HOW TO HIRE · EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT · CHECKED OCTOBER 2026
How to hire a wedding florist in the UK
The checks, the questions and the paperwork.
Wedding florists need no licence in the UK. Here is what to check, what to ask and what the quote must say.
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THE 60-SECOND VERSION
Hiring a wedding florist in five steps
- Check the venue's rulesFlowers, open flames, petal confetti, setup times.
- Share photos and a budgetA realistic budget lets the wedding florist plan.
- Get every piece listedBouquets, buttonholes, centrepieces, arch.
- Plan moving flowersCeremony flowers reused at the reception need staff and time.
- Fix delivery, setup and collectionIncluding hired vases.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
Check before you book
No register applies
There is no statutory register for wedding florists anywhere in the UK, and no exam to pass before taking bookings. Seasonality and the venue's rules shape a wedding florist's design more than photos do.
Speak to someone who booked the wedding florist recently, and get the terms on paper first.
Public liability insurance for the wedding florist
Nothing in statute fixes the cover; venues set their own public liability figure and ask to see proof of it. Wedding venues often ask the florist for cover before they dress the venue.
Find out what the venue requires, then get a copy of the wedding florist's certificate showing the amount and dates.
Fresh flowers and cancellation
A wedding florist is a trader, so the Consumer Rights Act 2015 makes reasonable care and skill part of the order. Fresh flowers are goods liable to deteriorate rapidly, and designs made to your brief are made to your specifications: regulation 28 of the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 takes both out of the 14-day cancellation right, so the wedding florist's own terms decide deposits and changes.
Get the wedding florist's list of pieces, price, delivery time and cancellation terms in one written confirmation. legislation.gov.uk →
VAT
Wedding flowers, with delivery and setup, are standard-rated at 20%. Wedding florists with more than £90,000 of taxable turnover must register for VAT, charge it, and itemise it on every quote and invoice.
Ask the wedding florist for the VAT number and whether each piece is priced before the 20%. gov.uk →
A good answer: A wedding florist who knows its rules and access, or will visit.
A good answer: Honest advice on seasonal stems.
A good answer: A full list from the wedding florist.
A good answer: A clear plan, priced if the florist's staff do it.
A good answer: A time and person named.
A good answer: Public liability cover for the venue.
A good answer: The florist's terms on changes and deadlines.
Getting the quote right
- Every piece: bouquets, buttonholes, corsages, centrepieces, arch
- Flowers and colours planned
- Delivery, setup and collection of hired items
- Moving flowers between rooms
- Deposit, final payment and change terms
- The florist's VAT number, with VAT under the flowers and setup
- Who actually attends to deliver, set up and collect, and whether they are employed or subcontracted
Walk away if
- No itemised list
- No knowledge of the venue's rules
- No change or cancellation terms
- Hired vases with no collection plan
What a wedding florist costs: £500–£1,737 per wedding
Wedding florists price per wedding by the list of pieces, with large installations, setup and moving flowers adding to it. Wedding Florist price guide →
Guide prices compiled by the Locufy team from published Irish and UK provider price lists and 2026/27 cost guides. Updated 2026.
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- ConsultationThe wedding florist agrees design, flowers and venue rules.
- Final listPieces and numbers confirmed by the deadline.
- MakeFlowers conditioned and arranged close to the day.
- Deliver and dressBouquets delivered, venue dressed before the ceremony.
- Move and collectFlowers moved to the reception if planned; hired items collected.
- Buttonhole
- A small flower worn on a lapel.
- Corsage
- A small arrangement worn on the wrist or dress.
- Centrepiece
- A table arrangement.
- Pedestal
- A tall arrangement on a stand.
- Flower arch
- A frame covered in flowers for the ceremony.
- Conditioning
- Preparing stems so flowers last.
AFTER
When the job is done
Hiring a wedding florist: questions people ask
No. Your checks are practical: the venue's rules, a written agreement for the wedding florist and proof of cover.
Fresh flowers and designs made to your brief are outside the 14-day cancellation right under regulation 28 of the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, so the wedding florist's terms decide.
£500 to £1,737 per wedding, typically around £1,250. What drives the price is in the wedding florist price guide; put your town in the search above to compare local wedding florists.
Often yes, with time and staff to move them; plan it with the florist.
Once the venue and date are set; popular dates fill.
Usually; out-of-season stems are imported and cost more.
MORE GUIDES
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Sources — checked October 2026
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 28 — contracts the cancellation right does not cover
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 49 — reasonable care and skill
- gov.uk — make a court claim for money: court fees
- mygov.scot — make a court claim for money
- nidirect — small claims process
- Citizens Advice — more help with a consumer issue (England)
- VAT rates — VAT rates for goods and services: standard rate 20% on most goods and services
- GOV.UK — Register for VAT: when to register