About this vendor
Since 1975 providing amazing designs for all of San Diego. From pop up weddings to Oscar Parties in Beverly Hills.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Decorations & Accents
- Aisle Decorations
- Centerpieces
- Vases
- Wedding Arch
Flower Arrangements
- Bouquets
- Bouquet Wraps
- Boutonnieres
- Centerpieces
- Corsages
- Flower Delivery & Setup
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3.5
out of 5.04 reviews
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We met for a consultation at her home. Her home garage is her floral office. The hill to get through to her gate was extremely steep. We arrived early and had to wait for her to get home. We ended up following her through the gate when she got home. We had problems getting through the gate. Our car started rolling backwards and we had to get in quick before the gate closed. Kinda scary. When we began the consultation in her garage I felt like I was a nuisance the whole time. Every time I asked a question she looked at me with wide eyes like I was bothering her. I felt like I kept having to compromise what I wanted to meet my budget for flowers. We ended up with basically greenery and very minimal flowers when we were all straightened out on budget. She explained that flower prices have increased since Covid. If you are on a strict budget for flowers because you have went over budget with other vendors then this is not the place to go. If you have plenty of money to spend on flowers then go for it. Just be careful with that hill and the gate.
We were referred to Designworks Florals by both our venue and our caterers, and boy were we glad we decided to listen to those referrals! Lisa, the owner of Designworks Florals, was quick to respond and set up an in-person discussion so that she could help bring our vision to life. We met Lisa at her home studio, and got straight to work figuring out what pieces we would need and what they should look like. As a bride and groom who walked into this meeting with a barely formed idea of what flowers we might want at our wedding, we walked away with a vision for the entire wedding in our heads and a contract signed with Designworks Florals.
Up until the point of meeting with Lisa, we had only booked the venue, the food and I had purchased my dress and picked the colors of my bridesmaid dress - nothing had been chosen with a particular theme in the mind, and there was a very real chance that our wedding would have been an assortment of mismatched pieces that just didn’t fit together.. Her knowledge of our venue, attention to the details of my dress and the colors of my bridesmaids dresses along with my suggestion of succulents all came together like I had been working on a vision board for the wedding for the last year. She knew exactly what would work, and this was over 9 months before our wedding.
Leading up to the wedding, Lisa checked in regularly and worked with me to amend our wedding vision and materials required as necessary. Every email had a cheerful tone and was ended with a smiley face. As most brides know, planning a wedding can be stressful, and any amount of positivity and support can go a long way. Email exchanges with Lisa always made my day.
The day of our wedding, we were absolutely blown away by all of the florals and little details provided by Designworks Florals. Lisa went above and beyond the things that were detailed in our quote. There were so many extras that I was not expecting that just made every corner, every nook and cranny of our ceremony and reception sites feel like were a part of the larger vision of our wedding. From the largest arrangements to the smallest of boutonnieres everything was perfect. I would not have changed a single thing. I’m so thankful to have connected with Lisa and Designworks florals, and would recommend them to anyone looking for a stellar florist for their wedding or event.
Lisa was so much fun to work with on my florals!! We met at her beautiful compound where we discussed my ideas and how we can fit everything we want in my budget. I also sent her photos after the meeting as I found ones that I loved and she absolutely nailed my vision. The bouquets were exactly what I wanted. There were two massive arrangements where we stood at the ceremony and they were perfection! I was obsessed! Half of the outdoor bar tables had huge, beautiful succulents on them which my Mom is replanting in her garden. The only thing I could criticize were the size of the centerpieces at the reception tables but I'm sure they were that way because we were on a tight budget. They still looked beautiful. Thanks Lisa for my beautiful florals!
So my first interaction with Lisa was great and I was so excited to work with her. I met with her in february for my wedding in August. It was a pretty long meeting. We discussed everything in great detail about what I wanted. She wrote it all down and I gave her a deposit. Months went by without any word from her about my flowers but didnt think much of it because there really was no need since the wedding was still months away. However I contacted her a few weeks before my wedding and she acted like she had no idea who I was. She even made me give her my check info to prove I had given her a deposit! She had lost all my information!! We had a very short conversation and a few emails about what I wanted and she said that should be fine. I was worried since the first meeting was so extensive. Lisa assured me she would do everything I wanted plus throw in some extra stuff due to the stress she had a caused me. My day of wedding arrives and Lisa shows up with my flowers. The bouquets were close to what I wanted but ALOT smaller then I had envisioned plus she used completely different burlap then we had discussed to wrap them. The bouts were nothing what I wanted. I had specially told her multiple times I wanted daises. At one point I thought she was getting frustrated with me because I brought up daisies so much. I guess I should of brought them up more because there was not one daisy in any of them! Then the "extras" she threw in looked liked scraps from her floor. It was very disappointing! I would save yourself stress and go with someone else!
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