Finishing Touches

ompletely the wrong colors. I wanted pink and burgundy wildflowers and they were red, blue, and purple with white roses. I cried when she showed me a sneak peak. She did make some adjustments by taking out some roses so they were less floral but they didn't include our wedding color of rose pink at all. They clashed with the bridesmaid dresses and the whole reception was purple (which I'm not a fan of) instead of pink like I wanted. Very sadly disappointed. If you don't have a specific vision she's great and does wonderful work but I can't say I'd recommend her.

Finishing Touches Colorado. Linda is an excellent listener and helped hone my vision for the wedding flowers and reception. She had a plethora of creative and detailed suggestions to crystallize my ideas into reality. I had several lengthy and detailed phone conversations with Linda leading up to the wedding. She would reach out to me on several occasions with ideas and suggestions about flowers as well as non-flower-related wedding ideas and referrals to help me (ie. fly abatement, hair/make up artists, etc.). She came out to the venue, my daughter’s horse ranch, to finalize all the floral details and to take the authentic boots and other decorations she was going to use to make aisle and table arrangements. The array of flowers she used brought together all the other elements of the wedding venue into a cohesive and stunning display of beauty. The bridal bouquet (with two hanging horseshoes) was elegant and fit the style of my daughter’s wedding gown. The bridesmaid’s bouquets were colorful, classy, and had the added touch of a horseshoe cascading from the bouquet. The boutonnieres enhanced each of the groomsmen with natural grasses and a bit of color, and the pearl wrist corsages were elegant and complemented the outfits of the mother of the bride and groom. Linda painstakingly decorated each dinner table with a colorful, yet natural array of mixed flowers and grasses arranged into a boot. The head table was elegant with the burlap garlands and the arrangements she created and affixed on top of cowboy hats. The buffet table had a large, double boot arrangement which enhanced the food display. Linda added elegant flowers on the dessert table to complement the cutting cake and array of other desserts. She decorated each wood stump along the aisle, decorated a saddle which was used as a guest book, and even created flower clusters for three of the horses, who were incorporated into the wedding and guest pictures. This wedding had many logistical problems such as extreme heat, an outdoor ceremony with the sun beating down on the flowers, and dusty conditions. Linda May worked for hours at the venue and waited until the last moment to put out the flowers so they wouldn’t wilt. She even placed sand into each boot so it wouldn’t fall over. She hand carried arrangements from the wedding ceremony and placed them onto tables. Linda added many extra touches that she wasn’t being compensated for such as a throwing bouquet, an extra wrist bracelet that we had forgotten to include, and additional decorations along the aisle, bar, and other areas. Linda May approached this wedding as a labor of love. My father was a florist and I shared a story with her about how he used to take a little “swipe” out of each wedding cake he decorated for good luck. In Linda’s wedding contract and notes, she wrote, “Take a swipe out of the cake.” There are services you cannot pay for and Linda gave of herself in a way that transcended the definition of “florist.” She created a memorable, elegant, personalized, and sentimental beauty that will be talked about and remembered for a long time to come.

. She created gorgeous bouquets and arrangements for our church ceremony that she then re-purposed & brought to our reception. She also was very respectful of our budget, which we greatly appreciated! Linda is wonderful & I highly recommend her for any of your floral needs!

st good at her job! 10/10 recommend choosing Finishing Touches for your flower design.