Very unprofessional!!!!! I sent an email and a week later I had not received a response. I then…read morecalled the 1-800 number and it was no longer in service. I texted the cell number provided and Michele did respond saying she was at a wedding and would contact me the next day. That never happened. Needless to say, my fiancee and I went elsewhere. Not a great way to conduct business and treat potential clients.

Michele is the consummate professional. She listens to what you want and incorporates her thoughts…read moreand professional opinion just when you're flip-flopping on what to do. She did the flowers for our wedding and they were lovely. The most perfect looking hydrangeas for centerpieces, a beautiful bouquet pour moi that included lillies (to mimic my grandmother's bouquet) and little blue flowers to match our colors, and the perfect, understated boutonnieres, corsages and bouquets for the attendants and family. Her prices are great - our whole day PLUS delivery was incredibly reasonable and she even delivered the flowers a little bit ahead of schedule. I believe she is based in NH, but she comes down to Boston often for consultations and does weddings here and as far out as Worcester (a friend of mine used her for their wedding). Finding Michele was pure luck and I'm so glad we did! She was just incredible and I would recommend her to everyone!

We had a ~85 person wedding in Boston which we planned from across the country (in LA) and we…read morewouldn't have been able to do it without Elena and her team. Elena handled all of the booking and management for almost all of our vendors. She kept us on task with everything we needed to do even though my wife & I often missed deadlines. There was an online planner that we collaborated on so we always knew what needed to be done and understood all the moving pieces. Her team handled all of the design and production of everything which made both the event and planning much more carefree. Elena is very knowledgeable with all the different vendors we could work with in every area and was happy to also help us find others when there was something specific we were looking for. On the day of, her was very helpful as things came up to help us adjust the schedule and coordinate with everyone involved. The guests loved all the unique elements that Elena's team help us coordinate and set up like the specialty coffee cart, postcards + mailbox as a guestbook, ramen station for late night food, etc Looking back, we truly got to be present and enjoy our day because Elena and her team had everything under control. Our wedding day ended up even better than we imagined and is undoubtedly one of the best days of our life. If you're planning a wedding, hire Elena - you'll actually get to enjoy your big day!

Fall 2023 Boston wedding around 250 people. Booked for 1 year, ~10k. To be fair it was a hard…read morewedding - cultural nuances with the both of us being out of state and having demanding jobs. Positives: -fair price for full year, set up vendor meetings, good Save the Date designs, good bridal party makeup/hair, wedding painter, and florist suggestions, good communication with maid of honor and best man day of. Problems: - no organization/foresight. She procrastinated booking vendors. Her reasons: unresponsive vendors due to busy wedding season. When my husband or I contacted vendors, we got quick responses. My husband and I booked most vendors. - Aside from Catherine who left, never met other coordinators prior to wedding day. - No running budget of who we owed money to & amount. Did this ourselves. - Frequent loss of info. Most notably, she forgot we had party buses. Then tried to tell us we told her we didn't want party buses. - Save the dates and invitations were sent ~5 months later than deadline. We have guests from out of state and country needing advance notice to make arrangements. So we ordered/mailed save the dates and designed wedding invites ourselves. We got no communication about designs for wedding invites so did it ourselves in contrast to what she claims. - No communication for months. When we asked for weekly meetings, she lied saying it was not included in our package. Pamphlet we were given prior to booking clearly states unlimited meetings for full service. - Elena was unprepared and ~25 min late to the rehearsal. There was traffic and others were late too. Rehearsal was longer than necessary because we repeatedly corrected her. She then blamed me for sending her a "different timeline" even though this was a common shared timeline she made herself. We were ~45 min late for our rehearsal dinner. - On the bus on the way to the ceremony, in front of the entire bridal party Elena asked me about our balance not being paid for the limo. - Elena did not attend the ceremony and we were not aware prior. She stayed at the reception hotel. Our venues were booked one year in advance so all parties were aware of the locations of our ceremony and reception. The coordinators at the ceremony should have attended the rehearsal because they were clueless. Coordinator wasn't aware that she was supposed to cue us from the bus to the church until a bridesmaid told her. She then lined up the wedding party out of order which they fixed themselves. - My cousin was the one who came to church early to turn on lights and heating. - Coordinators gave no instructions to the choir. My husband and his parents walked down the aisle in silence after being told to start by the coordinator. Josh wanted a song to be playing. Later, Elena blamed my husband for going ahead "too early" and said "it happens" when he complained. - After our ceremony ended, there was no signal to walk out. Yes we practiced our entrances/exits but that was more for the order of walking in. There was no music or choir during our rehearsal and even though Elena had the list of songs we were playing for our entrances and exits, you still need to coordinate with the choir. So yes, you DO need a cue in order for the wedding party to exit, as we've seen at other weddings. My priest asked where the coordinators were. Nowhere. After an awkward silence, the choir randomly played music so we could walk out. - Biggest mistake: At the rehearsal, my husband and I emphasized that it was important that wedding party exits church then immediately returns through side doors for pics in the church. When everyone exited the church, the coordinators lied saying that the plan changed with bride approval (how the hell do I give approval while I am in the ceremony?). So all were directed outside without proper instruction. Most left. The coordinators mentioned that there was no time for photos, but we ended up being fine with our schedule. - the coordinators were inside gossiping instead of taking care of the chaos they caused. My bridesmaids + partners coordinated with bus drivers to get everyone off the buses and line people up on the stairs for bubbles. - we were rushed by the coordinators for our post church park photos again because of "time." I didn't pay ~15k to our photo/video just to skip this. - When lining up for the reception, Elena made no effort to find my missing parents. - Elena lined the wedding party up by our church order for the reception entrances. Bridal party and DJ corrected her. Overall the day went fine thanks to our families and friends. I was stressed the whole year. Every time we brought up an issue, it was made to seem like it was our fault or it's normal.

