Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Suppliers Review: Ysabela Florist (Entourage Flowers)


Rating: óóóóó (5 stars)
Rates undisclosed

One of the photographers thought this was my wedding bouquet
so they took a picture of it beside my Bride sign. Pretty, eh? :)
I consider Ysabela Florist as one of the most considerate suppliers we have booked for our wedding. They have revised our contract a couple of times, not because of me, acting as the fickle-minded bride, but rather the cost effective bride. :D When we first talked to them, Mark and I said that we are going to get the services for the church set up; then changed to reception set up. But due to the fact that our wedding expenses became more costly than what we have expected, Mark and I decided to book them as our supplier for wedding entourage flowers. After all, our package with Don Bosco and Great Eastern Hotel already includes the floral decoration.

I love the way how they made the entourage flowers, even my throw bouquet, where most of the people who went to my room before the wedding day, thought that my throw bouquet is my actual wedding bouquet. Even my mom, who isn’t a big fan of wedding bouquets, was really impressed with it, and she even wanted to hold it during the procession. The wristers they made for our female entourage were also beautiful. Though the colors they used didn’t match our wedding motif, it still looks really okay. Besides, I didn’t coordinate with them that much in terms of the colors and type of flowers they are going to use. I wasn’t really that particular with the colors, most especially that I do not have enough knowledge with the types of flowers. :D 

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Ysabela Florist = Booked

Last Saturday, H2b and I went to San Sebastian church to attend the anticipated mass and met with Ysabela Florist to finalize the packages we are going to get from them.
Gladly the transaction really went very smoothly, and true to its tagged, Sir Russel was indeed 100.1% accommodating. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to meet Ms. Weng (the proprietor of Ysabela Florist) since she had a scheduled ocular visit with another bride.  And to top that, Sir Russel also gave me a bracelet since I am from GT (GirlTalk) Thank you so much! ♥
Sir Russell showed us sample pictures of their previous works that really made us feel very proud that we booked them as our reception stylist. They do have budgeted and pricey packages too according to the couple’s want. Here’s a rundown of the services we’re going to get from them.
*17 centerpieces
*Backdrop (Sir Russel showed me the inspiration they are going to use to decorate the reception venue. He said that this will be the trend next year. To keep the suspense, I am not going to post the peg he showed me, but I can pretty tell that the idea is 100 % really striking.
*Flowers for teddy bears
*2 set up for presidential tables
*Wristers
*Throw bouquet 
This is the bracelet they give to GT brides ♥

Mural ;)

San Sebastian Church Facade


What a coincidence! :) San Sebastian is also preparing for a wedding. 

That's me! ;)

Trying the Fascinators that Ysabela is also selling.
Trying the head bands for Flower girls. haha


Thursday, September 15, 2011

Church Floral Arrangements

To substitute the services we're supposed to get from Ysabela for the entourage flowers (since we’re already having crystal bouquets), I finally decided to have them decorate the church where our wedding vows would take place – Don Bosco.  (Haven’t told this to H2B yet) :D
Don Bosco doesn’t need too much adornment since the church really looks beautiful even without flower decorations. How much more if we are going to embellish the place?  For sure, it would really look wonderful. 

http://www.treklens.com/gallery/Asia/Philippines/photo191938.htm
http://leideleon.livejournal.com/29839.html
I always wanted pillars and curtains on the entrance to exude a dramatic feel as I glide my way to the altar; if only smoke machine is allowed probably I’d have it too. – lol, too much magical eh? Anyhow, I’d let Ysabela florist take care of the flower arrangements, and I am pretty sure they will be able to carry out every details I want most especially that I do not know much about flowers. I just want the church to be filled with flowers and make me feel as if I am a Princess. =)
Good thing Ysabela’s facebook page is always updated, that’s why I get to see every set up they’ve done from previous weddings. All of the pictures are quite impressive and I just can’t wait to see how they’d decorate Don Bosco. They usually do floral decorations for INC (Iglesia Ni Cristo) couples, and I am pretty confident that they will be able to execute the same beautiful set-up to Don Bosco  - I am saying this because the interior (such as high ceilings, walls, choir loft) of INC is really stunning and looks a bit different as compared to catholic churches ;) 









Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Flowers on Wedding Reception - Part 2 ♥

For the past few days, I’ve been crazy thinking about the reception set up we are going to have on our wedding day. I haven’t met officially with our florist, so I am a bit clueless how they are going to cater our wedding needs. (Though we were able to reserve our wedding date already)

After deciding to get an outside florist, I became too pressured as I try to squeeze in the budget we have set for the wedding. Their rates are quite high as compared what GEH offered to me, but still we are firm that we want them to decorate the venue for the wedding party. 

