Find a Wedding Florist Near You
You do not need to ring six wedding florists. Tell Aisle and Stem your date, venue and style once, and we design the florals and match a florist local to your venue to make and install them. We work with couples in every capital and major market in Australia.
How we work as your wedding florist
Most florists quote on a list you hand them. We work the other way around. You describe the day, we design the scheme, then we brief a florist local to your venue to make and install it. You approve the design before anything is ordered, and you talk to one person from the first email to the pack down.
That matters most in the last fortnight, when the guest count shifts, the forecast turns and the venue changes the bump in window. One point of contact absorbs those changes instead of passing them between suppliers.
| Stage | What happens | Typical timing |
|---|---|---|
| Brief | Date, venue, guest count, colour direction and any images you like | 6 to 12 months out for a Saturday in peak season |
| Design | A floral direction covering every arrangement, with varieties in season for your date | Within a week of the brief |
| Confirm | You approve the scheme and scope. Final numbers are locked later | 3 to 6 months out |
| Source | Order placed, local florist briefed, install access confirmed with the venue | 2 to 3 weeks out |
| Install | Delivery, setup and, where needed, removal after the event | On the day |
Wedding florists near you, in every state
We design nationally and the making happens locally, because fresh flowers do not travel well and an installer who knows the venue is worth more than one who does not. Our published markets are Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Perth. If you are marrying outside those, tell us the venue anyway and we will say honestly whether we can service it properly.
Why couples brief one designer instead of several wedding florists
Booking separately usually means three quotes written to three different assumptions, and nobody accountable for how the pieces look together. Briefing once gives you a single scheme, one scope and one person answering the phone on the morning.
What a wedding flower package covers
A wedding flower package is a set of arrangements grouped for a whole day rather than priced one at a time. Most cover the personal flowers, the ceremony and the reception tables, with installations quoted on top because they depend so heavily on the venue.
| Grouping | Usually included | Usually quoted separately |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | Bridal bouquet, bridesmaid bouquets, buttonholes, corsages | Flower crowns, hair flowers |
| Ceremony | Aisle markers, signing table, a small arrangement at the front | Arches, backdrops, full floral installations |
| Reception | Guest table centrepieces, bridal table runner or arrangements | Hanging installations, bar and lounge styling, cake flowers |
Wedding florist packages and what changes the scope
Scope moves for four reasons and none of them is haggling. Season decides what is available and what has to be flown in. Guest count sets the number of centrepieces. Venue decides whether an arch is a two person job or a four person job with a scissor lift. And the run sheet decides whether one arrangement can be moved from the ceremony to the reception or whether you need two.
We will tell you where a change saves real money and where it only saves a little. Moving your ceremony arrangements to the reception is usually worth doing. Swapping one variety for a cheaper one rarely is.
Working with a bridal florist
Bridal florist normally means the person making the bouquets and personal flowers rather than the full event. If that is all you need, say so in the brief. We will scope just the personal flowers rather than quoting a whole day you did not ask for.
Choosing the right florist for your wedding
Three questions sort it quickly. Have they worked at your venue or one with the same constraints? Do they install, or only deliver? And does the quote itemise what you are getting? Style comes fourth, because most competent florists can work in most styles once they understand the brief.
Briefing one designer against contacting florists individually
This is the choice most couples are actually making, and it is worth seeing side by side rather than as a sales argument.
| Contacting florists yourself | Briefing Aisle and Stem | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of conversations | Three to six, each starting from scratch | One |
| Who writes the scope | You, implicitly, through a wishlist | Us, in writing, before anything is ordered |
| What you are comparing | Quotes written to different assumptions | One scope, one figure |
| Design consistency | Depends on each supplier reading the same mood board | One scheme across every arrangement |
| Who confirms venue access | You | Us |
| Who solves a late change | You, between suppliers | Us |
| Who is accountable on the day | Whoever answers the phone | One named contact |
| Where the flowers are made | Locally | Locally, by the same calibre of florist |
| Time it takes you | Six to twelve hours of calls, emails and comparison | One form and one approval |
The honest case for doing it yourself is that you keep full control of every conversation and you may negotiate harder on one line. The case against is that nobody holds the whole day, and the gaps between suppliers are where wedding mornings go wrong.
What we need from you, and when
Very little at the start. The detail arrives in stages, and each stage unlocks the next piece of work.
| Stage | What we need from you | What we do with it |
|---|---|---|
| Enquiry | Date, venue, occasion, rough guest count | Confirm availability and reply with a floral direction |
| Design | Any images you like, colours to use or avoid, budget range | Build the scheme and list every arrangement |
| Approval | Yes to the scheme and the scope | Lock the design and reserve crew for your date |
| 8 weeks out | Final bridal party numbers | Set bouquet, buttonhole and corsage counts |
| 2 to 4 weeks out | Final table count from the venue | Set the centrepiece count |
| 2 weeks out | Confirmation of delivery addresses and the day contact | Place the market order and issue the run sheet |
If the guest count moves after final numbers, tell us anyway. Adding two centrepieces at ten days is usually possible. Adding them at two days rarely is, because the stems have already been bought.
What the wedding day itself looks like
The florals run to a timetable that most couples never see, and it is worth knowing so you can plan around it rather than into it.
- Early morning. Personal flowers are finished, wrapped and boxed. Bouquets stay in water until the last possible moment.
- Mid morning. Personal flowers are delivered to wherever the wedding party is getting ready. If the groom's party is elsewhere, that is a second leg and it needs an address and a name.
- Three to five hours before the ceremony. The install crew arrives at the venue and begins the ceremony build. Anything structural goes up first.
- Two hours before. Ceremony detail work: aisle pieces, signing table, anything placed rather than built.
- One hour before. Final check, water top up on anything that takes it, and the crew leaves the space clear.
- During the ceremony or cocktail hour. Reception florals are placed while guests are elsewhere. Any piece moving from the ceremony is relocated now.
- After the event. Hired structures and vessels are removed, same night or next morning depending on the venue.
The one thing we ask is a nominated contact who is not the couple. On the morning, somebody has to be reachable if the venue has moved a table or the ceremony has shifted twenty metres. It should not be you.
Common questions
How far in advance should I book a wedding florist?
Do you have a minimum spend?
Can I see the flowers before the wedding?
What happens if it rains?
Who owns the flowers after the wedding?
Do you work with a florist I have already found?
Our guide on how to choose a wedding florist sets out the full question list, and what wedding flowers cost in Australia covers the numbers.
Tell us about your wedding
Send the date and the venue. We will come back with a floral direction and an honest view of what is in season.
