I had a very DIY, backyard, rustic wedding . . . so much so that I even thought I could do my own flowers. Thankfully my mother in law stepped in and recommended I at least go talk to a few florists before I finalized that decision. She knew I ...would regret at least not having a real bouquet for myself. I did some research and had a short list to go see what they could do with my vision and the exact pricing. . . with Lilly Lane on top mostly because of the stupid reason that I share a name with Becky. We had our first appointment with her and everything went so smoothly. I had some pinterest pictures of things I liked, my wedding colors, and the fact that I loved hydrangeas . . . other than that I had nothing. She took that and built up from there to create a vision that I loved and was confident in within our hour meeting. Becky showed me flower book after flower book . . . and even showed me a wedding she had recently done which would be similar to mine. She took the time to really connect with me and get an idea for the full vision of the wedding I had. She even talked my mother in law off the edge of wearing white, and kept me calm during the conversation!! I didn’t meet with any other companies because I knew she was what I wanted after our first meeting. The only thing I was worried about was price. When I went into planning thinking I would do my own flowers, and trying to stay within our budget of $5-7k . .. obviously I was concerned. Within a week after that, she had everything written up with prices that were much better than I expected, and some suggestions on things I could change to stay under our max. We had 12 tables, my bouquet, 4 bridesmaids, 15 boutonnieres, 8 corsages, and the aisle way was decorated with more than petals . . . and it was a very reasonable price that everyone was comfortable with. I’m so so glad I didn’t do flowers myself . . . the prices at Lilly Lane were very good, of course better quality, and I was able to handpick what I wanted with the help of an awesome team of ladies. I was engaged for a year and this was one of the first decisions I made so during the stagnant time after our first meeting – she and I would sporadically email each other with updates (like when I chose my cake I let her know what flowers I would need for that), she always responded quickly, but mostly it just helped me know she was still there and it was one last thing I had to worry about. Everything went so smoothly, and looked better than I could have ever imagined.