Tre Bella Flowers

wedding) as I hadn't heard anything from her since November, and just gave her some updates about changes to the wedding colors (she did not incorporate these). I also told her we would only need 2 corsages instead of the original 3 (my husband's grandmother was no longer in good enough health to make it to the wedding). She said she would send me an updated proposal "this week" on May 2nd. By May 18th when I still hadn't heard from her about the updated proposal I followed up. May 24th she sent me an updated proposal that was for $900 more than she had originally quoted me for, despite the fact that we had taken things away and not added anything. The proposal also still had a grandmother's corsage on there. I pointed this out to her and she was not apologetic, mentioning that she made a mistake "I had too many round tables on the list!!! After reviewing the new layout, I simplified the design for the long tables and updated the proposal with the right number of round tables. Now we are right at your orginial budget – YAY!!". I mean I was happy that she was responsive, but felt like an apology for a random, unexplained budget increase that was caused by her own mistake would have been better than "YAY!!". I also saw on this new version that there was still a grandmother corsage. I asked her again, for the third time, to remove that corsage. She sent it back with that removed, but at the exact same price as when it had been included. I don't know if she is just very disorganized, or a slimy businessperson or what, but at that point it was 4 days before my wedding so I just sucked it up and paid that amount, even though I was very frustrated. I also just think about- what if it was my husband who had been communicating with Rachael? His grandmother not being able to attend is a sad reality-Doesn't she realize it's upsetting to have to remind her 3 times that someone isn't coming to the wedding? Why is she not making it easier on brides by not having unexplained price hikes and non-detail oriented proposals? When the flowers came, they were fine, not as nice as I expected. But the thing I was most frustrated by was the added stress right before my wedding, and the ignoring of several things I had said. Poor customer service and disregard for bride's stress or budget.

ill Building's Main Gallery in downtown Durham (21c Durham) and Rachael NAILED IT! Her florals and decor design were perfect for the 1937 original wood paneling and terrazzo floors. When you book Rachael for your event, you do not just get a great florist and designer, you get a person of great character who will be a blessing to work with!

alon and the first dress she pulled for me ended up being the one - then, when we were looking for a florist, I knew Tre Bella was going to be the way to go. We booked Rachael for our personal flowers and she created the most gorgeous bridal bouquet, corsages, and boutonnieres - she perfectly executed my vision! Between appointments for dresses and floral pickups and a last minute date reschedule (thanks, COVID), Rachael was such an important part of our day and I highly recommend booking her for all your floral needs!

vision with her so easy. She was able to recommend multiple types of flowers all while staying in the style we wanted, with the budget we had. Rachael made sure that our floral designs were everything we wanted down to the vases. Tre Bella was also so flexible and understanding when it came to navigating pandemic postponements, which was so appreciated. A week out from our new date we had to make a major change to our event which required almost doubling our floral arrangements. Somehow, someway, they were able to accommodate these last-minute critical design updates. Our wedding reception was absolutely stunning because of their talent: our floral centerpieces were true works of art. Rachael took our Pinterest board inspiration and made it come to life at our wedding! Tre Bella is the best florist in the Raleigh area and we can’t recommend them enough!

they captured exactly what we described despite not giving them a lot to work with - we trusted their knowledge and work from our very first meeting. They were always quick to respond and happy to help with any questions or requests. I also bought my dress from the bridal boutique and it was the most amazing experience I could have imagined. They listened to my vague description of what I was looking for and helped me find the most perfect dress that fit me and my personality perfectly. Their alterations were extremely timely (thank you Diane) and they even kept my dress for over a year during COVID and delays with our celebration. I loved working with both Rachael and Becky and really can’t recommend them enough. Thank you so much for helping make our day so special!

