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The "split-invoicing" you're describing would indeed be money laundering, but I don't see how wedding suppliers are uniquely positioned to take advantage of this tactic. It would immediately raise red flags if a florist is depositing tens of thousands of dollars in cash since weddings are not known to be a cash-intensive industry. Generally you'd want a service business which has little to no variable costs (like flower inventory) to keep track of. That's why Breaking Bad used a car wash, and Ozark used a strip club. Both are perfect money-laundering operations.
Just a nitpick - while the store front of most florists isn't cash intensive, the back end can be, especially if you go heavily on the 'locally sourced, independent farmer' angle. A lot of my family is in the flower industry, and "is it because they're money laundering?" is a common response when people learn how outrageous florist mark ups can be, like charging $20 a stem for roses you paid $10 a bunch for outrageous. But really it's a combination of luxury, perishability, ip, antitrust prospiracy and the fact that the majority of people who go into flowers just want to play with flowers, not run a business.
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