flowers :: Berkeley Florist

celyn - 04/12/2006 Good
Rating: Mixed ¡V A for arrangements, C for communication
To explain: Joann did a gorgeous job on my bouquet, the corsages/bouts, and altar arrangements, but the bridesmaids¡¦ flowers were half the fullness that I was expecting (I¡¦d given her with a picture of exactly what I¡¦d wanted). Apparently my color choice was an ¡¥exotic¡¦ at the time of the wedding and, instead of calling me to say she could only get half as many flowers for the estimate price, she just made them with half as many. Also, after the wedding I received an unexpected bill ¡V we had been planning to use the existing altar flowers and freshen them up with a few extra stems. However, when the florist arrived at the church, so she found that the existing arrangement had been tossed. Very kindly, she went back to her shop and made up a new arrangement for us. Until I received the bill, I was unaware this had happened. I have mixed feelings about not being told, as well as her spending more than we¡¦d originally expected to spend on the altar flowers. But, that said, the altar arrangement was lovely.