Contact 1 — Mellifera Flowers

celebrate your way with mellifera

We celebrate queer love and aim to be affirming and expansive in all communications regarding your event. Much of traditional wedding language is gendered and may feel alienating regardless of your gender identity. Please let us know if there are specific terms that feel most affirming of you and your partnership!

Likewise, Mellifera’s approach to wedding florals centers your unique dreams and needs. Want to ditch the traditions that don’t resonate with you? Throwing the smallest of ceremonies and only in need of a sweet sprinkle of blooms? We’re here for it. Mellifera’s wedding services are best suited to down-to-earth couples who trust us to transform their ideas into unique, expressive designs. Bring us all your unconventional, surprising, simple, quirky, and curious ideas!

Explore our three highly customizable floral service tiers to find the perfect fit for your vision and budget.

What’s the inquiry and proposal process?

1) Submit your responses to the Wedding Inquiry form

2) You'll receive an initial estimate and visual proposal from us within one week, as well as our floral services contract.

3) We’ll schedule a brief phone call to discuss the initial proposal and estimate, and any adjustments you’d like to make.

4) When you’re satisfied with the florals proposal, you’ll officially reserve your date with a signed contract and 50% deposit.

5) Congrats! You’ve booked Mellifera for your big day! Upon return of the contract and deposit, we’ll agree upon a final check-in call to review details before your wedding date.

THREE FLORAL SERVICE TIERS

Sweet and Simple - Personal Florals

Just the accessories —like bouquets, bouts, and corsages— can be the perfect accent to your celebration! Ideal for elopements, intimate ceremonies, and unconventional gatherings.

Bouquets, boutonnieres, and corsages for the wedding couple and small wedding parties
Unique adornments like floral crowns and hair pieces
Supplemental personal florals for special guests and roles like parents, an officiant, or your dog ;)
Delivery or pick-up options available
Minimum: $500.00

Personal Florals - a bridal bouquet and groom’s boutonniere
*Jess Ekstrand Photo / Rivets & Roses*

A La Carte - Ceremony + Reception

Focus on your favorite floral pieces, choosing only the elements most important to you. Mix ceremony and reception florals, or opt for one or the other, depending on your event specifics. Perfect for small-medium weddings, the DIY-capable, and couples on a budget.

Bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, and other floral adornments for the couple and wedding party
Ground installations for ceremony or reception
Table decor - DIY or pre-arranged, centerpieces or bud vase clusters
Delivery to venue, optional return at end-of-night for breakdown
Minimum: $1,700.00

A la Carte - statement bridal bouquet *Menique Koos Photo*

A la Carte - bud vases + loose greenery *Menique Koos Photo*

All Out! - Full Service Floral Design

Give us the vibe, the venue, and your must-haves, and we’ll craft the rest. Perfect for the couple who wants to feature florals in their wedding day, and trusts us to bring your creative vision to life. Accepting limited full service bookings in 2024.

Bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, and other floral adornments for the couple and wedding party
Ground installations, arbors and arches, and other statement designs
Table centerpieces and other reception decor
All-day on-site services for delivery and set-up, ceremony-to-reception flip, and end-of-night breakdown
Minimum: $4,500.00

All out! - full wedding party florals *Jenna Medjeski Photography*

All out! - reception installation *Jenna Medjeski Photography*

Looking for more inspiration?

Check out our wedding gallery for more examples!

Wedding Inquiry Form

Name

First Name

Last Name

Partner's Name

First Name

Last Name

Pronouns

Yours and your partner's

Best Contact Email

Best Contact Phone

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Event Date

We are available for fresh florals weddings June - October. We are available for dried florals year-round.

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Wedding Event (Ceremony & Reception)

Locations outside of a 1.5 hour drive from Shafer, MN may incur an additional delivery charge.

FLORAL GOAL OVERVIEW

Vibe & Style

Describe the "vibe" or include a link to a Pinterest board with inspiration images.

Fresh vs. Dried

Are you interested in fresh florals, dried florals, or a mix?

What types of services do you need?

Color Palette

Any hard "NO" flowers or colors?

Commitment to Local Flowers

How committed are you to local-only designs? Whenever possible, Mellifera will source florals from our and other local farms. However, we are also happy to create designs with out-of-season and exotic flowers.

PERSONAL FLORALS QUANTITIES

Primary Bouquets

How many primary/bridal bouquets will you need for the person(s) getting married?

Boutonnieres

How many boutonnieres will you need? Consider person(s) getting married, parents, wedding party members, officiants, etc.

Wedding Party Bouquets

How many bouquets will you need for members of your wedding party?

Corsages

How many corsages will you need? Consider wedding party members, parents, officiants, etc.

Additional Personal Florals

Flower crowns, floral hair combs, dog collars, petal toss, etc.

Dried Floral Keepsakes

Are you interested in any dried floral keepsakes made with your blooms? These include wreaths, dried bouquets, and hanging wall sculptures.

DECOR & INSTALLATIONS

For A la Carte or Full Service weddings only

Ceremony Decoration

Could include aisle decor and garlands, altar arrangements, an arbor or other ceremony backdrop, etc.

Reception Table Decoration

How many tables do you need florals for? Do you want single centerpieces (best on round tables), bud vases or other dispersed table florals (best on rectangular tables), garlands, etc.? Will florals be mixed with other elements such as candles? Please specify how many centerpieces, bud vases per table, or lushness of garlands you want. Will you DIY these or do you want them pre-arranged?

Additional Reception Decor

Consider arrangements for the bar, card/gift tables, a photo area, special elements for a sweetheart/couple's table. etc.

DIY Buckets

DIY buckets come with 70-85 stems (Colorful Fillers, Garden Focals, Greenery/Textures) or 30-40 stems (Luxury Focals). You can specify color palette and flower preferences (depending on seasonal availability). How many DIY buckets of each type do you need? (1 bucket ea. of Colorful Fillers, Garden Focals, and Greenery/Textures will be enough to make 15-20 small mason jar bouquets.) Do you want Mellifera to provide "recipes" for DIY elements?

Did we miss anything?

Include any other thoughts, ideas, or elements we forgot to ask about!

Mellifera is committed to sustainable event floristry - no floral foam here! We offer post-event composting, if you choose not to save your flowers. They’ll return to the compost pile to break down into soil that will nourish future seasons’ blooms.