What is the Difference Between a Florist and a Floral Designer?

Flowers play a very huge role in life especially when there are some fancy and big events to celebrate like anniversary, birthdays, weddings and Christmas. These flowers help to enhance the decoration, theme and also they help to beautify the mood of the event.

Most of the time it is a quite common question that people ask “are you a real florist?” This is then followed by asking “what is a floral design?” both of these terminologies are quite common during wedding seasons and you can be both a florist and floral designer but it can be quite confusing for the couples and they might be wondering what is the difference between the two.

So in this blog I will let you know about everything you need to know about a florist and a floral designer. So keep reading the blog till the end!!

 

What actually is a floral designer?

The term floral designer is quite a new term and it is mainly used to depict artists who are experts in using different flowers to create unique and attractive floral designs for events like birthdays, anniversaries and most importantly weddings.

These floral designers make sure to customize the designs according to the instructions of the clients. The entire process is quite different from any local floral shop because these floral designers order the flowers that they need to create the designs in advance and then they start designing the flowers making sure that they are best for the wedding or any other special day.

Floral designers are more likely to indulge in creating aesthetics which is beyond the typical floral arrangement done by a florist. They make sure to create designs that are out of the box and they like to involve their customers throughout the process.

All these designs are customized and in some cases the flowers and designs are chosen keeping in mind the overall theme of the party. If the event is a wedding event then the floral designer will make sure to create designs that will also align with the wedding dress of the bride.

These flowers or the designs do not necessarily last for a longer period of time but it is made sure that they look beautiful on that special day.

Floral designers also play a huge role in the overall design of the wedding. They ensure that the linen colors, candles and all other tiny details match with the color of the flowers. A plus point of hiring a floral designer is that they come with their own labors for the day of delivery, set up and also tear down.

 

What are the pros of floral designers?

• Their focus is main events or weddings
• They have inventory you can rent
• They have knowledge about designs and color combination which can help to design magical venues.

 

Cons of floral designers

• They don’t have a store front
• They don’t have flowers available with them all the time

 

What is a Florist?

A florist is basically an individual or a whole business that have a wide variety of flowers and they sell these flowers and other cut flowers. The main difference between a florist and a floral designer is that the florists mostly have a physical storefront.

They have a wide range of stock design styles which they use while making and also delivering the floral arrangements. Most of these florists deliver flowers for occasions like birthdays and valentine’s or mother’s day.

The florists have a physical storefront but unlike the floral designers they do not have a team to deliver or setup the designs. Although florists are hired for designing events but it should be kept in mind that this is not their expertise.

They normally arrange bouquets, flowers and floral arrangements on the demands of their clients for weddings and birthdays but it isn’t compulsory that every florist offer these services.

 

Pros of florist

• They have large supply of flowers available with them
• They have a physical store to visit and decide which flowers to choose from

 

Cons of florists

• Unlike floral designers, florists do not have a team to design and setup the venue
• They do not have any expertise in arrangement of flowers

 

Other than the difference between the types of job they do and the tasks they need to achieve these florists and floral designer also differ from each other in their cost of services.

Although by looking at the term a designer may sound a little sophisticated and expensive than florist but you will be little bit surprised to know that a designer is somehow economical and cost efficient as compared to the florists.

The floral designers charge less because most of these designers are home-based; they do not own a store to run and bear its expenses therefore they will charge you less unlike the florists who own stores and they have to maintain the store so they will charge you accordingly.

So now that you read the whole article you must be clear about the basic difference between the two. A florist main focus is on all the floral arrangements that are ordered by their clients while a floral designer is the one who takes care of the decorations for the entire event be it a wedding, a birthday party or even a bridal or baby shower. The two also vary from each other in their service charges.