Precious Petals
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A full service florist that specializes in wedding
Precious Petals is a full service florist specializing in weddings and events located in Columbia Station, Ohio. With over 17 years of experience we walk you through the process of planning every detail of your floral needs. Our personal touch and craftsmanship are unique to each couple, leaving you with an unforgettable experience. We are happy to service weddings of all sizes and floral styles. Precious Petals offers complimentary in person or virtual consultations to fully understand your wedding vision and to fulfill your floral desires. Our passionate team solely relies on relationship building to ensure that our planning process is as easy as you need it to be. Flexible to your needs, floral packages are always customized to your particular needs. In general, most packages cover the cost of delivery and set up, in addition to unlimited consultations, floral design and venue visits if necessary. Rentals are available.
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Melinda was the best florist we could've asked for! She was so easy-going to meet with and ensured that we would have the best flowers for our wedding. She was willing to work with special flowers that we requested and made sure that we had the...
best floral arrangements.
She was flexible on pick up time and made sure we knew how to keep the flowers in the best condition leading up to our ceremony/reception.
Melinda is the best and we would highly recommend her for your floral needs!
Melinda was so great to work with! She was easy to contact and really made our flowers unique and special for our wedding day. I showed her some inspiration pictures and discussed colors and looks I liked, and she made them better than I could ...
have imagined. I made my own centerpieces and Melinda was flexible and added the flowers to them like I wanted! She was so professional and friendly. She really exceeded my expections for my flowers on my wedding day and I highly recommend Medlinda!
Melinda was phenomenal! She was extremely easy to communicate with, and even though I had never seen pictures of exactly what I wanted, our conversations really put my mind at ease that she could turn our vision into reality. She absolutely nai...
led it. The flowers were perfect, and we received so many compliments about them! On top of that, I had nothing to worry about with set up or clean up as she took care of everything from beginning to end. I cannot recommended Precious Petals enough for your big day!
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I cannot recommend Melinda enough!!! We met with her prior to our wedding and showed her some inspiration images, but what she ended up doing was SO much more amazing than I ever could have dreamt up. The florals & candles were so dreamy and ab...
solutely perfect for the venue. Multiple people told us our decor was the most beautiful and elegant they had ever seen at a wedding!
Melinda was able to take my vision and bring it to life! All of my guests and anyone who sees my photos oohs and awes over the florals. They really made the day so beautiful. Melinda was easy to communicate with, organized, and so accommodating...
. I went to see my florals the day before the wedding and she was even able to make last minute changes to get even closer to what I was wanting. The quality of her work was impeccable. Also, her prices for the amount of florals you receive are stellar! Don’t miss out on her amazing services!
Melinda was one of our favorite vendors! My flowers were amazing. She took my crazy ideas and materialized them into true works of art. Each piece was thoughtful and beautiful. If you want a professional florist with attention to beauty, detai...
ls, and great communication look no further, Melinda is your florist!!!!
Omg I can’t thank Melinda enough! My flowers were BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️ She some how managed to turn my ramblings of “uhhhhh I like red & blue— and stephanotis smells pretty” into gorgeous works of art. I really really cannot thank her enough, Melinda...
you are amazing!!
Melinda was easily one of our favorite vendors to work with. We provided photos for inspiration for our wedding, but primarily left the design up to her. She did such a beautiful job and made our venue look incredible! She was super responsive ...
to all of our questions and updates. I will definitely be recommending Precious Petals to my friends and family.
Melinda was amazing to work with! I didn't really have a vision for the flowers, but she listened to what I liked and gave me guidance as to what would look good. I absolutely loved all our flowers, from the bouquets to the centerpieces! I've a...
lso gotten numerous compliments on the wedding day and after about how gorgeous all the flowers were. Not only were they beautiful, but Melinda was also very responsive whenever we had questions and made the delivery a breeze. 10/10 recommend
Melinda was the best, most reliable vendor we worked with our entire wedding and I could not be more grateful for how hard she worked to make our vision come to life, and even more than we hoped for. Her work is amazing and she’s beyond talente...
d. Melinda is so fun just to talk to and made the wedding planning process fun. She’s incredibly fair with pricing and takes the time to engage with you and explain, and really work with your budget. Honest, reliable and talented. She checked all our boxes for sure.
