As a flower farmer I have a unique schedule for getting flowers ready for your wedding.

Here’s a little snapshot of a week in the life of a farmer-florist.

Monday I try to take off even during our busy Alaskan summers.

For my kiddos, this day is “mom day”. We usually hang out around the house or go on a local adventure.

If I had a weekend without a wedding set-up we may have gone camping and are just getting back into town.

Tuesday is my first day of the week to cut flowers from the field.

Long lasting flowers will be saved for weddings but most of these get added to my bouquet subscriptions which are delivered on Wednesdays.

In addition, If I’m ordering flowers from my national wholesaler (for extra American grown flowers), I’ll be picking up and processing them.

Flowers from my farm are processed in the field - which simply means stripping the leaves and popping them in water. Often flowers from other farms don’t yet have the leaves stripped so me or my assistant will do this.

Once I have all the flowers back to the warehouse it is bouquet subscription making time! We line the flowers out on tables and walk down the line creating big bunches of joy!

Flowers not used are put in our fridge for retail bouquets and weddings.

Anything from the wholesaler gets put right into our fridge so they stay uber-fresh and beautiful until wedding day.

Wednesday I usually keep as my office day. It is also subscription delivery day.

What do I do in the office?

Probably way more that you would imagine: website updates, blogging, emails, communicating with customers, bookkeeping, invoicing, etc.

If I have a larger wedding, Wednesday we will prep all the hard goods like washing and setting out vases and candles.

Thursday is wedding prep day and retail day.

I begin my day in the flower field cutting for retail flowers and weddings.

Design for sturdier pieces like bouquets and arrangements that will be in water begin today. These pieces are then stored in the fridge to stay fresh and beautiful until pick up or delivery.

Friday is A La Carte pick up day.

Wedding customers that are getting married over the weekend and choose to pick up from my warehouse studio pick up their flowers today.

Weekday weddings are becoming more popular. If a couple has a weekday wedding, we come up with a unique pick-up day just for them.

I usually spend the morning doing any touch-ups and do a final go-over of all the pieces.

I’ll write out all my thank-you notes. I like to send a thank-you to all my couples and all the vendors I’ll be working closely with.

This puts me in a serious attitude of gratitude so I can show up as the best version of myself.

Below are two signature bridal bouquets from the Turnstone Farm design team.

Saturday is wedding delivery and set-up day.

I’ll load the truck in the morning and head out on the road to my destination venue.

Once I get to a wedding I’ll start with table set ups, ceremony and reception decor.

I then construct the floral arch and will finally deliver the personal flowers: any floral wearables, the bouquet and the boutonnieres.

Below is a lush half arch I created for a wedding in Seward, Alaska filled with Alaskan dahlias and peonies.

Sunday is a day off!

I also use this day of rest to download all my to-dos into a list and then meticulously schedule them by 30 minute blocks in my daily planner.

My brain is much more relaxed and happy when I have a plan and get each to-do item down on my paper schedule.

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Behind the Scenes in my Week-of-wedding Schedule