The Cutting Garden

enough positive things! Loved working with her.

stead! She created the perfect bouquets, simple and stunning, it brought our whole day together. She was so easy to communicate with, was thoughtful with her questions about our big day and just over delivered in every way. Thanks so much, Carmen - you're a true floral fairy godmother!

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tions to make the decor even more beautiful. She was responsive to all my questions and was so patient with me and my indecisiveness throughout the process. She was very thorough in making sure everything was accounted for and that it aligned with what I was envisioning. Everything turned out gorgeous, from our table arrangements to the bouquets/boutonnieres, and was even better than I had imagined! Not to mention she and her team did a great job of delivery and set up the day of the wedding, which was a huge help. I highly recommend working with her!

rs to bring some life into the space, and reused the candles from the aisle on some simple centerpieces. The one thing we did spend a little more on was the arch, and it was beautiful!

on the morning on the wedding to let me know she was there and setting up. Setting up was smooth and she did all the work! I’d recommend her to anyone!

r initial meeting to the day of the wedding. She does such an amazing job at listening to your thoughts and ideas and really works with you to create the perfect floral design. We received numerous compliments from our guests about how beautiful the flowers were from the bouquets, boutonnieres and table décor. We also had a moon arc with greenery and floral behind us at our ceremony and utilized it behind our head table at the reception that we just loved! Everything was just absolutely stunning and Carmen and her team did such a great job on the wedding day getting everything in place and working with my coordinator and other vendors. Overall Carmen went above and beyond with everything and I will recommend her to anyone that I know!

armen was responsive to all questions (regardless of what they were) promptly. During our final design meeting, Carmen reviewed everything with us to ensure our vision hadn't changed and to make sure she didn't miss anything. On the day of our wedding, her team came in and quickly got everything set up and then was out of the way so other vendors could do what they needed. They also arrived promptly to tear down all of the items and clean up making things super easy. The florals turned out exactly as I was expecting and Carmen truly understood my vision for the day. I'd highly recommend working with her!

bouquets but Carmen did a great job assembling them to compliment our wedding colors. The flowers were gorgeous and really brightened up our decor.

stunning floral design for our wedding. She is such a genuine person and clearly really cares about her clients. Not to mention she is incredibly talented at what she does. Our flowers turned out BEAUTIFULLY and were more amazing than anything I could have imagined. Hoping we get to work with Carmen again at some point in the future. 10/10 highly highly recommend booking Carmen for your wedding florals! One of the best decisions we made for our wedding.

initely recommend this vendor for any events needing floral/decor.

! We highly recommend The Cutting Garden for your wedding floral needs. Also worth noting that every interaction with Carmen was timely and a total a pleasure.

wing each other out to get the chance to take them home at the end of the night. The Cutting Garden offers many different rental options as well, we rented sofas and special wicker high-back chairs for a cute little seating area indoors. She also had a variety of table runner colors and candles/hurricanes to choose from, great selection! It's too bad weddings only happen once in a lifetime because I would definitely hire Carmen again :)

rk with, which helped with me being an out of state bride. We enjoyed every minutes working with her and are beyond grateful for everything Carmen did to make our day so special!! We look forward to working with her again for any future events! Carmen is the best of the best!!

ate exactly what we wanted. I got so many compliments on my bouquet and she even created a unique ceremony arch with hoops just for us. She truly is THE BEST of the best.

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eived so many compliments on our flowers. Thank you Carmen!

Carmen’s talent brought our wedding bouquets and the venue to life with her beautiful blooms !

e has a way of keeping a modern look, even when making a traditional bouquet. She is responsive, attentive and so caring. Our guests were blown away by how her florals and rentals transformed our venue. I can't recommend The Cutting Garden enough!

what she could to bring the price down and we still got everything that we wanted! She ended up coming under budget by $6 which was awesome!!! The flower arrangements were outstanding and we’ve received many comments on how beautiful the flowers were! Thank you Carmen for bringing our dream to reality!!! Kathleen & Jeremy

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s for our Golden’s and everything turned out amazing! Would definitely recommend her again. She’s very down to earth and easy to work with! We included an “anniversary dance” vs a dollar dance- which my grandparents won the bridal bouquet. Grandma turned that bouquet into some Christmas Ornaments. Dried flowers still look beautiful inside the ornaments ❤️ So sweet, thanks so much Carmen! Jenn & Matt

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mix of ivory floral and eucalyptus leaves and greenery. She also suggested and made the most adorable flower wand for our flower girl. Along with the bridal party floral, she made our centerpieces using local growlers we collected, our ceremony arbor arrangement, and a 20ft head table arrangement. Communication was timely and easy. She provided a vision board and the vison and your ideas to life. We are so grateful for Carmen and all of her work. Highly recommend!

h her for my centerpieces. I would highly recommend the Cutting Garden to future couples.

tion and just simply amazing with helping create exactly what you want! Hopefully, I never have to ever plan a big wedding again but if I did have to recommend one of my vendors it would 100% be Carmen!

