This flower shop delivered the most beautiful artistic flower display I've ever seen! My girlfriend was bowled over by it!

What a privilege is was that Gretchen opened her beautiful greenhouses for us to enjoy! Not only was the property absolutely gorgeous but getting to visit with Gretchen and Chandler was truly wonderful. Petals, Ink. is good for the soul. read more

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Gretchen and her team were amazing! I actually contacted a handful of florists before I found Petals, Ink and Gretchen was the easiest person to work with hands down. We did everything over email, which was super nice and convenient for me. She provided me pictures and I gave her some of my ideas as well. She ended up putting together everything beautifully! I had my bouquet, 8 bridesmaids bouquets, 12 boutonnieres, 3 corsages, 15 center pieces and greenery for the ceremony. My succulent themed pieces she put together were a huge hit with everyone. She also did my guest favors which were little succulents in tea cups, which were adorable! Gretchen was worth every penny I spent on my flowers. They were exactly what I had envisioned. She delivered everything the day of and it was done beautifully! If you are considering working with a florist for any special event I would a thousand times recommend working with Petals, Ink! read more

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So much love for Gretchen and the Petals team! We hired them for our January 2020 wedding and they did such an incredible job filling the venue with lush greenery and beautiful, interesting blooms. All of the arrangements - bouquets, boutonnieres and corsages - had stunning wintery muted colors and varied textures, a perfect fit for the overall aesthetic of the venue/decor. The planning process was so easy, and Gretchen is so friendly. Can't say enough wonderful things about Petals. :) read more

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I can't believe I never reviewed Gretchen's work for our wedding back in 2012. She was really wonderful. Several other florists we looked into had minimums for our order that were, you know, half our wedding budget. I said to Gretchen, "I love flowers, but we're having a not-fancy wedding and here's what we can spend." And Gretchen said, "great!" without blinking an eye or making comments as others had about how little we could do with that and how did I feel about using chrysanthemums? Equally awesome was that I described the concept I was thinking of (not in a ton of detail-- just said succulents and yellow things) and said, "I trust you from here" and she made a gorgeous bouquet, unique, beautiful centerpieces, and lovely little buttonieres and corsages. To top it all off, she's just fun to hang around with, was easy to work with, was on time to drop them off at our wedding, sent me a picture of my bouquet the following Christmas, and posts lovely pictures on Facebook to boot. Thanks, Gretchen! read more

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I attended the Painting & Poppies class at the farm and cannot say enough good things about it! The farm is amazing - Gretchen and her staff are incredibly knowledgeable about the farm, the flowers and the process of growing such lovely blooms. Starla was an amazing painting instructor and provided great inspiration. In addition to the serene setting, painting such lovely flowers only added to the relaxing atmosphere. I cannot recommend the workshops they do out there enough! (this is the second time I've attended an event out there - the bouquet class is fabulous too!) read more

Gretchen and Lennie were fabulous to work with for our wedding. Gretchen took time during our appointment to figure out my style and design the perfect bouquets, boutonnieres, and altar piece. I had no doubt our flowers would turn out beautifully. Gretchen also suggested ways we could be more cost effective with our floral choices, which I really appreciated from a vendor. Would recommend to anyone looking for an awesome, local florist! read more

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I sent a floral arrangement to my daughter for her 30th birthday and she said it was the prettiest flowers she had ever received. Thank you for helping make her a Happy Birthday. read more

Gretchen did an amazing job! I sent her my Pinterest board and she took it from there. I had complete and total trust in her selection and she knew exactly the style I was thinking--we wanted thistles, texture, and country-style flowers/wildflowers, and even though it was fall and not the season for bright wildflowers, she was able to make it happen. My bouquet was so gorgeous...exactly what I wanted. We also had her create a crown for our flower girl to match my bouquet and the bridesmaids. Highly recommend! Professional, on time, and creative! read more

It was as simple as sharing a few thoughts and photos with Gretchen and she knew exactly what I wanted in a bridal bouquet. Not only did my bouquet turn out amazing, but the bridesmaids were gorgeous as well. Thank you Petals, Ink. for providing me with the perfect bouquets for my wedding! read more