We used Heidi for college graduation flowers. We scheduled for a drop off at our hotel at 8 am,…read morewhich was really kind of Heidi to begin with, but when we learned that we really needed to depart the hotel at 7 am, she happily arrived at 6:55 with beautiful flowers. If we ever need flowers in the Boston area again, Heidi's Busy Bee Florist will be the only place for us! Thank you Heidi!

Recently I ordered a bouquet for a 100th Birthday. Recipient, a cousin, lived in New York City…read more Heidi went above and beyond to select and speak to the NYC florist to ensure a beautiful bouquet was timely delivered to my cousin. Bouquet was spectacular & reasonably priced!! Highly recommend Busy Bee Flowers in Newton, MA

Floristika did the florals my wedding this past weekend and they are absolutely PERFECT. Better…read morethan I could of imagined. All our guests kept raving about how beautiful the florals were. They were also great to communicate with the entire time during planning. Could recommend them enough.

Kseniya did a fantastic job with birthday florals for a girlfriend of mine! She was so sweet and…read morehelpful and kind. Then the florals arrived and they looked so beautiful! I told her bright colors and fun and whimsical and she absolutely delivered. My friend said "it's like happiness in a bouquet!" And it really was. Thank you thank you thank you!!

Pure Joy Flowers did a wonderful job with our flowers! We were on a tight timeline (2 weeks!) and…read moreweren't able to visit in person. It was so nice when Marta-Victoria called and discussed the flowers with me in detail, so that I trusted that she understood our preferences. Marta-Victoria was a pleasure to work with throughout the process, and the bouquets, boutonniere, and corsage that she created were beautiful.

