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Black Iris Floral Events Co. Inc
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Virginia Beach, Richmond, Williamsburg, Washington D.C.
About This Vendor
Inspired by nature, designed with you in mind
Hampton Roads designer with a private design studio offers fine quality, couture wedding flowers at affordable prices. Personalized attention, one wedding at a time. We offer all floral services, table linens & cloth napkins as well as additional services and amenities including but not limited to: On staff graphic designer to create custom invitations, table numbers, menu and escort cards Stunning LED lighting packages Stylish chair covers Distinctive gourmet candy bars Imprinted beverage napkins
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Decorations & Accents
Aisle Decorations, Centerpieces, Flower Girl Baskets, Pedestals, Plants, Vases, Wedding Arch, Chuppah, Wedding Decoration Delivery, Wedding Decoration Setup
Flower Arrangements
Bouquets, Bouquet Wraps, Boutonnieres, Centerpieces, Corsages, Flower Alternatives, Flower Crowns, Flower Delivery & Setup, Flower Girl Baskets, Plants, Vases
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Black Iris Floral Events Co. Inc Reviews
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Todd and the Black Iris team are true professionals! They fulfilled all of my requests and went above and beyond with the arrangements. Todd and the Black Iris team were so incredibly easy to work with and I would highly recommend them!
I just had a recent consultation with Black Iris Floral Events and met with Todd and Jason. They were amazing to talk to. Todd had great ideas for arrangements and what types of flowers to use. Todd had options to fit my budget so that helped...
put my mind at ease. I definitely want something beautiful and that works for my price point. I would recommend checking them out. Their enthusiasm and passion are what you want for any event you are planning.
At our first consultation with Black Iris Floral Events, my daughter brought pictures of what her vision was for her wedding flowers. Choosing flowers for a wedding can be very overwhelming, but our delightful contact patiently broke it all do...
wn to guide us through the options that we could consider for the ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, cake, wedding party, and close relatives. Carefully, with my daughter's color choices and vision in mind, she gave us suggestions that demonstrated her knowledge and experience of floral design. After review from Todd, the manager, we were presented with a proposal that we were extremely excited about! Along the way, we asked for several changes to the order, which were easily and perfectly implemented. The florals arrived on schedule to have the cake flowers added to the wedding cake. Selecting ideas from pictures did not do justice to the magnificent floral arrangements, bouquets, boutonniers, and corsages that stood out at the wedding! They were just perfect and made my daughter's wedding day spectacular and beautiful!! I would highly recommend Todd, Jason, and Black Iris Floral Events for any event!
Black Iris provided the flowers for our recent wedding, which was planned around a peacock theme. The flowers were absolutely stunning, in shades of white, blue, and purple, with peacock feathers included! In addition to our centerpieces, my wi...
fe had a gorgeous bouquet and matching flower comb, and we had fresh flowers on our cake. But the showstopper was a huge peacock adorned in flowers on our sweetheart table - it was gorgeous! Many of our guests commented on how beautiful the flowers were. They really tied the theme together, and we can't say enough about how impressed we were with Black Iris. We highly recommend them for any occasion where some "wow!" is needed!
This florist is beyond amazing! I had ordered flowers from elsewhere and my bridal bouquet came in and was very small. I took it to Black Iris and explained the situation and they made me a completely new wedding bouquet for the next day weddin...
g! Very professional and affordable, and the staff are very friendly and have the best attitude. I would HIGHLY recommend them!
My wedding was May 19, 2018 and I am STILL trying to figure out why so many things went wrong. I was supposed to have a beautiful arrangement on my sweetheart table. The focal point you’d think. It was bare with no arrangement. When I emailed b...
lack iris about this their response was they made the arrangement and are unsure what happened to it and after I provided photos showing a bare table only then did they then say yes clearly it wasn’t there but they had no idea what happened to it. There was supposed to have floral garland on the head tables but was just greenery (and I believe to be fake). My contract stated lighted floral poles for $1200, I again believe this to be fake greenery (I have pictures showing it looks thrown up and sloppy and just left to fall and lay there) and there was definitely no flowers and no lights. I even provided a picture from there website of another wedding this had been done before and ironically can’t find anymore on their site. When I emailed black iris about this they responded it didn’t look like the pictures when they left the building and in a phone conversation with Todd, the owner, he told me the venue would have a fit if they hung the way they had done before and that’s why it wasn’t done like the pictures. (Helloooo then don’t tell me you can do it!!) The memory table was supposed to highlight my deceased father in law with a clear block to have him stand out, this did not happen. Tool was to be wrapped on isle way as I walked down the isle, there was no tool. Most of the groomsman don’t even have one picture with their boutonnière’s on as they were all falling off even before the ceremony started. My huge beautiful floral arrangement that was on the buffet table had to be removed by the caterer in the beginning of dinner because it almost fell on a guest. When I emailed black iris about this their response was the table must not have been sturdy. I paid for votive candles on every table and LED lights on 5 guest tables and lanterns on cocktail tables from them and none got lit! They are saying this was someone else’s job to do. The throw bouquet no one could find and their response to me regarding this was that the caterer knew where it was and should’ve told me. Do you see a pattern here? It was never their fault! So they say! These people used to be friends of my mothers in the business. The only reason i went with them is because she said I could trust them. Well since this mess stress and tears which still continues as I try to get reimbursement from Black iris on promises not kept, my mother and the owners are no longer friends and are refusing to communicate with me. They have passed the buck to a lady named Jennifer who I have never spoken to, never emailed me never sat in on one of our meetings no nothing. But her email to me said Todd and Jason will not be communicating with me any longer but that she would be relaying information. Extremely unprofessional and the biggest slap in my face so far in my opinion. Wow! If they are going to treat their “friends” this way, how do you think they will treat you? Do yourself a favor, go with the other company, I wish I had!
Terrible Experience!! - When we politely complained they asked if my husband is military and for his commanding officer's contact!!!
