People should start appreciating handwork. And really acknowledge, that handcraft isn't only the materials, but firstly the time and commitment. That's what you pay for. Just like you are paid for your work (your time and effort).

When the wedding is the most important thing in your life (instead of the actual marriage) it's doomed to fail. She's going to be a high-maintenance wife!

One commenters say that 10k is a 'cheap' wedding? That is strange. I was married once and the whole wedding budget was less than 300 Euros. Better idea is to have cheap wedding and spare money for more important stuff.

Do these people think they're Beyonce or something? They are literal nobodies, so their "exposure" means absolutely s**t

Whaaaa some people pay 75.000$ for flowers? Wow!!

The flowers at my wedding was 0 $. My sweet mom and her neighbors picked flowers from their own gardens and laid them out on the tables. It was simple and absolutely beautiful. Honestly, I never gave it a thought myself. All I cared about was marrying the man I loved. And having my family and friends there to celebrate with me. A wedding should be about the love, not about the spendings.

I wonder how much the groom is worth to her?

Worked for five years as a Concierge at a Five star hotel, we catered for weddings that pretty much started around £15,000 and went up from there, our florist did the vast majority of the weddings and on plenty of occasions the couples asked if we’d ‘throw the flowers in with the deal’, a polite but firm no was the answer. Our florist spent years learning her craft, brought a huge amount of experience and knowledge to the work she did and we’d never dream of giving her services away for nothing. It’s an insult to expect that to be given away for free! If you can’t do the wedding you want for the budget you have then something has to give, you either up your budget or you cut down your wedding. You wouldn’t work for free so don’t expect others to do so just because it’s your big day.

I'm an artist and I get this all the time. Specifically, I'm a scenic artist, working on painting sets for theater. I'm continually asked to work for free. "Oh, but think of how many people will see your work!" or "we don't pay our techs". Yeah, that's probably why your sets look like the actors painted them. I'm a professional, I went to college to learn how to do what I do on top of being born with artistic talent. But, oh yeah that talent that I'm born with should be shared for free. If I was born with a talent for numbers, would you expect me to do your accounting for free? It has more to do with the value that people place on the service, and most people don't consider creative work to be of much value in our society. Hmmm, that kinda turned into a rant, didn't it.

How rude! The price is the price for a reason. Expecting her to do all that work for free is utterly ridiculous. Pretty sure she won't be getting "exposure" If you're that broke you can't afford even a $10,000 wedding, then you don't get one princess

Seriously, when people get stuff like this they should just reply instantly with 'That's the price, if you don't like it go elsewhere.'

The wedding industry is just as bad as healthcare. Go buy real flowers for the church and the bride's boque (my spelling sucks). Then buy fake flowers from Hobby Lobby or somewhere. You'll save yourself money. And if you're worried about what people think, you're focusing on the wrong things.

Bored Panda has stories like this almost daily, and you'd think they got old. More to the point, the poor exploited sods are always graphic designers or "creatives" of some ilk. Guess what, other professions have s****y clients too. And exploiting clients, and monstrous clients and criminal clients. Ever heard of a plumber or a programmer complaining that their customer want them to work for free? It happens just as regularly, they just whine a lot less.

I made all of the directions for my own wedding because I knew full well I couldn't afford to pay somebody else to do it. Some people need to learn to do for themselves or do without.

greedy b***h! I will give you exposure ? I will give you a slap !

What always angers me the most is that those kind of people are usually employed (as opposed to self-employed) and just imagine how they would react if their boss didn't pay them their full wages one month. Yet, they think that everybody else should work for free.

no flowers for you ma'am

The funny thing here is that the arrangements on the tables aren't garlands. They are two arrangements set close together. These would probably cost her 60-120 depending on the size and flowers each contain. It's still pricey but probably more affordable.

