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Floral design and Event styling with 35 years experience in the Wedding and Events Industry. Call us today to set up a complimentary consultation. Serving the Twin Cities and surrounding areas.
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- Woman-owned Business
Decorations & Accents
- Aisle Decorations
- Centerpieces
- Flower Girl Baskets
- Pedestals
- Vases
- Wedding Arch
Flower Arrangements
- Bouquets
- Bouquet Wraps
- Boutonnieres
- Centerpieces
- Corsages
- Flower Crowns
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Professional. Affordable. And BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Carmen was fantastic to work with for our wedding! She saw our vision and brought it to life, all while sticking in our budget. She was so talented and listened to everything we wanted, from hearty flowers for an outdoor December photoshoot to simple greenery and candles on the tables. She even is taking my bouquet from the evening and turning it into a keepsake frame for us! Would absolutely recommend working with her for weddings and other events!
Carmen was fantastic to work with throughout our entire wedding planning - she was incredibly responsive, flexible, and professional, even as I changed my mind numerous times on a color palette! The end product was even better than I had dreamed! The bouquets, flower arch, and table decor were dreamy and gorgeous!! My guests could not stop complimenting the gorgeous flowers and candle table arrangements! I would recommend Carmen over and over again!
We worked with Carmen, and she was wonderful! Had great ideas and worked with our inspiration photos. At our final details meeting, Carmen helped us figure out ways to enhance our overall vibe with rentals to make our vision come to life. We would 100% recommend working with The Cutting Garden for any of your event needs!
Carmen truly brought my entire vision to life for my wedding! I gave her a few inspiration photos and explained what I was thinking and she did the rest - she executed it perfectly! I cannot recommend her enough. Not only does she do the most beautiful work, but she is the sweetest and most genuine person. We had countless guests coming up to us and telling us how beautiful the florals were and how fragrant they made the entire room! It smelled like a fresh flower shop. Carmen was so fun to work with and talk to! I can't say enough good things about her - she is a must for all of your floral needs!
Carmen was a joy to work with, she was very receptive to my ideas and preferences. I absolutely loved my bridal bouquet, it was exactly what I had envisioned! She was also very responsive to my emails and messages and has very reasonable prices compared to other florists. I would highly recommend her to any couple!
I can't recommend Carmen enough! She was absolutely amazing to work with! She listened to our design ideas, offered guidance along the way, and made our floral dreams come true! We received so many compliments on our florals and it is all because of the amazing work from Carmen and her team!
Carmen was one of my favorite vendors to work with for our wedding on 10/5! Her professionalism and expertise are mind-blowing. Phone calls with her were easy to schedule and we were able to quickly figure out everything we would need on our wedding day, even some places we wanted blooms where we hadn’t considered it, like on our wedding cake! I emailed her with a Pinterest board of our flower vision, though we are not particularly floral people, so our vision was a bit more vague than some other brides’ may be.
She more than delivered! When I first saw my bridal bouquet, I was almost hopping up and down! Our guests couldn’t stop talking about how lovely and colorful our flowers were! We absolutely adored them, and they held up so well through all the festivities! Since The Cutting Garden only did our set-up, our bridesmaids helped us to donate the blooms the following day to parts of our communities, as Carmen suggested we could do on our initial call. A great way to spread the joy of flowers!
I’m blown away by Carmen’s wonderful eye for color and composition, and her professionalism is top shelf! I couldn’t recommend her more.
(In the attached photo is my bouquet on the left and our sweetheart table centerpiece. The wrap is not The Cutting Garden’s, but it is a piece of my mother’s wedding dress with my grandmother’s embroidery work on it. The other is one of my bridesmaids’ bouquets she took home!)
We worked with Carmen at The Cutting Garden for our wedding this past summer and were so happy with the results. Carmen thoughtfully listened to my vision and reviewed my mood board / inspiration photos and crafted a proposal based on that. One of the best things is that she had a wide selection of beautiful decor (candlesticks, table signage, runners etc) to choose from so we ended up using her for that too - so nice to not have to go through another vendor for those things. We got so many compliments on the floral from my wedding guests. Would definitely recommend.
The cutting gardens did an amazing job at our wedding. Everything was beyond perfect. From the florals, to the table decor, to the seating area, and everything in between. Carmen was wonderful to work with and very knowledgeable! Couldn’t recommend Carmen and her team more!
