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Wedding Floral Stem Counter

Turn your floral designs into an exact wholesale ordering list with waste buffers and cost tracking

Why people pay for this

It prevents $100-300 in flower waste per event and eliminates the hours of manual counting that every wedding florist dreads.

Target Audience

Independent wedding florists, event floral designers, floral studio owners

Suggested Price

$39/year

Est. Build Time

3-5 days

What This Is

A recipe-to-order calculator for wedding florists. Build arrangement recipes (e.g., "Bridal Bouquet: 15 roses, 8 peonies, 5 eucalyptus"), multiply by the event quantity, and get a master ordering list grouped by flower type with waste buffers and wholesale cost estimates. Eliminates the manual counting that leads to over-ordering (wasted money) or under-ordering (emergency flower runs).

Wedding florists do this math by hand for every event — 15 centerpieces × 12 roses each, plus 8 boutonnieres × 2 roses each, plus the bridal bouquet... it adds up to dozens of calculations. Getting it wrong means either throwing away $200 in unused flowers or making a desperate call to the wholesaler at 5 AM on wedding day. A structured calculator that does the math and adds a waste buffer saves money and stress.

How to Make Yours Different

A "Recipe to Master Order" workflow that mirrors how florists actually think — design the arrangement first, then scale it

Automatic waste buffer toggle (10% or 15%) because flowers break, arrive damaged, or open too early. Every florist knows this but many forget to account for it

Cost tracking with a markup calculator — input wholesale price per stem, see total event cost, and calculate the recommended retail price at your markup (typically 3-3.5x)

A "Hard Goods" section for non-flower supplies (floral foam, tape, wire, vases) so the full event cost is captured

The Starter Prompt

Copy this into your vibe coding tool. Customize the [bracketed sections] with your industry knowledge.

Build me a "Wedding Floral Stem Counter" web app. Here's what I need:

**Core Features:**
- "Recipe Builder": Create and name arrangement types (e.g., "Bridal Bouquet", "Bridesmaid Bouquet", "Centerpiece - Low", "Centerpiece - Tall", "Boutonniere", "Arch/Altar")
  - For each recipe, add stems with variety name and count (e.g., "Garden Roses: 12", "Peonies: 5", "Eucalyptus: 8")
- "Event Multiplier": For each recipe, input how many are needed for this event (e.g., 15 centerpieces, 6 bridesmaid bouquets, 100 chair flowers)
- "Master Order List": Automatically aggregate all recipes into a single wholesale ordering list, grouped by flower type, with total stem count across all arrangements
- "Waste Buffer" toggle: Add 10% or 15% to total counts (rounded up to nearest whole stem)
- "Cost Calculator": Enter wholesale price per stem for each flower type → see total flower cost, total per arrangement, and total event cost
- Markup calculator: Enter your markup multiplier (default 3.5x) → see suggested retail price
- "Hard Goods" section: Add non-flower items (foam, tape, wire, vessels) with costs
- Event summary: total stems, total flower cost, total hard goods cost, total event cost, suggested retail price
- Save and load events

**Design:**
- Elegant, visual aesthetic — soft greens, cream, clean typography (matches wedding industry expectations)
- Mobile-friendly for use at the flower market
- The master order list should be printable/copyable for calling in wholesale orders
- Recipe cards should be visually distinct and easy to scan

**Technical:**
- Single HTML file with embedded CSS and JavaScript
- All data in localStorage
- No external APIs needed
- Print-friendly output for the master order list

**Florist-specific:**
- [Pre-load common arrangement types and typical stem counts for your style]
- [Set your default markup formula, e.g., wholesale × 3.5]
- [Add common hard goods and their costs]
- [Include seasonal notes: which flowers are available/expensive in which months]

Got the prompt? You're halfway there.

Build it, test it on a real scenario, then come back to list it.

Pricing Guidance

$39/year

Annual subscription. Seasonal availability, wholesale pricing trends, and arrangement styles evolve, so you can keep recommendations fresh.

Prevents $100-300 waste per event. At one wedding monthly, the annual cost pays for itself in the first event. Annual updates let you add seasonal flower availability and new design templates.

AppGild takes a flat 20% commission. Monthly or annual subscriptions give your buyers ongoing value and give you recurring revenue, a win for everyone.

Getting Started

1

List your 5 most common arrangement types with typical stem counts and varieties

2

Calculate your actual markup rate (total retail ÷ wholesale cost) — many florists have never formalized this

3

Build the first version and process your next upcoming event through it

4

Compare the master order list to what you would have ordered manually — any surprises?

5

Share with florist friends at market and get feedback

6

List on AppGild targeting independent wedding florists

Ready to build this?

Copy the prompt, open your building tool, and start. When it's ready, list it on AppGild and start reaching buyers.