I took a very long time researching florists that could accommodate my needs for my small wedding. The Wildflower came highly recommended by so many places I thought it would be a sure fire hit. It literally could not have gone worse.
After my initial consultation I was assured I could make changes closer to time if the pandemic continued to be a problem, Nicole's words were "you have us on retainer once you make your deposit". That was not honored at all. I tried to pick a new date and was told that although they didn't have a wedding scheduled, they were saving it for new clients, so I had to rebook all of my vendors based around what Nicole was willing to allow.
My guest list decreased by half, my seating changed, I gave Nicole a heads up 2 months in advance via call, text and email outlining the changes as well as a reminder of my allergies to certain flowers. I should have known it was going to go poorly when she said "I didn't read the email" then proceeded to have a panic attack about sourcing flowers for her other weddings. After that call I had a very difficult time getting ahold of her. I had to have her rework the contract like 5 times and each time it was more and more money, although I kept asking for less.
She almost doubled the total, and arrived the day of the wedding completely frazzled with flowers I'm allergic to, a mountain of greenery, and a ton of dead, crunchy flowers. I understand some flowers spending quickly, but nearly half of them were dead and she didn't even replace them, just removed them and put the arrangements out with huge holes in them. My bouquet and headpiece needed to be remade as they were almost entirely made with flowers I can't have on my skin. Nearly none of the updates were honored, none size specifications were considered, and she didn't complete the installation I asked for, and I had to direct her team to just "put flowers everywhere" because none of the arrangements made sense with the new layout. The flowers used continued to deteriorate after they were placed, and by the time my guests arrived most of them were wilted. My flowers ended up being most of my wedding budget and it looked like I got them from a grocery store and arranged them myself.
I know the floral industry is getting hit hard by the pandemic, I know times are turbulent for everyone, but I literally asked for the easiest flowers. I asked for things that were in season, local if possible, and not white. I asked the team to have fun with the arrangements. I asked them to include fruits. Like... easy. I couldn't be more disappointed. read more