair
Flower
Girl
Bouquet, Basket with Petals, or Equivalent
Headpiece or Flowers for Hair
Bride’s
Mother
Corsage or
Equivalent
Groom’s
Mother
Corsage or
Equivalent
Grandmothers
Corsage or
Equivalent
Stepmothers
Corsage or
Equivalent
Groom
Boutonniere
Best Man
Boutonniere
Groomsmen
Boutonniere
Ushers
Boutonniere
Ring
Bearer
Boutonniere
Ring Pillow, Ring Box, or Equivalent
Fathers
Boutonniere
Grandfathers
Boutonniere
Stepfathers
Boutonniere
Honored
Relatives
Honored Friends
Reader(s)
Hosts and Hostesses
Cake Server(s)
Punch Server(s)
Guestbook Attendant
Candle Lighter
Gift Attendant(s)
Soloist(s)
Organist/Pianist
Other Musician(s)
Rice Bag Attendant(s)
Favors Attendant(s)
Service Personnel
Other
Female: Corsage, Equivalent, or Single Stem Presentation Flower
Male: Boutonniere
Ceremony
Decorations
Main Altar
Side Arrangements
Candelabra
Unity Candle Flowers
Kneeling Bench
Arch
Huppah or Canopy
Tent Decorations
Pew Decorations or Chairs
Aisle Candelabras (Candlelight Ceremony)
Guestbook Table
Plant or Tree Rentals
Aisle Runner
Door Wreath
Floral Garland (for Staircases, Doorways, Narrow Ledges, Etc.)
Reception Decorations
Bridal Table/Head Table Arrangements
Guest Table Centerpieces
Table and Chair Accent Flowers and Garlands
Flower Favors/Place Setting Flowers
Cake Top and Cake Flowers
Cake Table Arrangement
Buffet Table Arrangements
Bar and Beverage Table Arrangements
Gift Table Arrangement
Topiaries
Plant or Tree Rentals
Car or Carriage
If you’re planning a rehearsal
dinner prior to your wedding, you may wish to include flowers. Appropriate
rehearsal dinner flowers include centerpieces for the dining tables, a corsage
for the bride-to-be, a boutonniere for the groom-to-be, and floral favors for
place settings.
Officiant - Officiate - Reverend -
Reverand - Minister - Celebrant
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Pastor - New Jersey Wedding Officiant - Presiding over New Jersey
Wedding Ceremonies
*Please note that New Jersey
no longer has a "Justice of the Peace" position. The position was
eliminated many years ago.