My wedding was scheduled for the week that a hurricane hit so I had to move the date. All of the vendors were ...
very understanding and accommodating except for this one. They said that they had already ordered the flowers (a week ahead of time) and therefor informed me they would be charging me full price, and when I rescheduled I would pay just the cost of the flowers (a whopping $144 for 1 dozen roses and some smaller blue flowers- raw flowers do not cost that much! ). They are, after all a flower shop- hard to believe they couldn't have just been nice and just put the flowers in the shop to sell instead of charging me. (its not like the caterer charged me for the cost of all the food!) I would have even been happy to split the cost of the flowers and call it a day. However I understood, and I was satisfied enough to pay the TOTAL cost of the flowers again later ($144) and just take them home with me to enjoy. The total cost of my order was ~$275. Since I had already paid in full the $275, I asked when I could pick up the raw flowers from the shop, since I was having to pay for them anyway. They informed me that they were closing the shop that day, and probably would not be opening for another several days so I could not pick up the flowers - Even though they were making me pay for them. So basically they were telling me that they could not perform per contract because they were closing the shop for the rest of the week! At that point I asked for either a full refund since they could not perform per contract, or that I pick up the finished bouquet on Saturday per plan. So suddenly they decided that they were able to have the flowers ready for me on Saturday. When I went on Saturday they were hurrying to throw my bouquet together at the last minute. I asked for a manager and politely explained that I was not happy with my experience in that I was forced to pay the full cost of the flowers and yet had been told I could not pick them up. The managers, two men, got very defensive. He started talking about how his shop had flooded and there was nothing he could do about it. While that is very unfortunate that his shop flooded, that is not the customers fault if you cannot perform. They continued to interrupt me every time I talked, started waving his finger at me, and raising his voice. I asked him to stop pointing his finger at me. They told us that they had cameras all over. My husband was standing by quietly, and simply chimed in that we did not want to be confrontational, just wanted them to understand our grievance. The two men suddenly turned on him and asked "are you in the military?" I said "why does that matter?". We decided to leave as we didn’t feel like they were listening to us at all. We felt they were being very unprofessional and beginning to be threatening in nature. We mentioned we would be writing an honest review of our experience with the company. He told us he has lawyers. As we were leaving he shouted after us "what is your commanding officer's name and number?" I felt like he was trying to use the fact that my husband is military against us. Interpret this how you will but we had a very terrible experience with this company!!
Response from the Vendor on 11/28/2018
9/12/18
2:13 AM I hope that all is well! I met with Todd this evening & for your reorder it would just be the cost of the flowers since we would have to reorder them, which would be $143.58. Please let me know if you have any questions & thank ...
you so much! :)
7:33 PM Thanks Jennifer, Please refund me the difference then & let me know when I can pick up the raw flowers materials.
7:53 PM I am so sorry if you misunderstood me. The current charges are nonrefundable, as stated in the agreement. However, if you decide to book with us again for your rescheduled date with the exact same order, the cost would only be the cost of the flowers themselves, which would be the $143.58. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns & thank you so much!
8:06 PM Okay that makes sense. However, since your received the actual $143 worth of flowers & I am in fact paying for them I would like to pick them up. Are you open for regular business hours tomorrow?
8:56 PM You may absolutely have the raw flowers! However, because most of our staff was in Zone A & evacuated (including myself), we are not opening tomorrow or Friday at all, & maybe not on Saturday either. We are unsure when we will reopen, it just depends on if there is any flooding or not. We can watch & see what happens & if roads are good then we can arrange a time for you to pick them up. Please let me know if you have any questions & thank you so much!
9:47 PM I think that it is unfair that that you are asking me to pay for the cost of the flowers, yet you are telling me that I cannot pick them up. Since I do not agree to this, I would like to stick with our contracted agreement & pick up the finished bouquet & corsages on Saturday
11:08 PM I first want to say that in no way do we want for you to be upset & in no way am I saying that you cannot pick them up. I am saying I am not sure when & I am saying this because I do not want to make false promises. We have to put the safety of not only our clients but our team & their families first. You decided to cancel the contract; we did not cancel the contract. We would have happily made a different plan had you still wanted them made (i.e. making them sooner for pick-up), however, we moved forward with our week with the knowledge that you cancelled & focused on preparing our shops for possible impact or flooding. At this moment, we plan on being open on Saturday at one or both of our shops, not sure yet as we are unable to control the weather or conditions of roadways following the weather. I spoke with our owner, & even though the contract is cancelled, he would be happy to make the arrangements as originally planned or he can make them into a vase arrangement with the same floral if you wish. We really want you to be happy & we are truly hoping that since the storm has moved southward that we will have no issues. Please let me know if you would prefer the original items made or a vase arrangement with the same flowers. Thank you so much & have a good evening. :-)
11:49 PM To be very clear, at no point did I ever cancel the contract. I notified you that I was moving my event & inquired with you what, if any, accommodation you would be willing to make for that. Per your email below, you followed up with you manager & made me an offer that if I placed the exact same order at a later date you would give it to me for the cost of the flowers. I do not want to take you up on that offer. I am so glad that you have decided to honor your original commitment outlined in our agreement. I will pick up the items I ordered from your shop at 1724 Virginia Beach Blvd. as defined in our agreement before 10/11am this Saturday September 15. Please notify me if you cannot perform.
9/13/18
12:17 AM We really want for you to be happy. Our owners will do everything that is humanly possible to meet with you are the shop on Saturday, September 15th at 10 am. Thank you so much & have a great day! :-)
10:04 AM Thank you, see you then.
We just got married this past March and we used Black Iris Florist as our florists and we
could not be happier! We worked with Todd and he did an outstanding job making our
vision for beautiful winter decor come to life. We received so many com...
pliments from
our guests that our centerpieces at the reception were absolutely gorgeous--I actually
had several of my friends take pictures of the birch boxes with the winter floral
arrangements so that they could try to create something similar for their own Christmas
centerpieces. And my bouquet was simply stunning--a perfect balance of floral and
winter elements, I absolutely loved it! We really enjoyed working with Todd & Jason .They truly did
an amazing job helping us to create the winter decor that I had envisioned. We would
HIGHLY recommend Black Iris Floral for your upcoming an event--they are a fantastic
company to work with! Sorry this is co late.
Laura Smith Marcus Marx
Our flowers where really pretty and the customer service was amazing . Best choice of our whole wedding .
