Per-piece flower pricing times your counts — bouquets to arch install
The bridal bouquet (1, $150-$350) is included in every order.
| Piece | Low | Typical | High | Count Driven By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridal bouquet | $150 | $225 | $350 | Always 1 (luxury to $1,000) |
| Bridesmaid bouquet | $50 | $100 | $175 | Wedding party size |
| Boutonniere | $10 | $18 | $30 | Groom, party, fathers, officiant |
| Corsage | $20 | $32 | $50 | Mothers, grandmothers, readers |
| Centerpiece (per table) | $75 | $150 | $300 | Guest tables (greenery ~$125, lush $300-$650) |
| Small altar/arch arrangement | $200 | $400 | $800 | Ceremony backdrop |
| Full floral arch install | $800 | $1,500 | $3,000 | Structure covered in blooms |
| Aisle petals | $50 | $125 | $300 | Ceremony aisle length |
| Delivery + setup | $100 | $250 | $500 | Two venues doubles it |
Anchors: The Knot's ~$2,800 average for wedding flowers; Zola's $5,100-$7,600 full-service band; Poppy's $3,500 average across 7,500+ real weddings with couples typically budgeting $2,500-$8,000. Piece rates bracket the published ranges — bridal bouquets $150-$300 (luxury to $1,000), bridesmaid bouquets at half to two-thirds of bridal, centerpieces $50-$600 per table with $100-$200 the standard benchmark. Flowers share The Knot's florals-and-decor category (~9% of the average wedding, ~$3,100) with the fixtures priced in the decor & lighting calculator.
Florists quote per piece, then multiply by your counts — the invoice is arithmetic, but nobody shows you the rate card until the consultation. This calculator reconstructs it: every standard piece at its low/typical/high band, times the counts that matter, plus the delivery-and-setup line that turns out to be a fifth of many orders.
Total = bridal bouquet + bridesmaids × rate + boutonnieres × rate + corsages × rate + tables × centerpiece rate + ceremony arrangement + optional petals + delivery/setup. Low and high swap in each line's band ends. Counts come from your real list — tables at ~8 guests each, one boutonniere per gowned man, one corsage per honored woman.
Set the centerpiece count to your guest tables, not your total tables — head tables usually get a longer, custom piece the florist prices separately. Choose the ceremony line honestly: "small arrangement" accents a structure the venue provides; "full arch install" covers a structure in flowers and prices like the labor it is. If your ceremony and reception are at different venues, expect the delivery line to run toward its high end or double — florists build the second stop into the route.
The Knot-average wedding: 12 guest tables, 4 bridesmaids, 5 boutonnieres, 3 corsages, the venue's own altar decor, delivery and setup — but no petals. Typical total: 225 + 400 + 90 + 96 + 1,800 + 250 = $2,861, range $1,460-$5,450 — landing right on The Knot's $2,800 national average. Note what dominates: the $1,800 of centerpieces is 63% of the order. Add a small altar arrangement and aisle petals and the same wedding runs $3,386.
Full production: 20 guest tables, 6 bridesmaids, 8 boutonnieres, 6 corsages, a full floral arch, petals, delivery. Typical: 225 + 600 + 144 + 192 + 3,000 + 1,500 + 125 + 250 = $6,036, range $3,100-$11,740 — squarely inside Zola's $5,100-$7,600 full-service band. The arch ($1,500) and eight extra lush tables ($1,200) led the $3,175 climb over the average order.
The average couple spends about $2,800 on wedding flowers per The Knot; Zola puts full-service florists at $5,100-$7,600, and Poppy's data from 7,500+ real weddings averages $3,500 with most couples budgeting $2,500-$8,000. The range is driven by piece count and flower choice more than anything else — the same order in peonies can run three times its roses price.
$150-$350 is the common range, with $225 typical and luxury designs reaching $1,000. Bridesmaid bouquets run $50-$200 each — about half to two-thirds of the bridal price. Those two lines plus the tossing bouquet decision are the smallest part of most orders; centerpieces and ceremony installations are where the budget actually goes.
Fresh-floral centerpieces run $50-$600 per table, with $100-$200 the standard planning benchmark: simple greenery-and-candle designs sit near $125-$130, mid-size mixed arrangements $150-$300, and full lush designs $300-$650. DIY centerpieces drop to $20-$50. With 12-15 guest tables, this single line usually outweighs everything the wedding party carries.
A small altar or arch arrangement runs $200-$800; a full floral arch installation — flowers covering the structure, not accenting it — runs $800-$3,000+, with grand installations inside Zola's $5,100-$7,600 full-service band. Asymmetrical and halo designs (a floral semicircle behind the couple) are the modern mid-option at roughly $400-$1,200.
Because you're buying labor and logistics, not just stems. A florist's invoice is typically 60-70% design time, conditioning, delivery, installation, and strike — the flowers themselves are the minority. Product is perishable with a waste factor (stems break, blooms don't open), Saturday weddings compress a week of work into one delivery window, and install work at the venue runs hourly.
Three levers. Choose in-season, domestically grown flowers — peonies in June cost a fraction of their December import price. Shift budget from guest-table centerpieces to the pieces the photographer actually shoots (bouquet, arch, head table) — candles and greenery fill tables at $10-$60 each. And skip the replication: one statement installation reads as more luxurious than fifteen medium arrangements at the same price.