We were one month out from our July 14, 2018 wedding, with no florist booked. To say that I was panicked is an understatement! I found Jennifer on The Knot and I loved everything that I saw, so I said a little prayer and reached out to her. To ...my shock and awe, she was available and completely within budget!
We met with her at her home immediately and we got to see some of her work up close and personal. She also showed us a variety of different arrangements she had done in the past and looked at my vision board on Pinterest. Our colors were rose and gold/champagne, and I was really wanting a sparkly table with mismatched vases and votives on a sequin runner. She pulled out a bunch of vases, arranged them, and said would these work? It was fantastic and she even recommended that we do fewer arrangements on the tables so they wouldn't be too crowded.
One of the most helpful things was that she rents the vases out to her clients, and comes back to clean up at the end of the reception. We made sure to have the DJ make an announcement encouraging guests to take centerpieces, but in the plastic vases we purchased off of Amazon instead, since the vases were not ours. People were happy that they still got to take flowers home and we didn't end up with a ridiculous number of vases and votives to dispose of post-wedding.
We were not particular about the flowers used so much as the colors, and so we gave Jennifer creative license. She did not disappoint and she even incorporated in some of the gold leaves from something I had shown her on Pinterest! End result: the bouquets and arch piece were absolutely gorgeous, the centerpieces were exactly as I had envisioned, and everything held up beautifully, in spite of the crushing humidity of the wedding day.
Jennifer truly went above and beyond, in an incredibly short amount of time, to bring my vision to life, and her professionalism was exceeded only by her warmth! I have already recommended her to one bride and I will continue to do so, because working with Jennifer was a wonderful experience!