Jen is AMAZING but the overall experience with this company was not great. Our conversations and the photos I provided didn’t match the contract. And the bouquets they first designed didn’t match the contract or the photos. The corsages were mo...
unted on cardboard that was extremely hard to pin and bountieers didn’t last - with one losing its flower before the actual wedding. The bridesmaids bouquets were riddled with pins poking their hands and my bride bouquet was browning as I walked down the isle.
Lastly, the contract stated that they would deliver, set up and pick up after the wedding. On the day of the event they informed our wedding planner that they had quoted us incorrectly and wouldn’t be picking up after - forcing her to return all items the following day. Failing to follow through on a contract that they wrote AND signed says plenty about the type of company they have chosen to operate.
Black Iris provided our floral decorations for our ceremony and reception last weekend as well as our bouquets and boutonnieres. The flowers were absolutely gorgeous! I was obsessed with how everything came together! The decor was amazing and t...
ied everything together! Thank you so much for everything!
I truly believe that positive reviews are really the only ones worth writing, but after my experience with both Todd and Jason at Black Iris Floral I feel that I need to warn everyone.
My then-fiancé & I signed a contract with this company for...
our wedding in late March of 2018. We thought we had found a good team at a reasonable price.
After the initial contract conversation, I was literally pulling teeth to have any type of communication/responsiveness with their team. I'd say for every 4 emails, they'd finally respond.
We made changes and amendments to the bouquet, floral arrangements and boutonniere over the phone and email... the team assured me they had written it all done, but come the day before the wedding I had no updated contract.
When I arrived for my wedding rehearsal our florals were already there. Except I thought the company must had dropped off the wrong order because what we got (fern garland with some roses) vs. what we ordered (silver-dollar eucalyptus and peonies) were sooo different. Look, I know some florals are hard to get out of season, but we never discussed fern (ps, we have family members who are actually allergic to it) and the overall vibe was entirely different than the pale blush southern wedding we were going for. Instead we got rustic with about 80 percent of the flowers they used were dead. Actually visibly brown, wilted and torn up.
So again, me thinking they made a mistake I called Todd with Black Iris. Immediately he started screaming at me (literally YELLING) saying that I should be so lucky to get the arrangements they made at such a price. They "should have charged me so much more," and then he refused to rectify the situation and ended up HANGING UP ON ME. My planner called an hour later and had the same experience: rude remarks, no customer service and no accountability.
We did get a full refund (a month later), but the unnecessary stress this bride dealt with & rude remarks is a warning to all.
If I could rate this company at a negative score I would. It would take their representative weeks to respond to an email. At first, the representative was very apologetic, which I understood. However, the length of time that they took to respo...
nd kept getting longer and longer. Not only that but they would ask me questions/details, which answers were contained in my previous email(s). This told me that they were not reading my emails thoroughly. It has now been a month since I’ve heard from them and I still have not received a finalized quote. I found this company to be very unprofessional.
Worth every penny!! I'm glad I had the opportunity to work with such talented people. I gave them my ideas and some pictures from pinterest and they executed it better than I had imagined what it would look like.
Black Iris did an amazing job. The flowers, place settings, table cards, seating chart, absolutely everything looked magnificent. I would highly recommend them. Not only did they do an incredible job on the day of the wedding, but their custome...
r service and assistance leading up to the big day was top notch!
First, I would like to start out by saying that I had a semi-vague idea of what I wanted when it came to flowers/linens, and matching colors. I only had a little for them to go on, but they went above and beyond to create the vision I was going...
for. They were wonderful with making suggestions and helping me choose the design of things such as centerpieces and boutonnieres. They matched everything perfectly, from the bridesmaid dresses to the linen color, and the color of the flowers I wanted. The bouquets were stunning, and the floral arrangements during the ceremony and reception were gorgeous. From the flowers at the ceremony, right down to the beautiful roses they placed on the cake. They were also extremely accommodating when I had to add a few things a few months before the wedding! All in all, they did an incredible job, and I highly recommend them!
I was absolutely blown away with how beautiful Black Iris designed the floral decorations for our wedding. Having the meeting to discuss the ideas we had in mind was so easy going and helpful. I highly recommend Black Iris for your wedding!
Everyone I spoke with at Black Iris was always very friendly and accommodating! From the very beginning, I was so impressed by how they gave me a quote for my requested floral arrangements at the end of our meeting. They gave me a typed up cont...
ract to look over with the specific flowers they would use and the cost of our arrangements. It was a very different experience from the weeks it took to receive a quote from other florists. And the price they gave me was very reasonable and affordable. I was very unsure of my vision of what I wanted for our floral arrangements outside of a few basic details. They took the vague idea that I had and turned it into something I was very excited about at our initial consultation. Everyone was so accommodating throughout the wedding planning experience, and they were happy to add things and update our contract every single time I asked them for changes. And it was a lot! It was very easy to add centerpieces for additional tables and ask for more personal flowers. The flowers the day of our wedding were just beautiful! I was absolutely overjoyed seeing how all of the bouquets and personal flowers looked when I arrived at our ceremony location. And walking into our reception, I was amazed that the centerpieces were exactly how I'd imagined them. I was extremely satisfied with their work and would recommend them to anyone.
They did a wonderful job! I was a very picky bride as I didn't have a wedding planner and changed my mind a million times but they continuously accommodated me. There were some differences in the setup of my ceremony/reception than what was pre...
arranged but I am not sure if this was their fault or our venues, therefore I only give 4 stars.
Communication was easy. I gave them an idea of what I was looking for and they turned my idea into something amazing. My bridal bouquet was stunning. I had forgotten a couple of items and it was no problem to add them to my contract. I enjoyed ...
working with them!