We loved working with the Cutting Garden for our wedding day! We had a few meetings with Carmen and she did an amazing job on our wedding day florals. She is so knowledgeable about design looks and different florals which was very helpful for us in figuring out exactly what we wanted. The florals were absolutely perfect as well as the team of individuals who came and set everything up and then tore it down at the end of the night! Our wedding day was truly so magical because of the Cutting Garden.
Carmen was so fantastic to work with! She was a great communicator, understood our vision from the start, and helped to bring it to life! The flowers and centerpieces were beautiful. We would choose The Cutting Garden again and again.
Carmen and The Cutting Garden made our wedding day SO BEAUTIFUL. The florals were stunning, and we got endless compliments on them from our guests. The bright colors made our wedding day look so fun and gorgeous. I cannot emphasize enough how much Carmen added to our day and helped us have the perfect wedding.
So happy we went with Carmen for our wedding day flowers! Amazing to work with, beautiful flower arrangements. Thank you! 🩷
We had an amazing experience working with Carmen for our wedding. Carmen was incredibly easy to work with, and her experience in the industry really showed. Her creativity and great ideas truly brought my vision to life, and I didn't have to worry about a thing. The ability to rent decor from Carmen also made the process so much easier and stress-free. In a business full of vendors, Carmen stands out. She is trustworthy and will make your day beyond beautiful. Her team is efficient and great to work with. I highly recommend the Cutting Garden for any special occasion! I absolutely plan to use her in the future for other events as well!
Working with Carmen was a dream! She is flexible so meeting with her for pre wedding meetings was so easy! I am someone who is not great at design or vision and she offered wonderful ideas to help create a beautiful day! The set up and tear down process was so smooth! The day of our wedding there was possible rain and she offered to come back to set up later in the day once we knew where the ceremony would be held! She is so kind, accommodating and truly cares about making each clients day seamless and beautiful! I would absolutely work with her again!
Cutting Garden helped our wedding day vision come together better than we could imagine. We put our trust in Carmen and her team to make our special day a visual spectacular and they did more than succeed then exceled. Thank you Cutting Gardens for everything you did.
Carmen did a spectacular job on our flowers for our wedding! She created beautiful bouquets and table greenery and flowers for our seating chart sign. Carmen was so friendly and responded to any questions we had very quickly. She was a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend her services!
We are so happy we chose Carmen from The Cutting Garden to do our wedding flowers! Having beautiful flowers and the right color scheme was important to me and Carmen took our inspiration photos and our ideas and put them together to create such beautiful bouquets, bouts and decor! I walked into the venue and said, “YES! This is exactly what I was picturing in my head!”. I would recommend to other friends who are getting married and looking for a beautiful florist in the area!
Carmen is outstanding! Our flowers were absolutely beautiful! She created a magical setting, not only for our bouquets and tables, but for our pergola - all delivered and assembled personally. Delivery was exactly when she told us, assembly and presentation was fabulous! Carmen has a warm presence and has crazy TALENT!! I'm not kidding when I say 'magical' - many people described the wedding that way, and the flowers were a big part of that!
Many thanks!
Carmen was the first vendor we booked after booking our venue, and for good reason! Not only is she an amazingly talented florist, but she is also the sweetest most calming soul to work with.
She took my vision for my wedding and completely brought it to life.
Every person at my wedding kept coming up to me and telling me the florals were so beautiful and was the most beautiful wedding they have been to and I owe it all to Carmen.
HIRE HER! I promise you won't regret it!
I am so happy to have gotten to work with Carmen and would recommend her again and again to anyone!!
Carmen was amazing to work with and the flowers were beautiful! Would definitely recommend her!
Carmen did the BEST job with our florals, and made my vision come to life. I am pretty particular, but didn't know a lot about florals. From my first phone call with Carmen, I knew she was the best choice for us! She was friendly, professional, and so knowledgeable. She was able to understand my vision completely and did the most beautiful job making it come to life.
Our flowers were gorgeous. We received several compliments from guests about how stunning they were and the quality of the florals.
Carmen was a delight to work with! She listened patiently to all of my ideas from color to arrangement styles and then put it into action. Carmen is a trusted floral expert! She and her team delivered the flowers personally to our wedding site (the day after a major holiday) and they were PERFECT!
