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Help! How do you go about pricing flowers for a wedding?

I am doing the wedding flowers for a friend in September - she insists on paying for all the costs involved but needs an idea on how much it will be.

Want to be fair to her, but obviously don't want to lose money!!

Thanks.

All I need to know is what percentage do you add on to the price of flowers.
Do I add on VAT 17.5%?
Should I include labour time?
I don't have any overheads as I work from home..
Any help would be really appreciated.
You don't have to reveal what you actually charge yourselves, but a ballpark figure would be helpful.

You cant add on vat to the invoice as you dont pay iti think

Hi, you can't charge VAT unless you're VAT registered but obviously you'll pay it on the cost of the flowers.

I think there's various ways of working out costings - I've learnt one way at college and shown another through a florist friend.

Presumably you've not done wedding work before?? Have you other experience? Its a big commitment especially if doing for a friend. Good luck

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Raspberry are you a florist?

hi raspberry, yes you should definitely charge labour, am assuming you're training at college - they should be able to point you in the right direction with regards to pricing.

good luck!

It depends on how close your friend is with regards to price.

The reason i asked about if you are a florist (qualified or experienced) is because a wedding can be very stressful when new to it and if you are not qualified yet, it may be better to ask you tutor to overlook what you are doing if you are a student. you would feel dreadful if you messed up a bouquet for a mate.

I learnt the charges etc at college in the underpinning knowledge. Maybe your tutor could help, again i dont know your situation and would not want to assume.

I would not charge the same for a friend as i would for a customer.

Why dont you get her to pay for the flowers and then charger her an hourly rate of say £15?

thats good advise tulips....see you can be helpful

I would assume that the fact your friend isnt using a trained florist she is expecting it to be cheap. Good luck, rather you than me!

now that possibly is a fair assumption alby, i think i was a little hasty with mine earlier - sorry raspberry.

having said that, one of my friends is getting married this year and wants me to do the flowers for her but mainly because she knows she'll get good service etc. I have charged her what I would charge a customer and she hasn't got an issue with it, but then everyone's different.