How Much Do Wedding Flowers Cost? A 2026 Budget Guide
Flowers are one of the most emotional line items in your wedding budget, and one of the hardest to estimate. How much should you plan for? What's included? And where can you save without losing the look you love?
Here's what couples are spending right now, and how to plan your number.
The average cost of wedding flowers
According to The Knot's Real Weddings Study, couples who married in 2025 spent an average of $2,800 on wedding flowers. That typically covers the bridal bouquet, boutonnieres, wedding party flowers and centerpieces.
The range is wide:
Lower quarter: around $900
Median: around $1,900
Upper quarter: around $4,800
By region
Where you marry matters. Couples in the Northeast spent about $3,300, and the Mid-Atlantic was highest at about $3,600. If you're planning a wedding in Massachusetts, Rhode Island or New Hampshire, the Northeast number is a good starting point.
By guest count
More guests usually means more tables, and more centerpieces:
1 to 50 guests: about $1,600
51 to 100 guests: about $2,400
101+ guests: about $3,300
What's included in a wedding flower budget
Prices vary by florist, flowers and region, but here's what a full floral list often includes:
Bridal bouquet: the centerpiece of your flowers and your most photographed piece
Bridesmaid bouquets: usually smaller versions of yours
Boutonnieres and corsages: for your partner, wedding party, parents and grandparents
Ceremony flowers: arch or arbor, aisle arrangements, altar pieces
Reception flowers: centerpieces, head table, cake flowers
Extras: a toss bouquet, flower crowns, welcome sign florals
Delivery, setup and teardown: often a separate line, so ask
Where to splurge and where to save
Splurge on:
Your bouquet. It's in nearly every photo, it's in your hands all day, and it's the one piece you can keep forever.
One statement moment, like a ceremony arch that can move to the sweetheart table.
Save on:
Seasonal flowers. In-season blooms cost less and look their best. See our guide to fall and winter wedding flowers.
Repurposing. Move ceremony arrangements to the reception.
Greenery-forward designs. Lush greenery fills space beautifully for less.
Fewer, fuller centerpieces, or candles and bud vases on alternating tables.
A small toss bouquet instead of tossing your real one. Here's our guide to the bouquet toss.
The one part of your flower budget you get to keep
Here's the hard truth about wedding flowers: almost all of them are gone by midnight. The centerpieces go home with guests or into the trash. The arch comes down.
Your bouquet doesn't have to. Bouquet preservation turns the flowers you carried into framed art for your home, so the most personal part of your flower budget becomes the first heirloom of your marriage. At ADONIA Studios, wedding preservation starts at $325, and many couples add it to their registry. Read more about what bouquet preservation costs and adding it to your registry.
Frequently asked questions
How much do wedding flowers cost on average?
Couples spent an average of about $2,800 on wedding flowers in 2025, according to The Knot, with a median around $1,900. Couples in the Northeast spent about $3,300.
What percentage of the wedding budget goes to flowers?
Flowers usually take a modest share of the total budget, often well under 10%. With the average wedding around $34,000, the average flower spend is a small but highly visible slice.
How can I save money on wedding flowers?
Choose in-season flowers, repurpose ceremony arrangements at the reception, lean on greenery, and focus your budget on your bouquet and one statement piece.
Is bouquet preservation part of the flower budget?
Many couples add it as its own line item or put it on their registry, since it's the only floral spend that lasts beyond the wedding day.
ADONIA Studios is a floral preservation studio in Hull, Massachusetts, turning wedding bouquets into pressed, framed floral art for brides across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. See our work.
Source: The Knot, "The Average Cost of Wedding Flowers" (2025 Real Weddings Study data).
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