My name is Thomas Francis, and yes: I am the husband indeed, writing a review on MY experience with Feriani Floral. The whole process with a wedding is burdening, exciting, and LONG; however Dana and her staff makes it a simple and fun endeavor.
We were recommended Dana through our family, and I couldn't be happier with the choice. None of this wedding process was about myself (duh), so I wanted my now wife to be extremely satisfied with every piece of the venture. We met Dana first in her lovely corner store: This was great, because ever vendor seems gaudy and overdone; chatting with Dana in her place was like hanging out with an old friend over coffee. We sat down, and Dana and my wife chatted for 28 minutes about the wedding (I know this because I was keeping tabs on a Jet game). When it came time to discuss the flowers, Dana's first question was "What is your vision for the ceremony?". Dana truly wants to know what you want your day to look like, and how to build from that, not someone pushing a bunch of crap on you that don't need. It was awesome and refreshing, because my wife knows exactly what she wanted (she's Italian, she knows what she wants ALL the time). The initial consultation was fun and relaxed, and because I was a good boy, my wife got me a Caramel Frappuccino (WIN).
After my wife gave Dana her vision, we were called back a few months before our wedding for the final consultation to see the flower setup. Not only were they EXACTLY what my wife wanted, but Dana hooked it up with some hanging candle things that were AWESOME (she used magic, doesn't cost extra). The centerpiece was ENOURMOUS and beautiful. My wife was ecstatic, which is awesome for me, because it meant that I was possibly going to be brought another Caramel Frappuccino. We also got the card holder from Dana, which she gladly painted for us to match the theme for the wedding. Dana is awesome, and goes above and beyond, and will make your wife extremely happy (IMPORTANT).
When you see these bouquets she creates, it's almost comical to see. They are MASSIVE, and gorgeous. Every dollar you spend, is well worth it. Your bridesmaids eyes will pop when see them, and they cannot believe how awesome they are. Advise your ladies to hit the gym beforehand; Dana doesn't give you three flowers and send you on your way, oh no. She goes big and beautiful, and everyone will want to check these flowers out. No joke, I was able to hit a few bicep curls while we were taking pictures. You really get your monies worth here.
So the day of the wedding comes, and we are having Dana also hook up the church with flowers. Our church FAILS to inform us (even though we asked 34985472978 times) that we cannot tape up the flowers to the pews. When I walk into the church, one of the guests alerts me to this, and I begin sweating like I was doing Hot Yoga in my attic. Dana's staff comes right up however, and is like "NBD Status!!!" (No big deal, for the non-initiated) and one of the girls procures a ton of rubber bands from her satchel like a female Macgyver. This is why you want Dana's team, 'cause they are better prepared than a bunch of Boy Scouts. My wife comes down the aisle, I blubber like I was watching the Notebook, and we are whisked off to the reception.
We hit cocktail hour, and everyone is having a sweet time. My wife and I decide to go poke our heads into the reception hall and check out the flowers and what not. Remember when Willy Wonka first opens the door to the chocolate factory??? It was that feeling; my wife runs inside to the flowers, just like how Augustus Glop stormed through the door to the chocolate river. The centerpieces are outrageous, massive and glorious. The sweetheart table so elegant and the flowers placed on it are beautiful. The flowers lined on our wedding cake are stylized in a way that shouts simple, yet tasteful and aesthetic. It was perfect, and throughout the night, everyone keep repeating "ERMAHGAWD, DAH FLOWURS". Yes, we know. We got the best to do them.
Here in lies the one problem, however. Towards the end of the night, your guests will begin sizing up each other. You aren't sure what is going on, but you quickly figure it out: Aunt Sara is trying to figure out how she is gonna snatch up this enormous centerpiece before cousin Jessica realizes what Sara is doing. Quickly suggest that all parties at the table MUST participate in an Arm Wrestling Tournament, a la "Over the Top" style and have your maître d' referee it. It'll be totally satisfying to see elderly women arm wrestle each other to death for the prize of the night.
So, the short, TL;DR: Dana and her staff is awesome and a bunch of floral crackpots. Go see her, win your wedding day with amazing flowers, and now all your family will treat you like an adult, because you make awesome decisions. read more