Shelly Sarver Designs

ir incredible work. I shared my color palette with Shelly and gave her creative freedom, and she exceeded all of our expectations. The flowers were beyond anything we could have imagined—everything was perfectly curated and complemented the overall aesthetic of our wedding. Shelly is 100% dedicated to bringing your vision to life. She listens closely, provides thoughtful recommendations, and goes above and beyond to ensure every detail is perfect. Her professionalism and passion is admirable! We are so thankful we chose Shelly for our wedding florals. She made the entire process seamless, stress-free, and, most importantly, created floral arrangements that made our day even more magical. We can't recommend her enough!

anted and made her dreams come to life! Their skill level is exquisite and you will see that in the work they produce. It is unmatched. If you’re looking for the best, and for your florist to go above and beyond, then Shelly Sarver Designs is the right choice!

livered. They truly brought our vision to life and we are so thankful to them.

ether to create unique & beautiful arrangements exactly how I envisioned them to be:) Her & her team are also super fun & easy to work with:) 10/10!!!

pt me in the loop throughout the planning process. While working with her was wonderful, the final product was the best part of all! My wedding florals were exactly what I had hoped for and more. She perfectly captured our vibe of "Delft Blue meets the Emerald Isle," and I will cherish the beauty they added to our ceremony and reception for decades to come!

s extremely quick the morning of the wedding and made sure to have our bouquets and floral arch completed in time for our pre-ceremony photos. I had even requested that she included a dahlia flower that we had grown ourselves in my bridal bouquet that had grown a very funky/awkward stem that wouldn't fit in a normal bouquet, and somehow she made it work without damaging the flower or the stem! Everything turned out very beautiful!

hit at our wedding. I can't thank Shelly enough.

e loved how she took our vision and added to it to make it perfect . She was lovely to work with and I will always recommend her. She is the best in the business. We never once worried about florals - we loved how Shelly does florals and decor (we had her do majority candles with some florals - she even hung our neon sign with a backdrop) and it was STUNNING. She did all set up, executing, and tear down. It was all in her hands and it was perfect. She was respectful, kind, and such a breeze to work with - she respected our vision and thoughts with florals, decorations, and budget.

a reality. Amazing eye for design, thoughtful listener and reliable, you can't go wrong.

as absolutely fabulous and completely got IT! Our wedding flowers were beautiful. Thanks, Shelly!

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ign meeting was probably the most fun meeting I’ve had planning our wedding. Shelly actually designed florals for both my rehearsal dinner and wedding, and both designs were so unique and different! We had so many plans for beautiful, summery florals before our June wedding got postponed due to COVID. Despite our new wedding date being in December, Shelly made sure we had the original flowers we had planned for and literally had them FLOWN IN from South America! Our wedding guests were in awe asking how we had managed to get these florals in December. But that’s Shelly for you. She went above and beyond for us to have the wedding we had originally envisioned. Overall our wedding weekend was extremely beautiful, and that is in a large part due to Shelly’s creative and gorgeous designs. She really took my vision and turned it into a reality, the highlight of which was our jaw-dropping chuppah for our Jewish ceremony, which was later re-purposed for our reception (design and functionality = my favorite combination!). She also has some beautiful props we utilized, such as shelving and goblets, so don’t forget to ask her about those. Thank you so much Shelly for turning my floral dreams into a reality! You are truly one of a kind! –Jessica and Alex

hope I had for each piece! Somehow, she was able to not only understand my ideas, but bring them to life beautifully. She really took the time to get to know me and the wedding my husband and I were hoping to have. She is a complete master of floral design and brings incredible knowledge and expertise. Shelly was so respectful of our budget and created breathtaking designs without breaking the bank. The arrangements were STUNNING and the venue was beyond perfect. Her creativity left me completely speechless. To top it all off, Shelly has such a fun personality. She is funny, kind, and very passionate about what she does. I felt like a member of the family throughout this whole experience. Shelly, thank you so much to you and your incredibly talented team for making our day beautiful and so much more special. I could not recommend her more highly!!

better than I could have imagined and she really delivered on that! Our florals were something special and the installation Shelly created for our head table was something that I know guests will be talking about for a long time. Shelly is a very busy person with lots of weddings/events (honestly not sure how she does it because you can tell that so much time goes into each one when you see the photos of them) so I recommend reaching out to her via phone if/when you want to check in with her! 10000% book Shelly, she is worth every penny.

d I drove over an hour away for the appointment. Upon arrival, the studio was empty and Shelly had not arrived yet. When she did arrive she did not have her iPad set up for the consultation and was very underprepared for our appointment. I was 100% ready to just write this off as things happen and sometimes you just run a little bit behind. Our appointment was November 21 (I am writing this on December 8th) and I have not yet heard back from Shelly. I was anticipating a quote from her within a few days (and even gave her a few extra days before following up due to Thanksgiving) but I still have not heard back from her. I have sent two follow up emails asking when I could expect a quote and still have no response from her. I follow the Shelly Sarver Designs instagram and have seen multiple posts to their stories of wreath making classes and other design things that they have going on. I understand that she is probably very busy, but there is no excuse for the lack of response from her. In our meeting Shelly was nothing but kind, but I am very disappointed with the lack of professionalism from her. I just feel as though my time as a paying client would have been more valuable to her, especially as a client with no set floral budget for my large wedding. I wish I could be writing a positive review and that things would have turned out differently from our initial consultation.

erfectly in every floral piece she designs. I was a needy bride throughout the year and a half I planned, and Shelly’s attention to detail and patience through the planning process makes her by far one of the best floral designers in the Midwest. We have gotten so many compliments on the flowers and reception décor – our reception venue looked like a DREAM and it was even more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. I was truly speechless when I saw all of the florals. She took my vision and made it a reality. Thank you Shelly and team for playing such a huge and important part of our wedding day. We are so grateful!

