Cottage Flowers

most of every dollar!! We asked Laurie to make decorative arrangements for the front of the outdoor gazebo where our ceremony was, were exactly what we had envisioned -- beautiful, fresh, bright, elegant, without being gaudy or overdone. The bouquets and boutineers were also so stunning -- so many guests commented on how beautiful the arrangements were! We chose to go with silk flowers we did ourselves for the centerpieces at the reception tables to cut costs, as well as homemade "ribbon wands" as opposed to petals for our flower girls, but I'm sure Cottage Flowers would do an amazing job with those as well. We chose sunflowers with lavender flowers, and are not very artistic to have opinions beyond that -- but Laurie ran with that and made them SO beautiful! Laurie made it all very easy for us and was so easy to communicate with. Lastly, I don't know how she keep her prices so affordable but we are both so very grateful that you do -- for the longest time, we thought beautiful flowers would be outside of our budget, but Cottage Flowers truly made it happen for us. We are so happy with everything she did for us! Thank you, so so much to Laurie, for helping to make our wedding so beautiful!

ful to work with beforehand as well. When I had questions or wanted to add more items, she was very receptive. She also went above and beyond with delivering to us, which was outside of the normal delivery area. That made the entire day so much less stressful!

can-do attitude was evident. In our initial conversations, we discussed our vision and budget, and she helped strategize designs and flower choices that would allow us to have the wedding of our dreams. With just a few inspiration photos and a few descriptors of our vibe (classic, natural, minimalistic), Laurie got to work bringing our vision to life. Some of our favorite visual details from the wedding were suggestions of Laurie’s that we never could have imagined without her! For example, upon hearing that we were hosting our reception in a sailcloth tent, Laurie suggested that we use small birch trees to adorn the interior poles. When we saw the finished product, complete with strings of white lights, we were WOWED by the magic! Laurie also suggested that we display our placecards in a wooden box on birch logs surrounded by moss and succulents, a look that she described as “very Maine.” It was truly STUNNING! Several of our guests commented on how unique and gorgeous both of those details were – all thanks to Laurie! Laurie also saved the day by creating beautiful wedding favors on short notice. I was having difficulty finding favors that were within budget but of high quality, so I asked Laurie about the possibility of having mini succulents at each place setting (to double as décor and favors). With that guidance, she created 200 masterpieces: mini rosette succulents in gold mercury votives. This small addition to each place setting tied everything together and just popped! My husband and I continue to admire the little succulent that we brought home, as do many of our guests.  While Laurie’s website is beautiful, it does not do her talent justice. She has an amazing eye for beauty, and we were beyond overjoyed with the masterpiece that she created on our wedding day. We cannot recommend her strongly enough!!!

he listened to all my ideas and was patient with my questions. The weather even worked out so that she could get me lilacs in May! Not only did we get gorgeous flowers but for a reasonable price. I highly recommend that couple start their flower search with Laurie!

t we decided to go with her as our wedding florist. I highly recommend Laurie to anyone getting married in the Bar Harbor area.

come from her own garden and are beautiful. From our wedding party flowers, to my bouquet, to the church, to the Bar Harbor Inn, to the cake, everything was gorgeous. We heard so many wonderful comments from our guests that day and after the wedding. We are so pleased we chose Cottage Flowers. Thank you Laurie for making our wedding so beautiful and colorful.

her exactly what we talked about. The flowers were just what I had envisioned.

hus. Everything looked amazing from the centerpieces to the boutonnieres.

reached out to her. I could not be more thrilled. Because I'd never been to Maine, and because I live 500 miles away, meeting with her prior to my arrival was not possible. Instead I browsed photos of floral arrangements that I liked and sent them to Laurie to give her some idea of my preferences. Beyond that, though, I also encouraged her to use her creativity, as she grows many of her own flowers and I wanted my bouquet to look really "organic" for lack of a better term. Both my bouquet and my husband's boutonniere were even more beautiful than I could have imagined. I took lots of pictures of both and wish I could have preserved them to look as wonderful as they did that day. Laurie was also very good to work with in terms of budget. Her prices are very reasonable without compromising quality one bit.

ng and she delivered exactly as requested. The arrangements were gorgeous from the ceremony decorations to my bouquet and the flower girl and jr. bridesmaids bouquets (I only had little girls in my wedding). Laurie is top notch. I definitely recommend her!

The flowers on the rows at the ceremony were perfect as was her help in setting up our chuppah. We planned our wedding from Boston and Laurie was easy to work with from long distance

so they are as fresh as can be. The bouquets and centerpieces were just as we expected... perfect.