Wedding Florists · North West Tasmania / Cradle Coast, Tasmania
The Bouquet Florist
About
Overview & Vibe
One of Burnie’s longest-serving florists, owned by Melissa Jackson, with more than twenty-five years in the floral trade behind it. Melissa holds both Interflora’s Construction assessment and its Procedures assessment, and the shop trades from the Centrepoint Arcade on Wilson Street. The stated position is plain: value for money, the highest quality flowers, and designs by fully qualified florists.
Style & Signature Blooms
The shop’s own framing for weddings runs from a casual bunch of spring flowers through the perfection of roses to an elegant bouquet of exotic blooms — deliberately wide rather than a single house look. Flowers are described as sourced both locally and interstate. No list of flower varieties is published.
Ideal For
Couples marrying anywhere across Tasmania’s North West, including the west coast towns most florists will not reach. The shop delivers as far as Queenstown, Strahan, Zeehan, Rosebery and Tullah, and publishes what each of those runs costs — useful if the venue is well outside Burnie.
The Need-to-Knows
No wedding price, package or minimum is published, but the consultation is free and there is an enquiry form to start it. Burnie and its suburbs are delivered twice daily, with same-day delivery on orders placed by 1pm. Penguin, Preservation Bay, Sulphur Creek and Heybridge go out on a 9.30am courier run and need ordering the day before. The west coast towns run Tuesday to Friday only.
Standout Feature
The reach, and the honesty about it. Rather than implying it covers everywhere, the shop names the towns it serves, gives each a price, and says plainly that rural addresses need confirming before an order is accepted. Peak dates — Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day — need forty-eight hours’ notice.
Appointment Policy
- Wedding consultations are free, and are arranged by contacting the shop.
- There is a dedicated wedding enquiry form, or an appointment can be booked directly.
- Enquiries can also be made by phone or email.
- Published trading hours are inconsistent across the site, so it is worth confirming before visiting.
Areas Serviced
- Burnie - where the shop is, in the Centrepoint Arcade on Wilson Street, delivered twice daily
- Penguin, Preservation Bay, Sulphur Creek and Heybridge - a 9.30am weekday courier run, ordered the day before
- Wynyard and Somerset - within the regular delivery area, with Wynyard priced at $16.95
- Tullah, Rosebery, Zeehan, Strahan and Queenstown - Tasmania's west coast, delivered Tuesday to Friday only
- Sisters Beach, Yolla, Oldina and Upper Natone - outlying settlements listed in the delivery table
- Rural addresses across Burnie, Wynyard, Somerset and Penguin - only on confirmation before the order is accepted
Delivery & Setup
- Burnie and its surrounding suburbs are delivered twice daily.
- Same-day delivery in Burnie needs the order placed by 1pm, with conditions on some courier-served areas.
- Penguin, Preservation Bay, Sulphur Creek and Heybridge go out on a 9.30am courier run Monday to Friday, and must be ordered the day before.
- Tullah, Rosebery, Zeehan, Strahan and Queenstown are delivered Tuesday to Friday only, ordered by 1pm the day before.
- The base delivery charge is $16.95, with Wynyard at $16.95, Penguin at $20, Queenstown, Rosebery, Strahan, Yolla and Zeehan at $26.95, and Sisters Beach at $33.95.
- Two towns, Oldina and Upper Natone, appear in the delivery table with no price against them.
- Rural addresses must be confirmed before an order is accepted.
- Hospital deliveries run Monday to Friday only and can be left at reception only.
- Peak dates - Christmas, Valentine's Day and Mother's Day - need orders placed forty-eight hours ahead, confirmed by phone.
Floral Styles
- classic
- seasonal
- modern
Flowers & Blooms
No details available.
Hire Items
No details available.
Minimum Spend
No details available.
Nearby Landmarks
- Wilson Street and the Centrepoint Arcade - Burnie's main retail strip, where the shop trades
- Burnie waterfront and West Beach - the foreshore at the bottom of town, where little penguins come ashore
- Makers' Workshop - Burnie's paper-making and craft centre on the waterfront
- Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden - a display garden in the hills behind Burnie
- Table Cape and the Tulip Farm, Wynyard - the headland twenty minutes west
- Cradle Mountain - the national park inland, and the region's best-known destination
Price Notes
- No wedding price, package, minimum, deposit or lead time is published; the consultation itself is free.
- Everyday flowers can be browsed in three bands: under $75, $75 to $150, and over $150.
- Delivery is charged separately, from $16.95 up to $33.95 depending on the town.
- Two towns in the delivery table are published with no price at all.
- Peak dates need forty-eight hours' notice and phone confirmation for guaranteed service.
- The shop's published trading hours differ between three of its own pages, so confirm before relying on them.
Services Offered
- Wedding Flowers
- Everyday And Gift Flowers
- Sympathy And Funeral Flowers
- Gift Baskets And Hampers
- Interstate And Overseas Relay Orders
- Hospital Delivery
Wedding Flower Packages
- Bridal Bouquet. Price: Quoted per wedding. Description: Named as the shop's speciality, with the range running from a casual bunch of spring flowers to roses or exotic blooms.
- Ceremony Flowers. Price: Quoted per wedding. Description: The shop frames the choice as flowers for the ceremony and reception together, setting the tone for the day.
- Reception Flowers. Price: Quoted per wedding. Description: Named alongside ceremony work.
- Buttonholes And Corsages. Price: Quoted per wedding. Description: Shown throughout the wedding portfolio.
- Ceremony Arbour Florals. Price: Quoted per wedding. Description: Arbour and arch work appears in the portfolio, in bushland and barn settings.
- Everyday Flowers Under $75. Price: Under $75. Description: The shop's own lowest browse-by-price band.
- Everyday Flowers $75 To $150. Price: $75-$150. Description: The middle browse-by-price band.
- Everyday Flowers Over $150. Price: Over $150. Description: The top browse-by-price band.
Contact
- Website
- bouquetflorist.com.au
- Phone
- 03 6431 9499
- Address
- Shop 3, 69 Wilson Street