Our flowers from Be Buds truly made our wedding day exceptional. Taka perfectly understood on our vision for both our wedding ceremony and micro reception. He flawlessly executed his design and delivered beyond what we expected. Taka was especially great in working us through the pandemic while we had to postpone, cancel, and replan our wedding ceremony and reception. He was very accommodating to help make our day possible through the chaos of COVID and made everything look truly amazing. Highly recommend Be Buds Florist for any special big or small event...we will definitely be working with Taka again in the future and can't wait! read more

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TAKA IS THE BEST OF THE BEST! Not only did he perfectly capture my whimsical garden dreams, but he is seriously the sweetest person to work with!! I am a very picky bride, but that was no problem for Taka's skills because he nailed it! He really listened and took notes of every little detail so he could bring my vision to life. Not a single arrangement was left behind because all the guests were eager to take them home - we got so many compliments on how dreamy the florals made our wedding feel! He is truly one of the best vendors I could ever recommend!!! read more

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Be Buds Florist is phenomenal. Taka was extremely professional, listened to all of our desires, made excellent suggestions, and delivered the most beautiful arrangements. They are amazing and above and beyond what we asked for. His arrangements are extremely creative and unique. In addition Taka personally delivered the flowers and stayed through the ceremony to repurpose the arrangements for our reception. Where flowers were needed he was able to add them on the fly. He made our day all the more special. We can not say enough about the service and arrangements. We highly recommend Taka to anyone. read more

Taka was absolutely amazing for our Terranea wedding! He was very prompt in responding and very easy to work with. He was reasonably priced for such an incredible vendor. If we had to go back and do it all over again we would choose Be Buds 10x over! Everything was perfect and timely on our wedding day and we were kept updated throughout the planning process. Definitely hire Taka! read more

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So a year later... when friends and family talk about our wedding, the highlight seems to be.. not the venue (which btw, had an ocean and city view), the food, the attire of the wedding party, the entertainment but the flower arrangements by Taka at Be Buds Florist. Though I don't blame them - it was just that gorgeous. read more

Taka is the absolute best! A friend used Be Buds for a wedding a few years before mine and highly recommended Taka. After meeting him, I was sold! He was great with communication throughout the process. The flowers for my Redondo Beach Historic Library wedding were perfect! EVERYONE was complimenting the arrangements, and I couldn't have been happier! I will definitely use Be Buds for any future occasion and am referring all of my friends. read more

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Taka is the man!!! Be Buds Florist / Taka did all the flower arrangements for my wedding at La Venta Inn. Taka is super accommodating and easy to work with and his prices are very reasonable. He worked with my husband and I to come up with a plan that fit our budget, carefully went through all arrangements to understand what we were looking for, and even provided some decoration rentals free of charge. On the day of wedding, we didn't have to worry about a thing. Taka set up all the arrangements including dressing up the cake, moved around arrangements after the ceremony, and even came back the morning after to pick up the rentals. From the bouquets to centerpieces to ceremony decorations, everything looked amazing and we got nothing but compliments from our guests about how beautiful all the flowers were. Thank you Taka! read more

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Taka from Be Buds Florist was wonderful to work with and we were very happy with everything he put together for our wedding. He was even able to move some of the flowers around from our ceremony to our reception to help save with the cost and amount of flowers! The flowers were in perfect condition and my guests said the arrangements they took home at the end of the night lasted for a really long time! Thank you for everything! read more

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How do I give a million plus stars on this yelp thing???!!!! Taka at Be Buds is an absolute creative genius!!! Wow, wow, wow!!!! I had a vision for my wedding (and may I add I'm picky and detailed) and Taka took it to the next level! He is AMAZING!!!! Beyond super talented, and an absolute pleasure to work with! He is also very reasonably priced. My guests thought we spent a fortune on the flowers. It's not dirt cheap (pretty close though), BUT Taka makes it look like you spent triple the amount you actually did. Taka at Be Buds was BY FAR THE BEST vendor we worked with. If you are planning a wedding, party, or any special event....don't waste your time calling around or even trying to do your own flowers, call the best in town...call Taka at Be Buds- YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY! Thank you Taka for making my wedding look like a fairy tale!!! You are THE BEST!!!!! read more

