RW Designs

ly had all the flowers sitting where the girls got ready and the boys flowers where the boys got ready! SO GREAT!!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND, YOU CAN'T GO WRONG!

my daughter wanted and guided her to just the right flowers to create a very classy wedding. He carefully told us what to avoid to come off "gawdy or cheap" looking. He stayed right in our budget and even told us when we didn't need something we thought we did. He really cares!

end him for beautiful reasonably priced wedding flowers.

or both ceremonies and reception centerpieces. We had different color schemes, but worked to keep them complementary while planning. We did separate planning/creative consultations with Rich at his very stylish Maplewood studio, and ended up choosing similar color palettes for the bouquets. Here is what REALLY impressed me: he created totally different bouquets for each of the weddings that perfectly fit the styles of our weddings and our personalities! He tied everything together through a cohesive color scheme, similar boutonnieres for the 2 sets of men, and all of our reception pieces were the same: beautiful roses in Revere bowls that complemented both color schemes. This guy is a genius! Easily one of the best in St. Louis.

ecific desires a bride may have. For instance, he met such requests of our wedding as including calla lilies and little silk lilies of the valley from a godmother's bridal bouquet in the new bridal bouquet and creating crowns of baby's breath for the flower girl. On top of that, he has an uplifting personality and imbues joy and beauty into your wedding! I would recommend Rich West to any bride in search of a florist!

ation to create beautiful bouquets, church arrangements and reception centerpieces. We highly recommend him and his floral services! He made our daughters' wedding dreams come true!

several occasions. The flowers turned out beautiful, and were at the church waiting for us when we got there. I would recommend Rich to future brides.

ars experience. * Some of the flowers in my bouquet were dying, which ruined highly-anticipated close-up photos. The flowers were not of the quality I expected. * My bouquet was way too large for me (I'm only 5' 2" and disabled). I had asked it be scaled down to a good size for me. He gave me the diameter, but I couldn't picture it, so perhaps that's my fault. My bouquet was also well over double the price of my bridesmaids' bouquets, despite only being a couple inches bigger and the same flowers. Just a bridal up charge as far as I can tell. * All the bouquets lacked in orchids on the bottom of the bouquet, which looked odd. The inner flowers were hydrangeas to be cheap fillers, but there shouldn't have been only hydrangeas showing at the bottom with absolutely no orchids. I wanted to stick to a budget, but I'm always willing to spend more if needed to get what I want. Unfortunately, I did not get what I wanted either way. * He convinced me to do magenta flowers on my cake, instead of the blue dendrobiums, despite being in a different room from the magenta centerpieces. I didn't like the outcome and wished I stuck to the blue dendrobiums. They were also not put on in the way they were in the photo I showed him. I wanted them bunched up in groups, which they were not. * My centerpieces were not what I had shown him I wanted. The flowers were supposed to be wired around the the perimeter in bubble bowls, but he just dumped them in water. They looked okay, but they weren't what I wanted. * I liked the idea of the rented LED bases for the centerpieces, but they were so much larger than the bubble bowls, I don't think they actually looked very good. The lighting they gave on the flowers, however, looked nice. * The boutonnieres looked fine, and the only complaint I had about the entry room floral piece is the extra bunched up wire at the top. The top 5th of the cylinder had no flowers whatsoever, just wire. The rest of it looked fine, but this part did not. * When there was a discrepancy between what he said I owed and what I said I owed (after doing the math), he shooed us out because it was 5 minutes until his next client. I ended up having to spend more money on another check, envelope, and stamp, as the amount he gave me was not accurate (it contained an extra boutonniere he didn't mention when we went over each item) because he couldn't spend 30 seconds more showing me what he had listed while I was in there. If this was the only issue, I wouldn't have cared, but it was an extra annoyance. * Other than the check issue and the flowers not being what I wanted, he was pleasant to work with and helped me figure out what we could do from the ideas/photos I had in my budget (of course those turned out to be not what I wanted). Had I not shown exact photos of everything I wanted, I could understand a miscommunication, but when I showed exact photos in person and emailed them to ensure he had them for reference, I expected to get what I wanted. The flowers were truly my biggest disappointment on the wedding day. I wish I had gone with the inexperienced florist who had a much larger minimum purchase but had beautiful photos of the flowers I wanted on her website.

penny! I would highly recommend him!

you said, “Please trust me I do this for a living. This wedding will be beautiful.” And it WAS!! Your patience and understanding of the magnitude of anxiety planning weddings creates, really helped to calm my fears. You took flowers and ambience to another level all while exceeding my expectation and yet staying within my budget. You made simplicity look so elegant. The wedding planner and my mother actually cried when they saw the ceremony and reception room. Everyone was highly complementary of the decor all night. My daughter thanks you for making her wedding look so special and memorable. I thank you so much for working with me and guiding me to the end. Will definitely recommend you to others. G. Holland

reat detail. The flowers were the least stressful part of the planning process. My mom was amazed at the value and personal touch Rich provided. Rest assured if you hire RW Designs, your wedding day flowers will be amazing and the talk of all your guests. I will never go to another florist for arrangements.

ctly what I wanted and when I saw the centerpieces they were better than I had imagined! He listened to what I asked for down to every little detail. I found him on the knot and I'm SO happy I went with him. Do yourself a favor and do the same :) Thank you SO much Rich! I was one happy bride! :)

s and balance to my vision. He listened to my needs / wants and turned it into something beautiful. My June wedding was at the Botanical Garden, which is gorgeous by itself, so I need some flowers that would stand out but not overpower. I chose a simple poof of baby's breath for my 8 bridesmaids' bouquets, and an amazing arrangement of purples for my bouquet. The flowers at the reception were nothing short of amazing as well! The centerpieces alternated between tall and short with hydrangeas, roses, lisianthus, and more! I would definitely recommend Rich West and RW Designs!

ORGEOUS. So many compliments. They were classic but also unique. When we sat down to talk colors and flowers, he had a ton of great ideas and he told me if he thought something would look bad. You can tell he takes pride in his work. I would highly recommend him.

affordable too!

t a little over a year before my big day; I met him, and loved him!! Rich was so great at getting back to me within the day if I had any questions at anytime. Not to mention, great pricing and he delivers. As I start to receive sneek peek pics of my wedding day, I still cant get over how AWESOME the flowers look with my entire bridal party!! Def recommending Rich to all my friends!!

fabulous job!

budget to make this happen. He includes delivery and pick-up in that price, so there are no surprises at the end. Highly recommend him to anyone!

m any day!

ed up everything up the next day! Great vendor and products! Would definitely reccommend to other brides!

ts of options in flowers, sizes, and colors and was very easy to talk through ideas with. The bouquets he put together were beautiful and exactly what I envisioned and what we talked about. Rich delivered the flowers to my on the day of exactly when he said he would. I am so happy that I went with him for my wedding flowers.

runners and ensure everything at the reception area was exactly how we wanted it! The bouquets looked beautiful all day and evening and we were able to use the centerpieces at the brunch the next day!! Rich has great talent combined with excellent quality and service. I would definitely recommend him for any event!!

centerpieces, they were STUNNING. We used unique elements like potted kale and artichokes, and Rich made them autumnal with bittersweet berries and branches. They were just gorgeous. I had wanted elements that weren't common in centerpieces but that still had such an elegant quality to them. I had multiple guests tell me that they were the absolute most beautiful centerpieces they had ever seen--and I would have to agree. Rich did a magnificent job--and wasn't as pricy as he could have been because he does not have overhead costs!

been easier to deal with him. I would recommend him to anyone getting married.

hly recommend!