Talk about A++ customer service... I met with quite a few florists before choosing Black Iris Floral Design. He was over the top accommodating. He came to meet me near work for our first consultation. I immediately loved them. He was warm and k...
ind and had many suggestions for me as I was not 100% sure on what I wanted. He told me about his history in the business and
he was just so easy to talk to. Later in the process he met me at the place we were renting our chairs from, so that he could help with the appropriate color scheme for our flowers. he not only had great customer service, but great prices as well. Some florists quoted me at almost twice his cost. We worked through email and a few meetings to coordinate the final contract and the day of details. He was always timely with his responses. The day of the wedding, Todd, Jason and their team arrived at the venue as planned and proceeded to set up the flowers as we had discussed. The bouquets and boutonnieres were beautiful...exactly what I was hoping for. He also did my cake flowers, my ceremony arrangements and all the flowers for the cocktail and dinner tables. They were gorgeous! I received so many compliments on how beautiful the flowers were and absolutely loved them myself. I highly recommend Todd & Jason and Black Iris Floral Design. They are outstanding.
I am so thrilled with Todd & Jason and their team at Black Iris . I knew from our first meeting that I wanted them to do our wedding and I was so happy with our decision! Todd worked with me on developing the overall concept for the reception, ...
helped me find ways to get my vision from vendors, helped me find vendors, did everything so I didn't have to worry about a thing. Todd and his team were so easy to work with and absolute professionals. They took care of absolutely everything. Todd was at the reception site the before our wedding making sure the party rental company set everything up exactly how we had planned it out and made sure it was perfect. His staff was so nice and made sure that every detail was thought of so we had nothing to worry about the day of. People are still talking about the transformation of the reception and I owe it all to Todd and his amazing team! I can't tell you how happy I am with their work and how much I recommend them!
Where do I even begin when it comes to how AMAZING Black Iris Floral Design is! First off, their flowers and designs are absolutely gorgeous. It was as if every single thing I had pinned on my Pinterest board became reality but 100% better than...
I had even imagined it could look. It was such a big relief working with them too. With all the stress of all the other wedding related things, working with them was a walk in the park; I always knew I was in great hands. I noticed that with some other vendors, there was a delay in response or the concept I was aiming for wasn't resonating....NOT the case with Black Iris !! They were extremely prompt with their replies, flexible, provided pictures when I was having a hard time visualizing what something would look like, provided alternative suggestions when it came to designs if I wasn't quite sure what I wanted, gave an extremely detailed quote (which made it wonderful to refer back to when I wasn't sure months later what I had ordered), and were extremely accommodating when I made a last minute change to have my husband's 90 year old grandma as our flower girl (the came up with a few fun things I could do when it came to grandma). I'm not really an emotional person, but I must say that I got teary eyed when I saw our arbor, my flowers, and the flowers in general. Everything was completely perfect and I couldn't have asked for more from Todd. They went above and beyond and you can tell they truly value their customers. When they are talking to you, even though I'm sure they are dealing with a hundred other clients that day, they make you feel as if you're their only client. I had a fabulous experience with them and I hope all other brides in the area engage with Black Iris as their florist. The do beautiful work, the price is very reasonable for what we got and its a stress-free experience working with them.
Very easy to work with, had no problem making changes when I added a bridesmaid & groomsmen to my wedding! All floral arrangements were gorgeous!!
AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL!! My entire experience with this florist was a nightmare. Very difficult to work with - I had to remind him that it was my wedding not his. Worst of all he failed to provide the only service I was excited about - string lights...
- seriously not a single light! When I asked for my refund for that service they gave me a condescending response and eventually stopped responding. We had to sue them to finally get our money back! Oh by the way he also threatened us once he found out about the lawsuit! Seriously you'd be better off with anyone else!
Response from the Vendor on 11/18/2016
9/26/2015 ? 9/26/16
We, at the signing of the contract, told the client that we needed to install the lights the day before the wedding. When the week of the wedding came around, we were told by the Greenbrier Country Club that we could not get...
into the club until the day of the wedding and this was confirmed by the club. The day of the wedding, we even sent 3 extra staff members to hang the Edison Cafe Lights from the ceiling at the club where we were told many others had done it in the past.
Unfortunately, the ceiling started to fall in and the crossbar came down and cut our staff member on the leg! It was at that time that we contacted the bride's father to tell him that the ceiling would not support the lights. We did not give up on this lightly, but with the ceiling literally becoming a hazard, the decision had to be made not to continue with attempting to hang the lights.
Our staff made every effort and were equally disappointed that we were unable to hang the lights. Our staff works very hard on every event and we like to think this is evident by the number of glowing reviews on this site and others. It is also worth mentioning, that the club actually paid for half of the rental because it was beyond anyone's power that the ceiling would not support the lights.
Very affordable, flowers arrived early, and extras were delivered at no charge. They were exactly what I had asked for, and were stunning!
I'd really like to give 4.5 stars, but the site won't let you. I was very unprepared for our meeting and only had an idea and a picture of how I wanted my bouquet, but Black Iris filled that creative void and did a GORGEOUS job on all of our fl...
owers and decorations. I wanted simple and romantic, and they did not disappoint. They even came through for my wedding after a hurricane just passed that morning!
My tiny complaint is the florist can be a little pushy when it came to his opinion on tables needed for open seating and where I should put the photo booth. I can deal with pushy and it didn't affect the quality of work, which is what mattered most to me.
Where can I even begin! Our wedding was beyond amazing and it couldn't have been without Black Iris Floral and all the work and love Todd and Jason put into it. They took our vision and totally went beyond to create something truly spectacular....
My husband and I were blown away as were all the guests. I really can't say enough great things about them. Everything was perfect. My bouquet, the centerpieces and all the rental details. If you want to wow your guests these are the guys to use for sure. :) Thank You!!!!
My flowers were unbelievably beautiful and the center pieces were exactly what we discussed. I absolutely loved it, thank you very much for all the work you guys have done for it.
Black Iris did the most incredible job with our wedding on 9/24 at the Chrysler! When we walked into the reception we were amazed by the beauty and extravagant arrangements. The team at Black Iris are so creative and really went above and beyon...
d to make sure the chuppah, bouquets, and table arrangements were perfect. We had a vision and they executed flawlessly. Several of our guest mentioned the flower arrangements were the most beautiful they had ever seen! We would highly recommend Black Iris!