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Wow. Taka made our wedding beautiful, elegant, and way better than possibly imagined! We found Taka through the referral list of La Venta. He was easy to work with, super friendly, and just generally the nicest person you will ever meet. He has a cute shop in Torrance near the downtown Torrance area, and had no problems with any of my requests even when I was freaking out. Our wedding at La Venta Inn required a lot of florals. Between centerpieces, cake, the decorations for ceremony area, the aisles, flower petals, fireplace, bouquets, and other personal flowers, Taka had his work cut out for him. We contacted him and got a meeting scheduled on a weekend (!) in the middle of wedding season, even though we were more than a year out from the actual wedding date. Taka had his materials all ready for us before our meeting. I had sent him a pinterest board of some sample flowers we had liked. He followed the pinterest board, had it pulled up on the computer screen before we even got there, and had some ideas jotted down. That's dedication! He drew on paper as we discussed our preferences and needs. He was open to my desires, but also very helpful in suggesting the types of flowers that would be best in season, as well as hold up to the humidity/heat of a beachside wedding. His experience in working at the venue (he's there almost every weekend) was great. He gave us a quote the next day, which was expensive (over $3000). However, given the amount of flowers we got, I'd say we got way more than our money's worth. Flowers make or break decorations, and this was a great investment. Fast forward almost a year, I basically had a breakdown about 2 months before the wedding. Due to a wind storm, the gazebo structure at my wedding venue was damaged and removed. Instead there was just... empty ground, where the structure was. I panicked, asked around for help, and Taka was the only one who had really calmed my nerves. He agreed to an "emergency" meeting that weekend and had pictures of the structures he had built before for me. Best of all, he agreed to all the extra work of the structure/drape WITHOUT additional charge. I was slightly unhappy that the venue was being difficult with the fact that I had booked them with the structure and now they wanted to charge extra to rent the same structure to me. Taka made everything better, and the birch structure looked even better than the gazebo! We also had a bit of a cake fiasco (weddings are fun!) that you can read about in the review for Torrance Bakery. Taka again stepped in and offered alternatives. In fact, it was a picture he had posted on Facebook for a cake design he did that inspired our final cake design. Everyone cannot stop talking about how great our cake looked. Lastly, I had messed up and missed one of our appointments a week before the wedding. I wrote the wrong time in my calendar and didn't even have my phone on me that day. Taka was understanding, took pictures of the centerpieces and sent them to me right away. He also spent another 30 minutes on the phone with me during his vacation to finalize everything. On the day of, I didn't even get to see Taka (my husband did as he arrived 3 hours early), which made me slightly sad. Everything was perfectly set up already by the time I got to the venue 2 hours before the ceremony. I also did not get to see him take anything down. Taka, thank you so much for everything you did for us! I will recommend Taka to anyone who needs flowers for an event. read more

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My husband and I were married just 1 week ago today on July 3, 2014 at La Venta Inn. The location itself was so beautiful and I couldn't image improving on it's beauty but Taka from Be Buds Florist did just that. From our very 1st meeting with Taka going over my views of how our wedding and reception should look, I could already tell Taka knew my thoughts and dreams. When we sat down with him after going over all the details and driving back home my fiancé said to me "Boy, this is going to be several thousands of dollars just on flower". I cannot tell you how amazed we were when Taka send us the quote it was 1/3 of what we expected. I had to pinch myself!! On the day of our wedding so many people came up to us asking who did our flowers and how beautiful the entire dining room was done. Every little details was perfect. from the cake, to all the rose petals down the walkway and in the pond and even on the cake cutting knife. Just so beautiful..... If you haven't signed a contract with any other florist yet....STOP WHAT YOUR DOING AND CALL TAKA........You will not be sorry I promise you all. I do not usually write on Yelp but thought this was very important and if I could save just 1 bride and groom from picking the wrong florist then it was worth my time to write this.....save your money, don't overspend and only use Be Buds Florist read more

