Wedding Flowers: DIY vs Hiring a Florist As flower professionals, we understand there are a lot of brides who opt to do their own flowers for their wedding. DIY is trendy! And it could be a fantastic experience! However, let's take a few minutes to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of doing your own wedding flowers. Advantages If you are artistic, have lots of time, love flowers and enjoy arranging flowers, then this can be a very rewarding experience. There may be a cost savings. (We'll talk more about that later) Disadvantages Added stress! Here are some potential stressors; Flower quality. The flowers may arrive in poor quality. Inexpensive flowers are inexpensive for a reason. They either haven't been properly processed with quality floral products, or they're old or both! They may arrive to you blown, and falling apart. Difficulty and Perfection. It can be difficult to arrange the bouquets perfectly. Occasionally we ou