The Centerpiece Floral Design

With about a month before our big day, the florist we were originally working with fell through. In a state of severe panic, my MOH reached out to a few different florists close to our venue. After she spoke with Rachel, she called me with nothing but positive things to say and immediately put us in contact. The first email was so full of information, including an entire story board and pictures of flowers she would use for my wedding and examples of other pieces she had worked on from other weddings. This was from a conversation with my MOH and just 5 example images she provided. I was immediately impressed. Rachel was not only able to understand my vision for our day but did a beyond amazing job. She walked me through all the different types of flowers and the best vessels to use for our centerpieces. She sent pictures throughout the entire process and when our wedding day came I was beyond floored at what she was able to put together. All the bouquets were full, lush, and fresh and our small novel themed centerpieces were delicate and beautiful and out sweetheart table piece, which was something I didn't even think about, was so full of color and was gorgeous. My guests were so in love with the florals, most of them brought them home. Rachel and her mom, who helped to set up, truly saved my wedding and made it even better then I could have pictured. I am so grateful for her expertise and demeanor in keeping me calm during a super stressful moment during the planning process. Our wedding vision truly would not have been as realized without her.

A friend of mine used The Centerpiece before covid and I was in her wedding. The bridesmaids bouquets were bigger and nicer than other bridal bouquets I have seen. So I knew who I wanted Bc my friends flowers were literally jaw dropping. It looked like a celebrity was getting married. The level of communication is outstanding. I was a covid bride and Rachel and her team had me choose several dates just in case the pandemic continued into 2021. There were issues with getting the specific quicksand roses I wanted (and I read in a bridal forum from another florist that they were in a massive short supply and costing florist 7 times more than usual). Not only did Rachel find 100 of them for my bouquets but never even mentioned the fact that they cost her so much more, which is why I added money to their tip. She HANDPAINTED blush pink roses for my centerpieces because no more quicksand roses were available and they looked EXACTLY the same!! HANDPAINTED! No extra charge! In all seriousness though-the flowers brought everything together. My wedding was styled beautifully, I highly recommend you give these wonderful women free reign to choose what will bring your dream wedding to life. Had Rachel showed me a stem of waxyflower on its own I would have said I hated it and didn’t want it. But oh my god the way they used this unassuming flower was beautiful. Not only flowers, they arranged all my seating card and gift and memory tables so so so beautifully. I wanted big, tall, flowing centerpieces but was sure they would be $500 each because my sisters were (and hers were WAY smaller). So Rachel helped me plan out three different styles of centerpieces so that I could get my massive and tall centerpieces. 6 of the tables were specially designed bridesmaids bouquets that during cocktail hour she untied and added stuff to to make these BEAUTIFUL low centerpieces. Another 5 were several tall skinny candles (colored) surrounded by glass hurricanes and mini vases with delicate flowers and roses. Then the SEVEN centerpieces were these VERY tall golden stands that she helped me get at a very very low price. At the top was a mix of greeneries, falling ivy, and the most delicate white accents with so many quicksand painted roses and little roses with waxyflower and eucalyptus OMG THEY WERE AMAZING. They were HUGE. It went so far beyond what I expected. Even my wedding planner was shocked at how many roses and other “premium” flowers there were. I never thought flowers were in the top most important wedding vendors but when done correctly, they are! Dress, venue and flowers. Those are the important ones to have a beautiful looking wedding IMHO. My friends budget for flowers and mine were very VERY far apart, as my friend works in landscape design so it was very important to her. She spent at least 5 times what I did. But not once did I feel less important than her. Money was brought up on day one and that was it! Overall, they work WITH you. They never make you feel like a question is stupid or that you are a bother. It was just so beautifully done I keep looking at my photos wondering how on earth that fairytale day was MINE. And seriously, The Centerpiece gets all the credit. They took my normal wedding and really made it something that all my guests want to replicate for themselves. Rachel, you’ll have to send me more business cards, be at de I have handed all these out! Haha! THANK YOU WITH MY WHOLE HEART! Stephanie

I had a fantastic experience with Centerpiece Floral Design! I felt like Rachel really cared about the flowers going into the arrangements and wanted to make sure my vision came to life at my limited budget. With all of the changes that Covid brought my wedding, Rachel was very flexible and more than willing to make my day as seamless and wonderful as possible. I saw so many quotes for flowers at $8,000+ and with our (I believe) $3,500 budget she made everything happen.

Finding a an affordable, thorough & talented florist was something I really struggled with & took much longer than expected. Once I found Rachel the process was seamless. I immediately knew that the search was over & I was in good hands. She took so much time listening & breaking everything down for me so that I could move forward with ease, working with my budget easily. Throughout planning we had several phone calls where she made sure to understand every single detail. She even sent numerous pictures in the days leading up to our wedding to make sure she was getting my vision right (& she absolutely was on point). Walking throughout the venue and seeing all of the details come together was priceless, & I am so thankful for Rachel for making it all come together perfectly!

The attention to detail from this florist is unmatched. I was lucky enough to find out I had a second cousin that did flowers - I was nervous because what if they were not good? But I looked at the photos she had on Instagram (check their page out on there, there's a ton of content) and felt like I had hit the jackpot. They do a lot of different styles, some bouquets are all clean and one color, others are HUGE and more colors than I could believe. I knew what style I wanted, but had no idea what different things cost, or what the flower types were. I worked with Rachel and the entire process was delightful. She is very passionate about making your wedding look classy and beautiful. She never tried to convince me to spend more than I signed a contract for, and unlike other experiences, there were no hidden costs. I was blown away the week of my wedding - every single day I got videos and photos of my flowers being designed, step by step. My number one piece of advice - TRUST HER TO DO HER JOB. She KNOWS what looks best, and flowers I did not like on their own, looked great when mixed in with my other flowers. Thank you so much Rachel and the others at The Centerpiece - you are all so nice, and you MADE my wedding look like a high end, romantic fairytale. Thank you endlessly.