Stop reading this review and call Petals, Ink. Now. No, seriously, you want Gretchen to be the woman in charge of the flowers for your wedding. She was absolutely amazing to work with - even when literally a week before my wedding my mom decided she wanted to add some rather major elements to our floral design. I first interviewed Gretchen over a year before our wedding. I thought I would get everything done early and then just enjoy the ride. I was so wrong! Picking a florist was really hard for me. I am a very visual person and something of a control freak, so the concept of just explaining my vision to someone, paying for it, and then just hoping they got it right was kinda terrifying! I interviewed four different florists about a year before the wedding, and from the first time I met Gretchen, I really felt like she "got" my vision and knew exactly what I wanted. I just "had a feeling" she was the right person for the job, but I was still afraid to commit. I ended up spending *months* stressing about the flowers, and finally decided to go with my gut and contact Gretchen again. I got super lucky, too, because she had a wedding the day before ours, the day after, and the day after that, but she was free on our date! So don't make the same (near) mistake I did - book her fast! I am so, so, SO glad that I did! The flowers at our wedding were AMAZING. We had guests tell us they were the prettiest flowers they had ever seen. We had planned an outdoor ceremony and got a torrential downpour instead, so there are a lot of "what ifs" I have about the wedding, but the flowers were perfect. Absolutely perfect. My bridesmaids all gasped when Gretchen arrived with the bouquets! When I left for my honeymoon, I was so sad to leave my flowers behind! They were better than every single inspiration picture I showed her. To say she totally got my vision would be an understatement! I seriously can't say enough good things about my experience. As we were cleaning up after the wedding, our DOC told us that we got an amazing deal and that she was going to start recommending Petals, Ink. to all her clients - and was going to tell Gretchen to start charging more! So call her fast before Cara does ;) read more

I hired Gretchen and her team to provide floral design for my wedding in May and I had to come to Yelp to gush again over the flowers. They were beyond perfect. I don't know how she managed to take my all-over-the-place direction and thoughts and pull together EXACTLY what I had in my head. My maid of honor nailed it with a conversation she and I had after seeing my bouquet. She said "If you had shown me a picture of those flowers from Pinterest or Style-Me-Pretty or something, and told me you wanted to do that for your wedding, I would have told you 'That's not real. No one can actually make something like that.' In any case, they were the MOST beautiful I've ever seen. And I'm not just saying that because they were mine. Thanks to Gretchen and her team for taking the time to understand my vision, making it even better, and being willing to do something that might have seemed a little outside of the box. read more

Gretchen and Ben are just lovely. I'll start by saying we had no idea what we wanted for our wedding flowers other than the color palette. From the first email with Gretchen, I knew she "got" what we wanted. . She is incredibly quick and responsive with her communications, didn't hestitate about our limited budget, and was thoughtful and creative with her designs. Gretchen was flexible and helpful throughout the planning process. She incorporated fabric we were using into the boutineers and bouquets, and everything looked exactly as I had hoped, even without knowing what I was hoping for! Our wedding was a bit outside of Austin, and we wanted to pick up the flowers ourselves instead of having them delivered. Gretchen and Ben had everything ready to go in perfectly packed boxes, and helped us pack the car so nothing would fall over. Gretchen gave me directions and advice on how to make sure the flowers would look their best for the wedding day, and they were just perfect. Our family and friends complimented the flowers throughout the night and even now, well after our wedding! I could not be happier with Petals Ink and have already recommended them to friends. read more

Gretchen is as good as it gets. Truly the best person in Austin to work with, very flexable and very prompt at answering my email requests. She perfected my vision even more than I could expect. She went above and beyond what I had pictured the flower arrangements to be, and everything she crafted turned out stunning!! The flowers were the most complimented items at the wedding, and I could not be happer with Petals Ink. read more