Melinda was an absolute dream to work with! Her studio is so adorable and she nailed it with my bouquet, as well as my bridesmaids bouquets! She was very respectful of my budget. I highly recommend her!
I can't express enough how absolutely wonderful it was to work with Melinda. We were in contact many times throughout the process, always quick to respond to our questions or make any adjustments we asked for. She truly made our vision come to ...
life and our florals were stunning!!! I highly recommend Precious Petals to anyone planning a wedding or any event for that matter. You will not be disappointed!
Melinda's beautiful floral arrangements really enhanced our ceremony and reception. She took the time to carefully listen to our vision and make expert suggestions to bring the whole look together. Several guests commented how beautifully done ...
all of the florals were--she really went above and beyond! Highly recommend using the gold arch and candelabras to make your design "pop."
The worst part of our wedding being over is that I’m not sure when I’ll work with Melinda again!!! She is truly the most kindest, caring, and loving person and so accommodating for all that we had to rearrange due to COVID. She is creative and ...
can take your vision and bring it to life! Melinda designed our flowers for our ceremony, reception and all bridal party and I wouldn’t have it any other way. The quality of her work is second to none and I’m so grateful that she was our florist!
We utilized real floral for the bride and groom and the parents. The end result was absolutely stunning and fit our style 100%. The bouquet was perfect and included all the requested colors and elements. There were so many beautiful varieties a...
nd each complemented the other perfectly. The corsages and boutonnières also were gorgeous. We gave Melinda just a few details but freedom to be creative and she did NOT disappoint! She was flexible and even provided a toss bouquet to match the bridal bouquet. I would absolutely recommend her for any and all floral!
Vendor needs to work on people skills as many emails the day before and day of were very rude. Vendor also needs to be more upfront with when she would set up flowers at the venue. Flowers were over $3,000 and we did not find out until the day ...
before that the flowers would sit outside the entire day in the scortching heat. After inquiring if it could be later in the day the emails turned very rude and insensitive. When we booked we were the only wedding on that day. We were told since it was such a big wedding only one small additional wedding would be taken, if any and the day before we find out there are 3 weddings that day and because of that our flowers have to sit out all day. Overall, the flowers were pretty, but I would go elsewhere to avoid the stress and unnecessary attitude. Not worth it.
Response from the Vendor on 07/05/2021
I appreciate the review and am glad I am able to respond. Marisa was a great bride to work with. Great communication throughout the planning process. At the time I booked their wedding, yes hers was the only one for the day other than a small p...
ick up. Covid hit and many weddings were canceled, postponed or rescheduled. Trying to be respectful to all my brides I have had to double up on several weddings over the course of my 2021 wedding season. Something I really don’t like to do. We communicated the day before and the day of through emails and when we spoke their was some hostility towards me because I had other weddings and she wanted to wait until the last minute to decide whether the ceremony would be done inside or out because of weather, storms and extreme heat. It wasn’t possible to do so because I was designing the flowers on-site and it would take some time. I did not want to be putting up flowers when the guest were arriving. In my final email I stated “You hired me for my expertise, let me do the job you hired me to do and trust that I know more about flowers than you.” Was it to the point and came across rude, probably but it was the truth. This is my livelihood, I love what I do. I don’t like to upset brides. It bothered me tremendously to know Marisa was upset with me. . But I did what I had to do to make the day happen and be respectful to others. Timing is everything and if I changed times for her know how it affects the other brides big day. And in the end I did change times and came later to design on-site. Our contract states two hours for service and delivery. . I spent way more hours then that and also was working around the venues set up and delivery times. After all was said and done her flowers never wilted, they were gorgeous just as we planned and her ceremony was outdoors.
Melinda was amazing to work with, she is very responsive and flexible. I shared my inspiration photos and ideas with her and she brought it to life! The bouquets were absolutely gorgeous!
Our flowers turned out beautiful! Melinda was quick with communication and flexible with our schedule.
Our flowers turned out exactly how we asked!
