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Maher’s Florist offers the best wedding flowers in Pasadena, Maryland

Obtaining Wedding Flowers has become an extreme challenge for many florists in the past three years. It is now very important that if you are wanting to have a wedding in the next 6-9 months, you start contacting a florist like Maher’s Florist. We have a wonderful selection of flowers and a professional team of wedding planning experts. We would be honored to get started planning your wedding.

The flower shortage facing all florists is a culmination of several factors. One thing is for sure and that many florists are feeling the pinch and doing their best to find ways to continue servicing their client base.

Global Pandemic – We all understand the impact this horrific event had worldwide. This 2020 event snowballed into effecting many different industries including Wholesale Flower Growers. Many had to shut down farms due to quarantine requirements. This in turn resulted in laying off many workers and destroying tons of flowers. Some farms have not reopened and appear to have gone out of business.

Breaking it down further to real numbers, the National Association of Wholesale Distributors reported that there were 5.64 million employed in the US floral industry at the end of December 2020. That equates to 247,717 jobs lost between 2019 and 2020. That is the lowest level of floral industry employment in the past seven years. Then furthering the problem was the reduced number of flowers that were grown.

As people have gotten back to normal and begun planning events again, there are now fewer flowers and workers to load trucks. Sadly, many flowers are left to die in the heat because they cannot be loaded onto trucks.

Environmental Changes – Climates in some regions where flowers are grown have changed. In South America, they are reporting colder nights and more rainfall which has negatively affected flower production. Then domestically, many farms are located in California which as we know has been suffering from severe drought conditions.

Foreign Political Pressures – In many parts of the world there are political unrest. This is true in Ecuador which is a major supplier of wholesale flowers. There are many protests that have blocked major transportation routes. Numerous flower farms are unable or finding it difficult to transport their flowers to shippers.

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Increased Number of Weddings – There is a huge increase in the number of weddings. Many were postponed due to the Pandemic. The U.S. Wedding Report study reported that in 2021 there were an estimated 1.93 million weddings scheduled. That number for 2022 has climbed to 2.47 million. This increase in the demand for wedding flowers coupled with the supply issues is making the problem worse.

Like the majority of US Florists, Maher’s Florist has adjusted normal day to day procedures in order to best serve customers. Below are a few of the steps we have taken best serve our customers in these difficult flower supply conditions.

Accurate Expectations – The last thing we want to do is over promise and under deliver. When we set up a wedding consultation, we will provide honest and reasonable time frames to ensure your wedding flowers arrive on time and looking beautiful.

Early Wedding Bookings – Your wedding is a very important day. Due to the issues, we are all faced with regarding fresh flowers supply, we strongly encourage advance wedding planning.

Possible Substitutions – Unfortunately, it may be necessary to be flexible with wedding flower choices. While you will have first choices for your dream wedding flowers, it may not be possible in all cases to obtain those exact flowers.

Our mission is to do our very best to find alternatives to try and meet your expectations. One thing we are good at is flexing flowers. This is a technique that makes different varieties of flowers appear similar to the variety you are wanting. For example, Roses can be flexed to look like a Peony or Tulips to look like Gardenias etc.

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Maher’s Florist offers the best wedding flowers in Pasadena, Maryland. We employ an award-winning team of wedding flower designers. These folks create stunning bridal bouquets, beautiful flowers for the wedding chapel and gorgeous reception flowers. We believe that our wedding and event team is one of the very best in the state of Maryland. Our firm has provided wedding flower designs for some of the most prestigious events held in the area.

We are family owned and operated and have been serving the Pasadena area since 1977. If you are ready to begin planning your wedding, we encourage you to give us a call. We provide FREE wedding and event flower consultations. Our firm is large enough to handle weddings and events of any size.

The Maher’s team is very experienced and has designed wedding flower packages for many of the great wedding and event venues in the area. We create turn-key wedding flower solutions. These turn-key packages include consultation, design, delivery, setup at the venue and decor retrieval after the ceremony.

Maher’s Florist’s goal is to turn the bride’s dream into a colorful reality. Our designs, from timeless bouquets to contemporary floral arrangements, are created with you in mind. Working side by side from the initial consultation, we give your wedding the special attention and care it deserves.

From ceremony flowers and personals to arrangements for your reception, our experienced floral team will create the perfect designs to tell your story. By working within your budget and listening to your vision, we will help transform your special day into a magical one.