Meylan Fleurs

Meylan Fleurs is a flower shop and workshop in the center of Lausanne that has been trading since 1944. Its shop is at Villamont 23 and Rumine 1, its workshop at Rumine 8, and it is open every day of the week. The house employs 11 people, and its wedding page offers bouquets, candles, arches and flower beds, planned with the couple in a meeting at the shop, by appointment only. The site can be read in six languages, English among them. For a couple marrying in or near Lausanne, it is an established option with long opening hours.

The house

The homepage introduces the business in one sentence: "Depuis 1944, la maison Meylan Fleurs et son atelier concilient savoir-faire et amour du métier en plein cœur de Lausanne." In English: since 1944, the Meylan Fleurs house and its workshop have combined know-how and love of the trade in the heart of Lausanne. Its qualified florist-craftspeople ("artisans-fleuristes qualifiés"), the page continues, offer made-to-measure support and advice according to the season and the occasion, from fresh flowers and bouquets with character to festive arrangements and elegant compositions. The company trades as Meylan Fleurs SA.

The team

The team page is short but specific. "La maison Meylan Fleurs peut compter sur le talent et le professionnalisme de ses 11 collaboratrices et collaborateurs." The team is described as multicultural, bringing together a range of trades and skills from craft to sales, and the page lists what goes into its creations: carpentry, interior decoration, sewing, painting and flower craft, all under the responsibility of Kim Roy.

For a wedding, that mix of skills matters. A house with carpentry, sewing and painting in-house describes itself as able to build more than flower arrangements, which is relevant for couples thinking about arches or larger decorative structures. The site does not show examples, so how far that goes in practice is a question for the meeting.

Weddings

The wedding page reads in full as follows. "Notre maison met en œuvre toute sa créativité et son savoir-faire pour magnifier votre journée." (Our house puts all its creativity and know-how into making your day magnificent.) "Faire de ce grand jour une réussite est notre priorité : bouquets, bougies, arches ou parterres fleuris, nous sommes à l'écoute de vos envies et vous conseillons avec plaisir lors d'un rendez-vous au magasin." (Making this great day a success is our priority: bouquets, candles, arches or flower beds, we listen to your wishes and are glad to advise you at an appointment in the shop.) It ends: "Sur rendez-vous uniquement." By appointment only.

So the wedding process begins with a booked meeting in the shop. The page names four elements, bouquets, candles, arches and beds of flowers, without prices, examples or a description of delivery and set-up.

The shop, the workshop and the hours

The shop is at Villamont 23 and Rumine 1, 1005 Lausanne; the workshop at Rumine 8, 1005 Lausanne. The site's navigation gives each of them a page of its own, as well as a page on the house's clients.

Opening hours are published under the heading "Ouvert tous les jours" (open every day):

• Monday to Friday: 7:30 to 19:00
• Saturday: 7:30 to 18:00
• Sunday: 9:30 to 12:30

Special hours are posted for holidays, such as the Jeûne fédéral on Monday 21 September (9h30 to 12h30) and Mother's Day on Sunday 10 May (7h30 to 18h00). For a couple coming to Lausanne to plan, seven-day opening makes it straightforward to fit an appointment around other visits.

Contact and delivery

The site offers home delivery ("Livraisons à domicile") and gives two phone numbers, 021 323 43 40 and 021 323 43 19, and the email info@meylanfleurs.ch. There is also an online shop ("Boutique") in the menu. The site does not state a delivery area, delivery fees or whether wedding flowers are installed at the venue.

Languages

The site has a language menu with Français, English, Deutsch, Italiano, Русский (Russian) and עברית (Hebrew). That is a helpful start for couples who do not read French, although the site does not say in which languages the team holds wedding consultations. A couple should ask when booking the appointment whether it can be held in English.

Beyond weddings

The creations menu lists bouquets and arrangements, receptions, weddings, funerals, parties and the decoration of spaces ("Décoration d'espaces"). The last two show that the house decorates rooms and events as well as making bouquets.

Planning from abroad

Because weddings are handled by appointment only, the first step for a couple outside Switzerland is to write to info@meylanfleurs.ch or call one of the two numbers to book a meeting at the shop, ideally timed with a visit to the venue. The message should give the date, the ceremony and reception venues, a rough guest count and budget, and the elements wanted, from the bridal bouquet to candles and an arch. It is worth asking at the same time whether the meeting can be in English, whether the house can send photographs of earlier weddings, and whether delivery and installation at the venue are included. If a visit is not possible before the wedding, the couple should ask whether the first discussion can happen by phone or email.

What the site does not settle

• Prices. No wedding prices, packages or minimum spend are published.
• Portfolio. The wedding page shows no captioned examples of past weddings.
• Delivery and installation. Home delivery is offered, but wedding delivery, installation and collection are not described, nor is the area covered.
• Lead time and terms. No booking deadline, deposit or cancellation rule for weddings.
• Consultation language. The site is multilingual, but the language of the appointment is not stated.

Who it suits

Meylan Fleurs suits a couple marrying in Lausanne who want an established city florist, a team large enough to include carpentry, sewing and painting alongside flower work, and a shop open every day where the planning meeting can take place. The multilingual site lowers the barrier for couples from abroad.

The caveats are the brief wedding page and the appointment-only process: there are no prices or examples to review in advance, so the meeting in the shop is where a couple learns what the house would propose and what it costs. Couples planning from abroad should book that appointment early and confirm the language beforehand.