Poppin' Peonies Floral

I hired Poppin’ Peonies to do my florals for my October wedding. The owner Breanne is who I worked with through out the entire planning process and unfortunately, I can not recommend Poppin’ Peonies to future brides. While Breanne was very nice and personable, I did not receive what I had booked her for. To summarize, my wedding aesthetic was terracotta (my main wedding color) and fall neutrals. This is what Breanne and I discussed many times through out the planning process all the way up to just weeks before the wedding. Per our discussions, as I had described through out multiple phone conversations, Breanne noted in writing on my final proposal, “floral colors: burnt orange, rust, terracotta, burgundy, greenery **neutrals**”. She herself also sent me a few inspiration images that are attached in the side by sides that aligned with exactly what I wanted. We also each had Pinterest boards we made that we had shared with each other capturing my vision for the day. The day of the wedding started with Breanne being about and hour and a half late. When I received my bouquet once Breanne arrived, instantly my heart dropped. My bouquet didn’t have a single fall color that we discussed nor my main wedding color or anything close to it. My bouquet was pink, yellow, and dark dark purple (almost black flowers, see attached). Clearly not the fall color palette we discussed and not neutral as it was noted to be by Breanne in our proposal. Unfortunately the bouquet wasn’t the only issue. My bridesmaid bouquets were the same color palette as mine and didn’t include my main wedding color, the color of their dresses. My centerpieces and focal floral pieces had even more variety of color such as dark pink, light pink, yellow, light purple, and dark purple, all colors we never discussed incorporating. Each center piece had about one orange flower. My husband’s white flower boutonnière still was partially still green as if it wasn’t fully bloomed. My welcome sign florals also looked nothing like we discussed. I can’t not speak up about this in hopes that future brides don’t have to experience this. I of course did reach out to Breanne after the wedding about my concerns and she cited her contract stating that “the final floral selection may differ within reason”. I understand this completely but I do not feel that colors I received instead such as bright yellow and dark purple are considered “within reason” of a request for fall neutrals with terracotta, orange, rust and burgundy. She also cited availability issues, which again I can understand to a point, but there had to be other, more neutral options than yellow and dark purple (nearly black) with neutral in mind. My wedding was also peak fall season (10/22). Afterwards, I followed up to her initial reply with a few questions, mainly in regards to the choices she made to incorporate yellow and dark purple instead and she ghosted me. I followed up on my response one week after not hearing back and nothing. It has now been nearly two weeks with no answer despite her being active on social media, etc. I find this to sadly be very unprofessional. Florals were something at the top of my most important list for my wedding. Attached are side by side comparisons of images Breanne sent to me (left) and what I received (on the right). I do respect Breanne and her business but I just hope no bride goes through the disappointment that I did.

Breanne was amazing! I sent her inspo pictures except I didnt want my bouquets to look exactly like any of the ones I sent so I definitely didn't have an easy vision to copy. She catered to my request perfectly and came up with the most beautiful flowers. I loved them so much I had them preserved. She was quick to respond and so sweet, yet still professional! I will cherish these flowers forever thanks to Breanne!!

I don’t know where to start. Breanne, bestie, the most wonderful human, I love you!!! Thank you for making my vision come to life. You are a fairytale maker. Your creativity is unmatched. I gave Breanne a few photos to give her an idea of what I would want, but I left a lot of the vision and creativity up to her. Not only did she blow me away, she created arrangements that I couldn’t have imagined. Everyone is still commenting on how STUNNING the floral gazebo was. Breanne’s positivity and willingness to explore different ideas added to the fun!! Not only will I have stunning photos to last me a lifetime, I gained a friend along the way!

Bre was so amazing, and I am so grateful she traveled out to the PNW for my wedding! I deeply appreciate how organized and transparent she was throughout the process. I always felt like she was incredibly respectful of my budget and vision. Her floral designs were so unique and lovely and well exceeded my expectations. I received so many compliments on them, not just from guests but other vendors as well. Definitely hire Bre if you are looking for someone who will do amazing work and still be respectful of your budget.