Carmen was easy to work with, very professional, and responded to emails in a timely manner. The set up on the wedding day was unbelievable. I felt extremely confident having her set up our venue with little to no direction, and she did not disappoint. The bridal party flowers were stunning, and we received many compliments on the beauty of her work on the tables and around the venue. Pricing, communication, and quality of work were all spectacular. I would highly recommend The Cutting Garden!

tting Garden team arrived on time and provided the bridal party flowers to our bridal suite and set up the remaining items in the reception hall and the ceremony area. Would 100% recommend The Cutting Garden to any friend or stranger looking to get married.

ouquets yet because they were so stunning!! She literally made my Pinterest board come to life and all of the florals were everything I wanted and more. She really listened to everything we wanted and executed it perfectly. We also rented her wooden backdrop for behind our head table and it added so much to the space! I love how her and her team were in charge of the set up and tear down of florals/rented items so it was one less thing that we had to worry about. Highly highly recommend The Cutting Garden!

m call and she was a breath of fresh air to work with…so calm and sweet. It was evident right away that she was the most experienced, customer focused, and we loved that she had so many unique ideas. You can tell she genuinely loves what she does and treated our daughters wedding day as if it was her own. Working with Carmen was one of the highlights of our wedding planning. We gave her a vision and a modest budget and let her run with it because we felt so confident in her choices. Her communication was excellent throughout the entire process. Fast forward to the wedding day…Carmen was the first one at the venue turning this already beautiful venue into a sight like I had never seen. When I walked into the reception hall she had transformed the space into a complete fairytale. I was literally brought to tears as I was so overwhelmed. What she created was simply magical and we were all in awe. Then I walked to the outdoor pasture and was even more impressed. She even included a cross full of roses on the remembrance table for our loved ones that had recently passed away which was beyond touching. Her attention to detail is impeccable. I don't think there was one guest that did not comment on her work. If I could give her 10 stars I would! You can go online and see her work at almost every venue in the Twin Cities. Most have her work up in their advertisements and marketing pieces. She has the ability to transform any venue into a fairytale wedding simply with her vision and floral expertise and I would be happy to share our photos so you can see them for yourself.

ur "look". When I saw our flowers on our wedding day (specifically our floral arch for our ceremony) I was speechless! She made our day even more beautiful than we imagined:)

ve her come and set all of our arrangements up and it’s worth it!! I have already recommended her to other engaged couples and I will continue to!

ook the time to listen to exactly what I had in mind. On the day of our wedding, I could not believe how it was beautifully executed to perfection. She helped us stay in budget while also making sure that everything was exactly how I had described to her and shared in inspirational photos. You will not regret hiring The Cutting Garden for your wedding! Carmen is absolutely amazing and I’m so glad that I got the opportunity to work with her.

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e, flexible, and happy to help in every way! She took all of my ideas and made them come to life even better than I could have imagined! She was very responsive, which made her a great vendor to communicate with. We had emails, phone calls, video chats, and in person meetings - and Carmen was always available to listen to my ideas and answer any questions. And she is incredibly kind and fun to work with!! The florals turned out so beautiful - Carmen really did a great job turning my vision into a reality. Our experience with the Cutting Garden was wonderful! I would definitely recommend Carmen and the Cutting Garden!!

. If you are looking for a florist for wedding planning, I highly recommend Carmen and The Cutting Garden. - Alli and Garek

an happy to help! It was clear Carmen's goal was to create the florals of our dreams, no matter how much work it took! I'd hire her again in a heart beat.

uld feel the need to save my flowers but now I am having them preserved! Cannot say enough good things about the process and worth every dollar!