Finally, after months of checking their facebook account and lurking for some pictures, at last they posted some pictures that were taken from a wedding which was held on a Chinese restaurant. – Now, I already have an idea how they do the set up, and I am quite impressed. ;) I’m too excited to meet them on October! They also do well on church set- up.

Below are the pictures I have grabbed from their account. 

Yes, they do draping! Starting price is 9K up to 30K ♥

Reception style for our wedding would look a lil bit like this! ♥

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Flowers on Wedding Reception


It pays a lot if a bride-to-be knows something about flowers. – This is a great help most especially in choosing the right flowers on their wedding day.
Sadly, I am not that well-rounded with the varieties of flowers. If prospected suppliers would ask me what kind of bouquet I want on my wedding day, I will definitely stutter and would end up saying: ‘Basta po kulay pink’. (Pink, as in Santan?) :D –
Yes, there are thousands of flowers that B2b’s can choose from - there are: Gerbera, Carnation, Mums, Sweet Williams, Machola and so much more. Clueless as I am, I didn’t even know that these flowers exist; as the flowers I’m only familiar with are: orchids, sampaguita, yellow bell and bougainvillea (I even searched google for the correct spelling of this flower. LOL)
So right now, though I already have a supplier in mind, (Ready to meet them in Mid-September for the contract signing) I am still a bit puzzled whether to hire them as well for the reception set-up.
Originally, Mark and I decided to have GEH adorn the function hall on our wedding day. Their package ranges from 6000 to 10,000) and since I do not know much about flowers, I guess it’s not a bad idea to choose the 10,000 package :D . The banquet specialist (Laila) promised that the venue will look super bongga, which I really liked. But here’s the catch, we cannot choose what kind of flowers they are going to decorate the whole function room. She said that our motif would be followed (starting from drapes, curtains down to table covers) – but I’m pretty scared that the flowers they are going to use wouldn’t match our wedding colors.
Sample:  (Basic set up ) -- sadly, I don’t have any samples from their 6,800 – 10,000 rates.
Photo courtesy from: Shutterbride (http://shutterbride.wordpress.com)

 Here's a glimpse of how GEH grand ballroom function room looks like without a set up
Winding stairs - isn't it lovely? ☻


Taken from my camera ☻


Another supplier which we have in mind for the venue set up is Ysabela’s Florist. They do drapes & venue set up of course. However, looking at the 2nd quotation they have sent me, their rates when it comes to venue set up is definitely 100% more expensive as compared to GEH set up rates. Let’s do the math:
Tall vase top arrangements – 700 * 18 (tables) = 12600


Couples Table – 3,500


Couples Back drop – 6,000


Presidential Long Table – 6,000

That would be 22,700 plus the 560 corkage fee from GEH. – okay so this one is so totally out of our budget. Yes flowers do bring up the mood for every occasion, but this is way too costly for the budget we have set on venue decoration. But if their rates are negotiable, then there’s no reason for us not to book them ;) – it remains to be seen though. 

Sample set- up ♥ -- these are really lovely




Thursday, May 26, 2011

Flowers on Wedding Day

May 26 2011 - officially 1 year before our wedding date! ♥

The wedding won’t surely be complete if a bride doesn’t have a bridal bouquet. Flowers lift up the mood of the occasion and guests feel more welcome, at ease and more special.
Fresh flowers are on my top list and I made sure to find a supplier that offers the best quality, yet still within our means. Looking at the bridal magazines I have, there are lots of suppliers that caters to any events, but their rates are quite pricey .
Good thing a bride-to-be I have met thru a Female network (thank you sis lenie!) referred me to her florist located in Quezon City & she assured that her rates are within our limit – Ms. Weng, the florist I have talked to was very accommodating and was able to customize our package.
1 Bridal Bouquet
1 Made of honor
3 bridesmaids
3 groomsmen
4 flower girls
3 secondary sponsors (male)
3 secondary sponsors (female)
Plus: A free throw bouquet and loose petals J
Her packages really fit our budget, and to believe it or not, she offers a complete package for as low as 7K for church set up and entourage flowers) J
Sample bouquets:  






























Supplier's Name: Ysabela Florist
Email: ysabelaflorist@yahoo.com
Facebook account: www.facebook.com/ysabela.florist