Flowers
Bella Flora
Whitneykay87 review~A+
Flowers were the one thing I was kind of scared to go shopping for. I never thought flowers were that important to me wedding-wise, and I was doing my own centerpieces, so I didn't want to spend a fortune on personal flowers for us. I went all over looking for someone, and I loved Dorena. She is very sweet and listened to what I said I liked or didn't like. I needed help with the specifics, and she took care of everything. I just told her I wanted white roses and something else to make it special, and she showed up with beautiful bouquets of roses, stock, and mini calla lillies. The bouts looked great as well. She was prompt in answering my questions and let me change my mind several times. She also prides herself on being affordable compared to other places (and belive me, she was!). She even stuck around for over an hour when delivering our flowers to make sure all of the bouts went on ok and we didn't need anything else, which I thought was great considering all I expected was for her to drop off the flowers and leave!
Flowers were the one thing I was kind of scared to go shopping for. I never thought flowers were that important to me wedding-wise, and I was doing my own centerpieces, so I didn't want to spend a fortune on personal flowers for us. I went all over looking for someone, and I loved Dorena. She is very sweet and listened to what I said I liked or didn't like. I needed help with the specifics, and she took care of everything. I just told her I wanted white roses and something else to make it special, and she showed up with beautiful bouquets of roses, stock, and mini calla lillies. The bouts looked great as well. She was prompt in answering my questions and let me change my mind several times. She also prides herself on being affordable compared to other places (and belive me, she was!). She even stuck around for over an hour when delivering our flowers to make sure all of the bouts went on ok and we didn't need anything else, which I thought was great considering all I expected was for her to drop off the flowers and leave!
Bella Design Studio -
prideeinpynk B+
Bella Design Studio is now part of Needham Floral, but since I booked when she was still working as her own business everything remained the same with prices/arrangements. I was overall really happy with everything! In the month leading up to the wedding we realized we were going to have a dramatically smaller guest turnout than originally planned, and Michelle was great in reducing the number of items we ordered; I was nervous about approaching her about it in case she would be upset since it was a significant amount less than the original order, but she was very nice about it. Everything was fun and gorgeous! I basically told her the colors I wanted and that I didn't like roses, and she came up with an amazing and unique mix of flowers. She also delivered the bouquets and bouts to my hotel before she went to the venue which was great. I didn't give her an A because the delivery price was a little high since it doesn't include pick up of vases, but that was my fault for not realizing it until last minute.
Bella Design Studio is now part of Needham Floral, but since I booked when she was still working as her own business everything remained the same with prices/arrangements. I was overall really happy with everything! In the month leading up to the wedding we realized we were going to have a dramatically smaller guest turnout than originally planned, and Michelle was great in reducing the number of items we ordered; I was nervous about approaching her about it in case she would be upset since it was a significant amount less than the original order, but she was very nice about it. Everything was fun and gorgeous! I basically told her the colors I wanted and that I didn't like roses, and she came up with an amazing and unique mix of flowers. She also delivered the bouquets and bouts to my hotel before she went to the venue which was great. I didn't give her an A because the delivery price was a little high since it doesn't include pick up of vases, but that was my fault for not realizing it until last minute.
Clara's Flowers
erinmarie2831 A-
Overall, Clara did a good job considering the relatively little guidance I provided to her. I had very few ideas of what I wanted for flowers, and honestly my focus was on my bouquet (mango calla lilies) since that was where the color scheme originated from. My bouquet was beautiful -- just what I asked for. The bridesmaid's bouquets weren't exactly what I had pictured, but I think that was mostly because I didn't exert a ton of influence on them. I left them to her, and the colors, etc, were great, I just thought the shape would be a little different. The alter arrangements were exactly as expected. I didn't have too much floral at the reception, but Clara made some good recommendations of what to do to complement my lantern centerpieces, and it all came together really well. She was lovely to work with, and I think her prices are very reasonable.
LisaC A+
Clara is such a friendly, sweet woman. Flowers really weren't important to me in
the beginning, so it was frustrating trying to find someone who was in the price
range we wanted and didn't go overboard with our requests. After meeting with
Clara, I was excited about the flowers and she translated my visions perfectly.
