The Cutting Garden

eces from her (cylinder vases, white candles and placed greenery) and they looked exactly how I was envisioning. She was so professional and had everything set up for the wedding so quickly on the day of! The thing that really blew me away was the hanging floral/greenery install that she created as our backdrop for the ceremony. I gave her a picture as inspiration and she exceeded all of my expectations when I saw it on the wedding day! We seriously loved it so much! You can really tell that Carmen loves what she does and is passionate about making couples visions come to life. She really takes the time to get to know you and is so easy to talk to. I would 100% recommend booking with Carmen!

owers but it was not season for those flowers so we substituted it with Peonies and roses. The dusty pink roses and white Peonies were so beautiful and the usage of wildflowers worked so well! I loved all of the bouquets. Carmen was so easy to work with, she responded to all of my emails super fast, and super accommodating to all of the changes! Would definitely recommend her!

even more beautiful then I imagined. I can’t recommend Carmen enough!!

on to loving her work ourselves, we got so many compliments from our guests on the florals!

iantly recommend Cutting Garden!!!

portive, kind, and easy to work with. I highly recommend!!!

Every thing turned out beautifully and I received many compliments on my flowers and table decor! We had Carmen do floral decor throughout our venue and she did all the setting up herself so we had nothing to worry about day of! I had so much fun working with Carmen and we could not be happier with how the flower turned out on our wedding day! I would definitely recommend booking with her!

, the flowers were beautiful and my bouquet was still looking beautiful 2 weeks later. Thank you so much for helping to make our day so special!

not have asked for a better florist! Highly recommend!

e vision so real and when I saw the flowers on my wedding day I was blown away at how beautiful they were! I will definitely recommend her and use her for future events!

credibly kind! She really makes you feel like you are the most important client. I hope every bride has a chance to work with this amazingly talented individual. She is truly a gift!

iful, more than I could have imagined!

floral centerpieces for the reception, and Carmen worked with me to get what I was looking for - she even purchased the specific vases I wanted. Not only was the floral amazing, it was so stress free working with Carmen. She made suggestions so I would stay within my budget, she was really flexible with the vase/candle votive returns, and she even helped me out by putting plastic inserts in the floral centerpiece vases so people would be able to take a floral centerpiece home without having to take the actual rented vase home. I feel like Carmen went above and beyond to ensure I had amazing floral for my wedding and would recommend her for anyone!

n not recommend Carmen at The Cutting Garden enough.

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could have even imagined myself! I had so many compliments on the arrangements and continue to get told what 'beautiful flowers I had' when I am showing pictures from the day. I'll be returning for any future flower needs!

you do. Thank you again, Carmen!

nd promptly assembled, removed, and re-assembled at our reception venue. In fact, we actually didn’t see Carmen on the day of our wedding because she was so prompt and discreet! My husband and I highly recommend Carmen’s services!

ruly brought that vision to life. Carmen is knowledgable, friendly, professional and truly has a gift for what she does. She was responsive, offered plenty of advice for all of my questions, worked through issues/constraints at my venue and delivered the most gorgeous flowers on my wedding day.

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overwhelm the centerpieces or bouquets. Carmen put the perfect amount to accent each one! My favorite part was the hops garland that we had on our head table. If you are going to hire a florist, it needs to be The Cutting Garden. She is worth every penny.

ately felt like she just "got" me and what I had in mind. I didn't have a super specific vision, just a general idea of an overall look and feel, so I was giving whoever I chose a lot of freedom to make it come to life. I had no doubts about trusting Carmen to do that. She certainly didn't disappoint-the bouquets, corsages, bouts, and decor were spectacular and beyond my expectations! With some things, it's like she read my mind-I love orchids, but didn't mention them in our consults as I figured they would be too pricey. But I get my bouquet on the wedding day, and what is in it? Orchids! The size of the bouquets, even the bridesmaids', were substantial, the moms and special attendants commented on how they loved the bracelets that the corsages were mounted on, and I loved how Carmen brought extra greenery to help give the non-floral decor items just that extra special touch. Her prices are extremely reasonable, as well, so that's a definite plus! I can't thank Carmen enough for her beautiful work, and would highly recommend her to anyone!

simple and that's just what we got. Carmen, thank you so much for your help, we loved it!

and delivers amazing results. What more could a bride ask for?!

her, she's fantastic. Our wedding was a complete surprise and Carmen took our vision and exceeded all expectations. I highly recommend her services! Thank you again Carmen for all of your hard work! P.S. I stop by your page often to see all of your creations. :)

so many compliments from family and friends. Carmen was great at working with us to stay within our budget and she also made it easy for us to save a few $$ and pick-up our flowers, helping coordinate with our friend who stopped by her house to grab them. We would highly recommend her to anyone in the Twin Cities/Minnesota looking for floral design.

email after that and I wasn't worried at all. On the day of my wedding, I couldn't believe how beautiful my flowers were and I absolutely loved them. We received so many compliments on them. Carmen was great at working with us to stay within our budget and she also made it easy for us to save a few $$ and pick-up our flowers, helping coordinate with our friend who stopped by her house to grab them. We would highly recommend her to anyone in the Twin Cities/Minnesota looking for floral design.

as. She definitely went above and beyond what our expectations were! Highly recommend Carmen's services for any event!

wers so efforless Carmen!

tire wedding came alive with Carmen’s flowers and the way she put everything together. Thank you, Carmen and I’m so glad I had the chance to get to know you and work with you for the last year and half.

credible personality and attention to detail, Carmen is a perfect fit!

