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Eastland Alley was our florist for our wedding last weekend, 11/5 at Saguaro Buttes. Kimberley is truly an artist and what she provided us absolutely exceeded what I had envisioned seeing on our big day. The bouquets, arch flowers, corsages, centerpieces- everything was stunning. Everything we had talked about in our meetings, she delivered on and I couldn't be happier with what we got. The only reason I am giving 4 stars instead of 5 is an issue the day of. Our contract stated they would be there between 12pm-1pm, it was 1:45 by the time everything had arrived. My photographer was beginning details pictures at 12:30pm, and it was important to me that florals were included in those. Our hair/ makeup lead also stayed beyond her contract time in order to get our flower girl's flower crown in her hair, she did not need to do that so we were lucky. Although it does seem more minor of an issue a week after the wedding, I would be lying if I said that the tardiness didn't cause me a ton of stress the morning of my wedding. You just don't expect something like this to happen when you are paying so much money for a service. At the end of the day though, our flowers were remarkably beautiful and I would not have wanted anything different. Communication with Eastland Alley leading up to the day was great, the table mock ups were very helpful to help give me an idea of what I wanted and Kimberly truly listened to what I wanted. I would recommend them to any bride to be.

EASTLAND ALLEY was invited into the bridal suite to drop off bouquets while bride and bridesmaids were all getting ready. EA covertly used a personal cell phone to snap some photos and then posted them to their platform without asking permission and before we had a chance to post our own photos. Based on this breach of trust we cannot recommend them under any circumstances, but this was not our only issue with them and they were overall pretty awful to work with. They have zero regard for budget and will aggressively try to upsell, and then will make you feel like you are being cheap when you say no. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT ABOUT PRICES, as artists deserve to be paid for their skill; this is a complaint about sales tactics and regard for budget limits. For us, flowers were necessary but not a high priority; we chose a venue with natural beauty, so we didn’t need too many. We had other priorities and we gladly spent money in those areas. We don’t appreciate being judged for our decisions and values. We gave EA our budget and she came back with a first proposal that TRIPLED it. When we asked to cut it back she initially said there was nothing to cut back, but then relented and we got the budget down. Even at what they consider the low-end for bouquets and arbor decoration, we had PLENTY of flowers (though I wouldn’t go any lower with the bouquets - they were perfect as-is). Our arbor decoration was more than enough and cost-wise it was half what they were initially pressuring us to do - we probably could’ve done even less, and when we expressed our concerns about cost, they refused to do less, - after seeing the quantity provided, we probably could’ve done 50-75% and it would’ve looked just fine. Like I said, they do great work, and when it comes to flowers, they certainly deserve to be paid for their artistic skill. We have no complaints about the quantity we received for the price (actually it was more than we expected). Our complaint is not with the price, but rather the relentless upselling. EA initially tried to sell us us on table arrangements with their rented hardware which in of itself amounted to over our total floral budget. We instead made our own arrangements which came out astronomically cheaper to purchase outright than to rent from EA. EA said they would build our bouquets to repurpose in the metal bouquet holders we purchased, but when we tried to drop off a centerpiece before the wedding, they insisted we NEEEDED a vase with water (and tried to sell it to us) - we liked the look without the vase and declined. Then less than 24 hours before the wedding, they called and said they absolutely could not make the bouquet holders we bought weeks out work with the bouquets they had made and insisted the only solution was to purchase vases from them. The venue was luckily present for this exchange and managed to find some hardware that matched our decor and fit the bouquets. We were initially going to recommend that others should consider EASTLAND ALLEY if they don’t mind the up-selling and condescension. After all, they do very good work and we were perfectly happy with what we received - if this was a review solely about flowers then it would’ve been 5-star. However in light of their breach of trust, we cannot in good conscience recommend them under any circumstances. this review has been abridged due to character limits. full review available on w3ddingwire.com

Kim's talents are unmatched! I am so happy I was able to book this company, the style for my wedding was beautiful. I am not a knowledgeable bride, Kim worked with me to flesh out what exactly what I wanted and made my vision better than I could have ever imagined! NO words of mine will describe how amazing I felt when I walked into my reception space and saw my venue come alive. I highly recommend eastland alley co for flowers and favors, my guests were awed and honored. Kim handled my stress amazingly and worked with my schedule and budget. I genuinely don't believe any other florist could do a better job, if you want the best go straight to Eastand Alley Co.

Eastland Alley did an amazing job at the floral and table design for our wedding at Tanque Verde Ranch. I know pretty much nothing about flowers, and Kimberly and her team took the lead on creating and executing a vision for our event. In addition to flowers, Eastland also made the table signs for our reception. Everything turned out beautifully, and Eastland was very accommodating when we had to postpone our wedding because of covid. On the day of the wedding, Kimberly delivered and set up everything, and after the ceremony she took care of moving flowers from the ceremony into our reception area. We got lots of comments from guests about how much they loved the flowers. I would highly recommend Eastland Alley for your Tucson wedding!