Growing Wild Floral Company

. Every bouquet, centerpiece, and arrangement was beautifully crafted, and the flowers were incredibly fresh and vibrant. Our guests were raving about how gorgeous everything looked! The team was professional, responsive, and so easy to work with. If you're looking for someone to bring your wedding floral dreams to life while being respectful of your budget, I highly recommend Growing Wild!

gements. We really appreciated their quick responses and willingness to meet outside of normal business hours (a very rare and very wonderful quality in a wedding vendor!). They were respectful of our budget and had competitive pricing. When we met with Lindsey, she helped us identify which types of flowers we liked and disliked and talked us through other considerations like sizes and styles. There was a slight hiccup with vessels for the cluster centerpieces, but the arrangements themselves were beautiful. The colors were nearly spot on with the inspiration painting--they really brought our vision to life. Thank you!

red! We loved getting to know Barb and Lindsey and I'm glad we got to make it out to their farm to do the planning. I love that they try to locally source as much as possible! They worked with our budget and truly cared about us getting the most beautiful wedding and the best bang for our buck.

l flowers even with my small order. The best part - the farm is run on principles of sustainability!

ases, votives, and chuppah. So many people came up to us complimenting us on the flowers, noting how they were perfect for spring and matched our tastes. Each piece was so tastefully done. We especially enjoyed the flowers around and over the chuppah - what a delightful array and fragrance. Thank you for making our day so special.

ect of our day look incredible. From the moment we first spoke to her and she kindly invited us to meet her at her farm, Barbara was fun and easy to work with, asked all the right questions to understand our vision, and then made it a stunning reality. During our first meeting, after she understood what we were looking for and we explained what we liked, she said something like, “If you give me a little leeway, I will make your wedding look gorgeous,” and she absolutely delivered. Everyone who attended and everyone we’ve shown the pictures to has raved about how beautiful the flowers were. She understood the colors I wanted, the looks I liked for the table centerpieces, the arbor, and our cake, and she went out of her way to get my husband a boutonniere that mimicked the look and colors of his favorite flower, the Colorado columbine, since columbines were out of season at the time of our wedding. We’re so happy with how everything turned out!

g was stunning and we got so many compliments. The bouquets even held up well in the August heat. It was so special to be able to visit Barbara’s farm in person and see her gardens and floral arrangements in person. I highly recommend Growing Wild!

n. They were so creative in making a half-moon arbor for our ceremony and even hanging installations from the ceiling to create a unique and out of this world feeling to the reception. They were even able to accommodate some requests to include painted flowers into the arrangements. I truly felt like they listened to our thoughts and created a marriage between ideas. They also were able to help us cut some costs because they grow their own flowers! My suggestion to any bride or groom — let Growing Wild go wild! They will surprise you with amazing arrangements that were without a doubt statement pieces. Everyone at our ceremony and reception were blown away by their craft and attention to detail.

It was an amazing surprise, and they were the most beautiful flowers. I absolutely recommend Growing Wild and it was so much fun to tell people that the flowers came from the area. Communication was great, and it was easy to trust Barbara which took so much stress off of the planning process.

on of your wedding! When planning my wedding we chatted how I had lived in Australia and some of my bridal party was from there and she figured out a way to incorporate Australian plants and greenery both in my bouquet as well as the bridesmaids bouquet, they were beautiful and really meant a lot to me and my bridesmaids! Can’t recommend Barbara enough!

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to her farm, which was especially helpful since we knew nothing about flowers. The arbor she created for us was absolutely beautiful and the centerpieces were exactly what we had hoped for. We highly recommend Growing Wild Floral!