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Taka exceeded our expectations!!! Our wedding looked stunning because of him. I am very type A & worried about handing over the reins in order for our venue to look how we envisioned. Taka truly created an elegant, romantic vibe - just what we wanted! He is incredible. Truly the best experience with a florist!!! Thank you, Taka! read more

I came into wedding process truly not knowing all that much about flowers. My now wife and my mother-in-law on the other hand, had many ideas when it came to floral arrangements. We met Taka and Be Buds Florist through referral from our wedding coordinator and we lucked out because Taka hit it out of the park. Grand slam! To say that feedback about floral arrangements at wedding was positive, does an injustice to all flowers picked for our big day. Everything from the way the arrangements were artfully put together to the super high quality and look of the flowers, couldn't have been better. Honestly one would think Taka has some magical flower forrest where he has his pick of the best flowers in California. From bouquets, entrance way flowers, flowers at the ceremony, centerpiece flowers, wedding cake flowers, fireplace flowers, etc. everything was perfect. Best of all, my bride and her Mom literally are still discussing how great Taka's flowers were and our wedding was over a month ago. Also worth noting, you really can't find someone nicer and more on top of things than Taka. He's a true professional. Money well spent! Thank you, Taka! You exceeded our highest hopes. -Clay & Jennifer read more

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Taka is the BEST!!!!!!! My sister had used Taka in 2011 for her wedding at the Biltmore Hotel in LA. Several of her other friends subsequently used him and had a great experience. When it came to my wedding, I did a lot of research prior and had several consultations with other florist. Taka impressed me the most. He was very professional and prompt with replying to my many emails. He worked with me to achieve my dream wedding within a budget. I had made several last minute changes to my floral request 2 weeks before my wedding, and he was so flexible and perfectly executed my vision. What I was most impressed about was the quality and beauty of the flowers and greenery/foliage Taka used. They were honestly the most beautiful and freshest flowers I had ever seen!!!! The arrangements we discussed looked even better than what I had imagined from my Pinterest board. I had a late August wedding so peonies and anemones were out of season. To my surprise on the day of the wedding, Taka somehow miraculously was able to get his hand on all the flowers I was hoping for. Our wedding was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined and I am so thankful I was able to work with Taka. read more

Don't waste your time and effort at Be Buds because Taka, the owner has the worse customer service. He will not work with you unless you show him the money. If you don't care for service, then this is the place to go. I would recommend going elsewhere!!! read more

When we got married, we shopped around. I knew exactly what I wanted and got multiple quotes. They ranged from $10,000-$18,000 - for flowers. Are you kidding me? That's a Honda Civic! Then we were introduced to Taka. Can I just say that he was a godsend! He's not only professional, humble, accommodating, and awesome, but he went above and beyond with extra petals for the walkway, beautiful blossoms for the cake stand area, and my hair - all for 1/2 the price of what we'd been quoted! Our guests were blown away and there were so many compliments on the beauty of the blossoms, centerpieces, and bouquets. I recommend him to everyone. Everybody who needs flowers NEEDS to see him first. Don't be fooled by the humble store front. He is top notch! read more

I found Taka on yelp of course and was happy to learn that his workshop was in my backyard all along! My mother and I made an appointment for a consultation to discuss what I wanted to do with the flowers for my wedding. His shop is small and you get the feel that he is very invested in his work. He had his computer set up to show us past wedding photos. After about an hour of telling him what I needed and him suggesting things we were very pleased with his professionalism and looked forward to speaking with him soon. Unfortunately, we did end up using another florist that was more within our budget for the wedding. I wanted to give Taka a good review because he did go above and beyond to help us and be available when we had questions or concerns. His flowers are beautiful and he had some great ideas. He even said that I could call him if the other florist didn't work out- it's nice to know that there were no hard feelings!! read more

I love Taka. I initially was going to retain another florist with excellent reviews on YELP, but after our mock up session, she took too long to respond to my request for a quote. After four phone calls to her shop and two emails later, I decided to look for another florist. After all, I'm a busy professional and got shit to do. Anyhow, met with Taka, quote was very reasonable. We met another 2 times before the wedding. All my guests loved the flowers and I got at least 3 inquiries about my florist. Everybody wants to use him for a friend's wedding or an upcoming party. Use him. His flowers were amazing, went extremely well with my ocean view backdrop. read more

