Great Expectations Flowers By Inka

, but my mom wanted me to rethink it and set up an appointment with Inka. And I'm so glad she did! In our first meeting, Inka totally "got" my style and made the whole flower selection process painless. (also she expertly navigated my mom's expectations with what I actually wanted!) I gave her general guidelines, and she came up with a beautiful look for the ceremony and reception. She handled all of the decoration for the reception, not just the flowers, which made things so easy for me. She was quick to respond on email and very pleasant to work with. Thanks Inka!

much more than I had originally envisioned. She met with my mother (I live out of town) and arranged to meet with me a weekend I was in Annapolis to go over final details, see a picture of my dress, and just get a sense straight from me what I was expecting. Otherwise, we communicated via email, which she was happy to do. Inka helped me transform my simple idea of "roses" in to SO much more. She made suggestions on how to use roses as the main flower but use a variety of other complementing flowers that made the flowers much more interesting and eye catching. She also worked with me on little things that I requested - I gave her a piece of lace from my dress to wrap around my bouquet, she made a "garden" of flowers around lightposts inside of my event, and made a gorgeous cascade of flowers for the center of the head table that really helped accent me and my husband on our special day. She was very helpful with making my vision come to light, but also honest about what would or would not work. The flowers were not inexpensive, but I am a firm believer that you get what you pay for - and she did not disappoint! The flowers made a big impact on the overall event - thank you Inka!

ompletely gotten our concept for the wedding and was the florist we wanted to work with. Inka is very professional, quick to respond to emails and easy to work with. She listened to our ideas to make sure she understood what we were looking for and gave her professional opinion as to what would work best. With less than 5 months to plan our wedding for 250 guests we had a to do list a mile long. With Inka on our wedding “dream team” we knew it would be a fantastic day. Inka made herself available to come to see our church and reception venue weeks in advance to make sure she got the feel of the house. With her team, she took sketches, photos, measurements and worked with the rest of our vendors to ensure everything would come together properly and would be just as we wanted it. To say she far exceeded our expectations is an understatement. We were absolutely blown away by Inka’a amazing work. With my fiancé and his parents we had four very specific opinions of how we wanted everything to look and Inka listened and captured everything perfectly. On wedding morning, Inka and her team arrived at our house with vans full of flowers and began to transform both the house and outdoor tent that we used for the reception. They did 9 bouquets, boutonnieres for the boys, 2 very large arrangements for the alter at the church, 23 centerpieces for the tent, 4 large outdoor pieces and several very large arrangements for the house all within plenty of time. For the tent, Inka designed 3 different types of florals for the tables; a high arrangement, a mid arrangement where she used our personal silver pieces and a low in glass vases. They were all unique and perfect -- just what we were all looking for. The only word to describe the large floral arrangements both inside and outside of the house is “breathtaking”. Flowers had never been done before that fit the house so incredibly well and not only were they beautiful on their own, but they complemented the beauty of the home. Inka is truly an outstanding florist and a master of her trade. Our guests are still telling us about how amazing the flowers were and I can’t wait to see our wedding photos to hope they capture the full beauty of them so we can always remember. Inka -- thank you so much for all of your hard work and dedication to help make a perfect day for us! Brooks Katie Morgan and Belle O’Brien

ieve the vintage glamour look i wanted. She is a delight to work with. I also respected her honesty with the goal i wanted to achieve for the overall feel. She was by far the best choice!!

anders and arrangements. The bouquets "glistened with water drops" all night long. Wow, what beautiful colors for the roses, hydrangea and orchid stems... and then to add the "birds of paradise," the bright pink Alpinia purpurata and deep orange lilies in the buffet arrangements, absolutely amazing. We got so many compliments. Inka was as wonderful to work with as her creations. We could not have wished for anything more.

ecide what flowers should be used at my wedding after I told her what I envisioned my wedding day to be like. She did not disappoint. All my flowers were beautiful and so many people commented on them. The only small problem I had was sometimes I had to wait up to 2 weeks for a response when I had a question. It was never anything urgent so I didn't mind but Inka was very busy and it took some time to reply back. The price was a bit more than I wanted to spend but she was the best and she was amazing. I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone getting married. She also put fresh flowers on my cake and it was exactly what I wanted and looked wonderful. She couldn't have pulled my vision together any better. Thanks Inka!

great! thanks Inka!

y easy to work with when we made some changes. She captured the "feel" we were looking for greater than I ever thought possible. I felt like she "knew" me. I would recommend Inka to any bride and groom. She is a true artist with a great eye for what will look beautiful. I knew she wanted our day to be perfect and it was! Thank you, Inka! ~ Vanessa & Brad Phillips

but was very dissatisfied with her. Think twice before using this vendor.

thing looked good on the day of, but my mothers flower corsage fell apart before the reception and the best mans boutineer flower head fell off during his reception speech. Inka was very friendly during planning but she seemed too busy and issues with her email didn't help. In closing the flowers looked good and Inka is very nice although may be a little over extended.

raving about the flowers.

gements. When I met Inka, she had the perfect vision for our small and intimate wedding at Quiet Waters Park and Ruth's Chris restaurant. She delivered above and beyond my expectations. We had big bloom flowers such as hydrangea, peonies, antique garden roses and such. She put together a very lush, rich and springy look for our wedding. The flowers truly made our day even better. She was able to accomodate our budget and arrange the most gorgeous flowers I could have ever imagined! She was such a pleasure to work with throughout all the planning and changes up until our special day. I highly recommend Inka for your wedding! You will not be disappointed!

e bouquets, arrangements and boutonnieres turned out great! I was so in love with my bouquet. Inka did a wonderful job and I could not of asked for more beautiful flowers on my wedding day.

smelled wonderful as well. Not only that but the value was great given she provided more flower for the money. I highly recommend working with Inka and Great Expectations!

to detail. I am so very happy with the outcome!

was able to use flowers that I wanted that other florists said they couldn't get because of the season. My bouquet was amazing and all the floral arrangements were beautiful. We received a ton of compliments on how great the flowers were.

love. I had no idea what I wanted for flowers, and I showed her my gown, and my bridesmaids, and she just knew... It's like she could totally figure out what my style was just by speaking with me! She delivered, as promised the day of the wedding, and was even able to make some last minute changes... The best part: our ring bearer dropped out just weeks before the wedding...so, we put our dog in the wedding as the ring bearer. She made us a flowered leash with which to walk Asja down the aisle! I couldn't have been happier! I recommend her to everyone I know who is getting married now!