, working with Barbara in itself was one of our favorite parts- she lends such a great, quirky, humorous, but warm energy to the experience that made us feel at ease and taken care of. She encouraged coming out to her farm whenever we could to see the flowers, containers, and candles, and to discuss all of the nitty gritty details. Growing Wild is unique in that they grow and supplement with their own flowers on Barbara's amazing northern VA farm property in addition to wholesale purchased florals. She has much more flex and creativity in what flowers can be used on your day. So, what does this mean? This means that on our LATE JUNE wedding, we got luxurious and highly coveted peonies and ranunculus from the farm!!! These normally are ephemeral May only flowers. It's clear that Barbara and her team have such an expert understanding of blending colors, textures, and moods (yes, flowers have moods!) that if you just give her your color palette, wedding vibe, and budget, she can comfortably take it from there. I had a vision from the start and she understood completely what I wanted and how to deliver with great tips and tricks to tie in other elements I hadn't even considered. If I brought in ideas, Barbara found a way to make it happen. Now, let's talk about budgeting. Growing Wild was so understanding and respectful of having a clear budget and staying close to or within it. Barbara was straightforward about what would cost more, how to stay within budget, what was worth it and what wasn't, and was so reasonable with pricing and worked so well with us in our pricing comfort zone. She knows all the tricks to getting the best bang for your buck, including lots of floral repurposing. On my wedding day, I was absolutely blown away by the florals and there is no question the tone, beauty, and visual experience they set for everyone on the day. The colors, the artful arrangements, the creativity, the variety....wow!!! They even repurposed the flowers on our arch to below our sweetheart table which created an amazing look. Many arrangements had multiple purposes and gave me such joy to see used more than once- the bridesmaids bouquets in clear vases near the welcome area, the ceremony chair posies used on tables at cocktail hour and on the outside steps at our reception, and the two large aisle arrangements creatively flanking our greenery/neon sign wall (which I didn't think of and never would have, and was so excited to see when I walked in- genius for awesome photos). Barbara's daughter Lindsey did most of the floral coordination and set up on the day of and she was similarly just as awesome and artful with the entire experience. Barbara and the Growing Wild team, you all made our floral dreams come true and we can't imagine our day without you in it. I'll never forget all of our flowers; from my bouquet, to the ceremony arch, to the high and low arrangements, to the whimsical welcome sign arrangement... the list goes on and on. We got SO many compliments. HIRE GROWING WILD!

y of the actual flowers used in her arrangements, which I thought was really unique and special (and as a fun bonus, we loved meeting her sweet dogs!). She took the time to really get to know us and our general preferences. We aren't particularly knowledgeable about floral details, so we came in with some photos of our overall vision and then deferred to her expert background to get creative. Not only is she incredibly down-to-earth, but she's so, so talented. When I walked into the venue before the guests arrived, I was blown away at how beautiful the flowers were. It was wonderful working with Barbara and we got so many compliments on the flowers - they were truly perfect. I highly recommend you work with Barbara for any of your floral arrangement needs!

e wanted to have at our wedding. Barbara really took the time to get to know us and came up with ideas for amazing displays that we’ll remember for the rest of our lives. Most impressively, she grew many of these beautiful flowers herself on her farm in Delaplane, which also means she’s more affordable than many other vendors who have to buy their flowers–you end up with more flowers for your money. We got so many compliments on the flowers, maybe more than any other part of the wedding!

could have imagined. My guests were talking about the flowers for days after!

sy to work with, but we had to change up some of the flowers because it was from April to October, and there's seasonality when it comes to flowers. In the weeks before the wedding she let me know that because of the change in season we should change up our approach- at that point, I thought it would be best to let her do her thing, and that's exactly what happened. We had an amazing pink flowers and blue & white vases entry arrangement. Our guests raved about the flowers and it was wonderful working with Barbara and her team. We are so grateful she was part of our team!

ress color for the bridesmaids. I didn't have really specific ideas on what I wanted so I let her do a lot of what she wanted - which we were both happy with! I couldn't have been happier with how all the flowers turned out!

ng with Barbara a number of times, including going out to visit her flower farm in VA, we had high hopes for how everything would come together on our wedding day. Even still, the final product blew us away and totally exceeded even our expectations. Barbara was able to listen to our vision and then use her own creativity (and availability of flowers on her farm) to bring it to life and knocked it out of the park. We cannot recommend her and her team highly enough as a part of your wedding day!

She even delivered beautiful flowers (that had already been ordered for our March 2020 wedding) to our apartment at the beginning of the pandemic. She worked with us to decrease our order for our much smaller 2021 wedding and did amazing work on all the bouquets and arrangements. The flowers were gorgeous and we were amazed by how wonderful everything looked. We were so happy to have been able to work with Barbara for our wedding.

give more than 5 stars I would!

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ery single flower to my exact vision. I could not have pictured a more perfect look. I wish I could keep the flowers forever!

o special about Growing Wild Floral is that it is so true to it’s name – Barbara has her own farm and grows the flowers herself. This gives a very unique opportunity, which we took full advantage of. I knew from the beginning she was a professional and I should defer to her on making everything look beautiful. I trusted her completely, and I am SO glad I did! I spoke with her a few weeks before the wedding and we were going over colors and flowers and any final changes, and she knew which of her flowers were at their best. She is a true artist – and when she says if you trust her she will make it beautiful – trust her! I gave her colors I liked and access to my pinterest page, and let me tell you, she exceeded any and all expectations with her arrangements. The other really wonderful thing about GWF is that you can rent the centerpieces – that way the cost can be reduced significantly and you can have absolutely beautiful options. We ended up going with half tall and half short – with big gold vases. They were STUNNING – truly out of a fairytale beautiful. This wouldn’t have been possible using other vendors. Barbara is also just the sweetest person – she cares deeply about her work and her passion just explodes out of her when she’s talking about your wedding. Talking to her gave me a sense of ease and excitement, even as all the planning was getting stressful and we were down to the wire. I can’t recommend her highly enough. Hire her and trust her – you will not regret it and you will have an unforgettably beautiful wedding!