I can’t say enough good things about Rachel — she is INCREDIBLE. She went above and beyond, and sent updates and pictures the week of my wedding to make sure they came out exactly how I envisioned. I gave her little direction through my Pinterest board, and she was so, so helpful with creating the aesthetic I was aiming for at our wedding. She was also so sweet and positive throughout the entire process — even through two postponements due to COVID. She also provjded some very touching suggestions on how to honor a family member through my bridal bouquet — I ended up incorporating her suggestions and am so glad I did. Her floral arrangements were absolutely stunning and even though I had full confidence they would be, she exceeded my expectations. Highly, highly recommend! Thank you, Rachel!! 💕

I helped plan a small last minute ceremony(due to covid) for my cousin and his partner. I knew from the moment he asked me to help I wanted to use Rachel, I follow her page and her work is gorgeous! She made two amazing pocket boutonnières for the Grooms as well as a lapel one for the best man and a wrist corsage. My cousin was iffy about the pocket boutonnière so she made him a couple of back up lapel ones. I told him the pocket ones were fabulous and he should at least try them first, they ended up loving them. She tied their blue and burgundy suit colors into every piece with just pictures and ideas we exchanged in messages. I cannot wait to use her next year for the big reception we are planning! I can only imagine what she can come up with having more time to plan her vision!!

We called Rachel at Centerpiece last minute looking for boutonnieres for our small ceremony. We gave her our budget, colors, and preferred flowers, not expecting much on such short notice, and she literally made magic happen!! In less than 48 hours we had beautiful boutonnieres for our wedding and she even gifted us a few centerpieces made from the remaining flowers she had purchased. We were so impressed that we asked Rachel if she'd be able to do a couple of centerpieces for our reception. Y'all, this woman DELIVERED! We didn't just get flowers in some vases we got flowers set in lanterns, flowers to adorn the cake and tables, and Rachel even came to the reception to drape flowers and vines EVERYWHERE! Oh yeah, she even contacted my sister (planning the reception) to coordinate colors and themes to ensure the flowers she was choosing would be perfect. This was the best experience I've ever had hiring someone and I would absolutely recommend The Centerpiece Floral Design for everyone's events.

Book Rachel. Book her right now. Of all the incredible vendors I booked, Rachel is the one who texted me night and day the week of the wedding as flowers came in, making sure they were just what I wanted. Rachel is the one who worked with our teensy budget and pulled off MAGIC. Rachel is the one who, on the day, when we realized about an hour before the ceremony that the fake candles I bought wouldn't fit in the lanterns, starting ripping out literal pieces of metal off the lantern bases to make it work. She ALSO created a decadent piece for our sweetheart table, AND added flowers in beautiful little hanging vases behind our ceremony set up - BOTH OF THOSE JUST BECAUSE SHE HAD EXTRA AND WANTED TO MAKE MY DAY PERFECT! Literally not part of the contract, not something I asked for, just something she saw and wanted to make special. I am in AWE of her talent and over the moon for my flowers, but what sets her so far above and beyond is her customer service and the energy she puts into making your day great. I could not recommend her more highly. I am so, so happy I chose Centerpiece and you will be too. Thank you, Rachel, for everything!

If you have a chance to book The Centerpiece I would give them ten stars if hat says anything. My best friend recommended I call Rachel when I started wedding planning, as she had hoped to use her for her flowers, but sadly, they were booked. Rachel took the same (not crazy big at ALL) budget my best friend had and did such an amazing job. My best friend was promised really gorgeous pieces from the other local florist she ended up going with after the Centerpiece was booked. They were not very good. Once we saw them on the table they were round balls of hydrangea with weird greenery sticking out and not at all what was promised. I was actually considering not paying a florist at all because I thought I could do better on my own. Yeah.. I'm so happy I was able to get them because I can not stop talking about and thinking about my wedding flowers. My best friend was sad on my wedding day because she liked her maid of honor bouquet more then her own bridal bouquet. Rachel did these great layouts that showed "stem options" as one was marked and "bridal party styles" and "centerpiece options." She walked me through how to get the very expensive flowers on a budget by using them in places everyone would see. I thought this would be a not so interesting part of planning but because of all the layouts I had to show friends and family and how excited Rachel was, I ended up really loving this part too. Except for my dress of course, this was my favorite part. It was so nice to have someone that would chat about wedding stuff with me. Then the month before my wedding I heard from her several times a week. I was nervous because after we picked what we were doing she said she would talk to me the month before, but to get in touch if anything changed or if I saw something else I liked better. There was no reason to be nervous. she PULLED IT OUT and it was so beautiful. My fiancé was sure I spent more money than I told him I had and that id tell him on our honeymoon haha. Also, they set everything up for us, we did not have to worry about anything. I can say, as the last of my friends to get married... that this is the only florist any of us have met that did a BETTER then expected job. It feels like so many florists will just say "yes we will do this and that and this and that" but on your wedding day nothing lives up to your expectation.. and really, on the day of your wedding what are you going to do? Send it back? No. You just have a little excitement and magic taken out of your day. But my flowers were better than I expected. To be fair I have had friends get flowers very similar to what they ordered but no one has gotten flowers that were bigger or nicer like I did. I gave Rachel and her company permission to change flowers because another review said to trust them to do this and I am so happy that I did. So I said if she picked my flowers up and my blush flowers looked too pink I told them they could find something better. She picked some flowers I NEVER would have liked in a vase by themselves, but mixed in they were AH-MAY-ZING! I really do recommend that you call them and hope your wedding date is open. It really was that wonderful of an experience. It does sound silly, but the flowers were one of my favorite parts of my day. If you want very glamorous and expensive looking flowers but your last name isn't Trump or Bezos, you have to call them.