Highly recommend hiring her ❤️
Melinda is absolutely incredible and talented at what she does! She has an eye for what goes well together and how it can be displayed. We appreciated her thoughtfulness when sitting down to plan out the florals for our wedding/reception. She w...
as caring, professional, and walked through many different options with us. Leading up to the day and the day of the wedding, she was easy to communicate with and showed up with phenomenal florals. The bouquets were perfect and the rest blended completely together. We could not have been happier. If you are looking for someone, look no further!
Melinda was absolutely amazing working with my husband and me to make our vision a reality. She was very professional and our happiness as the customer came first. I was blown away on the wedding day by how beautiful all the arrangements came o...
ut. This is a vendor you will not regret booking.
The pictures that I sent as inspiration for my bouquet and boutonnières looked nothing like it. I didn’t have time as it was two hours beforehand, but I rearranged the arrangements for an hour and luckily it turned out okay. Pretty disappointed...
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Melinda was amazing to work with! Super responsive at all times and provided us with exactly what we asked for! Her bubbly personality was infectious and she is a joy to work with from start to finish!
Response from the Vendor on 10/14/2020
Awe Laura!!! You rock! It was such a pleasure working with you.
I loved my flowers. I had been tossing back and forth about whether to use real or fake flowers. I am so glad i went with my gut and went with real. They were local and wonderful. She worked with my wants and with my crazy schedule. Even in the...
middle of this covid craziness she was the best. 10 out if 10 would use again!!!
Response from the Vendor on 10/14/2020
I am so glad you chose real too! The colors were perfect! Thank you for allowing me to be creative.
Melinda went above and beyond for our wedding flowers!!! I told her my ideas and she ran with it and brought every single vision to life and exceeded our expectations!! We highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for stunning flower arrang...
ements/bouquets!!!
Response from the Vendor on 10/14/2020
Thank you Kassie! You and Brad were just the cutest! Ceremony and reception location was so beautiful! Next time you are in town feel free to stop in and visit!
I have been working with Melinda for wedding flowers for 2 years due to having to postpone a few times. She has been so easy to work with and so understanding with the moving of dates. Not knowing much of anything about flowers or what exactly ...
I wanted, I gave her color options and what looks I liked for my bouquet and she put it all together better than I could of ever imagined. I will be going back to her again next year for our big reception, and without a doubt will refer any future bride to her for their flower needs!!
Response from the Vendor on 10/14/2020
Genelle . . . . next year's celebration will be the best! Thank you for letting me be apart of your small ceremony this year and I am looking forward to next year!
Melinda was amazing! My flowers looked incredible. Being a Covid Bride I actually had two weddings. My first was a micro-wedding on my original wedding date in June. I then had my postponed reception in September. She made my floral arrangement...
s for both and they were perfect. She was so easy to work with the so down to Earth. It was such a stressful time but she really made it easy! She also made this huge beautiful arrangement for my Ceremony Circle. It was just so gorgeous. She truly is talented. Everything looked just as I had envisioned. Just trust me, you found the right florist with Precious Petals!
Response from the Vendor on 10/14/2020
Ginny, you rock!!!! Thank you so much for letting me be apart of both celebrations. I appreciate the kind words and for you allowing me to take your vision to the next level.
Melinda was so amazing. I wanted a unique bouquet and she understood my vision and took it to another level! I showed her some pictures from Pinterest and she combined them all to make me the most stunning bouquet I have ever seen! Communicatio...
n and excellent costumer service was very important to me and she definitely met my high standards. She was super friendly and I felt very comfortable with her. She would respond quickly to texts or emails and was very honest and upfront with everything. I would HIGHLY recommend her for all your floral needs!
Response from the Vendor on 10/14/2020
Katie, thank you so much! You are the sweetest. What a blessing it has been to have worked with you.
My flowers were PERFECT! From start to finish Melinda took careful notes of what I wanted. She even allowed me to see flowers in her cooler and go over what I liked and what I didn't like. Melinda was very patient with me and sat with me to di...
scuss specific colors that I loved, and colors I didn't love. I knew after our first meeting that I trusted her and told her just to go with it! The result was BEAUTIFUL! My theme was a rustic garden party with gold accents. My girls were in Mauve and the guys were in Ink Jet Navy. My flowers were a beautiful mix of greenery, and colors ranging from mauve, whites, dark plums, lilac, and light pinks. Melinda is so creative and artistic. I was NOT stressed AT ALL dealing with Melinda. She made everything a breeze and delivered my flowers right on time. My photographer was even blown away and I cannot wait to get my photos back to share with Melinda! We look forward to staying in touch with her and using her for any floral needs <3. I highly recommend!