Gretchen was such a pleasure to work with. She responds to emails quickly and with our limited budget she gave us great suggestions on how to cut costs. She went above and beyond to make sure our wedding turned out the way we had envisioned and represented our personalities. I could not have been happier with how it turned out. Her flowers made the whole wedding look so beautiful and added the "pop" that we were looking for. She was always professional and even helped me set up part of my decorations prior to the ceremony. She is such a sweet person and I was so happy to have found such a great florist in the Austin area. I was so impressed by her creations and I just know our wedding photos will look spectacular with her flowers. If you're getting married in the Austin and surrounding areas then look no further. Petals, Ink is the perfect choice for beautiful wedding flowers with great customer service :) read more

Simply wonderful. Gretchen was kind, creative, communicative, and cost effective during the entire wedding planning process. She took my idea of "soft spring colors, like an English garden" and just ran with it. The florals were even better than I had expected, and she added awesome unexpected touches like poppy pods, rosemary, and lavender. She put together my bouquet, bridesmaids bouquets, posies for the moms, corsages, boutonnieres, 14 centerpieces, welcome table arrangement, ceremony arrangements, cocktail table arrangements, a sweetheart table garland, and our absolutely gorgeous custom built chuppah. The pictures speak for themselves! Hire her, you won't regret it! read more

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Gretchen worked with me on short notice and was able to create and deliver an absolutely BEAUTIFUL, fresh and unique arrangement, exceeding any expectations I had for the amount I paid. I received such compliments and gratitude, which I would like to pass on to her. She runs a wonderful business with exemplary customer service and I will definitely be ordering from her for any floral needs in the future. I would recommend her to EVERYONE! read more

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Gretchen made our wedding beautiful! She was so helpful throughout the planning process, professional, on-time the day of, and did an beautiful job! I would highly recommend her! read more

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I can't say enough good words about Gretchen at Petals, Ink. We met a few weeks before my wedding, I told her my vision and my budget and couldn't have been happier with my wedding flowers. She was so knowledgeable and easy to do business with. We received so many compliments on the flowers, I can't wait for our wedding photos. read more

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Gretchen and her team were amazing! Their work for our wedding was absolute perfection and at a really affordable cost! I didn't give Gretchen a ton of specifics, but what she came up with was exactly what I imagined. It was so, so beautiful and looked like something straight from my Pinterest inspo board. They were also extremely flexible with rescheduling due to the pandemic. I also communicated with Emily and she was super easy to work with too! I can't recommend Petals, Ink enough! read more

Gretchen had me from our very first email communication. I was planning a January 2012 wedding at Mercury Hall four months out from Oakland, CA, and did not have time to come to Austin to meet with her. I emailed her pictures of things I liked, told her my colors, and she quickly sent back an email full of images, ideas, and prices. We chatted via Skype and she was so personable and professional that I decided to look no further. I had a flower budget on the somewhat low end, and I originally didn't think we'd be able to afford venue flowers (we were considering having Gretchen do the ceremony flowers and DIY-ing the rest). However, her prices were so reasonable and her services so fantastic that we decided to just have her do everything. Come the day of, the flowers were PERFECT. Seriously. Like, better than anything I could have hoped for and exactly what I wanted. Everyone raved about them. They were fresh, arranged beautifully, and ready exactly when we had discussed. I honestly can't think of any room for improvement. The things I love: -Reasonable prices -Fast communication -Gretchen is both friendly and professional -Gorgeous, fresh flowers -Reliable, timely execution -Sticks to budget read more

The most beautiful wedding flowers and arrangements we could have imagined. From the huge bouquets to the amazing flowers on the arbor and the sweet little flower girl baskets and dog flower collars. They were the most thoughtfully put-together arrangements - so much better than we expected! Gretchen was more than willing to stay around after the ceremony to help set up and decorate for our reception. She went above and beyond, with the way they packaged all the flowers up at the end so we could take them home. Even pulling the contents of the terrariums carefully to the would be replanted. I would recommend her to anyone who want amazing and reasonably priced flowers! read more

