Calabash Florist & Company

d a small, intimate wedding in Ocean Isle Beach, NC (but we live in the midwest) so you can imagine how difficult it was to figure out vendors. When you don't have the luxury of meeting someone face to face, you have to trust their reputation and character. Every single person I talked to in the area told me to go to Donna. When I told other vendors that she was my florist, most of them replied with, "Thank goodness, your wedding will be gorgeous". My family has a tradition of getting married with dahlias, more specifically, yellow dahlias. Hurricane Florence hit 2 weeks before my wedding in NC, most of Donna's wholesalers were unable to get flowers and being able to transport ANY flower was almost out of the question. But, when I told Donna that this was a family tradition, she made it happen. She contacted everyone she needed to in order to get me those yellow dahlias. Donna delivered the flowers while I was upstairs getting my hair and make up done, so I STILL have never met her face to face. But, as soon as she brought the flowers into the house I had 3 people come upstairs and tell me that I had the most beautiful flowers they had ever seen. One of my guests is best friends with a floral designer and was so blown away with their beauty that she sent dozens of pictures of what Donna had created. I could not have asked for a better experience, Donna is not only a creative visionary but a truly, genuine person. She will go the extra mile, she will make it happen. Thank you, Donna, for making our day so special. I hope to FINALLY meet you face to face one day!!! Warm regards, Lucie & Quinn Lawrence

ue. If my daughter or I were unsure of what we wanted, Donna had the perfect solution. I was concerned about cost because the venue was so big but Donna helped make floral suggestions that kept our costs in line and yet all of the arrangements were impressive. And Donna was so easy to work with throughout the entire process. I cannot begin to tell you how pleased we were.

anted to incorporate. She was very responsive and helped me choose the right flower for the ideas I had. The arrangements were delivered promptly the day of the ceremony and looked fantastic! We received so many complements on them.