The Poppy Pod

Romantic and creative floral arrangements

Julia

OWNER

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Based in Santa Barbara, CA, The Poppy Pod is a wedding florist that creates romantic and unique floral designs for every wedding. They are passionate about helping bring a client's vision to life through their beautiful blooms. Owner Julia Bystriakova is an experienced floral designer with an eye for creative and artful arrangements. She began her career as a full-time florist upon moving to Santa Barbara, where the natural flora and friendly locals inspired her to start her own business. Her goal is to delight her clients with her unique arrangements and incredible customer service. The Poppy Pod offers comprehensive wedding floral services. In an initial consultation, you'll outline your event colors, favorite flowers, and personal style, and Julia will dream up a custom design tailored to your celebration. She can create bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, table centerpieces, aisle decor, altar decor, flower crowns, and more. Her team will take care of the delivery, set up, and clean up so you can relax and enjoy your wedding day.

Woman-owned Business

8+ years in business

Speaks English

Small team (2-10 members)

Details

Decorations & Accents

Aisle Decorations

Centerpieces

Flower Girl Baskets

Vases

Wedding Arch

Wedding Decoration Delivery

Wedding Decoration Setup

Flower Arrangements

Bouquets

Boutonnieres

Centerpieces

Corsages

Flower Crowns

Flower Delivery & Setup

Flower Girl Baskets

Flower Preservation

Vases

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Meet the team

Julia Bystriakova
owner and lead designer
Hi there! I’m Julia, the owner of Poppy Pod Floral Design based in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA. I’m originally from Ukraine and have been creating floral designs for over 8 years. I mainly draw my inspiration from my clients and my beautiful natural surroundings. When I’m not playing with flowers, I enjoy yoga, hiking, and quality time with my pup Peanut.
Anastasia
florist
Created her first floral arrangement in 2017 and doesn't stop ever sicne. Turning your floral dreams into reality.
Kathryn
Foral assistant
Master of floral design production, processing, and inventory management. She doesn't have a favorite flower because EVERY flower is her favorite depending on the day.
Natasha
florist
She has more than 15 years experiance in floral industry and fantastic sence of style to turn your floral dreams into reality.

5.0

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Emily F

7/18/2024

Julia made the whole process of picking our flowers enjoyable and stress free from the start. She was always quick to respond and adjust our proposal as changes from our wedding an...

d guest list number came in. The day of, flowers were not only delivered on time but were more beautiful than I imagined; we received nothing but compliments from our guests about the flowers and the arrangements. We also felt that of all the choices in Santa Barbara, Julia had the best portfolio and prices. She also worked closely with our photographer, venue coordinator, and our cake vendor days-weeks prior to our big day. Cannot recommend enough!

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Caley S

8/15/2023

We recently got married in Santa Barbara and I found the poppy pod not fully knowing exactly what I wanted - I sent Julia a Pinterest board, had a few back and forth with her via e...

mail about layout (we did long banquet tables and I decided I wanted the bud vase look, and ground florals vs an arch etc) - somehow she knew what I wanted even better than I did. The bouquets were beyond gorgeous, and the entire aesthetic was perfect. I got SO many compliments on my flowers and I didn’t even have that many!! Julia is a magician and I cannot recommend her enough!

Response from The Poppy Pod on 08/15/2023

Thank you Caley! It was such a pleasure working with you.

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Foothill Rd, Santa Barbara, CA

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Travel area: Within 50 miles

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(805) 618-5654

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