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Gretchen captured the exact playful, relaxed, colorful and Southwestern vibe we were going for with our wedding. I had shown her some pictures I liked and she managed to design florals that captured the essence of what I had shown her. She used succulent, cactuses, dried flowers and fresh flowers in wonderful combinations. Everything from the flowers she prepared for my hair, to the corsages, boutonnieres, to the table arrangements were so perfect. I have gotten compliments upon compliments for the flowers in my hair, especially. I never thought I would be the kind of person who dried out their wedding bouquet, but my bouquet was so stunning that I couldn't imagine throwing it away - so it is hanging in our closet as I write this. We also rented the chuppah Gretchen has on hand. it is a beautiful wooden chuppah and she used greenery in a simple, asymmetrical arrangement. Note that the chuppah is not very large and it was a bit crowded for our parents and officiant to stand under - just something to keep in mind if you plan to incorporate that standing arrangement into your ceremony. read more

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Phenomenal flowers for my daughter's wedding! Colors of the flowers and choice of flowers were perfection, just what she asked for! Couldn't have asked for more. read more

Thank you to other Yelp reviewers for guiding me to discover Petals, Ink. I purchased a 'thank you' bouquet for a special family and when they sent the photo of the arrangement, I was blown away. I have already purchased a bouquet for me personally and hope to add this to my home decor on an ongoing basis. Lovely flowers, even more lovely business. Highly recommended. read more

Wow! Gretchen at Petals Ink is absolutely amazing. Not only is she incredibly talented, kind, and artistic... she is reasonable! I planned a wedding in Austin from California - not an easy task yet Gretchen made me feel comfortable from the very first email. She was able to put into words exactly what we wanted based on the inspiration photos, she remained ever conscious of our budget, understood the venue, and offered alternatives when it seemed things that I suggested were going to be too expensive. She is a great communicator. I loved her idea of repurposing the bridesmaid bouquets as table centerpieces... that was amazing - they carried gorgeous bouquets and I didn't have buy additional flowers for the tables. Everything she did was creative, beautiful and completely in keeping with our look and feel. She offered wonderful suggestions and seemed to be psychic about what I liked and didn't. She incorporated our table labels into the centerpiece design perfectly. She is also amazing at understanding what flowers and textures we wanted even when I didn't know the actual names - and never laughed at us for calling curly kiwi vine "wavy sticks" or craspedia "little yellow ball flowers". It was amazing to be able to enjoy our rehearsal dinner and day of the wedding without a single thought to decor and have it be phenomenal. I would recommend Petals Ink to anyone needing flowers for ANY event... Gretchen will make whatever your vision is a reality! read more

Gretchen was my florist for my July wedding at Mercury Hall, and her team is wonderful to work with! I was extremely happy with all our floral details. I received so many compliments on the wall of flowers behind our "cake" table - we had pie! It was so simple, yet elegant. In addition to the beauty of her work, I can attest to the toughness of the bouquets. I took mine to Barton Springs after our ceremony. It was in the afternoon and hot. The groom and I jumped in while I was holding my bouquet, and the pictures are my absolute fav! My bouquet held through several jumps, in fact, and then I did my bouquet toss from the side of the pool with some friends and random swimmers. So fun! read more

I have to say, Gretchen is as good as you're going to get when it comes to a florist. She was insanely accomodating, flexible, understanding, reasonable, sweet, cool, pleasant, helpful, & SO amazing at bringing our vision to life! Everything she brought to the table, literally, was perfection! It's truly rare to find a vendor as caring and involved as Gretchen and Petals Ink were. She had our best interest in mind throughout the entire process, and I never had a shred of doubt that the flowers would be anything less than gorgeous! She and Ben made all of our dreams come true. I would recommend her to any and everyone I know! read more

Nice little place, fresh flowers. Good prices, helps a lot to swing through and grab some flowers when the Mrs is mad

We had a smaller order of peonies stems and corsages but they were just beautiful. Gretchen did an excellent job!

