Funeral flowers - same price wherever?

McKneff

Have you thought of somewhere like Jersey Flowers

gizmo111

At my mums funeral one of my cousins bought with him a beautiful bouquet that he had got from the local florist and out of all the sprays and wreaths - including our own it was the prettiest there and I felt that he had really thought about it and was quite touched that he didn't go for the mass interflora stuff.
Another friend who had not a lot of money for flowers bought a small posy which was just beautiful and her son who ws around 14 then gave me a single red rose to stop me being sad.
My uncles funeral his daughter spend £10 on flowers from Aldi and then later got some silk ones for the grave.
Other family funerals I've been to I have split the cost of a large flower arrangement with other family members - this may not be appropriate I don't know your circumstances, but what |I would say is do whatever feels right including how much you spend - don't let it get into a silly competition over who got the biggest wreath.
Take care and sorry to hear of your loss.

sjc3

aliasojo wrote: »

Aunt's. I'd be a bit worried about people thinking I was being cheap if everyone else is sending a wreath.

It wont look cheap at all. I had a lovely spray of flowers made up when my nana died. I chose her favourite colours and flowers to go in it. It was like my last gift to her as I said goodbye.

I am sorry for your loss.

dismissed

I got a lovely arrangement of flowers for my nanas funeral, a teardrop spray I think it was called. It was from a local florist who had a book of different arrangements and different prices so we knew pretty much how much each thing cost. Mine cost £18. My mum chose a coffin spray and that cost £35-£40. So they don't have to be expensive. Maybe try to find a florist that has an area in the shop where you can sit and look at ideas.

paddedjohn

Try not to feel pressured into buying flowers, the only people to benefit are the florists and they'll be withered and forgotten in a couple of days anyway, make a donation to a charity instead.

squibbs25

I too suggest a local florist near to where the funeral is taking place.

Have you thought about a single flower and a donation to the hospital that cared for her in her last days.

This is what we did when my stepdad passed away (only 14 months ago).
He thought displays of flowers were a waste of money and that that money could be better spent elsewhere (McMillan Nurses/hospice/Cancer Research)

When our grandad passed (july) we ordered a 'double ended' (i think it was called) from me and my 2 sisters.
It was an oasis in like a diamond shape we paid £24 for it. It looked very expensive, in fact considering what a cousin and his sister spent on their flowers (£50 approx) ours were much more superior!

Good luck with whatever you decide.
Sorry for your loss.

paddy's_mum

Sort of echoing what others have said, this is what we do in my family.

I make the flower arrangement(s) myself using whatever is of good quality and available locally - this has on occasions been supermarket flowers and foliage carefully pruned from the gardens of friends and neighbours. The giver tells me how much they have available to spend and I spend half that amount on the flowers/arrangements. The remainder is donated to a charity, either one nominated by the giver of the flowers or one that family members knew was close to the heart of the deceased.

That way, everyone is happy, nobody feels that they've been in any way a cheapskate, I get to do a kindness for my relatives and the good causes benefit.

(PS - a short 'basic flower arranging' course of perhaps 5 or 6 evenings over a term at your local night school may turn out, as it has been for me, a real money saving investment but also a way to bring a highly personal touch to the funeral of a loved one.)

Hope the occasion goes well and that all the bereaved gain comfort from it.

MatyMoo

For my Mum's funeral we had one large arrangement to go on top of the coffin and we each put our own little card with message in to it. This worked out much cheaper than individual wreaths - and there would have been 8 of them if we had got our own. And Mum had said she really didn't want us to waste money on flowers.

For my nephews funeral my sister and I did pillows, which are much smaller than a wreath, and therefore cheaper.

pimento

A lovely single red rose would also be good.

meritaten

I didnt realise your Aunt had also passed away Aliasojo. my condolences to you and your family.
as others have said you dont HAVE to have a wreath - there are other options and most of them are cheaper too. and no, it wont make you look a cheapskate especially if you choose your aunts favourite colours or flowers. Its the thought that goes into the flowers that counts.