Oh my goodness where do I even begin?! Carmen came highly recommended to me and for good reason! Not only is she an INSANELY talented florist, she is also just a JOY to talk to and work with.
She took my floral vision for my wedding and brought it to life, completely blowing my expectations out of the water. Her and her team came in on wedding day and immediately I felt at ease. They set everything up SO fast, and then came back and tore everything down at the end of the night - you could tell this wasn’t their first rodeo.
I am so happy to have gotten to work with Carmen and would recommend her again and again to anyone!!
Carmen was so easy to work with. No pressure and great results. We would certainly hire her again.
Carmen is awesome! We met with her multiple times and was willing to change my quote multiple times when I couldn't quite make up my mind. She was so knowledgeable not just about the florals, but about my venue and which things would look good where. She made some suggestions I hadn't considered and ended up loving! Carmen was so responsive and worked with what I wanted. The flowers were BEAUTIFUL! We went with the pocket boutonnieres which were a hit - our coordinator said she is going to recommend them to all of her clients moving forward. Could not recommend Carmen and her team enough! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Carmen created MAGIC with my wedding bouquets! I told her what I was wanting flower wise, and she put them together better than I could have ever imagined! And the way she decorated our venue! Seeing my flowers and the venue brought tears to my eyes it was so beautiful! She did an incredible job! I would highly recommend The Cutting Garden! VERY reasonably priced as well for wedding flowers. I was surprised.
My husband and I hired Carmen and The Cutting Garden as our florist for our wedding this past September. From our very first meeting with Carmen right down to wedding day, we wouldn’t have changed a thing. Carmen was professional, knowledgable, responsive and so very kind. We enjoyed working with her very much. Carmen does BEAUTIFUL work and it is evident she doesn’t spare any details. She had recommendations for us as to how to make our $$ go the furthest as far as making certain pieces detachable and reusable. My bridal bouquet and the bridesmaids bouquets were even more perfect than I had imagined. The centerpieces stole the show during our dinner and reception. I would 10/10 recommend Carmen to anybody getting married who wants to be blown away by the beauty and QUALITY of Carmen and team’s work. Thank you so much for making our day extra special!
Carmen did a fantastic job with all of the flowers for our wedding day. We got so many compliments on our decorations, and Carmen played a big part in that. For my bridal bouquet she was able to wrap a piece of my mothers wedding dress around it, and tack on pieces of jewelry from women in my family she was so gentle with the pieces and it looked so beautiful. Thank you, Carmen!!!
Carmen was incredible! She created the most amazing arrangements for our wedding. I showed her photos of my inspiration and she definitely nailed it. The flowers are my favorite part of any wedding - and none can top what she did for us!!!! I would recommend Carmen to absolutely anyone!
Working with the Cutting Garden was a 10/10 experience. From the moment we first connected I knew we were in great hands. Carmen is so sweet and a true professional. She listens deeply to your vision and helps bring it to life in a creative and special way. I would highly recommended her to any bride who loves florals - you will not be disappointed!
We can't say enough great things about Carmen and her team! The Cutting Garden is on our preferred vendors list for several reasons and we get so excited when our couples hire her! In addition to her incredible florals, her vast rental inventory takes every event to the next level. Carmen's fun attitude and care for her clients is unmatched. We can't wait for the next time we have her at The Aisling!
Carmen and The Cutting Garden are nothing short of amazing! From the moment we met Carmen, we were met with warmth and professionalism. Planning a wedding can be a stressful process, but The Cutting Garden made the floral aspect an absolute breeze. Carmen took the time to sit down with us, listen to our vision, and offer advice to make our floral arrangements even more beautiful than we could have imagined. Her dedication to making our day special was evident in every detail! Thank you so much Carmen and The Cutting Garden for being a part of our wedding!
Carmen knocked it out of the park! My daughter and I met with Carmen in mid-December to be the florist for her August wedding. We gave her a color palette but had no idea what flowers would be in season the following summer or what their prices would be like. She gave us what I thought was a really reasonable estimate and we put our faith in her hands that she would do a good job. When we walked into the dining room the day of the wedding it literally took our breath away. The flower and candle arrangements were exquisite and they smelled amazing! If you are looking for a reasonably priced fabulous florist look no further, you won't be disappointed!
