About this vendor
Amy West Floral Design is a wedding florist in Santa Cruz, CA. Tailor-made florals and an interest in all things beautiful are the cornerstones of this company. Couples receive assistance with structuring their goal aesthetic, and the company coordinates with other vendors to achieve these visions. Every occasion is an opportunity to express creativity and showcase the vibrancy of beautiful flowers.
Inspired by a passion for gardening and floral designing, the boutique florist opened its doors to bring color and beauty to couples on their special day. Seasonal blooms and striking combinations created by Amy West can express each couple’s personalities and tastes. Harking back to her childhood tending to her grandmother’s garden beds, Amy has lived and breathed the outdoor pursuit all her life. Turning her green thumb from vegetables to growing her own wedding flowers, Amy transformed her back garden into a blossoming paradise. Her enthusiasm has led to crafting bouquet arrangements and floral art.
Couples have access to exclusive bloom service and personal attention from Amy throughout the planning process. Every bespoke bouquet, flower crown, and boutonniére speaks of the envisioned ambiance of the magical day. Working off specific colors or themes, Amy can produce aesthetics that encapsulate every idea and notion. Distinctive and varied, each piece is exceptional to the wearer. Her eye for texture and detail, combined with her love for design is evident in the work Amy commits to each event.
Amy West Floral Design approaches each wedding event individually to help couples decide what best suits their big day. Wedding arches, centerpieces, and wall designs are all possible for a complete bloom experience. Couples can remodel an entire venue into a floral garden wonderland or opt for a minimalist bouquet. Either way, the flowers can give photographs of distinctive quality, true to each happy couple. Amy is willing to travel for events and deliver each handmade piece personally to the correct venue. Couples can surround themselves with the natural world for a day filled with love, celebration, and sentiment.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Decorations & Accents
- Aisle Decorations
- Centerpieces
- Flower Girl Baskets
- Pedestals
- Plants
- Vases
Flower Arrangements
- Bouquets
- Boutonnieres
- Centerpieces
- Corsages
- Flower Crowns
- Flower Delivery & Setup
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.
Best of Weddings
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Wow wow WOW!!! Amy West Florals had a true gift!!!! A fabulous eye for color, she creates the most beautiful floral arrangements. We were absolutely blown away by what Amy created ...
for our special day. Amy was so incredibly helpful during the planning process. I am *still* dreaming about the fabulous bouquets and arrangements that she created for our day, and I am still hearing from guests how beautiful the flowers were! I cannot say enough wonderful things about our dream-come-true florist!! Thank you Amy!!!
What to say about Amy and her work? Absolutely everything!!!!!!
I've had the pleasure of working with Amy for the last year and a half and let me tell you - she is a dream of a f...
lorist. Early on, I realized florals were one of the most important things to me on our wedding day (besides marrying my husband, of course lol). I may or may not have sent her a ridiculously long and overly detailed wedding floral mood board and tried to do my best to convey this incredibly specific look I had in my mind... but only Amy could have recreated EXACTLY what I had envisioned and so much more. I actually cried tears of joy when I saw her on my wedding day when she gave me my boutique. It was so beautiful and I was so excited to see everything else she was creating for us.
Not only is her work unapparelled but she's an incredibly kind soul who truly care about her clients. Throughout the entire planning process she went over and beyond for me and I felt it every step of the way (i.e. she took multiple calls, attended site visits, had excellent communication etc. etc.).
Do yourself a favor and book Amy. You will NOT regret it.
Amy is an amazing person to work with for your wedding and events! From the very beginning Amy was so helpful in guiding me in the right direction to have my vision come to life fo...
r our wedding. At the start, I gave Amy a list of everything that I would want for my wedding and from there she helped me get closer to my budget with offering her expertise and suggesting alternative flowers or arrangement styles. In the end, everything turned out perfect and was exactly what I wanted. Thank you Amy, for everything !