This is infuriating, but what really bothers me is a 10K wedding (and I hear that's not even that expensive?) Why, oh why??? 10K can buy you so much of a happy life together, why start your union with getting into so much debt?

more of a reason why wedding are the most ridiculous and stupid traditions our society holds onto... good though if you know how to profit from them. I'm an officient and believe me I am good at predicting their lives together based on what I observe happen

I see a lot of these types of stories. I'd like to think a few of the offenders recognize themselves and are at least a little ashamed, but I doubt they are. If anything, they'd feel like they were the victim because selfish people only ever think about themselves.

Exposure does not pay the bills!! What a rude, entitled bridezilla!

Wow, some people feel so entitled. One thing that pisses me off though is with many florists, cake makers, caterers etc, Charge more if their service is for a wedding. Doesn’t matter if it would be the same service as a birthday, anniversary etc. They hear the word wedding and “Ca-Ching $$” So take note everyone, if you want a cake, flowers etc for your wedding, don’t tell them it’s for a wedding. Also over $30,000 for a wedding, holy s**t. That is a house deposit.

That's like going into a restaurant and expecting not to pay because you're going to go out and tell everyone how tasty your meal is. Not gonna fly, anywhere. Also shows you're a total idiot who lacks the skills of comprehension.

Hi! My name is Mimi Gomez & I’m the floral designer in the exchange who posted this on imgur to post in reddit. Not sure how people can just add this to their sites without saying anything but it’s probably because I posted this to an open forum which I understand. Anyway, my business page is @ desertnectr on Instagram if anyone wants to actually have a look at my work or perhaps even support it. Thanks for all the kind comments everyone :)

In this world of cheap, mass-produced, people don't appreciate handiwork and artistry. I get that, but asking a professional a question like that is beyond rude.

On our way to get married at San Francisco City Hall (on the same spot where Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn Monroe) my bride and I stooped to buy two roses fashioned from bicycle inner tubes from a punk girl sitting on the sidewalk. She was asking $3 each or 2 for $5 which we were happy to pay. But when she heard we were on our way to get married she refused to take our money. The black rubber flowers have long outlasted our marriage but we each still have one.

For her defense 18$ a foot is quite expensive. Shr said she can make 8ft in 2 hours that is 72$\h. Even if you take of half for the materials its still 36$/h or 290$ a day. Is handwork this expensive un the US ?..

Please tell me these people won’t be procreating. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I think people like that needs to sit down and learn what you do and then they will understand, Someone I know bought a lot of yarn and brought it to me, and said I bought yarn so you can mae twin blankets for my twin grand daughters, Ugly colors I said fine that will be 50 bucks in advance, she said I bought the yarns why so much I said laber and hours doing it, she left someone told me she tried to take the yarn back it was on clearance so now she got 20 skeins of ugly yarn.

Cheap people react cheap, think cheap, behave cheap: they are cheap from genetically

She wants to save money? She can elope to Las Vegas.

What about musicians? I have spent literally decades studying with teachers and coaches and have gone through seven years of college and graduate school. And brides think I should sing for free because it's a God-given talent? Nope. If they want their cousin who sings slightly off-key, then they should have them. But if they want a professional who can sing anything with musicality and professionalism, then pay the price!

This happens a LOT in the freelance world - not just with florists. "Can you create this 10-page website for me? I can't pay, but it'll be great exposure for you!" (Right...let me put aside my PAYING CLIENTS and get right on that...) "I need you to do this 3-person project on your own - it'll take 6 weeks and I'll pay you when it's done" (um...NO.) "I'll be sure to refer you to all my colleagues if you do this for me for free." (sure...so THEY get they idea I work for free as well?)

Who texts their florist? Is this legit?

I would have retorted with "You can pay me back by feeding my kids and taking them to school while you negotiate my electricity bill and water bill with my creditors. Because obviously you think that me making nothing for doing my job is ok...so maybe you can convince my creditors that they should be grateful that I can't pay my bills, feed my kids or pay for even gas because you think I'd be better off with the 'exposure.'"