First Visit to a Florist

Since we were in Toronto for Easter Weekend, Colin and I tried to do some wedding-related stuff. Today, we went to a flower shop in Commerce Gate called, Amazing Florist to inquire about flowers for our wedding. We have a voucher for this shop when we booked our reception, so we thought it was worth checking out.

Neither Colin or I are particularly picky about our wedding flowers. Our flower needs are quite "basic":

1 x Bride's bouquet
3 x Bridesmaid's bouquet
1 x Groom's boutonniere
3 x Groomsman's boutonniere
2 x Mother's corsage
14 x regular boutonniere for fathers, grandparents, and siblings
2 x altar arrangement for ceremony

The store itself is small and unassuming. When we first entered, a woman and her daughter were in the back of the shop on the computer. After explaining what we were looking for, the woman gave us two photo albums to look at and a list identifying their price packages. She basically left us alone to peruse the albums at our leisure but did answer specific questions when we asked.

The store's portfolio of bridal floral arrangements seemed fairly standard but nice. Included in the portfolio was a photo of a traditional Chinese wedding carriage that is available for rent at a rate of $500. (For a split second, we thought about it...but quickly came to our senses.)

Even without the voucher, the price packages offered by Amazing Florist fits our budget. Plus, the location of the store is relatively close to our ceremony location and the store would be willing to open early in the morning so that flowers could be picked up on the wedding day. We would still like to shop around and check other places. If you know of other flower shops in the GTA to check out, we would appreciate any recommendations.