Sarah’s Garden

planning for our special day within our budget. She helped make our wedding feel like a fairytale with lush greenery and pops of color throughout the ceremony and reception areas. We were absolutely thrilled for having her as our wedding florist!

t my husband and I at Pleasanton rentals to help guide us in matching the florals and rentals color scheme, which helped in bringing everything together. Now to the negatives. Our wedding unfortunately had to be rescheduled due to COVID. At that point, we had already paid the floral deposit and had received the proposal with pricing. When we rescheduled, Sheela stated that we would not be charged a rescheduling fee. However, when it came time to revisit the proposal, the pricing was ~1.5-2k more than the original agreed upon proposal for the same amount of florals. Sheela stated the reasoning was due to COVID causing a flower shortage. We weren’t too happy with the news, but were understanding of the situation, and felt we had no other choice since we had already paid the deposit. The ceremony pergola, which we had originally been charged $900 for, was upcharged an extra $400. When we looked back at photos, we realized that the entire pergola had 26 roses on it. We understand that COVID had an effect on pricing, but it is hard to understand how 26 roses could amount to $1.3k. The night before the wedding, Sheela texted us to ask if we were interested in having more greenery added to the pergola at “no extra charge.” We agreed, without realizing that what we were actually agreeing to was for the pergola to change from being mostly made up of roses, to having few roses with mostly greenery. We initially believed we were getting a free upgrade, but in the end it felt more like she was just using whatever she had leftover as a way to not have to utilize as many roses, which we found disappointing. Lastly, we had created a large wooden structure which we spent months on as a centerpiece in our reception area. We asked Sheela to add greenery to the structure to which she agreed and charged us for. On the day of the wedding, we noticed there was no greenery added. When we approached her later, she stated that it was her “professional opinion” that it would not look good so she decided to omit it. Yet, she did not bother to ask/tell us, nor did she automatically give us a refund. When we asked, she said that she could provide a refund IF WE WANTED. We found it frustrating and ridiculous to have to ask for a refund of something that was excluded without our knowledge or opinion. Overall, we were disappointed with the whole experience of working with Sarah’s Garden. My husband reached out to her about the greenery on the structure and we did get our money back. However, I reached out to her as well with our other concerns in hopes of coming to some sort of resolution and avoiding a negative review, but never received a response. We had budgeted 5k for florals and ended up spending over 8k, and although the reception area was beautiful, we both felt the overall results were not worth the price. Please be advised to support businesses elsewhere.

beyond and also was an advisor on rentals that would pair well with our florals. She brought my wedding to life in a way I couldn't have even imagined. I will work with her again for future events. Sheela is best in class!

e their wedding. She was very flexible throughout the uncertainty of the pandemic, and understanding of the unique challenges we had as we tried to plan a wedding from out of state without being able to travel and pick out some of the details in person. She went to the rental company on our behalf, and helped us pick out every element of our tablescape, texting pictures and going the extra mile to ensure everything coordinated beautifully with her florals. That meant SO much to me as a covid bride and helped alleviate a lot of my stress at the time because I knew I could trust her impeccable taste. She helped us navigate many hiccups along the way, and on the big day, she was present to ensure the venue looked absolutely beautiful. Our guests could not stop talking about the florals, and watching our shared vision come to life was nothing short of magical. If you're looking for a florist who provides white glove service, is a trusted advisor and partner throughout the planning process and who truly cares about each and every one of her couples, look no further than Sheela Meskin. We can't thank you enough Sheela!