Florists in Paphos, Cyprus

Eight current entries sit in the €€ band: six have Paphos addresses and two have Yeroskipou addresses. The ninth is a €€€ studio in the Paphos countryside whose published service includes bouquets, table pieces, venue styling, decor hire, delivery and setup.

Several of the local shops publish wedding flowers or decorations, but others have limited first-party detail. A good rating does not prove that a florist can build an arch, dress 10 tables and return for hired pieces, so ask for one complete recent wedding at a comparable venue.

Personal flowers cover the bouquet, bridesmaids, buttonholes and corsages. Ceremony work covers the signing table, aisle and any structure. Reception work covers tables, entrances and larger styling pieces. Ask for each group as a separate subtotal.

This makes a modest Paphos shop quote comparable with a styling studio proposal. It also shows which ceremony pieces can move to dinner and who is responsible for that move while guests are at drinks.

Paphos venues range from Kato Paphos hotels to Geroskipou, Kissonerga and estates further out. Send loading access, ceremony time and the earliest setup window with the brief, especially if the florist must visit more than one address.

Ask which stems can be sourced for your month and how substitutions are approved. Confirm where bouquets wait before the ceremony, when installations are finished and whether hired vases, arches or pedestals are collected after the reception.

• Request quantities and subtotals for personal, ceremony and reception flowers.
• Ask for recent work from the same venue type, not only bouquet close-ups.
• Name who moves reusable flowers from ceremony to dinner.