Hi

After a really busy mothers day and aunty who works with me nearly stomping off in a huff cause i asked her to change a bq which looked like it was for sale in a supermarket, i realise i need a proper florist. Looking for some advice on how to go about recruiting.

I need someone who can take off the pressure from me. do a wedding in my absence etc and generally run the shop should i not be there (holidays, days off etc). At the moment i feel like i would have to turn a wedding down if i wanted a week off and am reluctant to do this hence the fact that every weekend in my diary now has a wedding in it!!! I know i should not be moaning at this and am very happy that after three years hard slog it looks like its paying off.

The advice i need is this

What is the going hourly rate for a florist like this??
What happens in Oct Nov when its really quiet and you struggle to pay them?

Really need some help in this area, any advice would be greatfully accepted. Only just taking a proper wage myself and feel that the busier i am getting the more stressful it is. Probably just suffering from md and vd madness but feel like if i dont get some pressure off i might as well sell up....

sorry to moan, i hope you all understand how i feel (i am sure you do). I am normally a very upbeat person honest!!!