Amy was wonderful to work with. I’ll never forget the moment I met her in person (we had video meetings prior where we talked through the vision, including suspended greenery from ...
the ceilings which transformed the inside of the Dream Inn ballroom into a fairytale), Amy showed me my bouquet as I was getting my makeup done and other florals and I couldn’t believe how much everything matched the vision. When we entered the venue, it looked beyond gorgeous. Amy worked with me to add greenery and dried florals like I wanted. I really wanted something resembling olive branches on the tables for runners, it was a nod to my Mediterranean heritage. I was surprised the day of, she had actual olive branches! This woman went above and beyond. Florals can really make or break the wedding. And Amy MADE it.
Amy was AMAZING and totally captured our vision for our wedding. Her whole team was patient, kind and awesome to work with. All the flowers were beautiful and fresh and the color s...
cheme was GORGEOUS!
We cannot say enough good things about Amy and her incredible floral arrangements for our wedding. We wanted our wedding to feel like we were on the Italian coast, and Amy delivere...
d it to a T. The more I looked at the arrangements she put together, the more I fell in love with them. There was so much attention to detail and thought put into each piece, and the types of flowers and other plants she put into the arrangements were so diverse and creative. She even made it so that we could reuse the ceremony florals for the reception and our farewell brunch the next morning. And the best part is she grows most if not all of them in her own garden! That was a definite plus for us when choosing Amy.
100/10 would recommend Amy as your florist. She will put together something spectacularly grand for you and you will want to keep them forever. In fact I have most of them drying in a closet right now so that I can!
Amy was absolutely wonderful and has a true talent for floral design. She took my ideas and made a dream wedding scape for our Roaring Camp wedding in the redwoods. I loved the pal...
ette she created and the use of so many types of greenery and unique flowers to creat a beautiful arch, adorable flower crowns and absolutely stunning bouquets with the most beautiful gold velvet ribbon accents. Hands down a wonderful florist and also a joy to communicate and work with. Thank you again Amy , Ricardo and I seriously appreciate you!!
Amy is an incredibly gifted florist. We were searching high & low to find a local florist in Big Sur. So many people took ages to get back to us or quoted outrageously high. Amy We...
st was within our budget and communicated clearly. Being out of town, we only had her website and IG to go off and what I saw looked great, but you're always a little nervous it'll match your expectations. Amy FAR exceeded every expectation and then some. She brought so much expertise and care-- letting us know what would be doable and what would be worth investing more in. Her flowers were STUNNING. One of my best friends owns a flower farm in Bishop & is passionate about wild, native flowers. She (& everyone else at our wedding) could not stop raving about how beautiful the flowers were and all the little touches-- bringing in wild blackberries and using sustainable practices (no foam or garbage). I didn't think I was a big flower person and I wanted to LIVE INSIDE OUR TABLE CENTERPIECES. Just so beautiful. Amy also worked her butt off trekking the pieces from our ceremony area to our reception area- through a forest. She's incredible. Hire her-- you will not regret it.
Amy design our flowers for our wedding in Bug Sur and we were blow away!! I didn’t have a color palate and gave her a few sample photos and the flowers and colors she put together ...
were better than I could have imagined. We were so happy with her work, the bouquets held up well all day in the heat. Thank you so much Amy!
Amy was a joy to work with! She is so sweet and executed my vision for wedding florals perfectly - soft, romantic, neutral florals in the redwoods. Would definitely recommend Amy f...
or all floral needs!
Amy is fantastic! She made my floral dreams come true and I couldn’t have asked for better bouquets, center pieces and large bundles for our ceremony. Everything I wanted she did p...
erfectly and the florals were one of my favorite parts of my special day all thanks to Amy!!!!! Thank you Amy!
Amy was a wonderful flower vendor! Or muted fall florals were absolutely amazing, and we got so so so many compliments from our guests. She was quick to respond and very communicat...
ive. Thank you so much, Amy!
