{"id":36102,"date":"2025-08-27T14:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36102"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:04:09","slug":"taylor-swifts-fairytale-engagement-flowers-likely-cost-up-to-38k-and-used-over-2000-blooms-says-expert-exclusive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36102","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s Fairytale Engagement Flowers Likely Cost Up to $38K and Used Over 2,000 Blooms, Says Expert (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\">\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Tuesday, Aug. 26 in a joint Instagram post<\/li>\n<li>The post included photos from the magical proposal, which showed the lovebirds surrounded by a number of flowers in a garden setting<\/li>\n<li>D.C.-based florist Ashley Greer tells PEOPLE the entire floral arrangement and decor likely cost up to $38,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-8285986\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Travis Kelce<\/a> pulled out all the stops for his <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-engaged-travis-kelce-8416978\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">fairytale proposal<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">Taylor Swift<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Fans are still swooning over all the flowers and decor it took to make the setting as magical as can be. But stunning details tend to cost a pretty penny, as an expert estimates the entire cost likely amounted up to $38,000.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Ashley Greer \u2014 a florist and owner of the D.C.-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atelierashleyflowers.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Atelier Ashley Flowers<\/a>, who worked on the Obama White House Christmas trees \u2014 is breaking down that cost to PEOPLE, including the types of flowers used and what structures were needed to make it all come together.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink--people-app-promo mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__left_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__left mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__text_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__text mntl-text-block\"><b>Our new app is here!<\/b> Free, fun and full of exclusives. Scan to download now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Describing the scene as an &#8220;enchanted garden,\u201d Greer highlights a number of flowers that were used for the arrangements, as well as some of the symbolism they hold.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cPulling imagery from so many of [Swift\u2019s] songs, a magical garden scene is constructed amidst August forest trees,\u201d Greer tells PEOPLE, noting that willow, ivy and roses were all used for the setup.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She adds that 800 pounds of greenery was likely needed to achieve this look, as well as 1,200 roses and at least 1,000 other flowers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Getting Married! See Their Complete Relationship Timeline<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Engaged: &#8216;Your English Teacher and Your Gym Teacher Are Getting Married&#8217;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Greer explains how the scene is centered around a 20-foot \u201cdomed arboretum,\u201d with the metalwork covered in \u201cmostly southern smilax vines, moss and vines with garden roses, anemone, roses, lilies and candles interwoven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">A structure like this usually costs between $18,000 and $30,000 depending on the floral company and where it is assembled, Greer says.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The two large concrete planters seen in the photos are filled with \u201climelight hydrangea, secret garden roses, delphinium and pink surprise lilies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">According to Greer, the flowers in each urn alone are likely priced between $1,000 and $3,000.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">As for the ground installation, the materials needed for this include \u201cboulders, river rocks, plants, white duchess peonies, white scabiosa, ferns and pockets of roses,\u201d while \u201cboxwood and lily\u201d are used to frame the meadow path.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She explains that all of these details used for the ground installation would likely cost somewhere between $4,000 and $5,000.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The &#8220;Willow&#8221; singer and Kansas City Chiefs tight end, both 35, announced their engagement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DN02niAXMM-\/?img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">joint post on Instagram<\/a> alongside several photos from the floral-filled garden proposal on Tuesday, Aug. 26.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married \ud83e\udde8,&#8221; Swift wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Tuesday, Aug. 26 in a joint Instagram post The post included photos from the magical proposal, which showed the lovebirds surrounded &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36104,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36102\/revisions\/36104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}