She was thoughtful, listened so carefully to my floral wishes, and was so easy to contact and communicate with! Our flowers were easily one of my favorite parts of our wedding day!

h The Cutting Garden for your flower selections for the big day!

id all of the bridal party florals and beautiful, dark-moody arrangements for our centerpieces. My vision came to life and it added so much drama and beauty to our venue! I was so excited to finally meet her on the wedding day. Thank you, Carmen!

was so helpful in walking us through the options and ideas! We are also a same sex couple and she was a great vendor to work with through that as well, which was very important to us! I would recommend The Cutting Garden to anyone looking for a florist!

ith the bouquets, table settings, and arrangements for the fireplace we were getting married in front of. So happy with her work, communication, and creativity! Couldn't recommend enough!

g photos and am so amazingly pleased with how the flowers turned out!! You should definitely hire Carmen! She is so cool and has so many ideas that come to life! Thank you so much, Carmen!! PS- the succulent army I’m breeding from the bouquets are staying strong!!

otally wrong- wrong colors, types, etc. Here are the facts: - When we met, I discussed w/ her & gave her photos of exactly what I wanted. Dark moody tones, not too Christmasy- We talked & confirmed everything 3 weeks before the wedding. - Carmen delivered the flowers to my hotel the morning of the wedding- from what I could see they looked beautiful (they were in boxes & I was in the middle of getting my hair/makeup done). When I was finished, I looked more closely. They were so wrong: - The bouquets were ALL ROSES, some bright red, & missing a lot of colors & fillers that were seen in my inspo pic. Not at all what we'd discussed. - The groomsmen only had greens in their boutonnieres- they were each supposed to have a flower. -Pictures were in 45 min, so there was no time for me to call her to come back/fix them somehow. -I messaged Carmen on Dec 15 (3 days post-wedding) to thank her for delivering the flowers, but said that I was disappointed & asked if there had been some kind of mix-up in the notes or ordering for my flowers. She apologized & said she'd check her notes- even send them to me- & asked what she could do to make it up to us. -I didn't hear back for 2 weeks, wrote another email after we'd gotten some pics back. The bouquets/colors totally changed the entire look I'd wanted for our wedding party. I asked to please see her notes. She responded by saying she was going to consult her lawyer. I said by no means am I trying to make a legal case out of this! I just wanted an explanation & to discuss a refund. -A few days later, she had to cancel her meeting with her lawyer, but wrote "I am not sure what I am able to share with you or tell you that would make you feel any better other than it was an error on my part & I greatly apologize. Please let me know what I can do to rectify this." Again I asked to discuss a refund with her. -I didn't hear from her for 8 days, I emailed her again about discussing a refund FOR THE 3rd TIME. She replied "I will not do a refund. Sorry. You received flowers that were beautiful and you even stated that when I dropped off. I will consider doing a credit." Yes, from what I could see (while in the middle of getting ready) they looked good- they were in a box so I didn't notice how wrong they were until I had a chance to see them more up-close. -At this point, I felt like she was saying "well they were still pretty so you should be happy with them." It's not about prettiness- they were wrong! -Several more emails, she sent me the notes. Her notes mostly made sense, but were also missing a lot of details. However, she had a picture to go off of as well. There was NOTHING about "red" "pink" "roses" or "ferns" in her notes from our discussion. -I replied with my concerns, pointed out the differences in the order compared to the bouquet we'd discussed. - I'm devastated that my pics & video will be full of the wrong flowers, wrong colors, that didn't go at all with the rest of the wedding in my opinion. -I'm so frustrated that she asked multiple times what she can do to rectify it, yet made no reasonable offers to do so. - Multiple wedding professionals have seen my inspo pic & pics of the bouquets I received, & agree I have reason to be upset.

We rented a few things from here as well and they showed up early and it set up and were very polite. We would definitely recommend her to anyone!

have imagined! Carmen is also so professional and had everything set up for the wedding so quickly on the day of, we had nothing to worry about. Thank you Carmen!

t and Carmen was there to reassure me that everything would be great, she helped coordinate with my new planner, and made sure the ball kept rolling with the design of my wedding. She is extremely professional and timely when getting back to you. She also is great at collaborating with your other vendors to be sure important details are commuincated. She listens to your vision for your wedding and is able to create your vision even better than what you could have imagined. My guests still talk about all the beautiful floral elements and flowers I had at my wedding. I could not be happier with Carmen and I would HIGHLY suggest you hire her. You will not be disappointed.

ook my thoughts & brought it to life. She executed flawlessly from our ceremony arch, to bouquets, to the details in our reception space. Could not provide a higher recommendation.

s my "inspo" and only to realize it was from her page. She is truly talented and loves what she does.

onalism as well! I would recommend Carmen to anyone planning a wedding!

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ersonality who was the most open to taking my ideas and running with them. I ordered bouquets, corsages, and flower crowns from her, and rented the copper arch for my ceremony. I had an ask for a specific flower and she went above and beyond to locate it for me! She was timely with communication, and easy to work with in the middle of COVID-19 as well. If you are looking for a florist, definitely schedule a call with her!

ted - highly recommend!

ell as adding boutonnieres on last minute!! Not to mention her flower arrangements were absolutely stunning and are still the talk of the wedding! Would recommend to anyone!