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I had a wedding once, these things were having none of it. I remember having to leave them in the van with the engine running and the heaters belting out heat whilst i sorted out the rest of the venue stuff. Needless to say I now buy two weeks in advance!!

omg Alby, you must have so stressed, or are you used to it by now. I get very stressed whenever I do something, will they like it, will the flowers open in time, etc

I'm still a newbie too MP, having spoken to the veterans on here i dont think that ever goes away but then thats what makes us good cos if you dont care you're in trouble!

I can't tell you how much sleepless night I have had worrying if the wedding flowers will be what the bride wants or if the sympathy flowers will give solace. If it's been a particularly tragic bereavement I have sat crying whilst doing the flowers. I am probably just a wimp!

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Rainbow

Spot on

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was going to say Moneypenny, we also cut them shorter and put them in warm water and out of the chiller...then again that depends on how long you want to keep the stems I guess!

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I'm just a Faun in your side...!!!

That is a very good point Chris, if you cut them just a little longer than you will need them to be the warm water will of course get to the heads quicker. That is why they need to be in deep water so it will force itself up the stems quicker. Putting them somewhere warm too us helpful. Which generally means out of the shop. A warm kitchen or if you still have one a warm airing cupboard. Still of course it a full bucket of warm water.
I would not advise a hair-dryer, unless of course you want to give them a new colour, or perm

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Rainbow

yeah i take lilies home for a few days if i need them to open desparately

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Sarah Creating Bespoke Wedding Flowers Cheshire

You're right Alby. You can buy Longii a couple of weeks ahead. Even when they're open they will look good for ages. Why put yourself (and the flowers) under all that stress

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If you're not living on the edge...you're taking up too much room!

Thanks for all the advice re the Lilies, they opened beautifully, in fact some are still opening now, so I had a really good choice to choose from, so thanks again for all your tips.