Melinda was very professional and easy to work with. We absolutely loved the florals created for our daughter's wedding. Would highly recommend her!
Melinda was amazing to work with! From the beginning she offered her expertise in bringing my vision alive. I gave her full trust and rein to design my flowers. We received sooooo many compliments on them, they were absolutely perfect. Melinda ...
also dealt with me wanting to change my mind like a thousand times and always was so understanding. I would recommend her x1000!
Response from the Vendor on 10/10/2019
Oh goodness girl . . . I work with indecisive brides all the time. . . I had you covered! Thank you so much for being you and allowing me to be creative! You made my job easy!!!
Melinda's flowers were absolutely gorgeous! They were better than we could have ever imagined. She was very timely, helpful, and professional. It was a pleasure to work with her. I highly recommend Melinda's Precious Petals.
Melinda was awesome from the start. Super easy to talk with and she knows exactly what she’s doing and is incredibly helpful. She helped to cut costs where I needed to and provide tips since I had no idea what I wanted. The flowers were BEAUTIF...
UL, exactly what I wanted. I had so many people commenting on how amazing they looked. Couldn’t be happier!
My experience working with Precious Petals and Melinda was wonderful from start to finish! She was very efficient and easy to work with, very responsive and always promptly answered any questions I had. The flowers were absolutely beautiful, sh...
e made my vision through the description and photos I showed her come to life and they were even more beautiful than I imagined - truly spectacular! I couldn't be happier with the flowers from the bouquets & boutonnieres, cocktail arrangements, centerpieces to the alter arrangements, everything was phenomenal. I would highly recommend Precious Petals for any occasion especially a wedding. Melinda was flexible and delivered the bridal party flowers at the time I needed to the location we were getting ready at and then setup everything at the venue - I didn't have to worry about a thing and she did a beautiful job down to every last detail I requested. I can't say enough wonderful things about my experience!
Melinda was so awesome to work with! She was so helpful throughout the entire planning process and really brought my vision to life! Our flowers were so beautiful and I was (and still am) so obsessed with my bouquet. We received so many complim...
ents on our flowers. I highly recommend Precious Petals!
Melinda is amazing to work with and the flowers for our wedding were absolutely beautiful!! I knew I wanted to work with Melinda and her company before I even picked a wedding date and I am so grateful that we did. I have received so many comp...
liments and could not be happier with how everything turned out!!
Response from the Vendor on 09/25/2019
Alayna . . you and clay were absolutely the CUSTEST! Thank you for choosing me and allowing me to design your wedding flowers. The pictures you shared with me are stunning! Thank you!
Amazing to work with! Extremely helpful & easy to get in contact. Flowers are beautiful!
Melinda was amazing to work with! Everything was beautiful and we received so many compliments on the floral. She was open and honest about everything including pricing! She offered advice on how to get more bang for my buck as well. She was su...
per flexible when I wanted to change some things as well as always having fast and open communication! Melinda was amazing to work with on our wedding day and I highly recommend her! ❤️
Response from the Vendor on 09/24/2019
Morgan you are such a sweet soul! I am so very thankful for the opportunity. Glad I was able to bring your inspirations all together and within your budget.
Melinda is the absolute sweetest and is so talented! Our wedding looked like a dream with all of the greenery and floral that she had in the venue. My bouquet was absolutely gorgeous and nothing I had ever seen before. I am so very happy with h...
ow all of the table arrangements turned out. My husband and I felt completely comfortable letting her run with our ideas - we were so excited to see everything the day of! She also made a 13ft long garland of greenery that was absolutely stunning - no one believed it was real until they came over and touched it at our head table. She's the best and extremely talented!
