About Us

Vince & Carolyn
Butera

Butera the Florist was founded by

Vincenzo & Carolyn Butera in 1980.

Beginning in the floral industry at age 15, Vince went on to earn a BS degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Delaware Valley University. He and his wife first opened Butera The Florist as a wedding and event business in 1980. The rapid growth of the business allowed them to expand in 1986 to a full service retail florist.

Vince Butera is not only a professional wedding florist, he is also involved in the floral industry as a design teacher and professional presenter to both consumer groups and floral artists. He has served at the national level as PFCI Chairman of the Board of Trustees and on the Retail Council for the Society of American Florists.

His design programs have been enjoyed by many Federated Garden Clubs, civic groups, and PHS Philadelphia Flower Show attendees. Butera the Florist has been featured numerous times in floral trade magazines and was the 2015 recipient of The Marketer of The Year Award, presented by the Society of American Florists. 

In the fall of 2021, Vince and Carolyn Butera fulfilled a long-term dream and relocated their home and business to the Blue Hill Peninsula of Maine. Vince and his wife, Carolyn, were married in 1979 and together have raised four wonderful children. They now delight in spending time with them and their two dear grandchildren, who live nearby in Maine!

Butera the Florist was founded by

Vincenzo & Carolyn Butera in 1980.

Beginning in the floral industry at age 15, Vince went on to earn a BS degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Delaware Valley University. He and his wife first opened Butera The Florist as a wedding and event business in 1980. The rapid growth of the business allowed them to expand in 1986 to a full service retail florist.

Vince Butera is not only a professional wedding florist, he is also involved in the floral industry as a design teacher and professional presenter to both consumer groups and floral artists. He has served at the national level as PFCI Chairman of the Board of Trustees and on the Retail Council for the Society of American Florists.

His design programs have been enjoyed by many Federated Garden Clubs, civic groups, and PHS Philadelphia Flower Show attendees. Butera the Florist has been featured numerous times in floral trade magazines and was the 2015 recipient of The Marketer of The Year Award, presented by the Society of American Florists. 

In the fall of 2021, Vince and Carolyn Butera fulfilled a long-term dream and relocated their home and business to the Blue Hill Peninsula of Maine. Vince and his wife, Carolyn, were married in 1979 and together have raised four wonderful children. They now delight in spending time with them and their two dear grandchildren, who live nearby in Maine!

Our Commitment

Eschewing mass production methods just to make a profit, Butera the Florist has from its first day of business maintained the position of innovation, creativity and artistry from the hands of the BTF Floral Artisans as the core for its product line of exquisite botanical artistry. Our goal is to create stunning, individualized floral designs for our wedding clients with the highest quality fresh flowers.

Butera the Florist utilizes several sustainable floral design practices in our wedding work. Our best practices include: designing in reclaimed antique glassware and vintage bowls (hand-sourced locally by the BTF owners), minimizing the use of artificial or manufactured elements in our botanical designs, recycling cardboard and other materials, natural composting, and being hyper-efficient in ordering to avoid waste. 

We grow over 75 flower varieties on our land in Maine and also procure outstanding fresh flowers and botanicals directly from numerous local and regional flower farms, USA farms, and several key farms outside the country that ethically grow flowers not available locally.

At BTF, we have a focus on beauty and dignity. This extends beyond our business and flows into the community. Local and international partnerships with nonprofit organizations have been part of our story for more than four decades. We enjoy trusting God, taking risks, and being generous.  We are thankful to be part of an incredible number of special occasions for individuals and families for many years.

Free Consultation

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The Finer Details

Free Consultation

We have assisted thousands of couples in bringing their wedding ideas to life! The process all starts with a personal consultation with Vince to develop a floral vision for the wedding day that speaks to your story. During the consultation, color choices, style and fresh flower concepts are discussed to achieve the perfect look for your big day. Tell us about YOUR wedding to begin planning your wedding flowers!

Wedding Planning

The bridal and bridesmaid’s bouquets are the visual foundation for the wedding day, but it is the full scope of botanical artistry that creates an unforgettable experience and transforms the venue to “yours”. Butera the Florist is well versed on what types of floral designs will create the specific look you desire…whether relaxed elegance, timeless, nature inspired, coastal, romantic, boho, or minimal and modern.

Everyone planning a wedding wants it to be beautiful without spending more than they have budgeted. Over the decades, we at Butera The Florist have guided our wedding clients through a myriad of floral decisions to maximize their budgets and create the day of their dreams!

Our Work

On the day of your wedding, Butera The Florist will deliver and install all of the floral artistry for your ceremony and reception. We focus on having everything “just perfect” for your “first look” and when your guests arrive. We have extensive experience in working seamlessly with bakers, photographers, and other service vendors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Butera The Florist delivers weddings throughout the Downeast Acadia Region of Maine: Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Ellsworth, Blue Hill, Sedgwick, Brooklin, Deer Isle, Castine, Stockton Springs, Searsport, Belfast

Our Downeast Maine service area includes many popular wedding venues, including: The Bar Harbor Inn, The Bar Harbor Club, French’s Point, Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Event Center, The Lucerne Inn, and many more. In addition, we are available for weddings at private homes and estates.

Yes, in fact Butera the Florist is the region’s only wedding florist accredited by the American Academy of Floriculture (AAF), American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) & Professional Floral Communicators International (PFCI).

Yes, we do! Our wedding floral business has existed for more than four decades and we have extensive experience working with wedding couples traveling to a destination for their special day. Over the last few years, we have served destination wedding couples from NYC, Boston, Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, New Hampshire, Michigan, Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, South Dakota as well as clients from various areas of Maine, including Bass Harbor, Yarmouth and Van Buren.

To best serve our wedding clients and support flower farmers, we buy seasonally grown flowers from a wide variety of Maine farms, from flower farms in various parts of the United States, and from sustainable farms in other regions of the world. 

BUTERA’S FLOWER FARM

Inspired in 1986 by the perennial gardens at Acadia’s Jordan Pond House, and more recently by Debra Prinzing’s Slow Flower movement, Vince & Carolyn Butera established their Micro Flower Farm of over 75 varieties of flowers on the Blue Hill Peninsula of Maine in 2022. This petite flower farm borders a natural Maine forest, lush with green mosses, lichen, and fern among the diverse deciduous and evergreen trees. Several small streams flow through the woods into a pond that borders the micro farm. A natural landscape approach was used in the planting design to provide a visual continuity with the plants already strongly rooted on the land.

No pesticides are used in any of the soil or on the plants. Both foliage and flowering plants are grown by the Buteras on their small space in Maine. It is their delight that these beautiful hand-picked blooms and greens accent glorious bouquets, centerpieces and one-of-a-kind arbor designs for the wedding couple’s special day.

We serve brides and grooms with wedding flower budgets ranging from $2,500 to $10,000.

If you have decided upon a wedding date and location, you are welcome to contact us any time for a free consultation to talk about your flowers. It’s helpful if you have a general vision for your wedding day and perhaps have picked out a color theme, but don’t worry if you have not yet decided about types of flowers, styles of bouquets, etc. That’s why we are here! Feel free to send us an email to inquire if we have your wedding date available.

With a minimum deposit of $500, you can book your wedding date with Butera the Florist. The deposit amount is fully credited to your wedding floral purchase. …more…Your date can be booked after or prior to the free wedding consultation. Butera the Florist books only one wedding per day and therefore saving your date with BTF is based on availability.

We accept payment online after availability for your wedding date is confirmed. The $500 deposit to save your date is non-refundable. Contact us through the Wedding Contact Form on this page or email to inquire if we have your wedding date available.

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