anyone know about getting flowers?

You got married on Christmas Day? Man, I've never heard of anyone doing that. Did anyone come to your wedding?

I'd get them locally on the 24th -- but do that early in the day as they will likely close early. In fact, I'd check to make sure they are even open on the 24th. If not the good local florist, your local grocery store will have some flowers. Get them the day before. Put them in water and hide them somewhere in the house. Bring them out on Christmas Day.

Flagpole Willy wrote:

You got married on Christmas Day? Man, I've never heard of anyone doing that. Did anyone come to your wedding?

My best man at my wedding did, as did his sister. They were following in their deceased grandparents footsteps. I was the best man at his wedding as well, which meant a Christmas morning jaunt to Las Vegas (about 4 hours).

Lots of people in the casinos on Christmas Day. Mostly Asians by my observation.

thanks flagpole

yea, is it hard to keep flowers alive? like I really don't know anything about flowers.

if you get them the day before and put them in water, they may even look nicer because they will start to open up. (that being said, make sure you get ones that are not all the way open, particularly if you go with roses). you actually would probably be best off ordering them before hand to pick up on the 24th...that way you won't just be stuck with whatever the last selection is.

Freeze them. They'll be cool.

Don't get roses - they don't keep well.

You should go to the florist alot sooner than the 24th if you really want to get what you want in time. Christmas is a huge time for flowers so if you dont get in early, then you may be shit out of luck. Go in and talk to the people there and they can usually help with selecting the best arrangement appropriate for your occasion. You can place orders for flowers in advance that will be kept in a cooler and ready for pick up on the 24th. Also they can tell you which flowers will keep the longest in order for them to be still looking great when you give them to her. Some of the useful stuff you learn with a degree in horticulture...

Just look for a car accident where someone died. Easy way to get flowers for FREE! Watch out for a little thing called karma though.

why are long stem roses more expensive than short stem? any reason?

It takes more time, care, and nutrition to produce long stem roses. This increased care doesn't always warrant such huge price increases, but since every guy on valentines day blindy drops down the credit card for a dozen red long stems, the cut flower industry/florists arent going to complain

FWIW, they always tell you to cut the end of the stems about 1" when placing them in water, usually as soon as possible. Don't forget that little packet they give you.