Perfect for the DIY bride. Let me know your wedding colours, and I’ll curate a bucket for you to make your bouquets, centrepieces, or whatever you choose. You can order just the buckets, or have me make part of your order, and you make the other part.
Most couples choose to have me make the main floral pieces, then they use the buckets for bud vases and cake flowers.
If you are using your bucket for cake flowers, please let me know, and I will make sure that everything I send you has not been sprayed*. I also try to pick as many edible flowers as possible in this scenario.
*We use almost no chemicals on the flower farm, with the exception of spraying for thrips off-site after the flower has been cut and then dunking the flower in water. We may also, from time to time, spray the dahlias. Even with these exceptions, only about 5% of our flowers or fewer ever see a chemical.
Finally, please know that if you order 5 buckets worth (or whatever number) of flowers, your order may not come in 5 physical buckets. You will always have the correct amount of stems, but I may cram them in fewer physical buckets to save space in your vehicle. For large orders, I also like to separate the flowers by type—greens, fillers, supporting, line, and hero—so it will make it easier for you to create your design.
Not sure how many you need? No worries! Let me know what you’re planning to make, and I’ll figure out how many stems to order.
How Many Flowers are in a Bucket?
One bucket contains 30-35 flowers, and typically makes 12-15 bud vases, 2 bridesmaids bouquets, one bridal bouquet, or 2-3 mason jar arrangements. In calculating stems for bud vases, I allow 3 stems per bud vase. The math is a little short, but you will be able to cut some of your greens in half, getting you two usable stems, and stretching your order a little farther.
Each bucket is a mix of focal flowers (e.g. ranunculus, anemones, peonies, sunflowers, dahlias, larger zinnias), filler, and greens. If you would like more focal flowers, there is an additional per-flower charge. In that case, some brides choose to reserve a certain number of their preferred focal flowers to ensure they have what they need, in addition to ordering buckets.