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The Wedding Planning Center
Everything you need to plan a Genesee County wedding — honest budgets, real timelines, floral expertise, and local vendor know-how. Built by Bentley Florist, the family florist Burton has trusted since 1963.
Plan With Confidence, Not Tabs Upon Tabs
Most couples plan a wedding exactly once — while the internet shouts a thousand opinions at them. This center exists to quiet the noise: clear guides for every stage, checklists you can actually finish, straight talk about money, and the floral expertise we have built arranging Genesee County weddings for decades.
Everything here is free, and none of it requires you to buy a single stem from us. We simply believe that when you are ready to talk flowers, you will remember who helped you get there.
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Getting Engaged: Where Do We Start?
Newly engaged and a little overwhelmed? Here is the calm first map: what to enjoy, what to decide early, and what can happily wait.
Read the guideThe Master Timeline
The Complete 12-Month Wedding Planning Timeline
A month-by-month wedding planning timeline that tells you when to book each vendor and, just as importantly, why that order matters.
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The Money Map
Building a Realistic Wedding Budget
A grounded look at where wedding money actually goes, where couples overspend, where to save, and how to plan flowers without guessing.
Read the guideThe Complete Inventory
The Master Wedding Checklist
Every task from engagement to after the honeymoon, organized by phase, so nothing quietly slips through the cracks.
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Our Specialty
The Complete Wedding Flower Planning Guide
How to think about wedding flowers from the ground up: every piece you might need, Michigan seasonality, real budget ranges, and working with your florist.
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The Vows Themselves
Planning Your Wedding Ceremony
How to shape the ceremony itself: the order of events, personal touches, timing, processional logistics, and the floral moments that frame your vows.
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The Celebration
Planning Your Wedding Reception
How to plan a reception that flows: timeline from cocktail hour to last dance, layout and seating strategy, table design, and day-of vendor coordination.
Read the guideFree Planning Tools
Interactive tools our designers built — no sign-up, no pressure, just honest numbers and ideas you can bring to any florist.
Floral Budget Estimator
Seven quick questions — see the range couples typically set aside and where it goes.
Open the toolFlower Finder
Filter 40 flowers by your month, colors, and style to see what fits your date.
Open the toolWedding Vision Builder
Pick a style, palette, and month — get a printable vision board to share.
Open the toolThe Flower Timeline
Nine milestones from engaged to bouquet-in-hand, with printable checklists.
Open the toolMore In The Center
Your Wedding Questions, Answered
The complete FAQ — money, guests, vendors, flowers, etiquette.
Floral Inspiration Gallery
Style boards from our design studio to find your look.
Local Wedding Professionals
How to choose every vendor — 15 trades, zero sales pitch.
Wedding Consultation
Sit down with a Bentley designer and talk it all through.
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The Burton Floral Design Podcast
Practical floral guidance for life's meaningful moments — weddings, celebrations, and everyday flowers — from the family florist Burton has known since 1963.
5 wedding seasons on the roadmap · from "just engaged" to the final month countdown — with a floral minute in every episode.
Wedding Downloads
All free guidesFree Guide
The Complete Wedding Planning Checklist
Every To-Do From Engagement Through the Honeymoon, Organized by Phase
Free Guide
The Wedding Timeline Planner
The Master Planning Calendar Plus an Hour-by-Hour Wedding Day Template
Free Guide
The Wedding Vendor Interview Worksheet
How to Interview Every Vendor Like a Pro and Compare Them Fairly
Free Guide
Questions to Ask Your Florist
The Insider List That Turns a Consultation Into a Real Partnership
Free Guide
The Wedding Day Emergency Kit Checklist
Everything to Pack So Any Small Crisis Is Solved in Seconds
Free Guide
The Reception Floral Planning Guide
Designing Your Reception With Flowers, Space by Space and Table by Table
Free Guide
The Beautiful Beginning
25 Things Every Couple Should Know Before Choosing Wedding Flowers
Free Guide
The Complete Wedding Floral Checklist
Every Flower You Might Need, Organized and Ready
Free Guide
The Wedding Flower Budget Planner
Spend Smart, Splurge Well, and Skip the Guesswork
A note on the professionals you will meet here: we educate and connect — we do not rank, recommend, or take referral fees. 15 vendor guides teach you how to choose well; the choosing stays yours.
Before you set your heart on a flower
Reality-Check Your Wish List
Season, budget, heat, and vase life — two tools that tell you the truth before the contract does.
Free Wedding Guide
25 Things Every Couple Should Know Before Meeting Their Florist
The Michigan Wedding Flower Planning Guide — the honest briefing we wish every couple had before their first florist meeting.
- Real mid-Michigan flower price ranges
- What blooms in each Michigan season
- The questions that save couples money
Instant access. No spam — from Bentley Florist, family-owned in Burton since 1963.
Bentley Florist · Burton, Michigan · Since 1963
Let's Start Planning Your Wedding Flowers
Whenever you are ready — whether you got engaged last week or the wedding is next season — a conversation with a Bentley Florist designer costs nothing and settles more decisions in an hour than a month of scrolling.