in Virginia to see what flowers she would be using a few weeks before our wedding. Overall her flowers looked amazing and really made for a beautiful event. We highly recommend her services!

owers would be available for my date and made me feel comfortable with more seasonal choices. She brought my vision to life after only showing her a few photos. Everyone commented on how beautiful my flowers were and my bouquet was amazing. I opted to go with a mixture of high and low arrangements for my tables (Barbara’s suggestion) and it was such a beautiful, balanced, cost-saving idea. I felt that Barbara’s prices were more reasonable than other florists I spoke with. I met with at least 5 other florists before meeting with Barbara and my husband and I were incredibly happy with our choice. I highly recommend Growing Wild!

ul and blew away my expectations. She listened to our vision and used the flowers from her garden to make it happen. She was also very reasonably priced because she grows so many of her own flowers. She is fun to work with and very passionate about what she does. You won't regret hiring her!!

ers to the dinner table settings and they perfected them all! We met with Barbara twice before our big day and showed her lots of inspiration pictures. She knew exactly what to do and asked us to "trust her". I'm so glad we did! We love the fact that she grows the flowers on her farm in Virginia and it was an awesome option to just "rent" some of the vases and such, which she came back for at the end of the evening. We highly recommend Growing Wild to all future brides!!

nse of what I liked. She sent me a comprehensive flower description and price quote days later. About two weeks before the big day, we spoke again and checked in! The flowers on the wedding day exceeded my expectations - they were EXACTLY what I was envisioning (but of course, could not describe myself). Barbara totally understood what I was going for and made my vision come to life. Even better, her price was better than others I spoke to - in part because she has her own farm! I cannot recommend Barbara and Growing Wild enough!

wanted my wedding to "feel"...it sounds ridiculous, I know, but she was totally understanding, listened to my vision, and made me feel so comfortable that she would help give me the wedding of my dreams. Due to some bad weather and a compressed timeline on my wedding day, I didn't get to see my venue before I walked down the aisle, so the moment I hit the top of the aisle was the first time I saw Barbara's work. It was a good thing that my husband and I had done a first look before the wedding, because in that moment my mind was 100% on how absolutely GORGEOUS the room looked as I processed toward the altar. Barbara took my vision and knocked it out of the park, and even stayed through the ceremony to flip the room for the reception (our ceremony and reception were in the same space). She didn't go a cent over my budget and was wonderful about repurposing florals throughout my venue to save money, and I could not be more grateful. Hire Growing Wild today...it will be the best decision you make!

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r meetings and made cost saving suggestions, tried to give me an idea of what everything would look like and ultimately relied on what was available the week of the wedding. The flowers were just stunning, from the bouquets to the centerpieces! We had so many comments on the flowers :) Trust Barbara with your big day and you won’t be disappointed!

could do, and did everything to stay within our budget. We were planning our wedding from abroad, and Barbara made things so easy. After one visit, she understood the look that what we wanted. When we saw what she was able to do on the day of the wedding, we were completely blown away. The arch, the bouquets, the boutonnieres, the flower arrangements--everything was better than we could have ever imagined. Plus, whenever possible, she uses beautiful flowers from her farm, which look great and cut down on costs. I think it's best to just let Barbara do her thing without trying to box her in too much, because the end result for us was truly incredible. She took our half-formed ideas and created something that we didn't even know we wanted.

came back with absolute perfection. The arrangements were just perfect. I would highly recommend her and trust that she would make your special day just that....special. Thank you Barbara (and your team) for the beautiful flowers. Will remember, appreciate and recommend your work always!

ted flowers that reflected the nature surrounding us, wild, green, with some color. The arrangements were made to look as if Barbara had just walked around the property picking wildflowers, and then putting them in jars, and vases, and other vessels she had. The flowers captured the backyard, woodsy, whimsy vibe that was our wedding. Barbara and her team also put together an amazing arch, that had flowers raining down from the cross-rail, as if they were falling from the sky behind us. Our bouquets were stunning. They were bunches of wild greens with pops of color, creating that freshly picked wildflower look. When we had our meeting with Barbara, we got to visit her beautiful farm house, and went over what colors and flowers we liked, but wanted her to use her creative vision to ultimately make the arrangements. Barbara and her team did an incredible job. If we could keep those flowers in vases forever, we would.