We went with the cutting garden due to all of the good reviews, we only left our bouquets, boutonnieres, and a mantel piece in their hands. My bouquet was barely bigger than the bridesmaids, they did take it back and fluff it up (fluff was the word they used), but definitely wasn't as grand as I pictured a bridal bouquet. The boutonnieres we terrible, they were less than grand and squished. On to the mantel piece, it looked nothing like the inspiration photos I provided, for what I paid and what I received, I feel very ripped off and disappointed. Overall, I didn't love my experience and wish I had looked over everything more closely as it arrived instead of having faith that it was all done beautifully.
Editing to add as I look back at my initial inquiry that we reached out in November, almost 10 months before the wedding and didn't provide an initial budget, instead stated what we were looking for and asked what the cost would be. I'm sure it's hard to read reviews that are not wonderful, but sharing our true feelings of what we received/were provided.
We had such a wonderful experience from start to finish working with The Cutting Garden for our recent wedding. Carmen was an absolute pleasure to work with - always available when I had a question, super personable and understanding and of course, an amazing eye for floral design. We are so happy with how everything turned out - Carmen really ran with my vision and brought it to life in a way I couldn't have even imagined. We are so happy with our decision to work with The Cutting Garden!
If florals are important to you and you want absolutely jaw-dropping arrangements, we highly recommend the Cutting Garden. We hired Carmen to do our wedding flowers and she knocked it out of the park. We got married at Como Conservatory, so there were already plenty of flowers around, but the florals we received were even more stunning than anything else around us. We shared our floral vision with her and she completely amazed us. Highly recommend for wedding florals.
Carmen and her team at the Cutting Garden were AMAZING to work with for our wedding! Upon meeting Carmen, I trusted her immediately to deliver gorgeous floral that met our vision for the day. She was so personable, professional, thorough, and worked to keep things within our budget. On the day of, I instantly teared up when I walked into the venue and saw the the florals set for the ceremony. Everything was just beautiful!!! We got SO many compliments on how lovely the flowers were! Her team handled the room flip and final take down so we didn't have to worry about it, and we could not be happier with our experience. Book the Cutting Garden!!
I don’t even know where to start. Carmen alone was reason enough to hire her. She is just a joy to work with! She is one of the most genuine and kind and creative people in the floral industry. She works with your budget and really was passionate about our vision we had for our wedding day. She is a one stop shop for your decor needs! We not only got beautiful florals from her, but an amazing arch back drop, beautifully crafted table numbers, and lounge set as well. It all went seamlessly together with using one vendor for all of these needs. It was SO FUN to work with her and just to bounce ideas back and forth. Her florals and decor were the talk of the wedding. We have had so many compliments on them and we happily pass her name along. Thank you Carmen for making our special day THAT more special.
Carmen was an absolute joy to work with when choosing florals for our wedding day. I had specific ideas in mind when imagining what I wanted for the big day, and she was able to take those ideas and bring them to life! Set up and takedown was totally seamless and it was so nice to not have to worry about any of that ourselves. We received so many compliments from our guests on the florals and were so happy with how everything turned out. We would highly recommend The Cutting Garden for your wedding day!
I rented some vases and floral stands from The Cutting Garden. Carmen was great to work with and had great prices. I would definitely recommend them!
Carmen is the best! From the very start, she was super easy to communicate with, and so helpful. She listened to our vision, and then made perfect suggestions to fit the aesthetic, as well as the budget! We had a good mix of flowers and greenery / a greenery install, and Carmen did an absolutely amazing job! We couldn't be happier with the way it all turned out, and I found it to be a major bonus that Carmen was able to pick up my bouquet at the end of the night, and take it back to be pressed and framed. Couldn't recommend working with Carmen enough!
Carmen and The Cutting Garden were absolutely wonderful! Carmens years of experience showed as she was so helpful with the process and all the details that go into it. My favorite meeting through the wedding planning was my floral appointment with The Cutting Garden team! It was so fun to create a vision and The Cutting Garden not only offers beautiful florals, but also great rentals! Carmens team completely transformed our venue into the day of our dreams! Communication was great, everything was smooth and the teams positive energy is contagious. Highly highly recommend The Cutting Garden!
