Three months before my wedding, my florist completely dropped me - wasn't responding to texts or phone calls. And it's not that I was a bridezilla, I came to find out that she way underpriced what I wanted, and instead of letting me know the cost was going to be more, she just didn't respond. I was pretty worried about what finding a new florist was going to mean. I live in Hemet, so one Saturday I just started driving down Florida Avenue to see if I could talk to any of the local florists.
I arrived at the Arrangement Gallery location, and unfortunately the florist wasn't there to speak to me in person - probably because it was a Saturday after all (event day!). I was able to make an appointment after hours (as I work out of town during the week) for the following week.
I met with Rick, and he asked a lot of questions about my personal style, our wedding theme, what types of flowers I had seen and liked, etc. And he LISTENED. He was very understanding of the miniscule budget I was working with, and assured me that he would be able to give me beautiful flowers within a workable budget. He definitely put me at ease, and my stress level dropped considerably. He even dealt with some last minute changes with completely ease and understanding (originally I was going to pick the flowers up, but opted to have them delivered - ALL the way to Lake Arrowhead).
The day of our wedding, Rick arrived personally to deliver our flowers. He was on time, and the flowers looked amazing! My bouquet was a mix of roses, dahlias, hydrangeas and succulents. Beautiful! We even had some non-traditional requests: In addition a maid of honor and three bridesmaids, I also had a bridesMAN - so his boutonniere was slightly different from the groomsmen's. On the Groom's side, we also had a Groom's LADY, and her bouquet was also slightly different from the Bridesmaids. All in all, he provided my bouquet, four bridesmaids bouquets, a groom's lady bouquet, 10 succulent boutonnieres, and two huge bouquets for the arch. All of the flowers arrived fresh. When Rick met with my wedding coordinator to place the flowers onto the arch, he discovered that the arch I pick would not be aesthetically pleasing (as I was not planning on doing and fabric draping). He met with me about the problem with the arch, and I told him to go ahead and choose whichever arch he thought would look the best. He picked a great arch, and the flowers complimented everything beautifully.
I highly recommend Rick and the Arrangement Gallery. I think they are fantastic. read more