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Kukka Flowers offers DIY wedding flowers as a cheaper alternative to a traditional florist. Kukka offers pre-curated collections that brides arrange themselves along with custom package services to suit any color or theme wedding.
Services Offered: Kukka DIY wedding flowers will arrive about two to four days before your wedding day. You select the floral style and the number of arrangements on their website www.kukkaflowers.com, then flowers are overnight delivered in insulated flower boxes before your big day. To make shopping easier, Kukka has collections that are listed out by style along with being listed out by how many arrangements you need.
I wanted to make my own flowers because I knew I'd be proud and in love with them if I did. I have to say, I definitely underestimated the effort required to make bouquets. It is for sure a lot of work, but thankfully Kukka makes it easy to at least order the correct quantities, specifies the other supplies needed, and provides bouquet arrangement videos which are all very helpful. I ordered the small Merlot package along with an extra bridesmaids bouquet and flower crown plus extra white roses. Customer service was amazing and they were able to add a bouquet a couple weeks before my wedding, and gave me advice regarding swapping out flowers (I wanted dahlias instead of carnations and they said they can accommodate it, but that dahlias are much more delicate. I took their advice and was happy that I did!). I ended up
with a lot of leftover greenery and roses in the end so I probably didn't need the extra roses. To start, everything arrived very well packaged and the flowers arrived b... Read morearely wilted. I was worried about how much space I'd need since I live in a small apartment in Manhattan. Thankfully, the 5 buckets I needed (which I ordered from Home Depot) all fit nicely on my dining table. Flowers took about 24 hours to hydrate and open up. I prepped the flowers by stripping them in advance and that saved me a lot of time when it came to arranging the bouquets. My mother in law and a bridesmaid helped me make the bouquets the night before. It definitely requires at least two people. Like other reviewers have said, the first bouquet takes the longest because you need to play around with different arrangements and combinations before you find one that works for you. I was going for more of a home made look so I was ok with diversity in my bouquets. All in all, I'd say each bouquet took 20-30 minutes (I made 6 bridesmaids bouquets and 1 bridal) with the bridal bouquet taking more like an hour. We made a night of it and it was actually pretty fun, but definitely a substantial amount of work. If you live in a small apartment like I do, definitely prep in advance. It will save you time and will make cleaning up much easier after you're done. The flowers were very beautiful and everyone was surprised that I assembled the bouquets myself! I highly recommend going this route if you're a DIY person but don't want to stress about quantities/combinations of flowers. Also just a tip since I'm not sure how many other people do this, but I repurposed the bridesmaids bouquets at dinner as table flowers! I had a very small intimate wedding so it worked well.
Frequently Asked Questions about Florist
What is the average price for a bridal bouquet?
$ 50.00
What is the average price for a boutonniere?
$ 5.00
What is the average price for a low table arrangement (per arrangement)?
$ 60.00
Typically, what can a customer expect to pay for your wedding floral services?
$ 649.00
Which of the following are included in the cost of your floral services?