La Tulipe

ame price. Luckily I had extra roses to add and that saved it some.

very flexible and was able to work with our budget and came up with great ideas. I would recommend her to anyone in a heartbeat.

process based on new ideas and feedback I had-including finding specific glassware based on a picture my sister found and I loved. She offered her ideas and expertise on the floral plan, and was a great resource throughout the planning process. The final result was AMAZING. The bouquets were exactly what I pictured. There were four different centerpieces and a variety of other arrangements. The flowers were so lush and gorgeous, and perfectly done. When I saw the room, I was so happy! I knew it would be beautiful based on Vicki's talent and professionalism, but I couldn't have been happier with the final result.

one. I was worried that I would have to enter the conversation with way more input than I had (I only know so much about flower arrangements), but she listened to everything I knew I wanted (color schemes, comparisons to Pinterest images I had seen, etc.) and knew exactly how to fill in the blanks for things I didn't (different kinds of dahlias? Don't know the difference. What's a dahlia? Oh there's a dahlia in all the pictures I showed you?). She was perfect. The conversation/planning process of all our pieces was so flawless. She was able to understand/figure out what we wanted each step of the way...especially when we couldn't verbalize what it was that we wanted. And when there were things that we knew we wanted (ie. I wanted orange ranunculus in July...which I didn't realize was out of season), she noted it and told us whether or not she expected a conflict with it. She also gave us a fairly accurate quote of what she expected final costs to be, and when she invoiced us a few weeks later with the actual quote, it included details that explained what went into the cost of each piece (the flowers, the colors of each flower, etc). In brief summary, we met with The Flower Lady afterward...mostly because we had already booked an appointment (a month out! Come on man...that's almost a ridiculous wait). Our biggest complaints with them: 1) They expected us to know the exact flowers that we wanted in each piece (why are we paying you?? I can just go to a flower store on my own and arrange everything if I'm the flower expert). 2) They told me orange ranunculus were out of the question at that time of year (NEWS FLASH: Got the orange ranunculus. They were perfect). 3) The invoice they sent me for the quote was $2000 more than La Tulipe's...and they didn't detail why (ie. "Bride's bouquet...$350"...um, why? What's in it? What am I committing to?) Vote La Tulipe.

and such. And the greatest part, she did it all within my budget that was discussed during our first meeting.