Response from the Vendor on 06/18/2019
I was so very blessed to be apart of your day. And so excited to hear that you loved everything. Thank you for your kind words and I am grateful to have met and worked with you both. It was a pleasure
Melinda at Precious Petals was such a joy to work with! She does great quality work and is so easy to communicate with. She was helpful in guiding us with certain decisions while also making sure she gave us exactly what we wanted for our weddi...
ng day! All of our flowers on our wedding day turned out beautifully and I couldn’t have been happier when I saw them! Don’t think twice about booking Precious Petals if you want beautiful flowers and someone that is very kind and easy to work with!!
Response from the Vendor on 10/20/2018
Laura, thank you so much for allowing me to take your vision and create flowers that were perfect for your setting and your wedding day. It was such a pleasure to go back to Gervasi and enjoy one of my favorite places and do what I love. You we...
re an absolutely stunning bride, and one that I had gotten to know along the way. Thank you for your kinds words!!
My wife and I were very happy that we worked with Precious Petals for our wedding day. Melinda was very easy to work with and had flexible availability to meet with us. We got so many compliments on our flowers at our wedding and my wife was so...
happy with how her bouquet turned out. I would definitely recommend Precious Petals if you are looking for a florist!
Response from the Vendor on 10/20/2018
Brad, You are the BEST! And my FIRST groom to have ever left me a review. Thank you for taking the time to give me some feedback. I truly enjoyed your day. . . your group was awesome and easy to work with.
Working with Melinda at Precious Petals was such a wonderful experience! She was so kind, very quick to respond to texts/emails, and dedicated to ensuring we had exactly what we wanted for our wedding day! We had her do our wedding flowers, bou...
tonnières, centerpieces, table greenery, and flower decorations at the reception, and every single piece she did was absolutely beautiful! We got endless compliments on all of our flowers at our wedding. I would absolutely recommend Precious Petals if you’re looking for a florist for your wedding day!
Response from the Vendor on 10/20/2018
Laura, you are truly the ;-) BEST!!! Thank you. It was such a pleasure working with you both and being able to share this journey with you.
Melinda completely understood my desire for bright vivid flowers against classic navy blue & creme fabrics. Using my wedding invitation as a springboard, she made my vision come to life! And I LOVED that my tossing bouquet was comprised of blo...
oms from her very own garden!!!
Response from the Vendor on 10/20/2018
Kelly, Your wedding was beautiful and I wish more bride's chose navy. Hopefully after seeing the pics of your wedding, more brides are persuaded . . . I know I am for my wedding day. I try and give a little piece of my garden to every bride's ...
bouquet . . lots of love in that garden, lots to pass along!
I can not say enough good things about Precious Petals. This was the first florist I met with and didn't need to look any further. I knew my vision for our arrangements would come to life with her expertise. Melinda was absolutely amazing to...
work with! I was blown away when I saw the bouquets and arrangements the day of our wedding! Everything was perfect and more beautiful than I had imagined. She definitely exceeded all of our expectations. Our wedding would not have been the same without Melinda and our wedding photos would not have been the same without her amazing bouquets and arrangements! I highly recommend Melinda and Precious Petals.
Response from the Vendor on 10/20/2018
I sure wish I could post pictures on this review. Your colors were perfect together. You came with that inspiration and it couldn't have looked any better than it did on your wedding day. Down to every last detail you made your day all about th...
e LOVE you both share! Thank you for allowing me to go on that journey with you.
We chose Precious Petals for our first consultation for flowers for my daughter's wedding. After our initial meeting with Melinda we decided we didn't need to go anywhere else. Melinda was a joy to work with! She had great ideas and gave...
us many suggestions and options. All communications from the first meeting until the wedding were excellent. Her responses were always timely whether by phone, email or text. The wedding was at Columbia Ballroom with an outdoor ceremony and reception immediately following. Everything in the contract was completed to our satisfaction...and then some! Melinda arrived on time (extremely important when timing of a wedding ceremony is so tight) and stayed until everything was done to our satisfaction. The bouquets and centerpieces were gorgeous! We got so many compliments on all the floral arrangements. Melinda really enjoys what she does and it shows in her enthusiasm and excitement for your event. Her professionalism is top notch!