Taka's flowers are perfection. Our guests took more photos of the flowers than of us. Just kidding...kind of. We booked Taka about 9 months prior to our event. In your first meeting, try to have a Pinterest board prepared with the bouquets, ceremony, and reception flowers that you've seen and liked. Otherwise, the meeting will be all over the place, and it'll be hard to get an accurate quote. A week or two prior to the event, Taka does a mock-up of your centerpiece and gives you one last chance to make final changes before giving the final quote. On the day-of, he and his wife arrived early to the venue (as well as dropping off the bouquets and boutonnieres to us at a different location), stayed to do final prep of the reception area after the ceremony, and came back later that night to pick up vases. The quality of his work is undeniable, and with such fair pricing for the look and style we wanted, booking Taka was a no-brainer! read more

Taka was amazing to work with for my daughter's wedding! His creations are gorgeous and reasonably priced. He took my daughter's vague ideas and translated them into beautiful arrangements, and he was right on schedule. I will definitely call him again for any floral needs in the future. You won't be disappointed with Be Buds! read more

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Taka at BeBuds exceeded all of our expectations and more for our recent wedding at La Venta Inn. We researched and met with several florists before ultimately choosing him - not only for his outstanding value for money but mostly for his eye for detail and fantastic artistry with his arrangements. I have recieved so many compliments on the flowers at our event and some friends took home centerpieces from our wedding that are still alive, almost two weeks later! Taka's willingness to work with us from overseas along with his stunning arrangements were definitely a huge plus and we would recommend him to anyone planning a wedding in the South Bay or Los Angeles. His intimate knowledge of our venue was also a huge help in planning our floral arrangements and setting the scene for our wedding. You can't go wrong with BeBuds! THANK YOU Taka! read more

A friend used Taka for their wedding and she highly recommended Taka. After meeting with two other florists, Taka by far was the most professional and impressive. He has great taste and takes YOUR personality/style into account. He looked at the photos I provided, listened to our vision, and started drawing visuals with notes. He provided us with a detailed quote within 24 hours. He is also responsive to emails/voicemails. When we met up with him six months after our initial meeting for the centerpiece mock up, he remembered everything we wanted from our wedding. His prices are competitive with other florists but the other standout about Taka is that he is the one that you work with from start to finish. He is physically at your wedding, making sure the wedding looks the way you both agreed to. Other florists may have their staff there and you never see the person you met with again. Everyone was impressed with the flowers at our wedding, the flowers lasted for days after the wedding! Highly recommend!! read more

Brides, look no further. Be Buds Florist is the BEST in the business. Taka is AMAZING! Taka truly seems to love what he does and has such a skill at making beautiful flower arrangements. His prices are definitely reasonable. I think we actually got MORE than what we paid for. And, when do you ever get to say that when planning a wedding! :) From day one, he was a breeze to work with. During our planning meeting he took notes, asked questions, and even pulled up my Pinterest page to better understand my style/look and feel of the wedding and make sure he was on point, which he was. The bouquets turned out better than I had imagined. And I received countless compliments on all arrangements at my wedding. THANK YOU TAKA for making my wedding day beautiful! read more

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Taka is AMAZING!!! I had a wedding last week and ppl were coming up to me saying that the place and flowers looked like it came out of a fashion magazine. He truly is so talented at what he does! Taka took on a venue he's never done and knocked it out of the park!! It was beautiful and breathtaking. Guest were fighting to take home the centerpieces. He is able to take your ideas and vision and put it into flowers, the man is talented!!! Taka's also very reasonable, and will work wit your budget. I just can't say enough about how amazing the flowers were, they are full, lush just amazing. I loved my bouquet, and my bridesmaid bouquet. He's also super thoughtful, he gave extra boutonnieres to my hubby just incase it was crushed, and good thing he did!! You'll be so happy that you went with Taka!!! read more