Rachel is the best option.... PERIOD.... and I'll tell you why. I had a somewhat clear vision of what I wanted when I first spoke with Rachel. She was in New York and I was planning a wedding from across the country, remotely, in California. I was struggling with being far from all the action during the planning process, but Rachel made everything 100% transparent and simple for me and my husband. I showed her a couple pictures from my Pinterest board with the general direction I wanted my wedding to take and she asked all of the right questions to be sure that everything was correct down to the micro-details. She wanted to make sure that I had the wedding of my dreams that was stylized exactly to match my personality and theme. After months of sending me photos of inspirations that she discovered and arranged, I got to meet Rachel in person. She is so professional and really made me feel like not one detail would go under the radar. I knew I could trust her the minute I met her. Working with a very small budget... I never thought I could hire a florist that was actually creative and a visionary, but Rachel made my number work. She pulled together exactly what I wanted with the amount of money. She even GREW FLOWERS for my event in her yard. Come on......!!!! The day of my wedding, Rachel arrived on time and had everything ready to go when I needed it done. She dropped by and put on the groomsmen's boutonnieres & gave the bridesmaids their bouquets. She also arranged hair florals for me and made my doggie ring bearer a floral leash!!!! I love her, you guys. I can't explain the gratitude that I have for this woman in making my day so outrageously beautiful. I can tell you right now that without her designs, my wedding theme and "look" would be nothing. She brought together the event and for that, I (and all my wedding photos) are endlessly grateful! THANK YOU, RACHEL!

my bouquet was very glamourous and they were very nice people. when we do a vow renewel I would use them again. good prices.

Leaving our review before we leave on our honeymoon as we are still talking about how beautiful our wedding was. We need to enjoy ourselves and our honeymoon and stop checking social media for photos to be honest... Our wedding flowers were far beyond that of any wedding we have been to. We kept hearing that my promotion must have come with a hefty bonus as everything looked really, really impressive. A friend at my mom's job gave us The Centerpiece's card and we kind of ignored it until we met with a few other florists. The price of flowers shocked us, and no one seemed very interested in what it was we wanted. I do admit we were a little vague, but when we called Rachel and she asked, "What is the feeling you want your guests to have at your wedding?" We instantly felt like this was someone who we could work with. All od the flowers were better than we expected. I kept hearing from my girlfriends not to expect too much, that when they got married the flowers were close enough to what was promised that they couldn't really say anything... as the florists make sure they are covered with their contracts. So I was sure there would be substitutions (my best friend was supposed to get peonies and orchids, but the day of she got roses and calla lilies... when she complained her florist said they were not readily available so she was covered.) I also asked for peonies, in October, and Rachel told me it could be iffy. So, she helped me figure out what I would like IF they were not available. It turns out they were very hard to find in the color I wanted, and their normal seller didn't have them.Not only did she give me a heads up, but told me that if this specific peony was anywhere on the east cost she would get them. She sent someone down to NYC in the hopes of finding them. And I had them. They go the extra step. And one something as important as a wedding - that's what they should do. I really appreciated the amount of preperation they do... having me choose a backup stem just in case.... letting me know they were hard to find the week of... because there were zero surprises. Also - they were the only vendor that figured taxes and other charges into the initial quote. That was nice. Because in the last month, we ended up spending several thousand that we didn't know we would have to on taxes and gratuaties, etc. In short - we will be telling everyone to use this florist. Thank you Rachel, Anne and the others whose names I didn't catch the day of! You made this couple very happy!

I had a quote for very nice wedding flowers for 8000.00 from another florist in the area. My friend begged me to call The Centerpiece. I’m very glad I did. She got my bill down to 5800.00 and I ended up getting more pieces, with more flowers and way more attention than the other florist. The other florist was very nice, and very good, but I knew it would look like nice wedding flowers. These were special. There were wonderful surprises everywhere. Their attention to detail blew my mind. It was so beautiful. Everywhere I turned I saw more flowers, everything was done perfectly! Now I’m that friend telling you to try them out! Thank you Rachel! Thank you Anne!

I am so late on my review, I should have written this in February, 2019 not October, 2019. I would give these ladies (and man) 10 stars if I could do so! Everything having to do with decor was handled so smoothly you would think we had a kardashian budget. My husband and I weren't huge flower people when we started, but the team at The Centerpiece made us believers in how much flowers can elevate even the simplest of celebrations. We were going to DIY the flowers ourselves, but a few months before we got married we helped friends of our DIY their wedding flowers from fiftyflowers.com - never ever ever again will we do that. It took until 5am and sorry, they just .. we thought that since we were craft it would look good. They mlae it look very easy on youtube. Lies. It didn't look great. We e-mailed saying, "Our style is like that of an ikea room fully set-up in the NJ flagship store." They nailed it. IKEA should hire them. Thank you Rachel & Elizabeth, you guys did an outstanding job and I am so happy that you guys worked so hard to understand what it was we wanted people to experience at our wedding.

I called them after looking other florists. I had $2,500.00 and the other florist I liked started at $6,000.00. When I noticed the other florists work was mostly styled shoots I was relieved that I didn't come up with $6,000.00. My maid of honor is a pro florist in california and explained to me how much easier a styled shoot is as a wedding florist. She said to me to look at real weddings only because a styled shoot is where the florist just picks what THEY like and you don't have to make a client happy. And there is an unlimited budget. Lots of airbrushing. She said it's easy to make one perfect centerpiece and one perfect chuppa and one perfect bouquet when you aren't pressed for time and having to follow what a bride and groom want you to make and stay inside of a budget. By the time she was done explaining - I wanted to do a styled wedding photo shoot! haha What I got for UNDER my budget of $2,500.00 was absolutely nuts. Anne & Rachel did flowers for my wedding chuppa you would not even believe. It was insane. My bouquet was massive. The bridesmaids bouquets were amazingly delicate and natural looking. They made my boho dreams come true! HUNDREDS of roses, they even found me out of season peonies! Massive piles of greenery crafted into super lush garlands! Delicate accents and they even had a spring of fresh lavender on every single table setting. Anne and Rachel, I don't know how you do what you do but thank you. You are the absolute best in the hudson valley, and I am recommending you to everyone. Thank you for being upfront about cost and not trying to up-sell me. TRY THEM - I got more for $2300 then my friends get for $6,000 or $7,000. Rachel especially finds ways to make your personal style affordable. I didn't think I could get lush and romantic and bohemian at my price. I thought I would get what another florist said, mason jars and hydrangea. Before you go with another florist thats more expensive you HAVE to try the centerpiece

It was a great experience from the very first meeting! We stayed well within our budget, Rachel was extremely communicative the whole time and we loved how everything looked on the day of the wedding!