e right mix of providing suggestions and guidance where needed but really listening to what we wanted. The bouquets and ceremony decor were beautiful and the reception centerpieces were spectacular - bigger and more beautiful than we expected. We received so many compliments from guests on all of the flowers. Barbara stayed within our budget, didn’t try to upsell us on anything, was very responsive to email and phone calls, and was very easy to work with. Very highly recommended!

nd making my dream come true! Barbara is a professional and it shows in how she operates the business; she asked several questions and kept the conversation honest during our consultation to ensure my vision came to life and stayed within my budget. She is detail-oriented as she asked for height to make sure the bouquets were proportional (something I never thought of!), color scheme for the florals, flowers that were offered in season, and decorations/centerpieces that would allow the most bang for my buck. Throughout the planning process, communication was good and timely to ensure if any changes were made, they were noted. For the wedding day, Terri was wonderful and so sweet as she delivered the bouquets; they were STUNNING, better than I had imagined. My bridesmaids gushed over the color and size of the flowers. The wedding alter floral arrangements were simplistic but phenomenal (exactly what we wanted); the reception flowers were beautiful, and guests absolutely raved about the flowers used and how they were put together. Three weeks after the wedding, guests are still complimenting the flowers! I love this company because they grow, cut, decorate, and deliver everything themselves, my definition of a local business! I absolutely recommend Barbara and her entire team at Growing Wild Floral Company!

enough wonderful things about the arrangements and about the owner, Barbara. The flowers were just incredible. From our initial meeting with Barbara, we were really thrilled as she pulled our vision together without a hitch. Admittedly, I didn't have the "perfect" flower arrangement in my head that I wanted, so she was incredibly patient with me as we went through my Pinterest page and giving her a direction with colors. Honestly, it was so amazing how Barbara just got it. She took my vision that I didn't even know I had, made it even better and brought it to life! On dealing with Barbara, we really lucked out. Since about a year ago when we met her, right up until our wedding day, she was terrific and we honestly couldn't have felt any better taken care of (important when you have so many other things going on leading up to and the day of your wedding!). We even were invited out to her amazing farm to see where she grows most of the flowers that she uses and met all of her animals! My fiance and I don't miss a lot about the wedding planning process, but one of the main ones is Barbara and her lovely dogs! All around A++ experience, wonderful time, and great memories. We couldn't recommend Growing Wild/Barbara more.

lowers in the arch, to the bouquets, to the corsages, to the boutonnieres, to the reception centerpieces, they all looked beautiful. I highly recommend working with Barbara. It was fun and stress free.

g process. My husband and I didn’t know much about flowers going in the wedding planning process and ended up meeting with Barbara based on a recommendation from a co-worker. She asked us for our budget and then we spent about an hour talking about colors and flower types. She never tried to upsell us on anything and was constantly looking ways to do more with a tighter budget. For example, my husband and I were very flexible on flower type for the arrangements so this allowed her to cut costs a lot because she could fill in the arrangements with different flowers that she was growing on her farm. Since we didn’t know much about flowers, Barbara made it super easy by going through a ton of pictures with us from both Pinterest and other weddings she has done and having us say whether we liked it or not. By the end of that first meeting, she helped us to decide on exactly what we wanted (even though we went into it just knowing that we wanted pretty and colorful flowers). On the day of the wedding all the flowers arrived on time and looked absolutely beautiful. We received so many comments from our guests on how beautiful all the arrangements were. Barbara was so thoughtful with every little detail – she even thought to provide extra vases so that the bridesmaids bouquets could be used as extra decoration at the reception. I would highly recommend working with Barbara! She made the whole process affordable, easy, and everything turned out even better than I had imagined!

h us her initial recommendations. We also appreciated that her pricing structure is very clear on her website, and Barbara is very frank about cost and the reasons for those costs. We gave Barbara a lot of leeway to create arrangements within our vision, and she did not disappoint. Even though Barbara cautioned me that my favorite flowers, lilacs, would probably be out of season at the time of our wedding, she surprised me with beautiful lilacs and gorgeous magenta and white peonies in my bouquet. The bouquets, centerpieces, and floral arch were full of color and beautifully arranged. Barbara is a master craftswoman, and we highly recommend her.

the vision that we had for florals and made it happen. Flexibility is key with her to maximize your budget, and if you give her that flexibility, you will not be disappointed!

nary who makes magic come true. I do not speak the language of flowers but after describing what I wanted via words, my pinterest board, and a few Power Point slides, she came back to me with a killer recommendation and asked that I “trust her” which I didn’t even really need to do. She takes your budget seriously and doesn’t bully you into thinking you need to spend more than you want to complete your vision (which I absolutely felt from other florists). Instead, she helps recommend alternative solutions and ways to make your vision come to life. Thank you Barbara for making my fun, funky, colorful winter/spring cusper wedding so beautiful!

, and I'm so glad she did!