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Poppys Petalworks
Oakland, CA
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415-806-2950
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Reviews Nam - 03/19/2009
 AwesomeHaving attended a wedding where the floral arrangements were designed by Poppy's Petalworks, I knew, before contacting Laura, that her work was beautiful. For my own wedding though, Laura completely exceeded my expectations. I contacted her early on during my planning, so I didn't yet have a clear view of how I wanted everything. I gave her the bare minimum in terms of details I had worked out and gave her license to run with her own ideas. It turns out that my indecision with the flowers was one of the best decisions I made for my wedding. Laura's designs were everything I could ever I wish for and more. The floral arrangements were simple, yet elegant... the boutonnieres were beautiful... and the bouquets, not only looked flawless, but were wonderfully fragrant. Laura was really professional throughout the whole process. She always responded to emails within a couple of days, if not the very next day. She was very accommodating... I must have changed my mind 4 or 5 times, and she was willing and able to handle them. I would highly recommend Poppy's Petalworks to any bride-to-be! Peggy - 06/29/2008
AwesomeMy husband and I planned our wedding from the east coast. We found Laura online. She was extremely helpful and patient. She did her initial consultation with us over the phone for about 2 hours. She gave lots of ideas that were realistic to our bugets. She was sincere and extremely helpful for someone who knows nothing about flowers, showing us pictures online. We had several change of ideas during the planning and she always respond quickly to our email/phone call. She would always give us an updated estimate immediately. We never met Laura until about 1 month before the wedding, but we felt completely comfortable during the planning. She made a trip about 1.5 - 2 hours out to our wedding site to meet with us during the second consultation and to check out the site. On the day of the wedding, she delivered everything as promised. We had reused some of the flowers from the ceremony during our dinner reception, and she had everything ready on time. She was able to keep the flowers fresh for the dinner even in 80-90 degrees outdoor ceremony. I highly recommend Laura. She was awesome. Beverly Yip - 06/17/2008
AwesomeLaura is the Best @ what she does. She's sweet, caring, passionate and extremely creative. With her studio being in the East Bay. she'll travel to SF just to meet her North Bay Clients. I've been lucky to work w/ Laura on a few occasions and looking forward to continue to praise her work. She books fast!!! Unfortunately, some of my clients were turned away, so be sure to inquire early. I highly recommend Poppy's Petaworks. She's Brilliant. Sarah - 11/19/2007
AwesomeI had some pretty specific ideas for what I wanted for my wedding flowers. With these ideas, I interviewed about 6 florists in all, in a variety of price ranges, including one of the most sought after florists in the Bay area. Honestly, I had my heart set on hiring that particular florist, but after receiving her quote and basically being told that she's completely unwilling to negotiate on price or even work within a budget (her quote was $1,800 over our target budget), we decided we just couldn't hire her. A few weeks later, I interviewed Laura and was extremely impressed not only with her portfolio but also her willingness to work with a set budget and to find ways to cut costs. Her prices are much more reasonable than other florists, because she works from home and doesn't have all the overhead of owning a studio. My ideas were kind of elaborate, so she suggested that we reuse the pew flowers for the centerpieces, to cut down on overall cost of flowers. We even made an agreement where, in exchange of 8-10 professional photos, she would provide the welcome table arrangement for free. Most of all, Laura is extremely creative, bringing in lovely contrasts of color, textures, and shapes. We decided to hire her shortly after that. In the following months until my wedding, I had about a zillion different ideas and changes of heart of all the floral arrangements, and the whole time, Laura was incredibly patient with me and tried her best to fulfill my vision. Right before the wedding, because she knew I was the type of bride who really wanted to know in detail what everything would look like, she gave me detailed descriptions of all the arrangements, including the colors, shapes, and types of flowers and branches she would be using. The flowers on the day of were incredibly amazing. I thought all the bouquets and boutonnieres were extremely beautiful, and I was blown away by the tall centerpieces that she made. Everyone commented on how beautiful and unique all the flowers were. Not only did she realize my vision for the wedding, but she really exceeded my expectations. I truly believe that for her price range, she's one of the most talented and artistic florists out there, and I wouldn't be surprised if, in the near future, she becomes one of the more sought after florists in the Bay area! Stephanie - 10/31/2007
AwesomeI just got married earlier this month and would love to recommend Laura of Poppy's Petalworks to any bride looking for an elegant, modern, beautiful, and affordable flowers! She is much more than a florist; she designed such beautiful floral works of art that people are still emailing us and telling us how much they liked the decor! Warning: this is a long review, but I thought I'd touch on all the things I loved about working with Poppy's Petalworks. My husband (then-fiance) and I met with Laura in February to plan for our October wedding, and from the first meeting, we could tell that she is very organized, creative, and easy to work with. My husband and I had a bit of an idea what we wanted for flowers types and colors, and Laura listened to what we wanted and added helpful suggestions. She also was able to draw up a quotation at the end of our meeting so we could see if it fit in to our budget. She also lowered the price for our centerpieces by allowing me to buy my own vases ($3.30/each at Michael's!). We decided to book with Laura, and as the months went by, I would email her photos of centerpieces, bouquets, and decorations that caught my