Do yourself a massive favor and hire Amy West as your florist! She is so incredibly talented and I can’t say enough good things. Something I did not fully understand until the day ...
of our wedding is the power florals have to transform a space and create a mood. Your florist matters more than you might think. Our wedding would not have been the same without Amy. Everything she did was absolutely stunning! Our guests and vendors couldn’t stop talking about how beautiful her work was. She was so gracious and flexible when we had to postpone our wedding. Throughout the planning process, I changed or added things so many times and she was so kind and never missed a beat. She absolutely nailed my vision, even exceeded it, and created the most gorgeous wedding I have ever seen. If you want a florist who’s designs are creative, unique, inspired, and someone who is able to make your vision come to life, look no further.
Amy is FABULOUS. We had the most wonderful experience with her from start to finish, and I cannot recommend her enough. She expertly guided us through the entire process of bringin...
g our floral vision to life and my jaw dropped when I first saw our spectacular flowers on our wedding day.
Amy maintained constant communication throughout the planning process and graciously incorporated our numerous updates and tweaks leading up to the big day. We received so many compliments on our flowers and owe it all to Amy's unparalleled artistry and expertise. Book her now!
Amy was absolutely incredible to work with for my wedding. She created my DREAM bouquet for my elopement in Big Sur. She was responsive and even willing to deliver the flowers to o...
ur exact location the day of. She truly went above and beyond to create the most beautiful bouquet I've ever seen. I still cannot get over it. Thank you AMY!
All I can say is WOW - Amy is AMAZING! She exceeded our floral expectations and she was the most loving and kind person as well. She is very easy going which made communication eas...
y and stress-free. She was accommodating when we had to postpone our wedding due to the pandemic. We booked her without ever meeting her in person until the day before the wedding. She was able to capture our vision perfectly, adding in her expertise and floral magic. We got a giant redwood tree, our ceremony backdrop, wrapped with greenery and florals and it was spectacular! She came the day before the wedding to begin to wrap the tree and allude to the magic that would come the next day. We enjoyed photographing the greenery set up the day before and then the next day, she blew me away! The tree wrap was the highlight of our wedding (besides getting to marry my best friend) and I couldn’t stop talking about it. She is so creative and out of the box when it comes to florals. We would wholeheartedly recommend Amy to anyone who is looking for a florist who embraces and enhances the natural beauty of her surroundings!
As mother of the bride, my daughter's wedding dreams were tempered by my pragmatism of budget and working with vendors. For budget and timing, we settled on a less-than-magical v...
enue, but my daughter still had a vision. Amy West worked with the bride , suggesting florals to reflect her style for the ceremony site and reception barn. When the doors opened, I was amazed -- the room had been transformed!
On the day, the ceremony and reception were idyllic. But even now, the flowers live on. Sharing photos, after complimenting the bride almost always the flowers are extolled. The small details -- the myriad shades of blue from unusual flowers in the bouquet, the unique use of thistles in the boutonnières -- grace every preserved memory of the wedding. If the bride was the painting (ok, we can include the groom), the flowers were certainly the perfect frame! And for the mom, working with Amy West Floral was my idea of dream wedding.
I actually found Amy by chance referral! My originally booked florist moved out of state and had to cancel on us. I searched FOREVER to find a reasonably priced florist in the styl...
e we wanted and ended up being referred to Amy by another bay area florist. I honestly think it was a God send moment because she delivered exactly what we had hoped for AND more! Amy is sooo so easy to work with and provides good feedback to her clients. Not only is she very conscious about working within your budget, but she provides ideas to help lower cost and maximize your flower usage (repurposing arrangements, etc). She is so incredibly talented at mixing colors, patterns and greenery to give you something unique for your special day. One of my bridesmaids actually booked her for her wedding and another bridesmaid of mine said when she gets engaged she will definitely want to use her too! We got SOOO many compliments on our flowers from our guests. I couldn't have asked for a better florist and fully intend on referring her to every person I know looking for flowers for photoshoots, weddings and parties.
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