They gave us more than outstanding flowers-Rachel became a friend. Out of all our vendors Rachel was the one that pulled everything together. We ended up not getting a day-of because she handled so many things. We couldn’t get ahold of our venue? Rachel did. The bakery couldn’t find the fridge? Rachel’s got it. Tablecloths were wrinkled? She brought an iron (just in case-who does that?!) and started ironing on the spot. Trust these reviews. I’m so happy I did. The ONLY issue I had was my new MIL (who has married three girls off herself) said it was impossible that I spent under $4,000.00 on the flowers. It literally took me showing her Rachel’s original quote saying, “Yes, we can do all of this for under $3,000.00!” She almost had my husband convinced I was lying. That was fun the night I was married! Haha And budget? The Centerpiece is the ONLY vendor we used that didn’t have surprise balances. They literally figured TAXES into our quote. Everything they do is with the couples best interest in mind. And it WAS under $3,000.00. I said my budget was $2500.00 up to $3500.00 and when all was said and done I paid $2,600.00. I would have paid $3,500.00 so the fact she didn’t charge that has me recommending her to everyone. To repeat what a few other reviewers say... give her creative control. It seems scary but it really does come out better. Love, Jennifer PS I had peonies. The name will make the groomsmen laugh. Endlessly laugh. Proof that all men are 6 years old deep down. You are warned! Haha!!!!!

Gorgeous flowers at my sons wedding. Small wedding - BIG on flowers! Highly recommend.

My partner and I spent $2,500.00 for flowers but I could have gone as low as $750.00 they said, and I would have had flowers everywhere I needed them. I recieved: - VERY big bridal bouquet with TONS of top shelf flowers, no carnations - 6 big bridesmaids bouquets with lots of roses and other flowers - 9 lapel flowers for the men - Petals and basket for flower girl - Lots of silk fabric expertly draped and a garland with garden roses and FREAKING ORCHIDS and CRYSTALS on our Chuppah - Bokays of roses and ivy and orchids on the ends of the aisles - Two bigger flower pieces at the end of aisle - Sprays of flowers and greenery a welcome sign, an unplugged sign and our seating chart - Vases of nicely arranged flowers in the ladies and mens room (we didn't even order these - they showed up!) - 6 tall centerpieces that were jawdropping - 4 long garland centerpieces with candles - 11 draping compote centerpieces - flowers on the two bars - the flowers from the chuppah were remade on the sweetheart table Then Rachel and two of her employees stayed during the ceremony and they removed the flowers from my archway and used all of the flowers at my reception. Call The Centerpiece ASAP as my best friend waited too long and they were booked. I spoke to a few other florists before my friend made me call this florist, and I'm happy I did speak to other florists first. The other florists I spoke to were one of to things. They were quick, friendly - but quick, and not willing to discuss anything until I told them how much money I had what they were offering within my budget was standard and the options were very limited. So, highly recommend the Centerpiece and would give them 6 stars if I could. I felt very involved in planning my wedding, Racheal is very passionate about her work and you can tell she actually IS excited about your wedding. I do think you should get in touch as soon as you have your date though, as my friend tried to book her and sadly, they were already booked.

GREAT WEDDING VENDOR ALL AROUND I GIVE FIVE STARS We got married on a large piece of property that was secluded in upstate NY on family property. YEAH we could have VERY loud music. My wife? She wanted flowers. And I am thinking no one cares about flowers. They want to drink and dance. We are older and its our second wedding each. So i just thought it does not matter. But we compromised. I didn't get the live band I got a DJ. She got her flowers. We took our money for a band and split it. Our 2000$ for flowers with the location wasn't enough from other florists. My wife said either they were "not nice looking and they don't care" or the whole experiance was sketchy. A friend of our told us to look up who they used The Centerpiece so my wife did. She was instantly very happy. The lady we worked with was Rachel and she became my wifes goto. She is more then just a florist, she helped all over the place. And I thought flowers were such a waste but when we got there she turned this tent into a wedding. I still cant believe I thought it was a waste of money. All the pictures are better. Everything looked like a real wedding and my wife was scared that it wouldn't feel like a wedding. It feels good when your guests keep saying how great everything looked. Everyone kept taking pictures of everything and tagging us using our instagram hashtag. I did not deal with Rachel much one on one, but she my wife did. The Centerpiece made my wife happy. So I have to say thank you.

Rachel is AMAZING. Her aesthetic is stylish and sophisticated and we have very similar taste. Rachel helped me create a vision and overall look for my wedding that was absolutely stunning. People continue to comment on how nice the flowers were, especially my bouquet. My advice to any bride is, if Rachel has an idea or recommends certain colors or flowers - listen. Because she knows her stuff and if given the flexibility to use her creative powers (rather than a bride dictating 100% the type of flower, color, etc.) then you will be blown away. I can't sing Rachel's praises enough. My wedding was gorgeous and a big part of that is because of the swag and drapery at the ceremony, the centerpieces and my bouquet. THANK YOU RACHEL!

