Summer is here and with it our tips for what's in for 2013

Summer Wedding Ideas from 2 Cool Flowers

Have you been to a wedding recently?

Flower girls are not longer throwing rose petals on the aisle, extra large flower arrangements are not place in every table, heavy bouquets with lots of green and bride and groom cake toppers are no longer seen. Not that traditional weddings will ever go out of style, but lately more and more couples are choosing something more customized for their special days.

Brides are still in love with vintage, but moving away from the informal floral decor of the last few years. They are wanting fine flowers that represent an elegant and sophisticated look but still feels very fresh and natural. Flowers commonly requested are hydrangeas, peonies or garden roses, ranunculus, stock, freesia, and soft greens that gives to the arrangement a very luxurious and a fresh soft look 

Many venues and ceremony places are not allowing the use of petals, bubbles, or any other object to the floor. You might think, there's really no point for a flower girl if she can't throw flowers, but actually having kids in your ceremony makes it look more romantic and cute. Flower wise: pomander balls, hair pieces, halos or a small gather of flowers similar to the bride's bouquet can be really handy ideas. 

Cascading bouquets are more often requested everywhere this year. Despite of the big 80's bouquets, brides nowadays are looking for long, but slender and more delicate style. Adding a "special something" to the bouquet incorporates a meaningful touch. From brooches, strands of pearls to pieces of mother or grandmother's dresses and remembrance pictures can make dramatic accents, but more unique and significant to the bride.

Bold colors like deep pink, bright orange, grass green and teal are popular choices for this 2013. Using each as an unique color of the wedding or sometimes a combination of all, you will be seeing them along all the decor, that goes from table clothes and chair sashes to bridesmaid's dresses as an alternative to the monochromatic bridal party. 

Vintage and rustic accents are being incorporated to modern weddings. Farm settings, wood tables, branches, accents of greens, warm browns and reds, and outdoor activities where the sunlight can supplement soft, old-style lighting into the early evening. Just keep in mind having always a plan B for your outdoor activities where the extremely hot temperature or the surprise rain can ruin your big day. God Bless Texas!

2 Cool Flowers winner of Bride's Choice Award 2013

Houston – January 25, 2013 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading online wedding marketplace, is thrilled to announce that 2 Cool Flowers has been selected as a winner of the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards® 2013 for Wedding Flower Services in Houston and Surrounding areas.

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals in the
WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism.
2 Cool Flowers’ selection as a Bride’s Choice Award 2013 winner was selected based on the positive experiences expressed by  past clients on WeddingWire, the world’s largest wedding review site with over one million reviews.  While many industry awards are given by the host organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards® winners are determined solely based on reviews from real newlyweds and their experiences working with 2 Cool Flowers.

The WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards® 2013 are given to the top local wedding vendors in more than
20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on professional achievements
from the previous year. Award-winning vendors are distinguished for the quality, quantity, consistency and
timeliness of the reviews they have received from their past clients.  As a Bride’s Choice Awards winner,       2 Cool Flowers is highlighted within the WeddingWire Network, which is comprised of over 200,000
wedding professionals throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.

“Each year, WeddingWire looks forward to celebrating the success of the top-rated wedding professionals
within the WeddingWire Network,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Now in its fifth year, the Bride’s Choice Awards® program continues to recognize  the elite wedding professionals who exemplify a commitment to quality, service and professionalism. These businesses were chosen by our bridal community for their responsiveness and dedication to their clients over the past year. We are honored to recognize        2 Cool Flowers for their impressive achievements within the wedding industry.”

2 Cool Flowers is thrilled to be one of the top Wedding Florist in Houston, Texas in the WeddingWire Network of sites, which include leading wedding sites such as WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. We value all of our clients and truly appreciate the positive feedback that helped us earn the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards® for 2013.

For more information about 2 Cool Flowers, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at
www.2CoolFlowers.com.

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Wedding Season, Are you Budget-proof?

Each one of us have dreamed about our wedding day. Everything is perfect in our minds, many couples get engage during Christmas time and its right there when the real dream start to fight with the reality.

Planning a wedding can be overwhelming, especially when we don't have a clue on where to start. Money can be a real issue when the entire event is not planned accordingly and many couples have to change plans on last minute bases because of it.

Do you know how much each service needed for your wedding cost? 

Take this percentage list below as a reference while planning your budget. 

• Attire 5-15%
• Ceremony and Marriage Preparation, 5-10%
• Flowers and Decor 8-10%
• Gifts 2-5%
• Honeymoon 5-15%
• Stationary 4-5%
• Reception 40-60%
• Music 4-9%
• Photography- Videography 5-10%
• Wedding Planner 8-12%
• Miscellaneous 8-15%

Having a real plan will help you to take advantage of every single detail. It's always important to be realistic on what you expect and what your needs are.


Last but not least, find the professionals that are able to help you and work with you. You will always find the right place for you, sometimes it's easy to find, sometimes takes a little longer.

Good Luck on your journey, planning, planning, planning will help you to relax and enjoy your Big Day!!!!

Valentine's Day is Over

Valentine's Day is over!! 
It was a day full of action for us at 2 Cool Flowers. 

We had every type of clients. A lot of man who stopped by picking up something special and wanted to give the surprise to the loved ones, other who just called to send flowers because they didn't know what else to give, we also have last minute calls asking the deliver asap since everybody else already had flowers and balloons.... and last but not least the one that call the day after because oops they just forgot about it. They usually asked for more than the regular dozen since the love is so disappointed. 

We also had women interested in giving flowers, what an original way to show the rest that MAN also love to receive flowers.

My husband, who was on the roll of "the delivery guy", told me the story of delivering flowers to a man in his office, as soon as he walked in with this beautiful flower arrangement made on booth vase, all the women turned their heads excited about the unique design and detail this guy just received.

Big smiles, balloons, flowers and LOVE that's what Valentine's Day is all about.... I just hope that next year a lot of costumers think on the possibility of pre-ordering their flowers days before the big day. That way, they won't be any late deliveries, unhappy girls at the offices, and a lot of empty doghouses.... but guess what? This is cycle that never ends, next year it will happen again and WE ARE READY for that and more...

What's next? oh yes, Mother's Day another exciting day for us the florists!!

See you soon my friends...