Words cannot express how grateful I am to Jason and Todd and their incredible team at Black Iris. They are simply the most talented people I have ever met. They were such a joy to work with from the moment I stepped into their shop until our we...
dding day. They were always extremely accommodating and so easy to reach! My mouth dropped open when I saw the beautiful flower arrangements for the first time. I was in awe at how perfect everything looked. I wanted a romantic, elegant feel for my fall vineyard wedding, and they nailed it 100%! The arrangements were so grand and absolutely breathtaking! I felt like I was in a fairy tale. I could not have asked for anything more, it was just so perfect. I HIGHLY recommend Black Iris!!!
I can't even begin to tell you how phenomenal the staff at Black Iris Floral Events was to work with. From consultation to delivery, the Black Iris team was incredible! My flowers were straight out of a fairy tale, and my guests are still com...
menting on how gorgeous our centerpieces, bouquets, and arrangements were.
Thank you, Black Iris, for making our day so GORGEOUS!
From planning stage to the actual set-up, Todd and Jason were amazing to work with. Every detail was perfect! Todd and Jason are so talented! They are creative, dependable, professional and the kind of people you want to help plan your wedding...
! Even Laura, who answers the phones, was so sweet, patient, and eager to help us. Todd and Jason's over the top ideas helped us plan a exquisite room and the most breathtaking flowers I have ever seen! I literally cried when I saw what they had created. Every arrangement and bouquet was perfection. If you need flowers for your wedding, these are the two guys you should be calling. They were reasonably priced and we got everything and more than we paid for! If I ever need flowers for any occasion, Black Iris is who I will be calling. You can trust that whatever they do, it will be incredible! Hands down, they are the best of the best! LOVE them!
Wow! I am just a groom and I had little to do with the planning but it made me so happy that my bride was over the moon excited leading up to the big day and even happier when they exceeded every single one of her expectations. They were extr...
emely easy to work with and extremely kind. When I went with my bride on our final appointment, I was pretty much just saying whatever she wants, and as a joke mentioned that my favorite flowers are Gardenias. Never could I have ever imagined that they would have remembered that or even thought twice about it but to my surprise, my flower was a gardenia and right on the top of my brides bouquet was another gardenia. Such a special touch that meant the world to us. I could not imagine any florist being easier to work with or as talented as these guys. Thank you for making our day so amazingly special.
Black Iris handled the floral for my daughters wedding on 9/27/2015 and they were absolutely stunning! I was wowed at every single detail that was taken into consideration and that the grooms favorite flower was not only used in his lapel flow...
ers but also in my daughter's bouquet. It was so beautiful and I cannot say enough wonderful things about Todd, Jason and Laura! They are gems to work with and a pleasure to know!
Black Iris Floral Events is an amazing team with some of the most amazing floral work in the Region! My expectations we more than exceeded by the team at Black Iris! Everyone has gone on and on about how beautiful the floral was for the cerem...
ony, pre-reception and the reception! My expectations were more than exceeded! Love them and would recommend them to anyone a million times over! :-)
Our wedding was last minute and the guys at Black Iris helped with vendors and all the details. Our wedding looked like we planned a year long. The flowers were so pretty.
The reception and ceremony flowers were beyond my wildest dreams. They listened to my ideas and made everything look absolutely perfect. Somehow they got inside my head! Always available when needed, helpful and creative. Our wedding was long d...
istance and they made it so easy and painless. Highly recommend.
I cannot say enough how beautiful our flowers were for our wedding last weekend! I know nothing about flower types but I gave them some colors and they figured out the rest! They worked with me to get everything I needed in budget and the cente...
rpieces looked AMAZING!
great job on everything, we were amazed how beautiful the bouquets and reception flowers turned out.
the church was stunning and the designs were clean and fresh
I can not say enough good things about Laura, Todd & Jason. Amazing they did everything for me and put up with all my changes . My tent wedding dream came true!
My wife dealt with them the most. She was very unhappy with their service. They consistently charged us incorrectly because of simple math errors. Her bouquet was not all what she showed them she wanted. She showed them a picture she didn’t jus...
t describe it to them so there could be no misunderstanding. They also had quite a bad attitude when we wanted to change to amount of arrangements because our guest total had changed three weeks out. They stated they don’t change things after 30 days to the wedding but nowhere on the contract was that stated. They came highly recommended but they were very disappointing.
Let me say this first....their flower arrangements are gorgeous....but their customer service is the worst.
I asked for a certain type of bouquet....which they did NOT provide. The one they gave me was beautiful but the opposite of what I ...
wanted. I also asked them for changes to the flowers 5 months before the wedding via email at least 3 times and my planner emailed them at least 3 times as well....to date no response (my wedding was 2 weeks ago).
Apparently their date to make changes to the final counts for arrangements is 30 days prior to the event. This is NOT written anywhere in their contract nor explained to you. If you ask for changes after that day (keep in mind you will have to ask at least 3 times per their customer service plan) you will get a nasty response about how it has always been done the same way for 9 years. Sorry but I haven't been getting married every weekend for 9 years. This is my first/only wedding.
Additionally EVERY single change somehow results in a math error of at least $200 in their favor. They will act like you are stealing from them if you try to get that money back.
We went with them because they had the best arrangements and the fastest turn around for an estimate. I honestly regret it. It caused me more stress than I needed during the last few weeks before my wedding.
While not outside the US, this was a destination wedding for us as we live 6 hours from Richmond . Todd came highly recommended from a colleague. I am so glad we booked him for our floral The entire process from start to finish was painless a...
nd well organized. From referring us to vendors to finalizing all the details the week before the wedding to running the show the day of the wedding, we have nothing but wonderful praise for Todd. Our guests were impressed with the quality of the day and how smoothly it all ran without us lifting a finger. I was so relaxed on the wedding day and got to enjoy a few hours of down time in the morning knowing that Todd was taking care of all the timing and coordination for our vendors, the flowers were amazing. Jason was so helpful with everything the week before
I could not have dreamed my wedding would have been so beautiful. I walked in and just burst into tears and everyone was so amazed that this was my wedding because I can not pull anything like they did off. Thank you so much to the team at Blac...
k Iris!
If I could change anything about my wedding it would be using their services. Their customer service was terrible. They were the rudest people I had to deal with for my entire wedding. Including raising their voices and talking over me. A paid ...
vendor should never raise their voice and shout at a paying bride. Terrible service! The pictures I had discussed for having bows on the back of my chairs were not even what we had discussed. Save yourself some money and go with another vendor.