I ordered flowers for my mother's 81st birthday on August 10th -- 10 days in advance. I…read morespecifically chose a purple rose/orchid arrangement from their website called Tea and Coffee. I called and left a message to ask if I could add to it to make it bigger. No one returned my call. I called a few days later and asked if they could deliver it a day early, since I did not know my mom's schedule that day and I specifically asked that they deliver them to my mom personally because of my crazy family dynamics - my jealous siblings who would throw flowers and gifts from me and my kids in the trash. Again, no one returned my call. So I sent an email. Marta-Victoria emailed me back a few days later and assured me she would hand-deliver them to my mother, per her policy, and as I had instructed. She did exactly as she was instructed not to do. Moreover, she didn't mention my multiple messages she did not return. Today, I called and emailed to find out if they delivered the flowers to my mom personally. They emailed me with a picture of the flowers they say they delivered, which were NOTHING like the flowers I ordered and only included 2 purple flowers but it was still not the arrangement OR THE PRICE I paid. Worse, despite my explicit directions and explanations, and my offer to pay more for a 2nd delivery attempt, if necessary, they did exactly what I told them not to do -- they left the flowers with someone else. Pure Joy flowers demands a tip before they even deliver the flowers. Can you imagine their audacity and entitlement? You earn a tip after you've completed your service. I only gave them a 20% tip as insurance to encourage them to follow my directions, which they didn't. When they didn't deliver the flowers I ordered or deliver them to my mom, I emailed them and asked them to refund me the 20% tip that I paid in advance and the difference in the cost of the flowers I ordered and the flowers they delivered. As usual, Marta-Victoria refused to answer my multiple emails or respond to the terrible review I gave her. Like the other reviewers said here, this florist is never open. No one answers the phone or email at any time of day. Marta-Victoria's 4.1 star reviews are all her other friends writing these reviews! RUN FROM THIS FLORIST! They don't return your calls or emails unless you call and email multiple days and they are CROOKS! They take your money and don't provide the service or even the correct flowers you order and then lie and say it was "an upgrade," when it was a downgrade, as if you were blind and couldn't tell the difference. I included photos so you can see the difference between what I ordered and paid for -- and what they allegedly delivered -- although there is still no proof that they did deliver them -- and the replacement flowers I had to buy and send because Marta-Victoria's downgrade was so puny, cheap and unremarkable and I have no confirmation they were ever delivered, from both my mom or the florist. I called Come Pick My Flowers, and told Nancy, the owner, the whole story. She delivered replacement flowers immediately within 4 hours and hand-delivered them to my mother and sent me a picture. THAT is excellent customer service. Go to Come Pick My Flowers when you need flowers. The 1st picture is the flower is the arrangement that Come Pick My Flowers sent as a replacement within a few hours notice -- not the 10 days of notice that Pure Joy had. Nancy charged me $60 for the flowers and $10 for the delivery and her flowers and the arrangement are so much fuller and so much more beautiful by comparison! The 2nd picture is the picture that Pure Joy's delivery man sent me of what he allegedly dropped off, but he did not hand-deliver to my mom as I asked, so I don't even know if they arrived. They are clearly not the same as what I ordered and not as pretty or as purple and cheaper than the flower arrangement I paid for, which is the 3rd photo. The 3rd photo is the flower arrangement I ordered and paid for from Pure Joy flowers for $65 + $15 delivery + $4.06 in tax and $13 in required tip. Pure Joy is a PURE SCAM. I had to call the Better Business Bureau to report Marta-Victoria for refusing to give me a refund of the difference between the arrangement I paid for and the lesser one they allegedly sent (which I still have no proof was delivered) and my 20% tip that was forced at the time of purchase, rather than as a reward for good service. She didn't earn the tip. As far as I know, the flowers weren't even delivered so she didn't earn the sale either. GO HERE to Come Pick My Flowers for your flowers: https://www.yelp.com/biz/come-pick-my-flowers-hyde-park

Picked really expensive arrangements for a friend's grand opening. They really delivered it wilted…read more Should've gotten the orchirds from Whole Foods instead.

Flowers for my daughter for Valentines Day. I have bought her flowers every year and she has been…read moremarried for 8 but is still my daughter. The selection here is very nice and they seem to devote attention to detail and some of the presentations are quite creative. Ordering was simple and efficient. I spoke to the person on call at the shop and she was helpful and simpatico. Sorry I forgot her name. The only reason this is not a five star is I specifically asked for the flowers to be delivered around noon or before they did not arrive until 455pm. Nevertheless my daughter loved them. I have saved the shop's number and will be using them again. A pic of the flowers is below. Mark.

We received a bouquet of flowers today for my daughter's birthday, and we are delighted with the…read morequality !! the freshness of the flowers, the beautiful arrangement , the size of the bouquet !! we have reached out to the friend who sent them to tell her what a magnificent gift you do not need to go anywhere else but here for your flowers! Fabulous!

I absolutely love this place and it's my number one choice for a bouquet for a really good deal…read more The daily deal is a bundle for $10, just for reference. Parking is very easy, getting there is very easy especially from route 1. I politely came in and explained my budget what I was looking for. The flowers I did not want to have in there and then said please do your best to choose for me keeping within pink purple white colors. So really really nice value and a really really great service and I really recommend popping in in person and having them absolutely blow your mind. I can never go back to grocery store flowers.

The Centerpiece flower shop made absolutely beautiful bouquets and boutonnières for my wedding. I…read morecould not have been happier!! Photo credit: Georgia Rae Cook (@aviewfrompeaches) who also did the most incredible job with our photos!!

So very disappointed in this shop first of all, they don't carry any cut flowers whatsoever of any…read morekind they carry a ton of different kinds of plants and cactuses, but unfortunately I couldn't purchase anything because the girl that was there did not speak or understand any English whatsoever, so couldn't even sell me anything so I'm not really sure why they even had the store open in the first place. Very disappointing experience probably will not go back there again only because I was really looking for something to say thank you to a business here in Rosendale that was so nice to me today. Absolutely the stupidest experience. I've probably had this week.