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The New York Botanical Garden had a list of six or seven required florists that we had to choose from. I made a few calls, looked for recommendations, and sent out emails to my two finalists. Once I compared their bids, and what they offered, I chose one. I am happy to say that we will be using Diana Gould, LTD for our flowers. I spent hours admiring the beautiful arrangements on her website and began to figure out what I liked.

Since I am planning long distance, the sales associate asked me to send her pictures of arrangements that I liked so that she could prepare for our in person meeting.

Keeping my vision in mind, this is what I sent her (including the photo at the top of the post, which coincidentally was taken at our venue!):

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Can you see where I was going with this? I met with her soon after and she had prepared two centerpieces for me, one short and one tall (we will be alternating the centerpieces).

Please keep in mind that these mock ups were made in the winter for a spring wedding. The actual flowers used will be much more vibrant and colorful when they are in season - these were to make sure we were pretty much on the same page. These are both personal photos.

Without further ado, I present to you my centerpiece mock ups!

short centerpiece

tall centerpiece

So, hive, what do you think? Like ’em? These are basic idea of what we will have, but it will be more full with flowers and the colors will be much more vibrant (the flash didn’t help either). I LOVE the birch pole for the tall centerpieces, and the mossy bottom on both. It gives a great, “less polished” feel. I think these will awesome with our DIY table numbers - more on those to come soon!

Did you have a trial run with your florist? Were they able to fulfill your vision?