What to Ask Before Ordering a Custom Bouquet Online

What is the occasion

The same bouquet reads completely differently at an engagement, a bridal entry, a first birthday and a housewarming. Tell the florist the ceremony, the time of day, and the number of people in the room. A morning muhurtham bouquet is smaller and more still than an evening reception bouquet. A first birthday piece is softer and more playful than a corporate welcome bouquet. The occasion is the anchor for every other decision.

What is the outfit or saree colour

The bouquet lives in the frame with the saree, and a mismatch is impossible to fix in the photograph. Share a clear phone photo of the outfit or the saree in daylight, and note the blouse colour separately since it changes the palette. Avoid red on red, white on white, and any bouquet that matches the pallu exactly. The wedding bouquet size guide for saree brides at journal wedding bouquet size guide saree brides covers the palette pairings we use most often.

What size

Size is not just visual weight. It is also how comfortably the piece can be held for the length of the walk or the reception line. A six inch posy is easy to hold for twenty minutes. A ten inch cascade is beautiful in the aisle but tiring within ten minutes if the elbows lock. Tell the florist the length of the walk, whether the bride is standing for photographs afterwards, and whether the piece needs to be handed off cleanly. The right size is often smaller than clients first ask for.

Fresh, preserved or silk

Fresh flowers photograph most beautifully but wilt at four hours in a warm room. Preserved flowers hold up for the full day and travel, but sit slightly stiffer in the hand. Silk pieces last forever and photograph well under evening light but read as decor rather than a bouquet in close daylight frames. The fresh preserved silk wedding flowers piece at journal fresh preserved silk wedding flowers walks through when to choose each, and many weddings end up mixing all three across the day.

The exact delivery date and time

Give the florist a delivery window, not a delivery day. A fresh bouquet delivered the evening before a morning ceremony needs cold storage overnight, which not every household has. A bouquet delivered on the morning itself needs a clear point of contact and a room in the venue where it can rest cool and out of sunlight for the two hours before the entry. Confirm the address, the point of contact, and the alternate phone number in a single message, not across three chats.

Heat, weather and season

The same flowers behave differently in Bengaluru in December and Chennai in May. Tell the florist the city, the temperature, and whether the ceremony is indoor or outdoor. A monsoon delivery needs a rain sleeve for transport. A summer outdoor entry needs a hardier variety and a florist runner to refresh the piece halfway. If the ceremony is at altitude, some blooms open faster than at sea level and the arrangement is planned accordingly.

Reference images, chosen carefully

Send two or three reference images at most, chosen to show the shape and the palette rather than a full copy. Note what you like about each. Skip images from Pinterest that were shot in a studio with impossible lighting, since they set unrealistic expectations for a real ceremony. A single honest reference from a real wedding, plus a clear photo of the outfit, is more useful than ten aspirational images.

Care after the ceremony

Ask the florist how to keep the piece looking well after the ceremony. Fresh bouquets can be trimmed and placed in a tall vase for another two days. Preserved pieces should be kept out of direct sunlight and never watered. Silk pieces need a gentle dust with a soft brush every few months. Our bouquets edit at boutique bouquets ships each custom piece with a small care card, and our team is on WhatsApp for any question in the week after the ceremony.