Response from the Vendor on 08/11/2015
We strive to make every wedding day special. We work by contract and have a office manager with oustanding customer service. After reapetly asking for the final payment we had to threaten not showing up to get paid.
Todd & Jason are wonderful to work with and brilliant! They came highly recommended by others in the local wedding industry and I was very satisfied. They are able to listen to your ideas and opinions and really hear them. They turn your vision...
into reality and make sure that the entire event has a cohesive and beautiful feel. We were very happy with every aspect of their work as our florist!
Used them not out of choice but because they were associated with the venue that we chose for our wedding. They acted like they had our money already from the beginning. Completely ridiculous way of handling their customers with no customer ser...
vice, no choices and absolute rudeness. Stay away. The flowers and tablecloths were nice enough but for the price/experience, it was the worst money we spent on our wedding.
Black Iris does AMAZING work! Black Iris supplied all flowers, reception items, ceremony decor (including a beautiful chandelier), linens, chargers, and lighting. I was a pretty hands on bride and knew exactly what I wanted with my floral arr...
angements and decor. Black Iris was very easy to work with and the overall product was beyond perfection. Working so hard on planning your wedding, you want everything to be perfect and exactly what you had envisioned... Black Iris went above and beyond and everything was better than what I had imagined.
Although at times there were delays in responses, they ultimately got back to me and it all worked out! My family and I received so many compliments regarding the decor and they really provide that "Wow" factor for your wedding.
I had several ideas for flowers on my wedding day. Everything I descibed plus more was delivered. The flowers to me were the most important. It was perfect. They added perfect little touches to everything. All the bouquets were gorgeous. T...
able decor was perfect. They have a natural instinct to make a dream/ vision into reality. I highly suggest using them for any event.
Eveyone was extremely nice and very honest and professional. They gave great suggestions and ideas. They also have beautiful linens aswell. You can do alot with this one vendor which helps in the long run.
We used Black Iris Floral for our flowers and they were amazing. We had several compliments on how beautiful the tables were set up and on the flowers themselves. some of our guests took some flowers home with them and sent me pictures of the f...
lowers lasting well past our wedding date. the black iris team were super nice and helped bring our vision to real life. you definitely get your moneys worth with them.
That's what I wanted for my wedding.
Beautiful & simple
And I got just that
Thank you so much Black Iris for making my dream wedding come true! You guys and your staff worked so hard to make it just right.
It was so beautiful everyone kep...
t saying how beautiful the centerpieces were!!!
I loved everything!!!!
Yall are the Best!
Thank Yall,
Tiffany
Black Iris turned my wedding into something out of a magazine! It was gorgeous, and perfect even in the smallest details. Thanks!
Meghan Davis, the owner of Black Iris Floral Design did an amazing job with our flowers! She is extremely friendly, attentive, and she is excellent at ensuring she stays within budget! Our wedding ceremony was indoors, and I opted not to rent...
an arch. Instead, I asked Meghan to create a natural wedding arch for me. She used greenery, curly willow, and orchids. It was beautiful, and it exceeded my expectations. Every detail was perfect.
The bouquets for the wedding party were absolutely stunning.
Todd can do anything, literally anything! I sat there like a little kid spitting out what comes to mind, meanwhile they took notes and made my wedding absolutely gorgeous! Left myself and everyone else in awe!
They understood my vision! I was beyond happy to see how my flowers and decoration turned out! I highly recommend them! Todd and Jason are awesome! Thanks again!!
Todd and Jason were awesome. It was really convent that Black Iris does the decorations, linnins, and the flowers. On the floral side- the flowers were so alive and beautiful, my bouquet lived for a good long time after the wedding as well, I...
was very impressed. They have lots of different colors and patterns to choose from for table clothes, napkins, etc. center pieces galore. Todd was very helpful when I had questions, and also had great advice about what goes with what. We recommend Black Iris, and would definitely use them again.
Leave the concept in Todd's hands and you will not be disappointed. He even allowed us to incorporate our theme with beautiful results.
I loved my flowers at the ceremony and at the reception. The centerpieces were beautiful and received many compliments. It was a little pricey but all the flowers we got were expensive. They were great and professional to work with!!
I totally didn't know what I wanted and was able to get the perfect flowers. Everything was beautiful and they made this place look like heaven. Arrangements, bouquets and centerpieces to small touches on tables were perfection.
The flowers, centerpieces, and ceremony flowers and linen all were beautiful! I loved my bouquet. They do a beautiful job with the flowers.
Response from the Vendor on 10/17/2013
We were so happy working with you and created a very beautiful wedding for you . We do not carve the ice we use a great local company and they were out of town on vacation and that was communicated to your planner and as soon as I was able to g...
et the answer I contacted her that very day!
Black Iris was amazing! Our flowers were gorgeous and exactly as I envisioned them to be for out wedding day. We requested a last minute change for the table cloths the morning of our wedding and Todd was very quick to help us make the change.
All of my arrangements and bouquets were absolutely beautiful! The staff at black florist was wonderful to work with and they not only did the flowers but the linens for the wedding as well. I couldn't of asked for better service or a better p...
roduct from anyone. Everything was better than I ever expected it to be, and I could never thank them enough for their services!!! They made my wedding perfect. :)
The flowers at the church, for the bridal party and at the reception were all lovely. But Todd and Jason did so much more than flowers. They did ALL the decor for the reception: lighting, linens, furniture rentals etc. and the floor plan. The...
y coordinated with everyone (the band about the stage, the caterer about the food tables, the ice sculpture people) They really listened and brought our vision to life and kept going the extra mile, ordering items specifically for our wedding with the constant refrain of "we will use them again, don't worry about it." I went to the Yacht Club the morning of the wedding at Todd's express invitation to check things out and changed my mind about the napkin color and Todd said "not a problem" and made a phone call and changed them! They are two of the busiest people I have ever met but they were always responsive and nothing ever seemed like too much trouble. It will be a long time before I do another massive event like this, but I would use them again and I recommend them highly to any and all.
