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Kate and her team were phenomenal! She worked with our budget, and brought a true artistic touch and subtle beauty to our wedding decor which was exactly how we were envisioning our special day. She was spot on with the color palette we talked about, very professional, took the time to communicate with us leading up to the wedding, and brought a chill, laid-back vibe to the party. She offers to clean up and donate all flowers after the wedding as well, which is great. We give her a 10 out of 10.
Awful experience. If you want to wait weeks with no response from her then book with her. She doesn't have any respect for people who are stressed trying to prepare for a wedding with busy lives. Very disappointed in how unprofessional she is. Took her almost month to get back to me and then she kept saying she would get me a quote over and over again with no quote. The flowers may be pretty but other people in this area do just as beautiful of work without the hassle of dealing with her. I HIGHLY recommend you don't go with her.
I want to start out by saying the flowers on my wedding day looked beautiful style wise, however, they started wilting almost immediately. My bouquet was drooping before we even got to the ceremony, not only that but Kate did not remove the thorns from my bridal bouquet, so I pricked my finger and started bleeding at one point. I attempted to send my bouquet out overnight to be preserved and the preservationists were unable to do so because the flowers were covered with mold and bugs already.
Beyond the flowers on the actual wedding day, working with Kate was difficult. She is nearly impossible to get ahold of and will take weeks to email you back if she even does at all. I was able to get her on the phone for about 10 minutes once throughout the entire process. I don't consider myself to have been too intense of a bride and was comfortable with trusting her artistically, but the lack of communication was really difficult for me.
I gave Kate hardly any direction because I really don't know much about flowers. I told her I wanted a whimsical magical vibe to the flowers and she truly delivered with wildflowers! We also wanted hanging marigolds on the ceremony site for an Indian-American fusion wedding and they were such a gorgeous touch.
Wow! Just... wow! Kate at Big Sur Flowers curated a beautiful floral display for my wedding day. From the little details of the tablescape, to the arrangements around the venue, the altar, and the bouquet. The BOUQUET was stunning. Kate has a magical way with flowers. The colors and textures are whimsical, unique, and absolutely gorgeous. She is a creative with phenomenal talent, trust this woman to do your florals and you will not be disappointed.
We loved how beautifully Kate executed the florals for our Big Sur wedding! Due to COVID, we ended up postponing our wedding THREE times over the past two years. Kate was always enthusiastically in our corner and happy to remain flexible throughout the entire process. I was never one of those brides who was combing Pinterest for editorialized tablescapes; I really just wanted to reflect the natural beauty of Big Sur with florals that were local and in-season. I kept my questionnaire responses pretty high-level, with my only specific request being that things not lean too boho. I really leaned into my intuition and was completely hands-off, having faith that Kate would know exactly how to reflect the landscape back to our loved ones. To say I was blown away by her execution would be an understatement. Kate and her team didn't just produce decor for our special day: they told a story. Our out-of-town guests were absolutely taken in by the beauty of everyday plants like wild oats, lavender, ferns, and even freshly cut citrus woven through the dinner tablescape. The best part of working with Kate is that she has given me the gift of these plants far beyond our wedding. I was walk around this ecosystem I love so much (east bay) and get to see kangaroo paw and lavender growing across my neighborhood -- the very same varieties Kate arranged for my hair accessories on my wedding day. I see ferns and wild oats growing like weeds and think back to my bouquet, which still hangs upside down for drying in my garage. To be surrounded by these small gifts and be reminded of our wedding is so special. Thank you for everything, Kate!
I can't say enough about Kate. First, she is AMAZING at her job. My flowers were the most beautiful thing. I couldn't have imagined it any better. I gave her my colors and just let her go! I am actually in tears remembering how beautiful my flowers and table set up was. She is a wonderful person and I will forever use her for any of my floral needs from here on out.
I give Kate 3/5 overall for a few reasons: let me say the flowers on my wedding day were 5/5. They were absolutely gorgeous. I give her communication skills a 3/5; she is hard to get ahold of and I didn't receive my actual contract with all the details and price until 3 weeks before my wedding (October). She confirmed with me in May that she could do my wedding and I asked several times via voicemail and email with no response. Again, the flowers were incredible but there was a lot of unnecessary stress for me because of poor communication. She did apologize and gift me a few flower arrangements for my reception because of this; which I really appreciate. If you are an anxious bride/groom, I might go with someone else.
Kate's flowers were lovely & she is reasonably priced. The flower crown she made me was beautiful too. Now my advice is to consider how anxious of a bride you are before booking with Kate. I live in Alaska and booked her in January for my adventure elopement. We agreed to decide on a delivery location prior to my ceremony. After sending her payment in full & an email in January, I never heard anything from her (received payment, confirmation, etc.) until I emailed her during the first week of June asking her where we could meet up for delivery since we decided to stay a little ways out of Big Sur. She responded with an email asking details of where I was staying/ceremony spot, and I promptly responded that night. I sent her another email 10 days later specifying my hotel as well. I heard nothing from her for another two months, when I was 3 days away from my ceremony date and needed to know where to meet up. I called both her phones (cell reception is bad there) and her voicemail box was full. I then emailed her to which she responded pretty quickly and said she'd email me when she was sure of the spot to meet. I did not hear anything back and finally emailed her on the morning of the 11th (wedding was on the 12th) to solidify our meeting spot and time. Now August in CA is in the thick of wedding season so I was expecting a delay in response but I will say that I had to coordinate everything. I had little to no contact with her from January to August, and all of it was initiated by me. Several emails were ignored, and I was unable to get in touch via voicemail. Be cautious if you book with Kate, as her flowers are lovely, but she is very, very hard to get ahold of. My other vendors were just as busy, and they were extremely responsive, so it is possible - even during wedding season.