If you live in Austin and you need a florist, go to Gretchen. Be relaxed because she will be honest with you, incredibly helpful and take a little of the stress of planning a wedding away. She's incredible and I couldn't be happier with the flowers on my wedding day. read more

I went to the Petals, Ink. flower truck this weekend by the Tasty Spoon. I got a free stem through their hashtag day promotion, and that locally grown stem was beautiful. The ladies at the truck were super sweet, and it had a bunch of instagrammable spots around the truck perfect for my feed. I was on their website and saw that they have floral workshops where you can make your own bouquets. My girlfriends and I are making plans to go out soon! read more

Gretchen was A-mazing! Her flowers LITERALLY made me cry when I saw what she did for my archway. She did EXACTLY what I wanted for my bouquets but for my archway went above and beyond and EXCEEDED my expectations. The job she did was beyond my wildest dreams. Her work at my wedding was by far one of my most FAVORITE things about my wedding. There is NOTHING I regret about working with her and choosing her as my florist. She was extremely patient, flexible and willing to work with my billion questions and weird ideas. Any bride would be beyond lucky to have her and would not regret choosing her as their florist. She can take any vision and make it into a dream reality. She is second to none..truly and there are not enough nice things to say about her to fit into a review! I love her and her work so much and cant wait to think up another excuse to work with her again! read more

We were so pleased with Gretchen and Petals Ink! We used them for our wedding in April 2013 at the W Hotel. Initially, I was concerned that the rustic, succulent style we chose would not mesh well with the contemporary decor and lighting at the W, but it all blended perfectly! I loved my bouquet, the corsages, boutonnieres, and all of the arrangements and Gretchen was really helpful offering suggestions and ideas. Her pricing was fair and she stuck to our budget. I would highly recommend Gretchen and Petals Ink! read more

Petals, Ink! Wow! Absolutely amazing arrangements and fantastic customer service!

From start to finish, Gretchen and her team did a fabulous job of putting together arrangements that were more beautiful than anything I could have ever imagined for my wedding day! I was extremely happy with their responsiveness to my questions and concerns. Gretchen did an amazing job of helping to bring my vision to life. Petals Ink. are true professionals and masters of their craft. I would recommend their services to anyone getting married, planning an event, or even just looking for a beautiful arrangement. I will certainly be a client for life. 5 stars all the way! read more

I simply can't say enough how wonderful my experience was ordering flowers from Gretchen! I wanted to order flowers for my daughter's birthday (she just moved to Austin) and sought out a florist with great Yelp reviews. I wanted something unique because I have been a florist for 30 years and my daughter is definitely a floral critic. The ordering process was simple. Quick response to my email. The flowers were delivered as promised and they were gorgeous. She loved them!!! Gretchen even emailed me to let me know they were delivered. I pride myself on customer service in my business, so I am very impressed with the level of service I received on this last minute order. I am a fan! Thank you ! read more

I LOVED Gretchen and the work she did for us!! Gretchen was recommended to me by another florist because the other florist wasn't able to do our wedding due to having a busy schedule already. Gretchen initially had me fill out a quick questioner and then met with me to discuss ideas she had and the cost of the work. She was really good about working within our budget and her creativity was impressive. She really got us and what we were looking for. Our flower girl was only 15 months at the time of the wedding and she came up with an excellent floral piece for her. It was actually my favorite piece..it was a ball of ribbon with some small durable carnations. The ball had a long ribbon "handle" for my daughter to hold easily, it was great! The centerpieces and floral arrangements for the wedding party were just beautiful. I highly recommend Gretchen. She is easy to work with and really seems to understand people, what they want and what they will like. read more

Gretchen did all of the flowers for my July 2011 wedding at Mercury Hall in Austin, TX and was AMAZING to work with. She completely understood exactly what I had in mind and the arrangements were absolutely beautiful and she completely stuck to our budget. Basically we had nothing to worry about when it came to flowers. I am convinced she is the best and and HIGHLY recommend her! read more

Gretchen did this bouquet for my friend's swearing-in ceremony(to become a US citizen). I just loved it and so did she! read more

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