Black Iris Floral is absolutely amazing and truly took my breath away. They delivered everything I dreamed of for my wedding day. The guest loved the floral decor and accent pieces that were custom designed for our special day. If you are a bri...
de to be.....then Black Iris Floral is the BEST to help you make your special day all that you want it to be!
Todd & Jason were lovely to work with and they created the most beautiful presentation at my reception and floral arrangements for my ceremony. My guest were blown away! I would highly recommend working with Black Iris.
Black Iris did a amazing job! I gave Todd pictures of exactly what I wanted and he nailed it. He had like 7 people help set everything up and the linens were amazing and they even did the lighting. I Highly Recommend Black Iris !
I'm torn between my florist. My flowers were absolutely INCREDIBLE - they were everything thing I imagined. Everything was beautifully decorated and I received so many compliments. However, the florist was IMPOSSIBLE to get a hold of. I sent nu...
merous emails only to be blown off and when I called - I always felt extremely rushed. If you can handle the inconsistent communication with the florist, then they are winners!
Black Iris did an amazing job decorating for our ceremony & reception. The room was beautiful!! We received a lot of compliments and how nice everything looked. It was expensive but worth every penny!
There are a few reasons why I chose to work with Black Iris. Meghan impressed me with not only her professionalism, but she also understood the look and feel I was trying to achieve and provided suggestions that would accomplish that while inco...
rporating some of my favorite flowers without breaking the bank. She was on time, organized and super efficient! Something you should welcome on your wedding day! On top of it all she was super nice and very flexible! A+! Oh - and the flowers were beautiful!!
From the first meeting with Todd and Jason my bridesmaids and I were a little turned off. When we asked questions they seemed annoyed and like they were in a hurry. We got them as an all inclusive deal with marina shores so its not like I could...
change my florist vendor. In the weeks leading up to the wedding they were a little hard to get ahold of. When asked if we could have flowers before hand they said we were committing "flower suicide" and reluctantly gave us the flowers for before photos. But come day of, all my flowers and centerpieces were beautiful and better then expected. We were all really impressed, I just wish they were nicer to the brides.
Todd, the owner of Black Iris Floral Events, was very difficult to work with. He was 45 minutes late to our first meeting and he did not bring any samples of fabric for the table linen or even a portfolio showcasing his work. I showed Todd nume...
rous photos of arrangements I liked and asked his professional opinion regarding what he could execute the best, he did not offer any help or suggest any designs, he just stated he could do "anything I wanted." Per Todd's request, I e-mailed him the images for EVERY arrangement I had selected for the ceremony and reception to ensure he would know exactly what I wanted. I was disappointed/frustrated/embarrassed/disgusted when I saw the flowers on my wedding day since NONE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS WERE WHAT I ORDERED! The only flowers he got right were the boutonnieres and the flowers on the cake! The centerpieces were tiny and embarrassing! In addition, I found out 1 week before the wedding that he ordered linen for tables much smaller than I had requested and I ended up having to pay him extra to rush an order for the larger linen. The icing on the cake was when Todd told the catering company to only set up one bar, even though we had already paid the caterer for 2 bars and paid for 2 bartenders!!!! Luckily, my father was at the venue and overheard the conversation and called me. We had to argue with Todd until he agreed to let the caterer set up the second bar. My wedding would have been PERFECT if I wouldn't have had Todd as my florist and decorator. He is unapproachable and does not listen to his brides. It is a shame, because Marina Shores is beautiful, but they need to give their brides other options for florists. I got married over 6 months ago and refused to have photos in my wedding album that showcase the flowers because they are so ugly and disappointing. I hope this review helps you avoid the same disappointment and frustration that I had.
Todd was difficult to work with. He never responded to my e-mails, I would HAD to call him to get any answers. He is not very personable, and is not willing to work with other decor vendors.
Now with all that said, his work is amazingly beaut...
iful. So while I wasn’t thrilled with his customer service and willingness to allow me to use the extra vendors I wanted, I was VERY pleased with his work. He made my wedding gorgeous!
The flowers at my wedding were amazinng and exactly what I wanted . My mother was even amazed!
My flowers were extremely beautiful. I met with Todd once we went through and made all my choices, he called me a few days before the wedding to ensure everything was all set. Everything was just as we discussed! Todd also coordinated our ic...
e sculpture and linens.
The flowers were gorgeous! Todd is wonderful! Glad to have chosen them!
Black Iris provided very nice flowers for my wedding day. The bouquets were what I had hoped for (although, sadly they were browning by the ceremony time) and the table centerpieces set the romantic tone that I was looking for (we had pink hydr...
ageanas with white lanterns). Overall, I felt that the flowers were just what I was looking for. My dissatisfaction stems from the service I felt that I received. During my initial meeting, I didn't feel that Todd was very helpful and was in a hurry for me to decide on what flowers I wanted, instead of providing guidance in my decision. I attempted to meet with him and he appeared annoyed with my concerns. Also, the package offered does not include personal flowers (although a discount is offered) and I felt I was left with no choice but to overpay for my centerpieces (the same price one would pay for a full flower centerpiece - there is no variation in price for what kind of flowers either). Black Iris does absolute beautiful work and I was very pleased with what I was given on my wedding day, I just wish the service would have been friendlier.
I am not going to lie…we spent a lot of money with the florist. I loved what they did so much, though. It really made our wedding. I thought the flowers were very modern and colorful, which is exactly what I had in mind. They were very attuned ...
to details. Everything from the linens, to the lighting, to the cake, to the bouquets and boutonnieres was absolutely perfect. I was a little frustrated the weeks before the wedding when I kept calling and emailing them to no avail, but the week of my wedding, they were completely on top of it. There were there when I walked into the wedding to make sure everything was as I had imagined it. Overall, a top notch vendor!
Todd is a genius! My wedding looked like it was out of a magazine. I only gave him a general idea of what I was looking for, and he did the rest. He went above and beyond with personal touches throughout the room. I have received so many inquir...
ies from brides-to-be that saw my wedding pictures on Facebook. If you want your wedding to look perfect, you should definitely choose Black Iris.
When I saw my bouquet it absolutely took my breath away. Our florals were very reasonably priced and far exceeded my expectations.