eye, but I was having trouble coming up with a central theme for our wedding flowers. Laura was able to compile all the images and styles I liked and turn them into a beautiful "wild autumn" theme that blew us away when we saw it on our wedding day! A couple days before the wedding, Laura took the time to make a sample centerpiece by wrapping one of the vases I'd provided in a paper we had agreed upon to hide the stems. She contacted me and told me that the paper ended up clashing a bit with the flowers, fruits, acorns, and leaves she arranged, and she offered to line the vases with oak leaves in order to tie the theme together. Although wrapping the vases with leaves had been a more expensive option when we had originally discussed the centerpieces, Laura went ahead and kindly did this for all 24 centerpieces without raising the price. My husband and I also had a bird theme going on in our wedding (perhaps "birds in wild autumn" would encompass it all? :)), and Laura designed our ring pillow to resemble a birds' nest with perfectly fall-colored birds, flowers, and branches. It was a hit with our ring bearer and the guests, and tied in beautifully with a birds' nest cake topper we had atop our cake. We also had a raffle where one person at each table won the centerpiece to take home, and the winning guests were just thrilled. Laura and I had emailed back and forth (she is very prompt at returning emails) about the bouquets, boutonnieres, centerpieces, arch decoration, etc., and she was able to capture design elements I couldn't even put in to words - she made our wedding so elegant while also being perfectly "us". Overall, I can't thank Laura enough for her time and consideration. She put so much effort and creativity in to our wedding! I highly recommend Poppy's Petalworks to any bride looking for an indescribably beautiful wedding day. Carol - 07/23/2007
AwesomeLaura impressed me with her dedication and enthusiasm. I quoted a couple of others good review florists before I go to her, she gave me a quote right away instead of asking me to go home and wait for proposal. She quoted reasonable and suggest ways to save more and always give options. She's responsive, attentive and friendly. Out of all the vendors on my wedding day, she is the one I would surely recommend to everyone. Sharon - 04/04/2007
AwesomeIf you are looking for a dedicated, passionate and creative florist – then you need to look no further than Poppys Petalworks! Laura helped to make our wedding day truly splendid. I expressed high expectations regarding my flowers during the planning process, and Laura patiently listened to my wishes, and worked diligently to meet the vision of our wedding. She was very accommodating and responsive throughout the planning process, which really helped to ease the stress of a busy bride. The flower arrangements reflected my personality and were very creative and unique. My personal bouquet was one of a kind and even more beautiful than what I imagined. Laura also added personal touches to the decorations that pleasantly surprised us on the wedding day. Many of our guests complimented the flowers Laura created. We are so glad to have found her to help us transform our venues into beautiful sites for our wedding celebration. Connie - 01/29/2007
AwesomeThank you very much for all your help and the most beautiful floral arranment, which I am still getting calls for compliments. I adore your creativity, attention to details and professionalism, which made our big day unique and magical. Thank you thank you! :) Monica - 11/16/2006
AwesomeI know nothing about flowers! All I told Laura is about the colour I want, shape of bouquet and flowers that I know and I don't like! She is very creative, detailed oriented and responsible! She did an awesome job on my wedding flowers! Marjorie - 11/01/2006
AwesomeThe moment I saw the bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres the night prior to my wedding, I was certain Poppy's Petalworks had already exceeded my expectations. Laura was a pleasure to work with. She was very accommodating, open, patient, and suggestive to my needs and requests. She would provide professional feedback and advice, but never did I feel like she was trying to push her ideas onto me. Laura was able to fully comprehend the effect in which I had envisionsed. The level of service was commendable. For example, the delivery of the flowers reflected punctuality - I did not have to worry about late presentations, as the flowers arrived timely the night before and promptly to the wedding banquet, and best of all without a bit of compromise to the quality. The final project exhibited all themes and sensitivities I imagined. The flowers were fresh and obviously prepared with bundles of thought, effort, and the responsibility to do an excellent job. Not only did the resulting fanfare achieve all marks and stars possible, Laura was also there on my wedding day, ready to help with those last-minute disasters. She helped me decorate my wedding cake with flowers, pin boutonnieres to our guests' suits/dresses, and much much more. In all, Laura became involved in my wedding in ways exceeding that of a florist. She went above and beyond the ordinary florist by striving to meet my needs and making everything design-related go smooth. Poppy's Petalworks is undoubtedly professional and deserves high recommendations. They took my wedding project to the tops, and their attitude and passion for doing splendidly and simply making things beautiful was successfully proven. I will certainly use them again if I need to get married again. :P Cecillia Lau Tseng - 10/31/2006
AwesomeI have used this vendor for my wedding in September 2005. Overall, I was very picky with my flower arrangements and was nervous that no one can do a good job. When I worked with her, I described to her how I wanted my bouquet & boutannaire to look like and when it showed up on our wedding day, it was exactly how I envisioned it to look like. So, I would say my vendor's Laura is very creative and artistic. She gave alot of good suggestions also. I would highly recommend her to anyone who needs a wedding florist. Ann - 10/31/2006
AwesomeSimply Beautiful! Laura's attention to detail is beyond expectation. She's also very creative and full of ideas. I really appreciate her nice work for my wedding. I highly recommend this vendor. Useful Links |
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