Response from the Vendor on 10/20/2018
Sue, THANK YOU!!! I truly love what I do and it is so nice to have it be recognized. I couldn't have been more pleased at the way things turned out and your daughter was absolutely beautiful!
I'm so in love with my wedding arrangements done by Precious Petals ! Melinda was so sweet and easy to work with. She went above and beyond our expectations!
On the day of our wedding she was on time and set up our venue flawlessly. I still ha...
ve guests talking about my flowers and we will be married 2 years now !
Response from the Vendor on 10/04/2018
I Love you guys! Thank you for allowing me into your family . . . to share in your big day and continue spoiling the kids. Your flowers were awesome from the color, to the texture, to the design, down to the awesome girls carrying them!!!
Melinda was absolutely amazing to work with. From our first meeting to consults along the way, she was easy to reach, helpful, and always available to answer questions. While going in, I initially showed her an image on Pinterest- not knowing s...
pecifics of the flowers we wanted, she helped us create our dream arrangements. At the wedding- she was on time and extremely professional with assisting us! We couldn’t have asked for a better florists and we HIGHLY RECOMMEND Melinda!!!!!
Response from the Vendor on 10/04/2018
Holly . . Thank you for allowing me to be apart of your day. You and Kyle make the cutest couple. You were such a beautiful bride!!! And my niece in the wedding . . . added plus. The color scheme and design of the bouquets were perfect with tho...
se dresses.
Melinda is a wonderful vendor to work with! I have worked with her several times and she never disappoints. She also has amazing customer service and is so easy to work with!
Response from the Vendor on 10/04/2018
Arlee, It was such a please to have been a part of your Vow Renewals. The venue was awesome . . . you were beautiful even with the last minute dress change and the baby bump. I am so happy for the both of you. Looking forward to working with y...
ou for our big day in July!
Melinda is the most wonderful and talented florist in Northeast Ohio! She was very easy to get in contact with and was always able to meet. When my mom and I went to meet her in January of 2018, we knew she was the perfect person to do the flow...
ers! Her work was top notch! I showed her pictures of what I wanted for our wedding and she brought my vision to life. Everyone loved our flowers! Melinda was also very reasonably priced for the quality and service she provides. You will not be disappointed on your big day if you select Melinda:)
Response from the Vendor on 10/04/2018
Thank you Allison!!! It was a pleasure to be involved in your wedding planning process, designing your flowers and getting to know you along the way. That's what makes my job so special . . . I gain new friendships along the way!
Melinda made this part of my wedding so easy and beautiful! I had an idea in mind and she made my dream come true! The flowers were absolutely beautiful, they lasted for days and the best part was that they were more than affordable. I was a...
ble to have the exact flower arrangements I wanted at a price I could afford. I recommend this company to everyone and I found a florist for life with her! She'll make your wedding vision come true!
Response from the Vendor on 10/04/2018
Nicki, I couldn't thank you enough for allowing me to design your wedding flowers. You and your bridal party rocked, you made such a beautiful bride and the BEST part was your trust in me and my design to create the style you wanted. So for tha...
t, I am thankful!
Working with Melinda was a dream! She was patient with this B2B who had very particular ideas of what she wanted but then again was also all over the place with all of my ideas. She really helped me drill down and hit it out of the Park. I c...
an’t begin to count the various types of arrangements she did formy special day but everyone of them was beautiful and exactly what I imagined. She really captured my vision. She tackled everything from the very elaborate massive arrangements to the petite without a hitch. The whole experience was just amazing! My friends family and I have used her for multiple events since my wedding and we are never disappointed. If you want to work with someone who is extremely talented, professional and puts her heart into your special day Melinda at Precious Petals is the place for you!
Response from the Vendor on 10/02/2018
Thank you so much for your kind words. I am so happy that we were able to bring it all together and capture your vision. Your day was absolutely beautiful, down to every last detail. I was very blessed to have been apart of your day.
Let me first start by saying I feel bad leaving a 3-star review. Precious Petals does good work, but sadly they did just an okay job with our wedding flowers. Maybe I was just a fluke? They were good, but not at all what I imagined or envisione...
d. I know it’s only flowers, but they were the biggest regret of my wedding.