Black Iris does amazing work! Todd was great to work with and had great ideas. We got our tall centerpieces, bouquets, and bouts from them. BEAUTIFUL! My bridal bouquet was EXACTLY what I wanted. Thank you thank you! I highly recommend!
Todd is amazing.. Although the cost of flowers are always pricy, Todd did his best to work in our budget. He did a fantastic job with what we wanted and our theme was in credible. The flowers and linens were so romantic my guests were raving ab...
out it!!! I appreciated him being so creative as we left alot of decisions in his hands. He did a great job and would highly recommend him
My wedding was like my dreams came true. The flowers where amazing just like the picture that i gave them it was exactly like I had envisioned the bouquest where off the chart and the linens and lighting where with in my budget of $4500.00 I w...
as so amazed at the flowers candles and lighting
Thanks so much to Todd at Black Iris Floral for making my reception so beautiful. He changed my center piece 1 week before the wedding and I'm so glad he did because it turned out spectacular! Loved every bit of it!
Todd was the florist we worked with to create the centerpieces for our reception tables at our wedding. He created exactly what I wanted, even though I gave him very little direction or ideas. He did a wonderful job of translating the fall them...
e of our wedding into a beautiful table that was immensely impressive. Our guests loved the lanterns and pumpkins and gourds that was the perfect compliment to the gold tablecloth. He created an atmosphere at every table without blocking the guests' view of each other. Todd was a great hire.
Black Iris did an overall excellent job. They help you make your vision come to life. You can choose your colors and give Todd and idea of what your theme is and he will make it come together. From the linens, napkins to the flowers the finis...
hed product was amazing. I had to have real flowers at my wedding, so I was willing to pay for it. I'm so glad I did, they were my favorite decoration and my guests loved them. My only complaint was that my contract had the wrong information when it was first made up, and Todd missed a scheduled appointment the week of my wedding. It is a bit pricey, but it will be beautiful.
Todd and his company are wonderful. Our flowers and reception site were gorgeous. He is very easy to work with and accommodating. I didn't have a vision in mind when it came to the flowers and Todd went above and beyond what I could have imagin...
ed. The reception site was beautiful. Todd also was one of the coordinators for the wedding venue and made the night perfect. Overall it was a stress free experience. Tina
I used Black Iris Floral Events to provide the flowers for my reception sight, cake and centerpieces. They did an amazing job and made the process very easy and simple, I would highly recommend them to anyone getting married !
the flowers were gorgeous. my bouquet was so pretty, and all of the different flowers came together very nicely. Although, lots of the flowers did not look anything like the plans we made. the centerpieces looked completely different, but they ...
were still very pretty, so I was not complaining.
Black Iris did a beautiful job with my flowers. It was exactly what I wanted. I recommend them!
Todd from Black Iris has an eye for flowers! They were fresh and displayed beautifully. It was a little pricey but it all depends on how crazy you go with personal flowers and decorations. Overall, I was happy with Black Iris.
I did not have a good experience overall.
We were so pleased with everything . The details were over the top we got so much more then we thought and the room looked so so amazing and my bouquets rocked!
Black Iris Rocks!
I was not pleased with my flowers. Everything that I needed was there but it did not look like what I asked for. I gave my florist a photo of the bouquet I wanted. It was supposed to be all white flowers. Instead I received a bouquet with mostl...
y greenery and some white flowers. I just think that it looked like that because he was tryin to save money on the flowers. I paid a lot for my bouquet and was not happy. My bridesmaids flowers were supposed to be dark blue, intead they were a pale blue that almost looked like the white flowers next to them. You couldn't even really tell that they had blue in their bouquets. My florist brought the flowers to the venue but never told me that it was there, or didn't even call me to ask if I saw them and if Iwas pleased.
The flowers for my September wedding were absolutely beautiful! It was just as I imagined it to be. They also took decorating the guests' tables to another level. It was beyond anything I could imagine. Todd and Jason were wonderful to work wit...
h. They are very creative in their art and know how to turn a banquet hall to something beautiful! I definitely recommend getting a candy bar. Our guests LOVED it and still tell me how it was such a good idea! The personalized table numbers and escort cards were a special touch as well. All in all, it was a great experience and I would recommend Black Iris Floral Events to any couple who wants the best for their special day!
Todd and his team did an incredible job for our wedding in Cape Charles, VA. I gave Todd a few pictures that I liked in the beginning stages, and he really used his creativity to make the venue shine. The centerpieces at our reception were abso...
lutely stunning, as were the other arrangements that he placed around the
bar, cake table, etc. The ceremony arrangements were showstoppers. Our bridal party bouquets and bouttenieres were perfect. Todd was there with his team bright and early to set up, and he even took care of the beautiful pintuck linens for us. He also took the liberty of placing little lanterns on the outdoor tables to make them more inviting. He really paid attention to the little details, and it didn't go unnoticed. Everyone that attended gave us so many compliments on how beautiful our wedding and reception were, and I think that Todd had a huge hand in making our wedding exceed our expectations! I would recommend him to anyone
Thank you so much for doing such an AMAZING job on our flowers for our wedding last weekend!! Everything just turned out even more beautiful than I could have imagined!!! I really appreciate everything you guys did!!! I will definitely recom...
mend you anytime I can!! Thanks again!! :)
I worked directly with Black Iris Floral Events and they were fabulous. They had great ideas and helped me find the flowers that would work best for my occasion. I only required centerpieces and flowers for the wedding party, but I was not trea...
ted as though I was the lesser customer because of it. The flowers were delivered promptly and they were perfect and beautiful.
Todd is wonderful! Beautiful flowers at an awesome price!!! I will only use Black Iris from this point forward for any and every floral event! When I met with Todd and showed him pictures of what I wanted and he quoted me, I almost fell out ...
of my chair...I couldn't believe how REASONABLE it was!!! WOW!!! My wedding planning was a mess, everything got messed up EXCEPT my florist (Black Iris) and my photographer! They were the only two vendors that knew what they were doing!!! My wedding day was PERFECT and guests are still talking about the flowers! Thanks Todd!
Response from the Vendor on 11/01/2010
We appreciate your business Thank you so much.
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