I met with several florists a few months before our wedding to discuss what we needed. Since it was a backyard wedding with no wedding party, we had a rather modest order. Shannon came highly recommended by one of my sisters-in-law, who used her for her wedding in 2009. I later learned from other relatives that the flowers at that wedding had wilted very early. Everyone chalked that up to the fact that more delicate flowers had been used, so I specifically discussed the hardiness of the flowers we were using, and was assured that my selections would be just fine. One month before my wedding, I had not heard from Shannon to schedule the follow-up appointment to finalize the order. I sent her an email asking when she would like to meet, and advised her I had some changes to make. Despite an email and a phone call (that went straight to voicemail), she did not get back to me for a week. We ended up exchanging emails to discuss the changes I wanted, and I thought everything was fine. She said only that she would deliver my flowers by 4 on the wedding day (pictures at 5, ceremony at 7), and that she would get back to me with that information. I wasn't terribly concerned when she didn't tell me an ETA for the wedding day, but I'd assumed that I would be present when the flowers were delivered. Imagine my surprise when I got to the ceremony site at noon and was told that the flowers had been delivered nearly three hours earlier. According to my mother-in-law, Shannon dropped them off and left very quickly with only oral instructions to refrigerate everything. My mother-in-law stored the flowers in an otherwise empty refrigerator. By the time I arrived, many of the flowers were beginning to wilt and turn brown. The centerpieces had white hydrangeas, white lisianthus, and freesia with pink lisianthus accent. The hydrangeas were turning brown and looked pretty wilted. The pink lisianthus was far more lavender than the pale pink I had wanted; a minor quibble but a quibble nonetheless. The roses in my bouquet were starting to turn brown at the tips of the petals - with seven hours to go until the ceremony. But the cake topper was the absolute worst part. In my initial e-mails I'd requested a floral cake topper and I had provided inspiration photos with what I liked. Shannon's quote was for cake flowers. Apparently there is a difference. Rather than constructing an actual cake topper that could simply be placed on the cake at the time of delivery, Shannon put eight wilting roses that were already starting to turn brown and lose their petals into a vase, stems and all, along with some freesia that was also losing its petals. Apparently someone else was supposed to put these flowers onto the cake. Fortunately, a friend's mother is a former florist and she came over to help me out and transform the roses into the cake flowers that I'd requested. She took one look at the cake flowers and declared them to be ugly and unsuitable. She graciously took over the project, and went out to Michaels and the grocery store to find suitable flowers and made an absolutely gorgeous cake topper that looked lovely on our cake. It cost her $30 - a mere $10 more than what Shannon charged me for a sparse and unsuitable arrangement. My mother and MIL did the best they could to cut off petals on the centerpieces to make them look presentable, but everyone who was there during the set up agreed that they looked unimpressive, including my husband. My bouquet was rough looking during the wedding, despite having been in water for most of the 10 hours it was at the house before the wedding. I turned it so that the worst of the flowers were facing me, but it was still disappointing. A mere three days after the wedding I was pulling out totally rotten and brown rosebuds that had never opened. A $125 bouquet of roses should not be in such poor shape after just three days. I've had bouquets from the supermarket last longer than that. To sum up this long review: I found the flowers disappointing in nearly every aspect. In the end, Shannon was gracious and professional enough to write off the unpaid balance of my charges, which I appreciated. However, in the end I was left feeling that my small wedding with a small budget was far less important than the five or six other weddings Shannon had orders for that day, and that lack of importance was reflected in the quality of the product delivered. read more

Shannon was wonderful to work with and her arrangements and decorations were stunning! They were just what I wanted. In fact, they were above and beyond what I was expecting. When I first arrived at the ceremony site I remember I almost cried. I could not believe what she had done! The bouquets, the tables, the gazebo, and the cake were stunning! It was like a wedding wonderland of my dreams. It looked like a picture from Brides magazine! Shannon has an incredibly deep knowledge of flowers and a true gift for styling and putting them together. I found her very pleasant to work with, extremely helpful and had no problems at all getting in contact with her. I would highly recommend her to anyone getting married near Eugene. read more

