Simply Exquisite by the Bay

Kristi did an amazing job! ELSS was decorated absolutely gorgeous and the flowers were exquisite. With COVID I was unable to do dress fittings and she was able to get my dress tailored three days before the wedding. She made the day run so smoothly and we didn’t have to worry about a thing. If you ever need a florist or wedding planner, I’d highly recommend Kristi over and over again!

To my fellow COVID brides: The limitations of the capacity of our reception venue resulted in forgoing our dream destination wedding and instead opting for a local venue. We found all vendors except one to be emphatic and flexible with contract language issuing refunds of monies paid up front. Especially in light of the 4 month advance notice and ability to rebook their services for our popular wedding date. Please be cautious booking with vendors who lack understanding during this challenging time to be a bride.

BLEW MY EXPECTATIONS OUT OF THE WATER. I was calm and ready to get married, then when Kristie got there with the flowers, I started to lose my cool. Her bouquets were absolutely breathtaking. She was easy to communicate with and we loved everything she did. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

I absolutely loved working with Kristi! She was so amazing. I gave her some pictures and ideas of what I wanted in my bridal bouquets and she nailed them! The urns that she made were gorgeous too, all of the guests were raving about how pretty the flowers were.

Kristi made our wedding day spectacular! She put so much heart and soul into her floral designs - my bouquet was absolutely gorgeous and big and lush. He guys succulent boutineres were beyond cool. The table florals and designs were stunning - see her Instagram for inspiration! I cried when I entered Elberta Life Saving Station because she did such a wonderful job making the venue look absolutely gorgeous. Day of she was a tremendous help. She was so sweet, caring and professional. All around, we highly recommend!! - Adriel and Kyle

Kristi did an AMAZING job!!! If I could give her 6 starts I would! I received sooo many compliments on the floral arrangements, they were absolutely beautiful. She made everything go smoothly on the day of my wedding, so thankful for her.

Simply Exquisite by the Bay was absolutely incredible to work with. Kristi always responded quickly to my lengthy emails full of questions and was spot on with my vision. Even when I felt like I had a hard time expressing exactly what I was looking for, we used pictures upon pictures and a shared pintrest page to make sure everything was what I was looking for. When the day came, I was BLOWN AWAY by how absolutely beautiful our venue looked. As a very Type A person, its hard to let go on the day of your wedding and just hope and pray that everything looks as you imagined, especially when you don't get to see anything until your at your ceremony and reception, ready to celebrate! And Kristi did not disappoint! Every little detail was thought out, and she came with back up decor that I had forgot about, and it fit in beautifully. she really outdid herself and my entire vision. we had so many compliments on literally everything. and as far as being a coordinator, she was the answer to my prayers. I didn't get any frantic phone calls the day of, and all the vendors worked together beautifully - Kristi, our venue coordinator, the photographer, band, videographer - they were all there to make sure the day ran smoothly. and Kristi even came back at the end to help clean up. When we got our photos back there were so many details I didn't get to see or enjoy in the craziness of the day, and i realized even more so, what a beautiful job kristi did with everything. There aren't enough praises I could sing, or words I could say. I HIGHLY recommend working with Kristi and SEBTB, you won't be disappointed.

I highly recommend Simply Exquisite by the Bay for floral design and wedding coordination. Kristi did an incredible job of bringing my vision to reality. I hired Kristi to design all floral arrangements including bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres, and decor for the ceremony and reception. Every detail was gorgeous. I also hired Kristi as my wedding coordinator for the day of the wedding (Day of Design and Style/Coordination Package). She made sure everything looked beautiful and that everything went smoothly.

Kristi is absolutely amazing to work with in all aspects! I was planning my wedding on Crystal Lake from Chicago and would not have been able to do it without Kristi! We hired her for both wedding coordination and flowers/decor and it was the best decision we made for our wedding. The bouquets she created were so gorgeous! I am the last of three sisters to get married and everyone agreed Kristi's floral arrangements were the best any of us had seen! In addition to making amazing floral arrangements, she made everything on the wedding day so stress free! The weather was not the best for early September, there were issues with electricity and many things that could have been stressful. But Kristi handled everything, and I was not stressed at all. Several people in my bridal party and family members commented on how great Kristi was at attending to any and all details during that day. I cannot say enough how happy I am we worked with Kristi and Simply Exquisite by the Bay for our September wedding!

The owner of this company is a local person and she appeared enthusiastic and engaged initially. I feel that the terms of our agreement were not clearly set out which resulted in some miscommunication, and her losing interest. A frank discussion about the role she was going to have in our wedding would have probably prevented problems. We went through some frustrating times with our venue and did not feel that Kristi as our coordinator had our best interests as a priority. She quit over this altercation and although she willingly offered a full refund of the deposit, it almost did not happen, and when it did, she enclosed an unnecessary, negative letter with the check. All this happened 7 weeks before our wedding. We were very disappointed with the poor professionalism in this interaction and would certainly not recommend this company to any future brides. Don't be fooled by the low cost, you get what you pay for!

I am so glad that I ended up hiring Simply Exquisite by the Bay to do all of the flowers and other decorations for our wedding ceremony and reception. Kristi was so easy to work with, professional, and flexible. She was so organized, and it really put my mind at ease. I knew that everything was going to look amazing, and it did. I couldn't have been happier with how everything looked, and I received countless compliments on our flowers. Many of our friends liked the decorations so well that they even posted pictures of the paper lanterns and centerpieces on their own Facebook pages! I would highly recommend Simply Exquisite by the Bay to other couples!