What can I say about Rachel and The Centerpiece Floral Design?! They are AMAZING! Rachel is so talented and just a wonderful person all around. She is very passionate about what she does and focuses on all the little details - which was so important to us. While planning our wedding we struggled a bit to find the right florist. We were looking at traditional florist, the kinds with store fronts, and we received the usual standard packages, nothing seemed personalized. So a friend recommended The Centerpiece Floral Design and we gave Rachel a call. We are so happy we did! She took our vision and made our wedding more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. Leading up to the wedding Rachel was extremely responsive, checking in, answering our questions, making sure everything was ticked and tied before the big day. Her level of knowledge on flowers, plants, greenery, etc. amazed me! Being that she was in NY and I was in ATL she took so much time sending me images of all the different flowers she was planning on using, always making sure I understood what kind they were, how long they would last throughout the duration of the wedding and the colors that would be available during that season. She even sent me a video the night before the wedding to show me all the beautiful flowers and greenery she had ready for us! We are still in awe over her work and would recommend her to anyone looking for a non traditional florist for their wedding. Even months later some of our guests continue to mention how beautiful our wedding was and I always say "well, we blame that on Rachel!" ;)

Rachel did a fantastic job of making our wedding personal, beautiful, rustic, and just capturing the feel we were going for. Her work is stunning and she is committed to giving you what you want to make your day special. Her vision is amazing. Every once and a while, communications early on were a little hit or miss, but she is absolutely worth it and focuses 100% as your day closes in. I have no reservations whatsoever in recommending Rachel. Even my new husband who said he didn't care about look at all was really impressed. I made a great decision in choosing to entrust my rustic winter ideas to Rachel.

I cannot say enough good things about Rachel! She was so accommodating with all of my specifications and was full of knowledge for the things I wasn't too sure about. I was also extremely impressed with the precise detail of a personalized website page she created to present all of her ideas. I sent Rachel a picture of my dream bouquet and she flawlessly replicated it! She does incredible work and it is clear that she truly loves what she does. I would HIGHLY recommend her!

I just want to say BIG THANK YOU to these ladies who designed my daughters bouquet for her wedding 9-10-16. It was EXACTLY what my daughter wanted. Her dream bouquet was so pretty that everybody at her cruise Wedfing kept coming up to us to say how beautiful it was. I give these ladies 5 STARS. Job well done! My daughter will keep her silk bouquet with her dads photo attached forever. I have attached a photo. It was gorgeous in every way. I highly recommend them for all brides.

Rachel was awesome! Our wedding flowers were so beautiful! I was a somewhat difficult customer--I am not a Pinterest person, and I had no inspiration photos, but I definitely had ideas and opinions about what I wanted my flowers to look like. I also don't like talking on the phone, and I live in NYC but our wedding was in the Hudson Valley so all our communication was remote. Rachel did an amazing job of sending super-detailed emails with lots of pictures, and was really able to hone in on what look I was going for while also staying within my (not huge) budget and maximizing its potential. She also listened extremely well to what I wanted, even when it was slightly different from what she recommended. My bridal bouquet was perfect, and the reception pieces were exactly what I was hoping for! Rachel and her team also ended up putting some really nice extra touches into the reception room decoration, above and beyond just flowers. It all came together so well and helped bring my wedding vision to life in a beautiful way. Highly recommended!

Rachel is incredible. Our original florist cancelled on us with less than a month left until the wedding. I was totally panicked, but Rachel not only stepped in to save the day, she calmed me down and made me feel like everything was going to be fine. Rachel LISTENS. She spent so much time and effort communicating with me to make sure she understood my vision, and she not only executed it, she made it more beautiful than I ever could have imagined. She cares so much about the details: the shape of the flowers, the type of greenery. She even helped me choose my bouquet based not only on what I liked but what my body type and dress look like so that I could look my best walking down the aisle. I can't recommend Rachel and The Centerpiece Floral Design enough. Thank you for being kind, patient, and professional and thank you for making our wedding beautiful.

Stay away. This vendor has completely changed her work ethic and shortchanged us in the worst way for the second wedding we contracted her to do for us. After signing a contract she came back and asked for more $$$$ for "David Austin Roses". I know how costly those are, but I agreed. She seems to have pocketed most of the money. There were barely any roses at all, let alone David Austin. The chuppah was an embarrassment. THe bridal bouquet was not pretty at all . She and her boyfriend (the new addition to the equation) disappeared right after setup and there was nothing I could do. Be forewarned. So, I've been remiss in not writing this earlier but it's time. Rachel stepped in when I called her three weeks before my daughter's wedding, on a Wednesday evening at 8:45 after my florist canceled on me due to a family problem. She was enthusiastic and happy and a pleasure to work with. She got my daughter's vision immediately and my daughter was thrilled. Her garlands and bouquets and boutonnieres and centerpieces and everything... Just beautiful. Rachel went above and beyond and I can only recommend her once but I wish I could do so tenfold. Her fees are reasonable and she is one of the most gracious and lovely vendors I have ever had the privilege to work with.

Rachel is absolutely amazing, and if you are getting married in the Hudson Valley you should 1000% consider The Centerpiece Floral Design! She truly works with any budget, and goes above and beyond for her clients. You can tell that she truly loves what she does and you can see the passion that she puts in her finished products. We corresponded back and forth for months in person and via email. When there were a few issues with communicating via email, she apologized profusely and offered a free bridal bouquet, which I thought was very sweet of her. She truly wanted to understand what my vision was, and made it come to life on the big day! She would listen to my convoluted rants about flowers, colors, aesthetics, themes, etc and would actually understand what I was trying to get at! She would redirect me if I was picking things way over my budget and would help to find other flowers just as beautiful. I had a small budget for flowers, but none of my guests would have known it based off of the fullness and beauty of the flowers on the big day. My bridal bouquet was absolutely beautiful and I hated to part with it when I went on my honeymoon. I cannot thank Rachel enough!