I first met Melinda and brought her a whole folder full of inspiration photos. We talked and went over ideas. I wanted a garden bouquet, not cascading, but not a tight ball of flowers either. I wanted plum (which I made very clear our colors were plum, and not purple) with berries, and greens. I wanted the bridesmaids to match. For groomsmen I wanted a greenery boutonniere with WHITE roses.
We ended up booking with Melinda and a $1000 later (for just bouquets, boutonnieres, and corsages) the day of our wedding finally arrived.
My mom picked up the bouquet and my first thought upon seeing them was “disappointed”.
The colors of the bouquets were all over the place, green, purple, plum, hot pink. I honestly didn’t think they would even match the girl’s dresses! They were also tight little balls. Not loose and flowly, and no garden feel to them. My girl’s reassured me it would be okay, and after all, I was going to walk down the aisle in two hours, what else could I do now….
The men’s boutonnieres were even worse. Royal purple, purple-purple, clearly not the plum I described or gave her color swatches for. No greenery, no white roses. Nothing like the printed inspiration photos I showed her. We just had to roll with it though….
I know Precious Petals does good work. I’ve seen photos of amazing floral products, but sadly what I paid for, and what I received was not what I wanted. My advice to brides looking to book her, just make sure you remind them of what you are imaging closer to the wedding and not just during the consultation.
Response from the Vendor on 08/11/2018
I guess I am shocked by this review. I have had over 100+ reviews and not one of them less than a 5 star. I put so much love and heart into my business and if anyone reads any of my reviews they totally would have a better understanding of who ...
I am and the type of work I do! I am a very very detail oriented person. When Kellie and I first started the planning process I had several pages of detailed notes. Her colors were originally deep purple/ plum. Once we met I had typed up 3 original proposals for her because she was indecisive as to what she wanted for ceremony and reception flowers. The prices ranged from $3800 - $2900 - $2700 then to $800. After approximately 30 days she made a decision to only go with fresh flowers for the ceremony and all other flowers would be silk. So I tweaked the proposal for just ceremony flowers. She paid $800 for her flowers. . not $1000. On Nov. 6th she sent me an email that the girls dress colors had changed to more of an eggplant color. Eggplant is a deeper purple, plum is a more of a wine colored purple. Which would still work in the original detailed proposal color scheme. All the flowers that she asked for were in the bouquets. Her bouquet was to be 75% purple and 25% white and the girls in opposite colors. Berries were discussed and in the pictures she brought in they were juniper berries which I told her could stain her dress so we chose hypericum berries and seeded euc as a texture. She also gave me pictures of silk wedding bouquets and I explained to her the colors of the purples are going to be different then the silks. Her bouts in the proposal stated that she was to get a Purple and white bloom with rosemary, seeded euc and myrtle. I went back to my original notes and never was a white rose requested. She instead received a purple lisianthus bloom, a purple thistle and a white spray rose with the requested greenery. So if in fact she originally requested a white rose, then why did she not correct me on the proposal throughout the planning process. When designing in the purple hues whether it is deep purple, plum or eggplant all shades of purple will be slightly different and not the same. That was discussed because she specifically wanted the color of the silk bouquet she originally presented me. I told her that unfortunately that bouquet was true to color because it was silk. There was not fuscia in the bouquets all purple hues accented with green hypericum, buplereum and seeded euc. Her wedding payment was due 3 weeks out which fell on a Friday. She was unable to meet with me then. I told her flowers would not be ordered until she paid in full so we met on Monday. She came in and was stressed over everything. I told her "the less you stress the more you can enjoy" and even reiterated that in the final email. I gave her exactly what she was looking for during the one time we met and the emails that were exchanged all in the colors she was looking for and the style she wanted. If it was important to her to meet again and clarify the colors then we should have but it never was requested. The flowers were picked up at 10am . . The wedding wasn't until 1. If she was so unhappy with the bouquets why wasn't I given the opportunity to make them right or change the style so that her day wasn't ruined. She called the week of and ordered an additional 2 bouts for teddy bears that were in honor of loved ones, I made them and didn't charge her for them, I also gave a free bout in case one gets broken before, during or after the ceremony, and she received a free toss bouquet. Unfortunately I cannot change what happened and I am truly sorry that Kellie was unhappy with her wedding flowers. As I always tell my brides, I DO NOT want to be the person who ruins your wedding day. So I try to go above and beyond your expectations so this type of situation doesn't happen. I just wish that you would have reached out to me to express the way you felt when you saw the bouquet and I could have come to you to make a change.