connected with Rachael and shared with her some inspiration pictures from my Pinterest board and our wedding colors. What I really appreciated about Rachael was her being very open to working within my budget and providing me with ways to bring my vision alive within my budget constraints. Throughout the process we discussed areas that we could cut back in and other areas that were better to put my budget into since that would have more of an impact on the overall look. When we had some last minute table arrangement changes, Rachael was completely fine with it and made it work without any questions or concerns. I cannot wait to get back our pictures, but I was truly blown away by the flowers from my gorgeous bridal/bridesmaid bouquets to the centerpieces and greenery. It was even more than I could have ever imagined and we received so many compliments on the centerpieces. I would without a doubt recommend going with Tre Bella for any of your floral needs!!!

eated a whole vision, with tons of detail so we knew exactly what to expect. Flowers are so important to the look and feel of a wedding, and they are an expensive element, so you want to make sure you are working with someone you can really depend on, someone with great taste, good relationships in the community, lots of experience and a desire and ability to make your day extra special. That's Tre Bella!!

o include anything outside of vision. She was extremely organized with her Erin Condren planner, and keeps the store modern and upbeat and matched our personalities perfectly.

month from the day. When we requested early deliveries for our photos and for the cake bakery, Rachael was flexible and eager to help. She handled the setup and cleanup and we were able to enjoy looking at her arrangements without any stress or worries whatsoever, as Tre Bella took care of everything. We enjoyed a simpler palette with dark red flowers and greenery, and she helped us develop a vision of glass floating candles and eucalyptus that were perfect on the tables. Her ceremony flowers were beautiful, and held up during our 2+ hours of photos, the ceremony, and the reception looking beautiful the whole night. We recommended her to my mother who threw the rehearsal dinner, and she was able to deliver beautiful hydrangeas in a quick turnaround. I cannot recommend working with Rachael highly enough.

ed special details like including a piece of my mother's veil into my bridal bouquet, and helped me come up with ideas to decorate our ceremony backdrop. I did feel like I had to be firm in reminding her of my budget several times, but she was very willing to scale back and make adjustments when requested.

ng as we can't imagine ours any other way. Thank you Tre Bella!

nitial consultation through the day of the wedding, she could not have been nicer and her excitement about my color scheme and design ideas helped make me feel even MORE excited about everything than I already was (which was a lot). It was so refreshing to see how much she LOVES what she does! I also really appreciated the down-to-earth approach that she took in terms of telling me where at my venue she felt that I did vs. didn't need flowers & how she seemed to know exactly how many of every type of arrangement I would want in order to tie everything together (she never made me feel like she was just trying to talk us into a buying a bunch of flowers that we didn't need). She was also so great about my (slightly crazy) specificity regarding the exact shade of flowers that I wanted (a bright coral that was not too pink, not too orange, not too peach, etc.!) & was very helpful in identifying which of my favorite flowers would be in season and would coordinate well with one another. Our wedding flowers were actually one of the things that we received the most compliments on because the shades of coral were so exceptionally vibrant and the photographs of our wedding that include my and my bridesmaids' bouquets are actually some of my favorites because of how stunning they were. Overall, I can't recommend Rachael and Tre Bella highly enough!

e them and keep them forever. If I could do it all again, I would definitely choose Tre Bella!

groom and groomsmen and wrist corsages for the moms! She was also able to do a beautiful greenery garland that hung from the balcony of the house where we got married in front of! Very pleased with every detail she added!

Highly recommend!

caling the bouquet to my dress (which was on the simpler side). I am so incredibly pleased with how all of our flowers turned out!

nning process. The day of the wedding, they helped transform the space, and I didn't have to worry about a thing. Our flowers were elegant, perfect for Fall, and I could not have been happier!

come true. Thank you Tre Bella! We highly recommend your services!

deas based on our vision. We highly recommend Tre Bella for anyone looking for top notch gorgeous flowers for their big day!

ideas that complimented my inspiration and fit within our budget. She was so easy to work with, and was always available if I felt like we needed to make small changes.

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ue to weather but the ceremony flowers ended up beautiful! And I loved my bouquet! The sister team at Tre Bella is great. I would definitely recommend Tre Bella Florist for your wedding. Thank you!!