Gaia Flowers

When my husband proposed to me and after we had decided we were going to go with a smaller, more intimate wedding (and had effectively removed the need for a florist at all), we decided we would still at least like to have a bouquet for me and a boutonnière for him on the day of our wedding. We visited Gary at Gaia back in late August/early September and went through a few ideas. Basically, it seemed like I would just be able to let Gary know what our budget was and he would come up with an arrangement. I was a little nervous about that since everywhere I read seemed to suggest that I get everything in writing, etc. but my husband assured me that that's how he's always placed his own floral arrangements there and pointed out that I'd never been unhappy with them. Since there really wasn't anything in writing (I assume due to the simple and small order), he told us to come back closer to the wedding day. A little less than two weeks before the wedding day, we visited with Gary again. I brought 5 or so examples of red/plum winter bouquets and let him know that I wasn't attached to any particular flower but merely wanted something in season, in those colors, and within our $75 budget. On the day of the wedding, my husband went to pick up our order just right before 2 pm, which is when they close, and worked well with our civil ceremony start time. Gary assisted in placing the boutonnière on him and I saw the bouquet later (I arrived separately). To be honest, there were so many other things happening that day, that I'm not sure I appreciated the beauty of the flowers until much later on, but everyone commented on how beautiful they were and now seeing them in our photos makes me very happy we let Gary's imagination run wild. I would have given 4.5 stars (as opposed to 4). The reason I can't give 5 stars is just because we had to wait so long to place our order. I felt anxious enough those last two weeks before the wedding that once we did place our order and pay, I felt much better. I would have liked to have that feeling a few months earlier.

ial! I knew that it was going to be perfect, and it was. The bouquets were elegant and perfect for my desert wedding. Love!

e morning of the wedding day to the hotel I've stayed in. The bellman delivered only the bouquet. I was in shock. We had to leave to the ceremony in 2 hours and the groom still did not have the boutonniere. I immediately called Peter but he did not pick up. I left a VM. No response. I called again 40 mins later and he finally picked up and said that he forgot the boutonniere in his cooler. He delivered it in about one hour but left it with bellman outside of hotel, when I was calling all over the hotel trying to get delivered it to the groom. The quality of the flowers is great but the service was awful. He knew the order was for a wedding but did not care enough to deliver promptly. This is the last thing you want on your wedding day is to chase vendors and beg them to deliver your orders properly.