I like to write reviews for places or people that really make an impression on me. I really liked ALL of my vendors for my wedding, but I LOVED the floral design that Taka created for us. Amazing....well priced, sooo pleasant and easy to work with, and he went above and beyond for us. He added so many "extras" and I really appreciated the attention to detail and that extra care. For example, Take created several extra orchid boutonnieres for my husband in case they get smashed throughout the day/night, threw in 4 long-stemmed red roses last minute when we added a rose ceremony, decorated our sweetheart and escort card table with phalaenopsis (!) as an extra touch, and even decorated our cupcake tower/mini cake. Wedding planning can be stressful, but Taka has a calming energy and if you hire him you will really enjoy your planning sessions with him! fyi: This was the first (and only) florist I met with for my wedding. After seeing his work online and meeting Taka, I knew I had my floral vendor and gave him the deposit that day to book him. read more

We hired Be Buds Florist for our wedding. Taka and his wife went above and beyond in helping us getting the flowers we want. During this flower shortage, they were still able to get us the blush flowers and anemones. We were very satisfied about their entire service and end result from beginning to finish! We definitely recommend Taka if you need any floral service for your events! read more

Taka was amazing working with my wife and mother-in-law to get all the flowers for our wedding! Such an easy experience and the flowers and bouquets were absolutely stunning. If you are looking for an easy team to work with and fantastic results, I highly recommend going with Taka and Be Buds! read more

We loved working with Taka at be Buds for our winter wedding. He was so professional and very reasonably priced. In fact, his quote was the cheapest we came across. He invited us to go to his office and view a sample piece which was beautiful. AND to top it all off, the pieces at the wedding were spectacular! It was more than we could have dreamed for. Our wedding was initially supposed to be outside under a gazebo, but as luck would have it, it poured rain on our wedding day. Taka, cool as a cucumber, had a plan B. He said, "I always have a Plan B." And he was able to use the flowers and willow branches indoors to create the most beautiful ceremony scene. I forgot that there was a practical hurricane outside. If you are planning a wedding or a floral party, definitely call Taka at Be Buds. read more

OK. Wedding flowers are EXPENSIVE! But Taka is AMAZING! He was my florist for my wedding just last month (August) and he did beautiful work! A talented artist! He's friendly and was easy to work with. He didn't pressure me to do anything with my flowers but really listened to what I was wanting. And when I didn't know what I wanted in some areas, he provided some suggestions. Thank you, Taka! read more

I would give Taka 10 stars if I could! Taka is not only the nicest person probably ever, but he did an incredible job with my wedding flowers. I did tall centerpieces, low centerpieces, a floral garland for a 14 person head table, bouquets, cake flowers, ceremony aisle petals, and so much more. It didn't take much for him to understand what I wanted and he executed perfectly. Not only did I love them, but our guests were impressed by it all. Even our male guests noticed the flowers! I personally don't think he's all that expensive. I shopped around and got quotes from other florists, and he was right in the middle. I ultimately chose Taka because he was so nice and so easy to work with, and he was highly recommended by my planner. I couldn't be more happy with Taka and the work he did for my wedding! read more

We got married at La Venta Inn on 11/30/18 and hired Taka off their recommended vendor list. Taka is a pleasure to work with, very professional, and produced stunning work that matched my vision. Upon our first meeting, he followed my pinterest page to reference my inspiration ideas and he sketched out the details for all the floral pieces of my wedding. I did not have specific flowers in mind, just a color palate and he took that and created beautiful bouquets. He even threw in a lot of "freebies" adding loose flowers around to enhance the reception area. I would definitely recommend Taka to future couples! read more

Taka is truly a floral magician. He can take any flower and make it look amazing! He was such a pleasure to work with and was able to do everything that I asked. Our bouquets, centerpieces, head table arrangements, etc., turned out amazing! I would refer BeBuds Florist to anyone. He is truly an amazing florist and a master of his craft. read more

Taka was our florists at our wedding at La Venta Inn this October. He was very professional and helpful! He provided good suggestions based on our preferences and budgets! All the guests were talking about how beautiful our flower decorations are. I pick the light blue theme for the wedding and he was able to mix with different blue and white color flower so it doesn't look overwhelming. We really like all the centerpiece and bouquet!h read more

