Blossom Floral Artistry is a Pittsboro family owned and operated business that has been serving clients for over 12 years. Julie and her team help clients with flowers for events, weddings, everyday flowers, and sympathy. Clients remark on her creativity, professionalism, and talent.
Brandi’s Botanicals Floral Designs is a Youngsville florist that provides clients with special event and everyday floral arrangements. Specialties include weddings, funeral and sympathy arrangements, prom flowers, bulk fresh flowers, décor, rentals, and gift items. Brandi Dennison is a North Carolina Certified Professional Florist and is on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina State Florist Association. She has won numerous awards including Northern Piedmont Designer of the Year in 2012 and Second Runner Up for the North Carolina State Florist Association in 2012. Clients remark on her reasonable prices, professionalism, and arrangements.
Design by Elisa is a Raleigh business that provides flowers for weddings and other events. Wedding packages start at $500 and can be customized with à la carte pieces such as a lobby or entrance piece, boutonnieres, bouquets, corsages, and cake flowers. Elisa Gabrielli has floral design workshops which include materials. She has been a floral designer and artist for over 25 years.
Embellished Blooms is a Raleigh boutique wedding floral design business. Services include centerpieces, altar arrangements, bouquets, boutonnieres, and more. Embellished Blooms’ floral designs have appeared in publications such as Little Black Book, The Lovely Find, Wedding Chicks, WeddingWire, and Bride & Joy. Clients appreciate Michelle’s passion and floral arrangements.
Expressions of Love Florist is a Varina business that has been serving clients for over 12 years. The team has over 56 years of combined floral design experience. The business has won many awards including The Knot’s Best of Weddings in 2008, 2009, and 2010, and WeddingWire’s Bride’s Choice Award in 2012 and 2013. Along with wedding flowers, the business carries plants, gift baskets, everyday flowers, sympathy arrangements, and flowers for other occasions. Expressions of Love Florist also has silk arrangements, gourmet and fruit baskets, dried floral arrangements, and tropical flowers. Clients appreciate the quality of flowers and the arrangements.
Floral Dimensions at Academy Court is a Durham business that has been serving clients for over 35 years. Delivery is available throughout Durham County and in the rest of the United States, in Canada, and around the world. The design team has more than 80 years of combined experience and helps brides with wedding bouquets, pew markers, boutonnieres, centerpieces, portrait flowers, the rehearsal dinners, showers, and more. Floral Dimensions at Academy Court also offers event stationery such as invitations, programs, save the dates, place cards, table numbers, menus, and more. The business’ vase recovery and recycle project allows clients to bring in used vases for a store credit. Clients remark on their creativity, customization, and prices.
Flowers, by Design is a Raleigh event and wedding florist that serves clients in Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh. Services include wedding day flowers, bar and bat mitzvahs, rehearsal dinners, showers, birthdays, baptisms, and retirements. Dried and silk floral arrangements and holiday decorations are also available. Flowers, by Design won the Bride’s Choice Awards in 2010 and 2011 and WeddingWire’s Couples’ Choice Awards in 2016. Clients appreciate their floral arrangement and creativity.
Fresh Affairs is a Raleigh design studio that serves clients in Durham, the Triangle, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and surrounding areas. The business specializes in event design and floral for events and weddings. Services include lighting design, vendor referrals, linen and rental selection, staging, day-of and full-service coordination, and florals. Fresh Affairs has tabletop extravaganzas that display what’s new in event décor. The design studio is more than 5,500 square feet.
Gingerbread House Florist & Gifts is a Raleigh family owned and operated business that has been serving clients for over 26 years. Specialties are custom made wedding flowers, everyday and special occasion florals, sympathy arrangements, and funeral flowers. Gingerbread House Florist & Gifts designs and delivers flowers and also has green plants, gourmet and gift baskets, and more. They offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Clients appreciate the customer service and quality of the flowers.
Johnson-Paschal Floral Company is a Raleigh company that has been serving clients for over 29 years. The shop serves many areas including Morrisville, Garner, Knightdale, Fuqua Varina, and Durham, and also delivers nationwide. It is open every day except Christmas Day and provides flowers for every occasion. Johnson-Paschal Floral Company specializes in gourmet and fruit baskets, fresh flowers, silk arrangements, weddings, funerals, balloons, plants, and more.
Meristem Floral is a Raleigh event and wedding design studio that serves Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh, and surrounding areas. Co-owner and lead designer Anna Passarelli studied horticulture at North Carolina State University. Meristem Floral designs boutonnieres, bouquets, aisle décor, centerpieces, large scale installations, chuppah designs, flowers for rehearsal dinners, engagement parties, showers, and more. Full wedding floral starts at $3,000 and for personal flowers, $1,000. Clients appreciate Anna’s talent, attention to detail, and knowledge.
Watered Garden Florist Studio is a Raleigh business that designs flower arrangements for many different events. Some of the services are wedding flowers, vow renewals, arrangements for businesses, openings, birthday parties, bar and bat mitzvahs, non-profit events, memorials, holiday décor, and flower deliveries. Watered Garden Florist Studio also has hands-on workshops and demonstrations. Clients remark on their talent, detail, and professionalism.
Floral design is the process of arranging flowers and plants into an eye-catching display that's beautiful and balanced. Floral design may work with real or artificial flowers, or a mixture of both. The arrangements can come in vases, bowls, baskets, flower walls, or as display structures, such as arches.
A floral designer doesn’t need a college degree, but some choose to earn an associate’s degree in floral design, floristry, or horticulture. Additionally, a floral designer can choose to get the floral designer credential offered by the American Institute of Floral Designers. Ultimately, though, it's on-the-job experience that helps people become skilled floral designers.
According to Salary.com, floral designers in the United States make an average of $52,475 annually. The range for floral designer salaries is between $33,608-$73,381. Compensation can vary depending on which state you work in, how much you work, your experience, and your reputation.
A lot of people need floral designers, most often for events. People hire floral designers for their weddings, baby showers, bridal showers, birthdays, corporate events, gender reveal parties, and engagement parties. Additionally, many retailers hire floral designers to decorate their stores.
The mechanics in floral design are the supplies, methods, and materials a floral designer uses to keep the floral arrangement together. The four main elements of floral design are shape, space, color, and texture. A floral designer considers all of these when putting arrangements together, as well as how the arrangement will hold its shape.
Color is perhaps the most important aspect of floral design because it's what people notice first. The colors in a floral arrangement need to complement each other and work cohesively. Additionally, a floral arrangement’s colors need to typically match the theme and the other decorations of the event.
