First of all, let me just say, "thank you."
I live in Boston, but I wanted to surprise someone in KC with flowers for her birthday. It meant a lot to me that it be done right, and I didn't want just some generic arrangement from a web catalog.
Knowing very little about flowers other than what I find aesthetically pleasing when I work with a florist in person, I was a bit wary about placing my order over the phone. I gave the florist (a woman, I wish I'd asked her name so I could praise her specifically here-- it was 4/25 in the morning for what it's worth...) a very general set of ideas of what I was looking for and my aesthetic; shapes, colors, and then some stuff about the girl who was getting them. At that point, I had to put my trust in her hands to make the bouquet.
It was really, really gorgeous. It surprised the girl and made her day-- and they were very precise on the timing of getting it to her office to ensure she'd get them before she left for the day.
It was absolutely perfect. I would (and will) be calling them back again, and I would definitely recommend them to anyone in the area.
Here's a picture that doesn't do them justice, from a few days later after they'd been transported home from the office:
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