Look no further you have found your florist! Seriously, Rachel should be doing celebrity weddings she is that good. If you are looking for someone who genuinely cares about making your wedding beautiful, someome who wants to hear all your crazy pinterest ideas, someone who will understand the picture in your head that you can't put into words, and someone who will work with any budget giving you fantastic value for your dollar, Rachel (the owner) from the centerpiece floral is your girl. From the moment I called the centerpiece I was treated with respect and excitement. Before I even signed the contract Rachel put so much work into showing me what kind of flowers she could use for my wedding that fit my budget. As the wedding got closer I heard from her even more frequently. The emails and phone calls exchanged were countless, it amazed me the detail she puts in to her work. She really loves weddings and flowers, it is extremely clear in her work (and emails time stamped at 2am). I had a unique fall bouquet, it came out better then I could ever hope for. She found the most beautiful flowers that fit the look I was looking for. Everyone at the wedding adored the flowers. Rachel really works hard to find the flowers of your dreams. I really loved purple anemones, they were hard to find the week of my wedding and only 2 growers in the USA had them, Rachel was able to get them for me, and they were beautiful. Rachel's excitment over flowers really made me excited about flowers. The week before the wedding she texted me some pictures of flowers and it just really added a lot of good excitment. Also the amount that she cares about the bride and the couple is just amazing. She cared to get to know me and incorporated our elephant theme into the flowers. The centerpiece floral is much more then a flower company it is someone to share your wedding excitment and dreams with. She really truly cares about making your wedding perfect and makes herself aviliable esspecially during those stressful bride moments to really make everything incredible. I am still amazed about how above any beyond rachel went to make the flowers at our wedding so beautiful, and how much easier she made the day with her wedding expertise.

I'm writing this review on my honeymoon because I am just blown away by the amount of thought, care and attention to detail The Centerpiece Floral Design took to every aspect of my wedding. When I first came to Rachel, the owner, I had mentioned I wanted the wedding and reception to feel as if we had brought Fall inside. No doubt, she did just that, and flawlessly. Autumn was expresed from the flower girl waving her leave filled wand (she never stopped, even on the dance floor) to right inside of the Villa Barone Hilltop. I know Im probably biased, but my boquet itself was the most beautiful bouquet I ever laid my eyes on. Rachel did an amazing job sending me ideas throughout the process and making sure there wasn't a flower in my boquet I didn't like. Best of all was my mother. Someone who is hella hard to please, but ended up crying tears of happiness from the beauty of it all. Thank you Centerpiece Floral Design for making my wedding so perfect and within budget. I am so beyond lucky to have you as a "florist," but know you are way more than that. You made my dreams come true in every aspect imaginable. Even David Tutera would be jealous!

Amazing work! I had started out my wedding day (as I'm sure most brides do) very chaotic. I finally arrived to my hall and stepped into my bridal suite and saw a beautiful display of flowers arranged and personalized with our names on the table. I had a moment of calm. When I reached the main hall, I was blown away by the centerpieces! We had a small budget and Rachel made the room look "full" with the flowers. I don't know much about flowers so all I noted was our wedding colors (coral and seafoam green) and the idea that I wanted a beach look without the typical beach props. Rachel directed and worked her talent to match the decor and made it more beautiful than I expected ("beachy" without the starfish, seashells and sand). She even made floral wands and a floral basket for my 8 month old and 2 flower girls. Rachel made the whole process as less stressful as possible. The consultation was great and she came back with ideas very quick. She was always patient with an understanding of how stressful this whole event could be. Her professionalism far exceeded what I expected and I would definitely suggest for anyone to check this place out before you make a final decision.

I can not say enough about how great The Centerpiece Floral Design was! Rachel was amazing to work with from start to finish. Our flowers were absolutely breath taking and Rachel exceeded our expectations to make sure everything was setup perfectly. She went above and beyond for us and we could not be more happy with the outcome. My flowers were amazing, and exactly what we talked about. The professionalism, customer service, product and everything was beyond perfect. I highly recommend The Centerpiece Floral Design!!!

A review by Paula: The Centerpiece Floral Design was hands down the BEST decision I made when planning my wedding. I read someone else say that in a review and laughed at it, but now I feel the same way. Rachel got my style and that I was going for within minutes. What was great was she was excited about my wedding day. I was not expecting that at all. I work in sales and I know when people are faking excitement, but Rachel honestly would trip over words and start gesturing with her hands to try and get what she saw in her head across to me. If I can give anyone considering The Centerpiece a word of advice - trust that they really know what they are doing. The areas I allowed some leeway (the lower centerpieces and the bridesmaids bouquets) were the best parts of the wedding from my opinion. The flowers turned out like something in a magazine. I kepy having wedding nightmares about my wedding flowers being brown and dying, over and over. When I told Rachel in passing she did not laugh - she actually took the time to go through how she prepared everything so they would be beautiful and fresh. That meant so much to me. Five stars. 100 percent. She really is great at her job. Thank you so much Rachel, you made my flower dreams come true.

Rachel, owner of the Centerpiece Floral Design was incredible. I spoke to a lot of florist while vendor shopping. Many of the vendors, were so quick to give me a quote and talk money. It seemed like that was all they really cared about. Rachel however, took the time to get to know me, she wanted to learn about my husband and I. She was so informative and gave such wonder suggestions. I should note, I live in Texas but got married in NY. Rachel made it so easy and made me feel at ease the entire process. We had multiple conversations, conference calls with my parents. She was so professional and organize. Being so far away, she made me feel confident and comfortable that everything would go well. My colors were a bit unique, I requested, Raspberry and Steal blue, with very few flowers falling into that color scheme, Rachel went above and beyond to make it happen, and even to stay in budget! I seriously cannot say enough about her! I feel like i had gotten to know her and consider a friend now! She is a great person, business owner and florist. I would highly recommend her!

Dear Ms. Whitemore, I know that the flowers were everything my wife had wanted and spoke about with me, and more. Thank you so much for making our wedding day such a beautiful celebration of life and love. By the time the wedding day arrived I know she considered you two friends during a time that we were dealing with a lot, and I appreciate your patience and graciousness. I wish you luck and I know that you are going to do extremely well. Thank so much for making my beautiful, beautiful wife's wedding days dreams come true. Sincerely, The luckiest man on earth.

I can't wait to get married so I can hire this florist!!

