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A La Carte VS Full Service – Which Is Better For You?

15/08/2024

For Couples

Planning a wedding is a beautiful journey filled with countless decisions, and one of the most delightful ones is choosing your wedding flowers! At Bee’s Blossoms, we offer two distinct services to cater to different needs and preferences: Full-Service Wedding Florals and A La Carte Florals. But, which option is right for you? Let me break down the details to help you decide!

What’s the Difference?

A La Carte Florals

Perfect for intimate celebrations, events, elopements, and micro weddings, this option is for those who love our blooms but prefer florals to be a beautiful addition rather than the main focus. It’s a streamlined approach that still captures the essence of our work, and is ideal for those comfortable with a curated selection without needing customisation.

  • Deliverables: Unlimited communication and high-end florals designed in our signature style, in your selected colour choice.
  • Available Colour Combinations:
    • Cream/green/white (can add a hero colour, ie pale blue or blush)
    • Spring pastels (lemon, peach, pale blue, apricot, pink)
    • Soft pastels (lilac, powder blue, pale pink, cream)
    • Warm gelatos (peach, apricot, orange, pale pink, lemon) – most popular
  • Investment: Starting at $1500
  • Deposit: 25% of the full order

A La Carte Florals are ideal for weddings with under 40 guests. The A La Carte offering includes personal flowers, a small ceremony feature, additional garden meadows and bud jars, designed in Bee’s Blossoms signature style. This option only offers a set colour palette with set items, allowing flexibility without the need for exclusivity. This means you can DIY your bud jars, and only get your bouquets done created by us, if you choose. This option is for pickup only, the morning of your wedding.

Full-Service Wedding Florals

This is the complete Bee’s Blossoms wedding experience, ideal for couples who want florals to play a significant role in their wedding day. Here’s what you can expect:

  • Deliverables: Unlimited communication, a full floral proposal, a custom mood board and colour swatch, access to our hire collection, an inspiration board, floral placement descriptions, detailed item descriptions, and high-end florals designed in our signature style for personal flowers. Plus, delivery, setup, the option for repurposing, and bump out.
  • Investment: Starting at $4000

Full-Service Wedding Florals are ideal for weddings with 40+ guests. The Full-Service offering encompass everything from personal flowers to a ceremony feature and reception blooms, with additional extras like welcome sign meadow, rose petals, cake florals, meadows down the aisle and anything else floral related, all crafted in Bee’s Blossoms signature style. This comprehensive service includes delivery, setup, and bump in services, making us your exclusive florist for your day.  You also have full access to our hire collection of gorgeous bud jars, vases, compotes, plinths and pots.

With customisable designs and colour palettes, this is our most sought-after option, perfect for couples who want beautiful floral continuity with throughout their entire wedding day.

Which One is Right for You?

Choosing between A La Carte and Full-Service Wedding Florals depends on your wedding size, budget, style preferences, and how central you want flowers to be in your celebration. 

  • A La Carte Florals might be perfect if you’re hosting an intimate wedding or event, love our style, but want a more concise selection of florals.
  • Full-Service Wedding Florals is the way to go if you’re planning a larger wedding and want our full comprehensive services, from custom designs to full setup and repurposing options.

Full Service is by far our most popular option, however A La Carte was introduced to accomodate those who still wanted our blooms, but mightn’t be going the traditional route for their wedding.

Whether you choose A La Carte or Full-Service, I am here to make your wedding day beautiful.

Hopefully this comparison highlights the key differences between our A La Carte and Full-Service offerings, but if you still aren’t sure which option suits you best, just shoot me a message so we can chat and find the perfect floral solution for your big day!

Here’s a flower quote I’m loving lately: “If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.” – Claudia Adrienne Grandi

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If you haven’t already, I invite you to follow my journey on Instagram, where I share insights into the floral industry, chat about pricing transparency, answer all your questions, and of course, post beautiful flower images!

My mission is to educate and create awareness, ensuring you feel confident and informed every step of the way. I genuinely believe the only way we can joyfully make big decisions is to feel confident and educated, and I am genuinely here to provide as much clarity as possible.

As always, if you have any questions at all, I am only a DM or email away. I look forward to creating the next blog for you. Until then, have a wonderful week!

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