The bouquets were beautiful and better than I could have pictured, and the
reception centerpieces were wonderful. She really takes pride in her work and
her service. My aunt helped set up the photo wall we had beforehand, and
complimented both the florist and cake baker. She had the bouquets personally
delivered to the Rose Garden for us, and really accomodated our tastes.
Overall, Clara did a good job considering the relatively little guidance I provided to her. I had very few ideas of what I wanted for flowers, and honestly my focus was on my bouquet (mango calla lilies) since that was where the color scheme originated from. My bouquet was beautiful -- just what I asked for. The bridesmaid's bouquets weren't exactly what I had pictured, but I think that was mostly because I didn't exert a ton of influence on them. I left them to her, and the colors, etc, were great, I just thought the shape would be a little different. The alter arrangements were exactly as expected. I didn't have too much floral at the reception, but Clara made some good recommendations of what to do to complement my lantern centerpieces, and it all came together really well. She was lovely to work with, and I think her prices are very reasonable.
LisaC A+
Clara is such a friendly, sweet woman. Flowers really weren't important to me in
the beginning, so it was frustrating trying to find someone who was in the price
range we wanted and didn't go overboard with our requests. After meeting with
Clara, I was excited about the flowers and she translated my visions perfectly.
The bouquets were beautiful and better than I could have pictured, and the
reception centerpieces were wonderful. She really takes pride in her work and
her service. My aunt helped set up the photo wall we had beforehand, and
complimented both the florist and cake baker. She had the bouquets personally
delivered to the Rose Garden for us, and really accomodated our tastes.
Dana Nigro with Village Gardens
Review from Cuppy Cakes 09
~We used her as well and she does AMAZING work, is great to work with, and able to work well within a budget. If something you want is out of your budget she has great ideas and alternatives to help you achieve the same look and feel! I agree and would definitely recommend her as well!
~We used her as well and she does AMAZING work, is great to work with, and able to work well within a budget. If something you want is out of your budget she has great ideas and alternatives to help you achieve the same look and feel! I agree and would definitely recommend her as well!
An Eclectic Stem
steffydolly
I’ll start with the positives, she worked with my budget and was quite friendly. However, she is very difficult to get a hold of, never sent any kind of mock up or photos of what my flowers might look like, messed up the order, and seemed to have half-a**ed the flowers. My MOH, who has worked for a florist for a few years, noticed some basic errors in the flowers.
I’ll start with the positives, she worked with my budget and was quite friendly. However, she is very difficult to get a hold of, never sent any kind of mock up or photos of what my flowers might look like, messed up the order, and seemed to have half-a**ed the flowers. My MOH, who has worked for a florist for a few years, noticed some basic errors in the flowers.
Good Earth Floral Design (Overland Park, KS)
jenn.nic
Our flowers were GORGEOUS!! Ashley did an amazing job and I could not have asked for anything better! She was wonderful to work with from start to finish and I would recommend her to anybody! She created all of our bouquets, corsages, and bouts and everything was perfect! The only negative for me was that our location was out of her delivery area, but my dad was able to meet her husband in KC at 10am on the morning of our wedding and bring the flowers to our hotel. She created exactly what I asked for and I think her prices were more than reasonable. She was just awesome awesome awesome!
Our flowers were GORGEOUS!! Ashley did an amazing job and I could not have asked for anything better! She was wonderful to work with from start to finish and I would recommend her to anybody! She created all of our bouquets, corsages, and bouts and everything was perfect! The only negative for me was that our location was out of her delivery area, but my dad was able to meet her husband in KC at 10am on the morning of our wedding and bring the flowers to our hotel. She created exactly what I asked for and I think her prices were more than reasonable. She was just awesome awesome awesome!
Hy-Vee off Barry Rd
ChrisAngel!
Becky is easy to work with and really listens to what you want. I told her I wanted Ikebana style centerpieces and she knew exactly what I was talking about and told me she took classes on it. So of course, I was excited! I let her use her imagination in creating the centerpieces and she did not disappoint! Elegant, would be the word, if I had to summarize her work. She is very knowledgable and was able to throw out prices of flowers on the spot without having to say "let me get back to you on that." Spent under $1000 on all my flowers... both the church and reception looked gorgeous!
