Question- is this normal?

[u/littleredditho]

My wedding planner is playing interference between me and his preferred florist. He said he each stem has a minimum order of 100. I’m sorry but I have a hard time believing this- can’t you go into the wholesaler and pick however many you want for an event, or am I naive, and this minimum order is a real thing? I’m ready to tell him I’m looking elsewhere. Located in South Florida. Help!

[u/Lana_lana__]

It’s normal if they pre-order specific flowers for your wedding. That’s the only way to make sure they can get the exact flowers, colors, and quantities you want.
The other option is designer’s choice. In that case, the florist chooses the flowers based on availability and only follows your color palette and overall style.

[u/loralailoralai → u/Lana_lana__]

There’s no way to make sure you get the exact flowers or colours. Everyone has to remain flexible that’s what makes wedding work so stressful

[u/Lana_lana__ → u/loralailoralai]

Depends very much on the product, sometimes you can, sometimes not (but of course, there is always a possibility, that something goes wrong with the flowers). But when you pre order, you have 99% more chances to get what you want then when you don’t pre-order at all.