Rachel is an amazing person. I used my flowers as the main decoration for my wedding. I gave her my budget and what an amazing job she did. She really has a passion for flowers. We used bold flowers, red roses and sunflowers and she tied them together so elegantly. After our first meeting I gave her complete control of the design and what a wonderful job she did. All my guest loved the flowers and wanted to take them home. Rachel really went beyond my expectations. She would send me ideas and I was really comfortable with her. She didn't show me anything that was not on budget and captured the essence of our wedding. If I have another event I wouldn't hesitate to use her again and would recommend her to all future brides.

Rachel was amazing! I went to our first meeting with a couple photos, a color scheme, and a vague idea of what I wanted. I found Rachel to be very knowledgeable about flowers. She offered great suggestions and the planning was easy. She found some great bargains on flowers and produced some absolutely beautiful bouquets and centerpieces! She even added some extra flowers to the church and reception venues to make everything just perfect! You won't go wrong picking Rachel for your wedding.

Rachel did a beautiful job on my son's wedding. She knew we were on a low budget and never tried to pressure us to increase it, in fact we got more than I expected. The end result in no way looked low end, she managed to make everything look elegant and high quality!! Rachel herself has a way of putting you at ease. I can't say enough about how wonderful she was, you won't be sorry if you choose this florist!!

The Centerpiece was a fantastic choice. Rachel stayed within my budget and worked with my sometimes vague recommendations to design a beautiful series of floral arrangements and creative centerpieces for my ceremony and reception. Her work on my chuppah was stunning. Besides the obvious raves, she was also constantly in touch and wrote very detailed emails with pictures that gave me a real understanding of the work she was up to behind the scenes. It made me so calm and confident about my choice leading up to the day.

I chose The Centerpiece based on reviews I read online. I did not know ANYTHING about flowers all I had were examples of what I liked and that I wanted things to look elegant. As a florist, I imagine it's probably easier to have someone who knows exactly what they want and harder when you're dealing with someone like me. I will say that Rachel went out of her way to send over multiple images and try to get me to visualize things in a way that made sense while providing cheaper options mixed with more expensive flowers to maintain budget. emails were constant. I probably have over 100+ of them while we communicated back and forth to figure out what I wanted. A couple of weeks prior to the wedding I believe we spent almost 2 hours on the phone looking at images while we finalized everything. I wanted HUGE centerpieces for every table. For a very large wedding, with a lot of tables (25+ tables), that can get extremely pricey and while I had a nice budget to work with, it still would not have been enough. I was worried that if every table didn't have a large piece it would look cheap. This was not the case at all. We alternated tables with small medium and large and the room looked beautiful. My favorite was the head table centerpiece. It was exactly what I had envisioned and I am so appreciative of all the time and effort that went into everything. I am shamefully late with this review (my wedding was in July) but I can promise that Centerpiece Floral Design puts their heart and soul into their work and it really does matter to them that the bride is happy. You aren't just getting a factory florist decorating for your wedding, you are getting a personal relationship and extreme thoughtfulness. Thank you for doing an amazing job at our wedding :)

Rachel was amazing! she really worked with me. i told her my budget and what i wanted. she was patient with me and explained why some flowers we not a good choice and helped me to select things that would hold up better in my bouquet and looked much like the ones i liked. she was even able to ship the flowers to my ceremony site, across the country!! they were already arranged perfectly! i didn't have to find pins for the boutonnieres, or pull peddles from the flowers for my flower girl basket or any of that!! all i had to do was take them out of the box and pass them out! she is really great! and i would like to recommend her for any wedding or other special occasion!

The ladies at The Centerpiece are not only professional but warm hearted and down to earth. They were completely flexible to my needs and accommodated me with every thing that i needed down to the smallest of details. Their patience with me was outstanding even though i was a wreck! And on top of that,their flower arrangements and decor were beautiful at an amazing fraction of the cost of other business' i had looked into. It was unreal the amount of people i had complimenting the flowers! I would definitely recommend them to family and friends on whatever the occasion may need be. Thanks so much Centerpiece!

I can't say enough good things about The Centerpiece! My wedding was in Dominican Republic and then a week later I had a reception in New York. Rachel made BEAUTIFUL silk bouquets that my bridesmaids brought to Domican Republic with them and then used again in New York. The day of the reception Rachel delivered our silk centerpieces and set every table up. The pieces TRANSFORMED the room. She even scattered rhinestone/crystals on the tables to pick up the light. All night people raved about the flowers. No one even knew they were silk. My mother and mother in law (who are very hard to impress) could not believe how perfect everything came out. My cousin, who catered the event, said the pieces were some of the most beautiful he has seen at a wedding. Rachel listened to all my requests and went above and beyond what I even expected. She kept me updated during the entire process and always answered me promptly. I can't thank her enough! I definitely would recommend The Centerpiece to any bride who wants magical and beautiful flowers.

I didn't put a lot of thought into what my flowers would be for my wedding. I knew I wanted a white bouquet, but beyond that? To be honest I did not really care. But - my Mother pushed and pushed for me to meet with some florists so I did. I met with one right away and just felt what o expected to feel. Very expensive, very confusing and I felt like I had seen everything before. I told my Mom I would order a bouquet online and do non-floral centerpieces. She WAS NOT HAPPY. Which means I was not happy either. She asked me to meet with one more florist she had heard about from a friend at work and I finally agreed. I met with Rachel 7 weeks before my wedding and right away she understood how I felt about flowers. So, instead of talking about flowers, she wanted to see photos of my gown, my favors... and even asked where I shopped for home stuff! I told her I didn't want anything fussy, and boy, did she deliver. (My centerpieces ended up being my wedding colors, BUT they were styled off of a pattern on a china teacup I have that I absolutely love... I have had it since I was a teenager, and it is one of the only flower based things I won that I love) I ended up SO happy I did go with a florist and didn't shop online and do birdcage centerpieces. Not being a huge flower fan, I was shocked by how great everything looked. The flowers pulled my entire wedding together perfectly. The service was wonderful, Rachel is wonderful to talk too. She was upbeat, funny and worked nonstop from the day we met for me. I never would have thought that the flowers would be my favorite thing about my wedding day - but they were. The price was far better then where I went before. Thank you very much Rachel - you made such a huge difference on my wedding day, and I am very, very grateful. 5 stars 100%!