Becky is easy to work with and really listens to what you want. I told her I wanted Ikebana style centerpieces and she knew exactly what I was talking about and told me she took classes on it. So of course, I was excited! I let her use her imagination in creating the centerpieces and she did not disappoint! Elegant, would be the word, if I had to summarize her work. She is very knowledgable and was able to throw out prices of flowers on the spot without having to say "let me get back to you on that." Spent under $1000 on all my flowers... both the church and reception looked gorgeous!
Linda Baca with A Floral Affair
Review by sarahbeth_01~
Linda was recommended by my cake baker, as she was the florist in her summer '09 wedding! I don't know a lot about flowers, so I wasn't super picky about the kind of flowers; my only requirement was that the bouquets be a mix of bright pink flowers. Linda was super nice and had a lot of great suggestions. She was very accommodating when I changed my mind a few times. The bouquets, arrangements for alter, and boutonnieres all turned out great! Great prices too...a couple hundred dollars less than another florist I met with!! She also threw in a free boutonniere for the ring bearer (didn't want to charge us for someone so young) and a free toss bouquet. Service on the other hand, wasn't as great as I had expected, given I was paying her hundreds of dollars. It wasn't horrible, but she wasn't the best at returning calls and it always took her awhile to respond to my emails. The flowers arrived about a half hour late on the day-of and were delivered by a girl I had never met. The delivery girl wasn't super friendly or helpful in pinning on boutonnieres. In the end, not a huge deal, but service could have been lots better! (Note: Linda did not do any of the reception decor - just flowers and alter arrangements for the ceremony.) Here's the website: http://afloralaffairkc.com/A_Floral_Affair_-_Kansas_City/Welcome.html.
Linda was recommended by my cake baker, as she was the florist in her summer '09 wedding! I don't know a lot about flowers, so I wasn't super picky about the kind of flowers; my only requirement was that the bouquets be a mix of bright pink flowers. Linda was super nice and had a lot of great suggestions. She was very accommodating when I changed my mind a few times. The bouquets, arrangements for alter, and boutonnieres all turned out great! Great prices too...a couple hundred dollars less than another florist I met with!! She also threw in a free boutonniere for the ring bearer (didn't want to charge us for someone so young) and a free toss bouquet. Service on the other hand, wasn't as great as I had expected, given I was paying her hundreds of dollars. It wasn't horrible, but she wasn't the best at returning calls and it always took her awhile to respond to my emails. The flowers arrived about a half hour late on the day-of and were delivered by a girl I had never met. The delivery girl wasn't super friendly or helpful in pinning on boutonnieres. In the end, not a huge deal, but service could have been lots better! (Note: Linda did not do any of the reception decor - just flowers and alter arrangements for the ceremony.) Here's the website: http://afloralaffairkc.com/A_Floral_Affair_-_Kansas_City/Welcome.html.
Adria at Bloom 47
Greendinos A+
Such a sweet person and so talented. Great prices and SOOO flexible. I must have changed the order a dozen times as different people were requesting different things. She was so understanding and professional and the flowers were just gorgeous! Breathtaking, wonderful, exactly what I wanted and much cheaper than anywhere else I found. She found all sorts of ways to help me save money here and there but you would never know because everything was so beautiful- I definitely recommend her!!!!!
Greendinos A+
Such a sweet person and so talented. Great prices and SOOO flexible. I must have changed the order a dozen times as different people were requesting different things. She was so understanding and professional and the flowers were just gorgeous! Breathtaking, wonderful, exactly what I wanted and much cheaper than anywhere else I found. She found all sorts of ways to help me save money here and there but you would never know because everything was so beautiful- I definitely recommend her!!!!!
Stems Studio
engutshall A
Our flowers were gorgeous. The centerpieces had a really modern edge to them which I liked alot. Due to storms in Ecuador she couldn't get all the flowers I wanted but I really loved what she did.
bkibler35 A
Sandee was great to work with and the prices were very resonable. The only complaint I have, which really isnt a complaint, is that some of the white roses and hydrangea in my bouquet were turning brown around the edges when I first got it. I know it was hot out, and I dont know anything
about flowers...so it might have just been the heat. But I thought they might have lasted a little longer than her car ride to the venue. Other than that, everything was exactly as I wanted it!
