After hiring our wedding planner at the start of 2021, one of the first topics our planner Hermela Belachew of BehindTheDesign brought up to us was, "let's talk florists." After se...nsing my hesitation, my planner assured us that she had the perfect person in mind....and looking back at that moment today, she was absolutely right. When I first walked into Sydney's floral studio, my eyes just lit up. It was chic, inviting, professional, modern, and elevated. We were greeted warmly by Sydney who made us feel right at home and offered us refreshments and a seat at the table. We started discussing the floral vision for the wedding, and not only did Sydney understand our vision, but also helped us frame out details when we didn't necessarily know the exact type of flowers we wanted or how to achieve the perfect look. Sydney is attentive to detail, extremely creative, and executes floral design to perfection. We received so many compliments from our guests on the florals for weeks after the wedding. Sydney was an absolutely pleasure to work with, and I would recommend her to any bride or person planning a memorable event in their life. I'm not easily impressed, and I can genuinely say it was inspiring to see a young woman and a person of color owning their own business and displaying such passion and professionalism in their work. Her versatility and execution is unparalleled. Thank you SO much to the Sydney Smith Designs team for all of your hard work! You did an absolutely amazing job.