Carmen at The Cutting Garden was an absolute dream to work with! I cannot recommend her enough. She totally customized everything to fit our style and our look to make our Hollywood glam wedding a reality. From the lush white floral bouquets, to a gorgeous ceiling install with disco balls above our dance floor that was to die for and beautiful floral arches for our ceremony and everything in between. It was so helpful that she also had furniture rental so we didn't have to use another vendor for that. It made it so much easier on us! Carmen made the planning process easy, fun, and seamless. She is so timely, professional and just amazingly talented at what she does. She and her crew worked so hard to make everything absolutely perfect. It was better than we could have ever imagined. Our floral dreams come true! Thank you Carmen! Our wedding would not have been nearly as beautiful without you! Highly recommend to all brides!
Carmen was fantastic to work with! She was very flexible and friendly. I wasn't super specific on my floral needs but she made the day come to life beautifully.
The Cutting Garden was personally referred to me by my wedding Assistant Coordinator Anna Hren and I could not be happier with our decision and experience working with Carmen! All I can say is WOW. I came to Carmen with a vision and she absolutely blew us away with the end result- it was better than anything we could have imagined and I was left speechless during our reception room reveal.
Carmen was so amazing to work with and she is such a talented florist and designer. Carmen worked with our budget and created a beautiful wedding floral instillation we were able to reuse in our reception space. My guests could not get over how beautiful the florals and decor turned out.
I cannot recommend the Cutting Garden enough for all your wedding floral, rental, and design needs. Carmen will undoubtedly go above and beyond to bring your wildest dreams to life.
Carmen was an absolute dream to work with. She made the planning process totally stress-free and fun. I will 100% recommend her to any of my friends and family that are getting married in the future. If you work with Carmen, you will be so pleased with your florals and her customer service.
Carmen at the Cutting Garden was truly such a joy to work with! She is kind, professional, and really listens to what the customer actually wants. Carmen was prompt with communication, arrived on time, and really made the planning process fun. She was very receptive to our budget and the things we wanted to incorporate. The florals she composed for our wedding day were simple, elegant, and timeless. Can not recommend her enough!!
Carmen was the perfect florist and just the sweetest lady. I could not have asked for a better wedding vendor. The flowers were beautiful and Carmen was very flexible with all my last minute adds. In addition, Carmen made it super easy with set-up and tear down and I did not have to worry about a thing! I would recommend the cutting garden again and again!
We had such a wonderful experience working with The Cutting Garden and Carmen for our wedding flowers. We had the opportunity to work with Carmen from start to finish and she was amazing! Not only did she keep in continuous contact, but she answered all our questions and made great recommendations for our big day. We absolutely loved our flowers on our wedding day and they really added to our venue space. We received multiple positive comments regarding how beautiful all of the flower were. We cannot recommend The Cutting Garden more!!
Carmen was very easy to work with. Professional, creative and knowledgeable. She did an awesome job on all the floral - bride & bridesmaids bouquets, the arch was amazingly beautiful! I would highly recommend using The Cutting Garden!
Carmen & her team were AMAZING to work with. They made my floral vision come to life and I could not be more happier with the outcome for the big day! They were so easy to work with and so accommodating. Would highly recommend over and over again!!!
Carmen is wonderful to work with and her prices are very reasonable. She did a beautiful job on my flowers - I couldn’t have been happier. As someone who isn’t usually big on flowers, I was OBSESSED with my flowers. They also had a lot of options for renting items which I used on my wedding. Great experience and I highly recommend!
Carmen brought my wedding floral vision to life. I will always treasure my wedding photos featuring the bouquets and arch - genuinely one of my favorite decisions for the wedding. I got so many compliments!!
Carmen was an absolute joy to work with. My bridal bouquets were absolutely stunning! I had two larger pieces made for decoration as well and they were everything I could have dreamed of. Highly recommend.
Carmen was such an amazing florist to work with. She made my vision of what I wanted my dream wedding to look like come true. She and her team worked so hard and had as many meetings to calm my nerves before the big day. She has so may options for when it comes to rentals. She was such a gem to work with!!
Carmen was great to work with! 💯 beautiful flowers and loved my bouquet!
Carmen did an AMAZING job at our wedding. The floral and decor was exactly what I had envisioned and guests couldn’t stop raving about how beautiful it all was! Carmen had everything handled the day of and I didn’t have to stress. Couldn’t say enough positive things! Loved working with her.
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