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I would highly recommend Shannon's work to anyone who wants beautiful, lush flowers for an event at a reasonable price. As we had just bought our house, my husband and I did not have a large budget for our wedding and had not planned on purchasing flowers. We chose a venue that required little decoration, but in the end, we chose to include flowers to give it a little added luxury. This decision came just one week before our wedding, but Shannon was happy to accommodate at the last minute. Because I had not planned on flowers, when Shannon and I met, I had little to give her in terms of direction. I knew my colors, requested some flowers of which my husband and I are fond, and also described the general shape and size of each piece I needed. Beyond that, I left it in Shannon's hands to come up with something appropriate. As I am an event manager by trade and usually very picky about minute details, this took a great leap of faith for me. I needn't have worried. Shannon arrived on site precisely when scheduled. I was on my way out of the venue to the hairdresser, but when I came back later in the day, I could not have been more thrilled with the way all of the flowers turned out. She beautifully mixed the flowers I had requested, some of which were somewhat unusual, with other gorgeous types to give the arrangements body and color depth. By sparingly using some of the more expensive flowers, she was able to call attention to them as highlights while keeping the overall cost down. We had a cocktail style wedding, and so only had a few large sit-down tables. For these, we ordered four large, long, low table arrangements to bring color to the table. Additionally, we ordered six cocktail table arrangements, a very large altar piece that attached to a beam above the altar, four boutonnieres, four corsages, a cake topper, and bouquets for my maid of honor and me. All were incredible - fresh, full, colorful, perfectly matching and complementing our colors. Despite the last-minute nature of my order, I did get a competitive quote from my favorite local florist. Shannon's quote was about half, and the sizes of the arrangements she promised and delivered were about twice as big and full as the sample the other florist provided! Additionally, because of the high quality of the flowers, after the wedding the table arrangements decorated nearly every flat surface in my house and allowed me to enjoy the memory of my amazing day quite vividly for nearly two weeks! While bouquets never last that long due to the amount of time they spend out of the water on one's wedding day, mine dried beautifully upside down such that I was able to take it apart and reconstruct a portion in a shadow box so I can be reminded of how beautiful my wedding day was. Again, I would highly recommend Shannon to any bride or event planner. She was courteous, creative, and professional. She accommodated my last-minute needs and unusual requests without hesitation, and her work more than met my expectations - all at a significantly lower price than her competitors. I am extremely grateful to her for giving my wedding that extra "umph" and will use her again in my professional life whenever flowers are needed. read more

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Shannon did the flowers for my wedding in June 2011. I was out of the country during most of the time leading up to the wedding and could only meet with her once or twice to discuss floral details. On top of that I had no clue what flowers to use. I just had an overall vision in my head that I wanted to see. With hardly any guidance from me she turned up on the day and delivered floral arrangements that were better than I could ever have imagined. My husband, bridal party, family and friends all loved the centre pieces and floral accents. I could not have been happier! If you, like me, want a florist who is incredibly affordable and can take your rather vague design ideas and turn them into picture perfect reality then Sun Blossoms Floral is the florist for you. I would definitely recommend Shannon to a friend. read more

We contacted Shannon at the (somewhat) last minute, 2-3 weeks before our daughter's bat mitzvah. She responded immediately and positively....yes, she could do it, what did we want, etc. Then.....nothing. She hasn't returned emails, texts, or phone calls. I'm flabbergasted at her unprofessionalism. read more

Shannon created the flower arrangements for our September 1, 2013 Wedding in Portland, OR. Since my husband and I live in Los Angeles, we had to do all our planning remotely. Shannon was extremely accommodating and willing to set up Skype meetings so we could "meet". She worked so well with our budget and vision and created the most beautiful arrangements that exceeded my expectations. She really listened to what we wanted and delivered a gorgeous end product. I would definitely recommend Sun Blossoms Floral for any event. read more

I highly recommend Sun Blossoms Floral. I am military member serving overseas and basically emailed all of my venders for my wedding that was in Portland, OR (my mother helped out a lot as well). I sent Shannon a link to my Pinterest board so she has an idea of what I envisioned for flowers. I didn't see the flowers until I was at the church the morning of my wedding. I first saw the bridal bouquet and the bridesmaids bouquets and thought they were absolutely gorgeous. I didn't see the alter arrangements until I walked down the aisle to meet my groom. Needless to say I was very pleased with what I saw. The flowers at the reception venue were also everything I wanted. I can't thank Shannon enough! read more

Shannon did an amazing job for our recent Chateau Lorane wedding! She was extremely easy to work with and very knowledgeable about alternatives that would keep the look I wanted but fit my budget as well. She worked in secret with my Maid of Honor long distance for additional arrangements that she surprised me with! She also worked closely with our caterer to arrange set up times so that I never had to think about it and everything was done when we arrived on site...I had a fairy tale entrance! I would highly recommend Sun Blossoms Floral to all my friends and family and I am working to create events just so I can see what Shannon comes up with next! read more

She was fantastic! I brought her my ideas and tiny budget and she did everything I wanted for my wedding. Every time I hear of someone getting married, I recommend Sun Blossom's Floral! She was extremely easy to work with and always available for an appt or by email. My flowers were beautiful! read more