Thank you Taka for making my (Asaro/Gill 11/14/2015) wedding a romantic dream! You are so easy to work with and took my vision and made it even better than I could have imagined!! And you delivered peonies in a season that they were impossible to get! Everyone could not say enough about the centerpieces and all the bridal bouquets. Simply a stunning event with your magic touch. Congratulations on your 10 Year Anniversary BeBuds and Taka, may you have 100 more! read more

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Taka is fabulous! Initially, I had planned to use the florist who did my sister's wedding years ago. Several other florists were recommended to me by Verandas Beach House, including Taka. I called them all. Taka was by far the most friendly and open on the phone, so I made an appointment. Within minutes of sitting down with him, I knew I was in the right place. He is very familiar with Verandas, where we were married, which was helpful. As I described what I wanted, he actually sketched out everything on a big pad of paper...and it was exactly what I had visualized! He emailed us a very reasonable quote within a few days. On our wedding day, everything was just as we had discussed. Our bouquets, coursages and boutonnieres were waiting for us in the bride's room, tucked into a decorative wooden box and the ceremony and reception arrangements could not have been more beautiful. Our guests are still talking about how gorgeous the flowers were. We have not seen our "official" wedding photos yet, so I am adding a few that friends took. Thank you, Taka! read more

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I LOVE BE BUDS. They were so amazing to work with. Taka was wonderful. I was kind if vague with my requests and just said I wanted white, gave a few inspo pictures and told him to use his creative genius to work his magic. And that he did! I've received endless compliments about my flowers and I just cannot say enough wonderful things. I'm so so so happy my friend recommended them to me. I hope to use them again soon! Taka was so so easy and wonderful to work with. I will definitely work with him again if given the opportunity. Just wonderful read more

Taka of Be Buds is AMAZING. We just had our wedding at La Venta Inn this past weekend and I cannot even tell you how many compliments we got the entire evening on our flowers. They were gorgeous! So creative and bright and colorful! I could not be happier with Taka's attention to detail and his impeccable customer service. I definitely did my homework before making the decision to go with Taka and I found him to not only be the most reasonably priced, but he also had the best portfolio. He definitely worked with my budget and listened to all of my crazy ideas. He really went above and beyond and even agreed to my annoying request of hanging additional individual lanterns from a high ceiling. I couldn't recommend a florist more. I definitely plan on working with him in the future and telling all of my friends to work with him too! read more

Taka did an amazing job at my wedding last week. Everything was beautiful and immaculate down to the last detail. I got so many compliments on my bouquet. He exceeded my high expectations, and made the decor at my wedding reception elegant and magical. And by the way, his prices are very reasonable for the work he does. You can tell he takes pride in his work. I have absolutely no complaints. Thank you, Taka! read more

We hired Taka as our wedding florist, and it was one of the BEST decisions we made! Before we met him, all we had were general ideas about the colors and where we wanted the flowers, and he completely nailed everything to the T! He was very understanding and professional from the very beginning to the end - he is a very friendly, easy going guy, and at the same time, his business is so organized and he has photos of so many of his past creations, and everything went off without a hitch - seriously! He even added some extra touch that we didn't think about, like having a flower on top of each napkin at the dinner table. He waited until the last minute to put the flower petals down on the aisle because the wind could have picked them away. He thought of everything. I seriously recommend him to anyone and all of my friends. Thank you Taka for making our special day so beautiful! read more

I went for a wedding flower consultation here. Be Buds has a great online portfolio and a very cute little storefront. When I met Taka I liked him a lot. He was very attentive, had a lot of ideas, advice, he quickly earned my respect and I would have been happy to have him do all the flowers for my wedding. Unfortunately I went to him at a time when I didn't really know my flower budget, and when he sent me his quotes I wasn't ready to sign the contract. I waited a few months and by the time I was ready to sign on he already got booked up with other weddings. Missed opportunity, but I think I would still recommend him to other people shopping for florists. read more