Process
Thank you so much for your interest in working with us and congratulations on your engagement! My name is Erin Specht and I handle all of the weddings at J&M Home and Garden. If you are ready to get started on planning your big day click here!
To start off let me introduce myself and J&M. J&M has been a staple destination floral, furniture, giftware, greenhouse and nursery shop for over 45 years. I have been working at J&M for 15 years now and started the wedding and events floral division full time about 10 years ago. I started the division with the idea of creating a boutique experience for our couples to work hand in hand from initial consultation to final set up with a small and dedicated team to ensure a truly custom and unique event. On average my team and 1 take about 60- 70 weddings per year to ensure the quality of our design process and execution. Overall we have worked with over 500 plus couples and created stunning floral pieces for their big days!
Our intimate design process allows us to to take between 2-5 projects per weekend depending on the scale and detail of the event. I take a personal interest in each project by creating and presenting a custom proposal for clients, designing and running a sample meeting, overseeing all production and mapping out a day of plan for our set-up team (and most of the time joining for the final reveal!)
For a gallery of some of our work over the past few years click here!
Contact Us:
If you are just looking to see if we are available your date/ deliver to your ceremony/ reception location click here and fill out the Quick Form.
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Whenever You Are Ready!
Consultation Meeting:
If you are looking to jump right in, or if we have already spoken and confirmed the basic details and availability for your event click here and fill our the Consultation Meeting Questionnaire. Once we have this filled out you can schedule your one on one with phone call with me by clicking here to view available appointment time!
Phone Consultations are our initial meeting to go over ideas on flowers, décor elements, installations and any other services we can help you with to complete the vision for your wedding day!
To schedule a phone consultation click here
Prior to our first phone consultation we ask you to fill out our General Questionnaire Form. This gives us an overview of your wedding day as far as general numbers, initial ideas and styles you are looking at. Having this form filled out 24 hours before our first phone consultation gives us time to prepare a rough draft proposal with some pictures and pricing options to go over in our call!
To fill out our Consultation Meeting Questionnaire click here
Consultation Meeting: Phone Call
What to Expect: In this call we will be presenting a rough draft of a proposal. The document includes a lot of inspiration photos for general style/ vibe as well as pricing options. During this call we will go over different ideas, add photos, discuss pricing and generally mock up a more complete vision of the proposal (by no means is this the final draft! This is just a settling point for us to move on in the process- the document will naturally change as time and more wedding planning goes on!) This proposal will function as the base document throughout the whole process, functioning as our game plan, timeline and contract for the wedding.
Click here to schedule your Phone Consultation (typically runs 30-45 minute)
After Call: I will go back in and make any edits needed to the proposal document that I was not able to do on the call and resend a copy to you as well as a copy of our contract. (to view a contract sample click here)
If everything looks good and you decide we are a good fit to work with, you can send in the $250 deposit to hold the date!
Once we have the deposit and signed contract you can relax for a bit! Continue to gather ideas and finalize other aspects of your big day!
4-5 Months before the Wedding
Proposal Review Call: Phone Call
What to Expect: This meeting is to go over where we are in the process of wedding planning and to make sure the flowers, accessories, colors and styles in our proposal document are still part of your vision as more wedding elements have settled into place prior to coming in for your Sample Meeting.
Click here to schedule your Proposal Review Call (typically runs 15-20 minute)
After the Proposal Review Call we will make any necessary revisions to the document and resend that to you. We can now schedule your Sample Meeting!
2-3 months before the wedding
Sample Meeting: In Person Meeting (J&M Home and Garden)
What to Expect: This is by far the most interactive meeting we have! For this meeting you will come to our store location and see a full mock-up of one of your centerpiece options as well as the other floral and decor options for the wedding day. This is where we can make any tweaks and changes to the florals in person so everyone is on the same page with what pieces will look like for the big day! During this meeting we will also sit down and review the timeline, set-up plans and points of contact for the wedding day. At this meeting a 50% deposit of the remaining balance is due in the form of a check or cash.
Click here to schedule your Sample Meeting (this is an in person meeting and typically runs 45 min- 1 hour)
After this meeting I will update the proposal document with the added/ edited information and send you a copy of your proposal with the sample meeting pictures added in.
2 weeks- 10 days Before the wedding
Final Meeting: Phone Call
What to Expect: In this call we finalize all the quantities and timing for delivery, as well as any final notes about the day of contact (photographer, maitre’ d, wedding planners etc.) At this point if you have anything you need to drop off to me I will take those items! At the end of this meeting final payment is due, anything added at the last minute after this meeting must be approved and paid for via a credit card prior to delivery. Any last minute communication between now and the wedding date needs to be done via text or phone calls to make sure nothing is missed!
Click here to schedule your Final Phone Call (typically runs 15-20 minute)
After this meeting enjoy the big day and don’t forget to send me pictures!!!
We know this may seem like a lot but it is truly based on our years of experience and delivering excellent weddings for all of our amazing couples! We take so much pride in our work and love that the final look is everything our clients imagine their big day to be.
Click here to view some of our reviews on Wedding Wire or TheKnot
I can't wait to start working with you soon!
Erin Rose Specht