ing ahold of people at the business here and there, but it was a small part of an overall great experience.

you’re hiring someone with several years of experience that will become your friend. I would highly recommend her to anyone getting married! Shelly did our wedding flowers back in September and we got several compliments. My husband ordered flowers from her studio for my birthday and I had several compliments on how they were the most beautiful and unique flowers ever!!! Shelly and her team are talented designers. I highly recommend Shelly and her team to anyone looking for beautiful flowers that are fun and unique!

say enough good things!

when I found out that Shelly Sarver Designs was almost 2 hours away, I was a little worried about the distance between us. But Shelly was extremely flexible when scheduling us for a consultation and ultimately was excited to travel to Iowa City to take part in our big day! During the consultation process, Shelly asked so many great, unexpected questions and got right down to what our dream looked like. She got our creative sides flowing (which isn’t easy) and gave us so many ideas that will make our day different than any other! After the consultation, she got back to us within a week with a detailed quote so that we could visualize what we had discussed in the consultation while staying within our budget. This was a HUGE part of our decision as it made our dream and budget fit with ease. Shelly is truly an expert in the floral service and with just one look at her work through her website and Instagram page, we knew we wanted her team to be a part of our big day. We can’t thank her enough for making this process so incredibly easy and we can’t wait for Shelly Sarver Designs to bring our dream to life this May!

day, they were more perfect than I ever could’ve dreamed. I recommend Shelly and her team to every one of my newly engaged friends. Simply the best there is!

ouldn’t have been more blown away by the final product! Thank you Shelly!

ife. Highly recommend!

le and reasonable! I highly recommend Shelly for your wedding or even a corporate event! She has a incredible talent.

al and she made our flowers so unique, beautiful and perfect. Our flowers were the talk of our wedding and they were honestly one of the most favorite things about our day. I still look back on our flowers and I am still obsessed!! I would highly recommend her!!

worked with us to make a custom backdrop for our ceremony/reception and worked with antique pots we provided for table decorations. We are so thankful we could work with Shelly, even when our wedding was in Michigan. We are still so in love with all our floral arrangements for our wedding! We cannot thank Shelly Sarver Designs enough.

ideas and Shelly was unbelievably good at putting them all together to make the vision complete. We cannot thank Shelly Sarver Designs enough. Can’t wait for the next occasion where we will need flowers!

r creativity, eye for beauty, and incredibly kind personality. As a photographer and wedding industry professional, I recommend Shelly because I know she can make ANY wedding gorgeous beyond your imagination.

so many compliments about how well our venue looked and the amazing arrangements she made! Even my very high expectations were exceeded! I would recommend her to anyone.

to give me a range in terms of price for each piece so that I was able to decide what I wanted to spend more/less on to stay within our budget. From the bouquets to our arch garland to the table center pieces, everything looked SO much better than I had ever pictured. Our florals are easily one of our favorite parts of our wedding day, and all of that is thanks to Shelly and her team!

were prior to the wedding day during our meetings. She didn’t like the owner of my venue and she let me know it. I didn’t need to know about their drama especially since at the point of our contract there was nothing I could do about it, my venue was booked. Not everyone gets along but maintain your professionalism. I also understand that her money is made by selling flowers, but I had a budget that I wanted to be under and to reach that I needed to utilize some silk flowers in addition for the table settings. She made me feel terrible for even thinking about it. Ultimately, I did a little bit of silk and reutilized the aisle flowers inside as well as the bouquets and it was stunning. She didn’t need to make me feel badly about it. All in all, the gorgeousness of the bouquets outweighed all the feelings I had before.

iece for our ceremony and head table. I was able to meet with her twice before the wedding and just left the rest to her! I would send all my friends to her again and again.

est in order to truly make my dream wedding a dream come true. She is able to help brides identify exactly what they do and do not like about certain floral elements, and she works with each bride's individual needs and budget as best she can. At first, I thought she was a bit out of our budget but she was willing to work with us as best she could, and in the end I am so glad. It was truly a dream come true to have her as our florist. Highly recommend!

o your ideas and tries to re-create them!

ay, and she understood me perfectly. From my personal encounters to the day of the wedding, Shelly came through. She even made two hair piece options for me to choose from on my wedding day! My bouquet, my bridesmaids bouquets, and the tent in my Iowa home backyard were even more beautiful than I could have imagined. If you want a floral and event designer with creative spirit, unique style, excitement, and vision, I highly recommend Shelly! I cannot say thank-you enough!

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g planning, but Shelly walked us through it every step of the way. She took the time to get to know us and the general vibe we were going for on our big day and ran with it. It was so beautiful! We are so thankful for her artistry and talent!

things I did know, such as our venue, our dresses, our invitations, and inspiration photos, to create the perfect arrangements. We received many compliments. What I especially liked was that Shelly was able to give us advice for how to use our budget to its fullest potential and was extremely receptive when I had a change in vision a few weeks prior to our wedding. In the end, I am so glad that I wasn't prescriptive in what I wanted for flowers and trusted Shelly to use her talents to create our arrangements. It all came together perfectly and I cannot recommend Shelly enough!

the flowly/free look of flowers, but I had no idea on what types of flowers I wanted/colors/etc. I sent her pictures of my wedding dress, bridesmaid dresses, tuxes, etc. and told her to work her magic. She totally brought the vision I had in my head to life -- better than I could have ever imagined!! I still get compliments on how gorgeous our wedding flowers were. Shelly will truly help make your wedding dreams come true.