uggestions and examples as promised), evasive (refusing to respond with direct answers to basic questions regarding her fees and the services we would receive in return), extremely rigid and overly sensitive (in her response to requests to make relatively minor modifications to our preferences (BEFORE any flowers were ordered), highly emotional and unprofessional. She left us in a potentially very difficult position when she quit on us ( without any advanced warning) late on a Friday afternoon a few weeks prior to our wedding. A couple of days earlier she had informed us that if we needed get our final order in on the following Monday (which we were prepared to do) to receive our flowers in time for our wedding. So by her account, she left us less than 72 hours to find another florist, work with them to finalize our floral plan and place our order to receive our florals in time for our wedding. Fortunately, we called another florist who did a great job for us and was an absolute pleasure to work with. And lastly if you suspect that we might be difficult to work with, please note that I have written reviews on this site for seven other vendors who serviced our wedding and six of the seven earned well deserved glowing reviews.

ur expectations will be met and exceeded, you NEED to talk to Carmen.

was a HUGE help the morning of the wedding!! I would recommend the cutting garden to everyone. I got non stop compliments on my wedding flowers the whole evening.

d table. Not only did she make my vision come to life, she went a million steps further. Her prices are very reasonable and affordable. I can't say enough about Carmen and would highly recommend her to anyone!

reality. Check out The Cutting Garden for your wedding and floral needs - you will not be disappointed!

ouquets, centerpieces, and a garland that only exceeded my expectations. As a bride I never thought I would have an emotional reaction to seeing my bouquet, but Carmen created something meaningful! Carmen has a heart for people and a passion for what she does! I would highly recommend her!

eting, my daughter and I knew we could trust her and that we were in good hands. She is SO nice and easy to work with, we felt confident that she was understanding our vision throughout the planning process and gave us great ideas- emailing pictures of what she was thinking so we could visualize what she was talking about. The flowers and arrangements for the wedding, bouquets, reception and table arrangements were better than we could have ever pictured or imagined!! Our guests are still talking about the beautiful flower arrangements. Carmen worked with our decorator and brought greenery to give the little extra touch the decorations needed to make them look spectacular! She delivered the flowers to the venue right on time and set everything up, on the wedding day we didn't have to worry about a thing! Her prices are very reasonable and she was up front from the beginning about the cost and gave us ideas to save money by reusing garland and decorations from the ceremony for the reception. I would HIGHLY recommend Carmen with The Cutting Garden! Absolutely loved everything about her!

e. Plus she is just so down to earth & easy to communicate with. Would definitely use her all over again! :)

s so easy. She is very easy to work with and always responded quickly to emails/phone calls. A+

y each of the flowers used and ended up recreating what I was looking for to perfection! All I can say is that Carmen is worth every penny. Guests came up to us to let us know that the reception hall, with the flowers (all of which Carmen set up), was "breath-taking." Her flexibility, expertise, and personality make her and her team the obvious choice over all other florists.

loral arrangements and I would recommend her a thousand times over to anyone. She made the floral part of my wedding a breeze! I wish I could attach pictures of how perfect the flowers turned out.

d our expectations. She arrived the day of and helped to hunt down the men to pin the boutonnieres (no small task!) and set up the centerpieces at the reception. We received so many compliments for her beautiful work. Thank you Carmen!

my often times being MIA and very distant from wedding planning due to a crazy work schedule. I loved meeting with her in person and felt really good about moving forward with The Cutting Garden. Carmen made it so easy, especially on the wedding day - I was able to source glass medicine bottles, wooden boxes, and mercury glass votives for the center pieces through her, she delivered the beautiful flowers, helped pin boutonnieres on the guys, and did the setup for the center pieces and miscellaneous other floral we had throughout the venue. By the time I got to the venue, it had been transformed into a beautiful scene straight out of a bridal magazine! I received so many compliments on how wonderful the flowers were. Carmen was also able to accommodate unique requests like including a small fishing lure in my husband's and our officiant's boutonnieres (I totally forgot I even asked for that! What a fun surprise! Hubs LOVED it) and creating a smaller version of the bridesmaids' bouquet for the junior bridesmaid (she felt so special knowing her bouquet was made especially for her!). Carmen also put me in touch with our day-of coordinator, which saved my sanity for sure! Carmen, we can't thank you enough for all the hard work you put into making our day (what I think was) especially stunning!

ention we wanted. Highy recommend The Cutting Garden! You won't be disappointed.

ct floral arrangements. She delivered high quality work at a price that fit in our budget. I would highly recommend The Cutting Garden.

could visualize what I wanted and really tailor to flowers to us. She delivered everything to the church and venue for us and made everything super easy! Flowers are a HUGE part of the wedding day and Carmen made it easy for us. I HIGHLY recommend!!

t beautifully. If we would do it all over again we wouldn't change a thing!

over 1 hour to get there only to find out she forgot and was at her son soccer game. She told me she will come to me this time. The day came for our second attempted meeting and she was a no show. I contacted her to only find out she forgot and was at another soccer game. I am beyond upset. The thing is that, I even emailed her the night before to remind her so she wouldn't forget too. This was unprofessional and waste of my time when I could have contacted another florist who is actually interested in taking her job seriously. As a bride, I have so much to do and this was not something I needed. I hope she gets it together and do better for the future brides.

thing that day with her in charge. I highly recommend Carmen and the Cutting Garden!

; in fact she still did my wedding in Green Bay, WI even after she had moved to Minnesota. I highly recommend The Cutting Garden!!!!

. They are always professional, and at the same time warm and friendly. I love working alongside these talented florists! :) Highly recommended!

he flowers she picked out for us was perfect for our barn wedding. They were not a typical rose but rather a plethora of succulents and they were absoutly perfect. She will work with you in making your dream come true. My wife and I totally went in blind and she made everything work and more importantly made our day about us! I cannot recommend her enough!

I feel blessed that I could be one of the first weddings she did here in MN!