Meeting Florists

Mom and I visited a few florists yesterday. Let me tell you, trying to convey your entire vision to a florist when you know nothing about colors, flowers, or design is really difficult. We spent two hours with the first girl going through every flower arrangement she could possibly make for us. She mentioned stuff like Mango Calla Lilies, Dendrobium Orchids, Aranda Orchids, Burnt Umber and Leonidas Roses, Protea, etc. (I got those from the quotes they gave me, not off the top of my head. Off the top of my head, all I know there is the Mango Calla Lily.)

In the end, we got about the same quote from the American florists, and half the price from the Chinese one. Plus, the Chinese one will do samples for me beforehand, and play around with the arrangement if I'm not happy with it. So I'm booking Ms. Kim Chi (yes, that's really her name) tomorrow. Oh, and she does linen too, so I won't have to find a separate vendor for that.

I would post pictures to make this post more interesting, but I think I'll just hold back and post pictures of the samples that Kim makes me, instead of pictures that can be found all over the Internet that won't be exactly what I'm looking for anyway.