Let me say, first that The Centerpiece is the best choice I made while planning my wedding, hands down!!! I saw The Centerpieces floral work at a Bridal Show, and when Rachel introduced herself to me and we spoke for a few minutes about the lavender roses in one the arrangements she had out, I knew I had found my florist. Her patience deserves an award!!! I kid you not::: when I say we exchanged OVER SEVENTY-FIVE EMAILS IN SIX MONTHS. We also met several times, and since I had recently moved, and now live(d) over two hours away from where I got married, she actually met me halfway every single time. That was such a help, because otherwise, it would have been 5 or 6 hours every time we met. Rachel was very thorough, and I originally came to her with a $2,500 and a good amount of pieces that I needed. Because I had spoken with two other florists, I thought all I could afford were glass cylinder vases with floating flowers and candles. Butt Rachel pushed me for what my vision was, and it was not that. She helped me pick affordable flowers to "bulk up" full flower centerpieces, and then I got the flowers I REALLY wanted. The flowers I was told would cost me 3 times what I had for a flower budget. The budget friendly flowers Rachel used to make everything full did not look budget, and I ended up being able to have the large amount of peonies and garden roses I was lusting after. All anyone saw were all the roses and peonies. She did such a good job, I can not say this enough. She did a mixture of tall centerpieces and low centerpieces so that everything looked super expensive and stylish. She ended up having leftover flowers and she made me, free of charge!! an amazing flower piece for my head table. My Bridesmaids were laughing, and saying that they didn't get expensive gifts because I spent so much on the flowers. I actually had to show them my bill for them to believe me. (four of my six girls have had weddings, so they were blown away at the value) The bouquets were amazing, and the handles.... I was NOT expecting handles like this. They looked like Faberge eggs. I was gobsmacked when she walked in with our bouquets. Everyone loved the flowers, and they made my wedding go from a 6, to a 10 style-wise. If you want a florist who doesn't just want to know what flowers you like, but wants to know ALL of your wedding plans so that what they give you accentuates the high points? Call The Centerpiece. I plan on sending a LOT of business her way. PS THERE WERE NO HIDDEN CHARGES. My MOH told me how when she got married, 2 weeks before she was hit with a $350.00 set-up and delivery fee, and over $400.00 for taxes. Rachel included EVERYTHING, and she actually came in UNDER BUDGET. So, I had to give her the $300.00 she saved me in a tip. She deserved it, and more. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THE CENTERPIECE.

The flowers were very important to me, and I spoke to several florists before meeting Rachel from The Centerpiece. When I sat down with her I knew she was the florist I wanted. Being close to my age she understood the style that I wanted. I also liked that she spent a lot of time looking at my pinterest page to understand what it was I wanted. Also - she was the only florist to quote me UNDER budget. Everyone else was at least $1,000.00 over my budget. I loved everything and got more compliments on my flowers then on anything else. I highly recommend.

Working with Rachel was a pleasure and very rewarding, her professionalism and lovely personality made everything so easy and worry free. The flowers and decorations spread throughout our wedding venue created an atmosphere that was exactly what we wanted to create. She was able to bring together all our ideas and wishes and turn them into reality. Rachel even used the local flora to add the finishing touches to our centerpieces. We would like to add that she worked hard and fast and required zero oversight. There was nothing to be concerned over because she knew exactly what needed to be done and how to get it done in the most efficient manner possible. Thank you so much Rachel, without all of your hard work we wouldn't have had the beautiful wedding and reception that we did.

I searched long and hard to find a florist who was willing to work with my budget. Many wouldn't even show me ideas until I paid them the deposit. Rachel was not like that at all! I told her my budget and some ideas and she sent pages of different flowers and centerpiece options. She was very thorough and the resulting product was fantastic! Everyone commented how beautiful the flowers were throughout the whole evening! Would definitely recommend her!

I found Rachel at a bridal show and she instantly knew what I wanted for my wedding when we began speaking. She took my vision of a classic, fall wedding to another level and helped to make that day truly amazing. Everything she did, from the bouquets, to the centerpieces, to the card table was perfect. And we got it all for a extremely reasonable price. I would definitely recommend her to anyone in need of a florist.

Rachel is everything a bride needs!!! Especially to a bride with a tight budget and expensive taste. We were a couple who was paying for their own wedding and Rachel got us. She knows what it is to be a bride in this situation and she goes beyond to help in ideas for bouquets. I have to be honest i was scared to trust someone with such an important part of the wedding, but i was blessed i did. She did a great job and im just so happy with the outcome. Thank you Rachel!!!

Any bride looking for a florist who is very professional, punctual with returning emails/phone calls, is creative, and works within your budget should definitely use The Centerpiece for her wedding. I found The Centerpiece through a wedding website and I am so happy I decided to contact the company and work with Rachel. From our first conversation I knew she was exactly what I was looking for. Not only is she easy to speak to, but she understood my vision and used her creativity to enhance everything. I cannot even say how many emails we shared and how many times I had to frantically contact her because our budget had changed, the number of wedding guests changed, etc. But Rachel was alway calm and professional. She was definitely my lifesaver through the whole wedding planning process! The months of communication and sending/receiving photos of flowers turned out to all be worth it. When I entered the reception on my wedding day and saw all the centerpieces my breath was taken away. They were stunning and everything sparkled (she spend hours threading swarovski crystals to hang from the centerpieces). My budget was not the big but she created centepieces that were so grand that everyone though I had easily spent over double what I did. Rachel also created beautiful bouquets and she decorated the arbor where we got married with beautiful fabric, flowers, and more crystals. For all the time, dedication, and work Rachel put it she deserves a medal! I recommend The Centerpiece to all of my friends and family who are planning weddings. I promise you won't be disappointed. If I could give this business 10 stars I would. Rachel was a pleasure to work with and helped make my wedding day the fairy tale I always dreamt of.