Melinda at Precious Petals warms my heart with joy! She was EXCEPTIONAL to work with. I had an idea of what I wanted but had no clue what type of flowers or even how many types of flowers let alone roses there are! From my overall vision to the...
final details she was easy to work with. I gave her the ability to be as creative as she wanted when creating our centerpieces. I trusted her to deliver a masterpiece and she did. I am so thrilled with how all our arrangements turned out! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! I will be going back to Melinda for my future flower needs!
Response from the Vendor on 08/11/2018
Krista . . . I absolutely adored you two! You made my job so easy. The confidence you had in my designing style allowed me to have fun with it and give you exactly what you wanted. It was such a pleasure working with you both. Thank you!
Melinda did a beautiful job and went beyond my expectations for my daughter's wedding in June of 2017. The flower choices, colors and ideas we discussed came to life (since we had a fairy tale theme, a wand needed to be present, and it was). ...
I was very careful in choosing the florist for this wedding, as I just had my other daughter married in October, and had a horrible florist experience.
I still have one more daughter, and when her special day comes, I will be calling Melinda to handle my floral needs.
Response from the Vendor on 08/11/2018
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be creative and run with it. The flower wands were a blast . . . and a great finish to the wedding centerpieces. I appreciate your faith in me as we are planning the next daugher's wedding!!! I am look...
ing forward to it!
I absolutely LOVED my bouquet from Melinda. (So much that I am preserving it) She used all my favorite flowers, made my bridesmaids and toss bouquet absolutely beautiful, and made every table have that romantic touch to it. She really listened ...
to what we wanted and was so sweet to work with. I was amazed at how well and how beautiful it accented the girls dresses. They all really loved their bouquets. I am a huge fan of flowers so her work really impressed me. I'm certain I will be back for more flowers in the future for a special occasion ;) thank you so much Melinda!
Melinda is so great and accommodating to work with. The arrangements she puts together are so beautiful and full. We had so many compliments on our bouquets and mine lasted for over a week after the wedding.
I would recommend Precious Petals to anyone! Working with Melinda was amazing from start to finish and the flowers she delivered the day of our wedding were absolutely beautiful and exactly what we were looking for. We could not have been more...
pleased!! Thank you for everything!!!
Melinda did an amazing job with my flowers! She was easy to work with and very responsive. She was able to get my style from a couple pictures and create beautiful pieces. She was also great with changes throughout the process. Half way through...
my engagement I moved out of town and worked with her mostly through email and this was never a problem. She even sent pictures a week before to make sure I liked her ideas. I highly recommend Melinda and precious petals. She loves doing weddings and has a great eye. Plus she knows how to keep you on budget without looking cheap.
If you are a Whitehall bride, I wouldn’t use anyone esle. Melinda knows the site very well and what looks great there. Plus, the flowers were in perfect shape since there is no traveling.
we absolutely LOVED having Melinda from Precious Petals coordinate our wedding day floral arrangements! She was extremely easy to talk to, and was patient when I kept changing the colors of the flowers and types of flowers used. The day of the...
wedding she supplied us with extra bouttonierres, in case any were to fall of or be damaged throughout the day. She also set up the reception venue beautifully with the centerpieces and floral arrangements, and she did not have me worrying at all about them! The wedding party bouquets were absolutely gorgeous, and full of flowers! I will use Melinda for any floral needs for as long as I can.
Melinda is fantastic and is willing to do all she can to make your vision come true. She is flexible and when my center pieces changed last minute, she was great t making the adjustments needed. She was always available by phone or email, and...
when I wanted to stop by with pictures of what I was wanting, she made sure to have some samples there to get a better idea of what I wanted. I highly recommend her to any bride or event that requires any floral needs!
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26672 Osborne Road, Columbia Station, OH
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