All I have to say is WOW. Kate's flowers are out of this world. If you want plain jane, don't go with Kate. She is a flower fairy. She mixes textures and colors. Kate can truly make any of your craziest visions come true. She made this beautiful moon arch for us -- it was so stunning. When it comes to Kate, dream big as she will make it happen.
Kate is absolutely amazing! I only had a few ideas on Pinterest about what I liked and she made all my dreams come true. I didn’t have much for decorations other than table greenery and bouquets all the gals held and that was more than enough because of how beautiful everything was! Her greenery arrangements, boutonnières, corsages , flowers for our hair, flower crowns and bouquets were all exquisite! She made my dream wedding come to life!
KATE did an AMAZING JOB! I found Kate a couple months before our wedding and I am so glad I did! Our wedding was at the Monterey Beach House and we had a sort of game of thrones decor theme with boho burgundy & navy and brass candles and vases. Kate even had an hexagon arch made for our ceremony that turned out beautifully! I love that Kate grows her own flowers and the bouquets turned out amazing! Thank you Kate! I highly recommend!!
She is amazing. All the flowers were simply beautiful!
Let me begin by saying that the bouquet and flower crown that I received were absolutely stunning. I chose Kate based on her social media pictures, and she did not disappoint in terms of her product.
However, working with Kate was extremely stressful. It was virtually impossible to get a hold of her, and I was left wondering many times if she would actually come through.
I contacted her in February about my October wedding. After a few weeks she emailed me back and said she was available for my wedding date. She provided me a questionnaire, which I filled that out promptly and returned. After a month of not hearing back from her, I emailed her to be sure she recieved it. She contacted me briefly in April stating I needed to let her know if I wanted to book with her within 2 weeks. I immediately returned the completed contract and asked how I should pay the deposit. I sent her over several emails asking if she has recieved the contract and if I could send her a deposit, to which I recieved no response. Finally in August, with my wedding creeping up, I messaged her and let her know that if I did not hear from her I would be forced to find another flower provider. She finally responded, stating that she was "busy busy" and that's why she didn't contact me or respond to my multiple emails for months. She finally gave me the information I needed to send her a deposit, so I did so promptly.
Here's where I have a few other issues. When I originally spoke with Kate and on the proposal we had discussed delivery, which I was paying 15% (almost $50) for. It was not until I was paying her my deposit that she mentioned that delivery to my Big Sur venue by Big Sur flowers wasn't possible due to distance. She asked if my father could meet her about a half hour (hour round trip) from my venue. She clarified that I would still pay the delivery fee to have her meet him. It doesn't seem right to me that I should have to pay for delivery and also have someone pick it up (especially when the contact I signed reads "all flowers will be delievered at the required time and location"), but I didn't feel like causing an issue when Kate's communication was so poor. I feared she would just stop responding again and leave me without a florist. So I agreed to pay the money for delivery and still send my father on an hour long trip.
To add insult to injury, the delivery was a half hour late. So my father was away from the venue for nearly two hours on the morning of my wedding to get my flowers that I paid $50 to have delievered.
Coordinating the meetup was also a nightmare due to her lack of communication. I contacted her on the 23rd and the 27th about scheduling a meetup time for my wedding on the 1st. She responded on the 27th that she would talk to her assistant and let me know. She did not get back to me until the 29th, the day before I arrived in Big Sur (and therefore had no service) to set up the wedding. This was unneeded stress in the days leading up to my wedding.
My final issue is that in the chaos of planning, I failed to notice that the amount Kate billed me for was more than the amount we had originally agreed upon. In the original contract she sent me, I agreed to pay $75 for a flower crown. It was not until I was printing my contracts for the big day that I noticed she ended up charging me $95.
Overall, I would say Kate is extremely unprofessional and clearly does not care about how her clients feel. I sent her many stressed and concerned messages, most of which were completely ignored. Having Kate as my florist introduced a ton of unnecessary stress into my wedding planning, and if I could go back I would have chosen to work with someone else.
I'd like to reiterate that the flowers that I recieved were gorgeous and absolutely met my expectations, but they simply were not worth all the issues I dealt with.
Kate did our flowers for our wedding on Pfeiffer Beach and our reception at Big Sur Bakery and they absolutely blew me away!!! The flowers were exactly what I had imagined and then some. She was so sweet and even willing to work with me when I asked if I could use my own vases for our reception. She was so accommodating and the flowers were absolute perfection. Cannot recommend enough!
Very unresponsive. We are getting married in Big Sur, so I figured a florist called "Big Sur Flowers" would be the perfect pick for the area AND I wouldn't have to pay any delivery fees. After my initial email reaching out to get a quote, Kate emailed me back a questionnaire. I filled it out, sent it back - no response. Emailed her again 2 weeks later - no response. Sent a 3rd email after yet another week - no response... Needless to say, I went with a different florist.
Oh my gosh our flowers were unbelievable!!! Kate is an artist! She did an amazing job with our flowers. I told her our budget and the visions I had - I'm not super familiar with flowers so all I could tell her was the color scheme I wanted and she worked her magic! She also did an arch for our ceremony that was insane. I diy'd my own centerpieces and Kate was awesome about filling those. I received (and am still receiving) a TON of compliments about our flowers. I would definitely go with Kate for your wedding flowers. Her work is extra special because she grows everything herself! Thank you Kate!
Kate has a beautiful collection of antique vases and a wonderful garden of amazing flowers that made my wedding day perfect. She listened to everything I wanted and made my wedding absolutely perfect.
Kate did the flowers for our wedding in May at Point 16 and we absolutely loved them! Each of the arrangements was unique and beautiful - she blew the Pinterest references out of the water from the bouquets, to the tables, to the buffet and bar ... just WOW.
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