Our flowers were gorgeous. The centerpieces had a really modern edge to them which I liked alot. Due to storms in Ecuador she couldn't get all the flowers I wanted but I really loved what she did.
bkibler35 A
Sandee was great to work with and the prices were very resonable. The only complaint I have, which really isnt a complaint, is that some of the white roses and hydrangea in my bouquet were turning brown around the edges when I first got it. I know it was hot out, and I dont know anything
about flowers...so it might have just been the heat. But I thought they might have lasted a little longer than her car ride to the venue. Other than that, everything was exactly as I wanted it!
Matney
jcbsjr D
So, we had our consultation. I showed him photographs of arrangements and
bouquets that I liked. We spoke about colors and I showed him a paint chip of
the main wedding color - a bright periwinkle.
Bouquets were delivered to
the house -- mine was white and LAVENDER and the MOH's was ALL LAVENDER. The
color was not EVEN CLOSE to what they were supposed to be. MAJOR
DISAPPOINTMENT. I understand that not all colors are available year round.
However, one week before the wedding, I had an arrangement delivered that was
perfectly shades of periwninkle. When I arrived at the reception -- all
centerpieces were shades of lavender with a few touches of periwinkle on a few
of the tables.
Advice - use Matney for WHITE flowers only. H is
probably going to switch to Fiddly Figg from here on out. What a waste of $3k.
A Floral Affair
4everbridesmaid B
My bouquet was exactly what I wanted but the other girls were not what I was told they would be. She also took a long time to reply to emails during the final couple of months and actually had to email 3 times to get my final invoice.
Rhae Adams with Found In Nature
casies683 A+
Rhae was amazing to work with. I started out with no idea about flowers, but she walked me through many options without overwhelming me and I loved all of the flowers! The flowers
were gorgeous, and her customer service was outstanding. I would highly recommend Rhae.
Kelly Acock w/ Monarch Flowers
kelleyku05 B+
Kelly is amazing to work with. She always responded quickly to emails and is the friendliest, nicest person ever! Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed with my bouquets. They just didn't look like I had imagined and 2 of the garden roses in my bouquet broke, leaving a big hole. However, I just got my pictures back and the bouquets look wonderful in the photographs!
cristinearnet
WOW is all i can say!!! wow i was so impressed with what she did with everything they colors popped just right. She is so bubbly and amazing to work wtih. I will use her again if there is ever a reason for flowers
Petalz
LisaG
The flowers were gorgeous, and delivered on time. She even painted her vases orange to match my wedding colors. Super sweet lady who did a wonderful with my direction of "You're the professional - do what you think is best, and use my wedding colors."
bouquets that I liked. We spoke about colors and I showed him a paint chip of
the main wedding color - a bright periwinkle.
Bouquets were delivered to
the house -- mine was white and LAVENDER and the MOH's was ALL LAVENDER. The
color was not EVEN CLOSE to what they were supposed to be. MAJOR
DISAPPOINTMENT. I understand that not all colors are available year round.
However, one week before the wedding, I had an arrangement delivered that was
perfectly shades of periwninkle. When I arrived at the reception -- all
centerpieces were shades of lavender with a few touches of periwinkle on a few
of the tables.
Advice - use Matney for WHITE flowers only. H is
probably going to switch to Fiddly Figg from here on out. What a waste of $3k.
A Floral Affair
4everbridesmaid B
My bouquet was exactly what I wanted but the other girls were not what I was told they would be. She also took a long time to reply to emails during the final couple of months and actually had to email 3 times to get my final invoice.
Rhae Adams with Found In Nature
casies683 A+
Rhae was amazing to work with. I started out with no idea about flowers, but she walked me through many options without overwhelming me and I loved all of the flowers! The flowers
were gorgeous, and her customer service was outstanding. I would highly recommend Rhae.
Kelly Acock w/ Monarch Flowers
kelleyku05 B+
Kelly is amazing to work with. She always responded quickly to emails and is the friendliest, nicest person ever! Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed with my bouquets. They just didn't look like I had imagined and 2 of the garden roses in my bouquet broke, leaving a big hole. However, I just got my pictures back and the bouquets look wonderful in the photographs!
cristinearnet
WOW is all i can say!!! wow i was so impressed with what she did with everything they colors popped just right. She is so bubbly and amazing to work wtih. I will use her again if there is ever a reason for flowers
Petalz
LisaG
The flowers were gorgeous, and delivered on time. She even painted her vases orange to match my wedding colors. Super sweet lady who did a wonderful with my direction of "You're the professional - do what you think is best, and use my wedding colors."