My husband & I worked with Sunshine Flowers for our wedding in July and were very happy with them!…read more We started by reviewing photos on the website based on a coworker's recommendation, and decided to meet with Constance in person. She had even more photos when we met in person and we had plenty of examples to discuss. She taught us a lot about flower types & flower designs. She is definitely passionate about her profession. I found it very helpful to bring in photos of flowers that I liked from Pinterest, The Knot, etc. Between that and her suggestions to provide color swatches and photos of the dresses, I felt pretty confident in her ability to create the right look for our wedding. On the wedding day, I was absolutely amazed by how beautiful my bouquet was! It had succulents and hints of bright orange among the white, just as I wanted. The bridesmaid flowers were a mix of orange and yellow, and matched with the bridesmaid dresses beautifully. They was a little more yellow than I'd prefer, but I guess that's what I get for requesting NO PINK. The boutonnieres were small succulents and looked nice. She even did small hair pieces for me. In general, Constance is talented, and has a great selection of flowers that allowed me to get the flowers that I wanted. It was a bit more expensive than I expected, but she was very flexible and suggested reusing the ceremony flowers for the centerpieces and cocktail hour flowers for dancing in the barn. Since people were only at one of those places at a time, no one would notice that they were being reused. it worked out well! I'd definitely recommend working with Sunshine Flowers.

I don't take exception to Conni describing my review as a rant. I think I would say it's a humorous…read morerant, but just rant will suffice. But I do take exception to Conni calling it inaccurate. Every problem I describe in my review is the absolute truth. I'm a librarian. I keep notes. It's in my blood. I can't help it. Plus, I have the pictures that show me without flowers before the wedding. AND I have the paperwork I filled out for her with all the instructions written out (that ultimately weren't followed). Yes, I still have the paperwork (see librarian note above). Multiple copies. Because she kept losing them. For real. * Conni NEVER called to finalize anything with me. I had to call her. * She did lose our paperwork. She did tell me her computer crashed. * She did tell us she would be out of town the week before the date. * She did NOT deliver the flowers to where I was getting ready. * The flowers were NOT the colors I specified. * She did not deliver all the boutonnieres. * She did charge us without sending a final invoice (so, like, I could see if she charged us for the missing boutonnieres, maybe?) * And she did reply to my email with "did you send me an email?" I still have the email. Really. Having said all that, the flowers were lovely. Truly. I think Conni's probably an excellent florist. She even uses a picture from my wedding on her website. She should. It's a good picture. But doing "business" with her was stressful. My words of caution go to the bride who is super particular and wants her vendors to follow her instructions to the letter. That was not MY experience with Sunshine Flowers in 2006. As a little side rant ('cause I'm good at that) I have to say, I'm a little pissed she would even try to respond to this review since I'm pretty sure she doesn't even remember who I am. So how would she know if it was inaccurate or not? But, I'd be more than happy to go over it all in detail if Conni wants to discuss it with me personally (since we never did get a chance to do that at the time due to, let's say, technical difficulties). I'm sure she has all my contact information on file, as she remembers so clearly what actually took place. :-)

The sale is on. Yelp friends you won't regret seeing this…read more You have from now until Mothers day. Hours from 9am-4pm. Mothers day 9am to 2pm. What Mom wouldn't love an Orchid on her day. Or just go and take pictures. It's awesome. 4526 Fair Ave Oakland Ca. 94619

The owners are very friendly and SO knowledgeable!!! Their orchids are beautiful. Plan to go back.read more

Beautiful flowers, they last long too! I got some for my birthday and the wrapping paper matched so…read morewell with my room.

I worked with Katharina for my wedding last year and the florals were incredible!!!…read more She has a stunning vision and eye for color, she met with us several times to go over exactly what we wanted and she suggested multiple options to choose from. We wanted big and bold and wow did she deliver!! Everything was absolutely gorgeous. We could not recommend her enough - We have photos displayed in our house and people still compliment how beautiful the flowers are!! Her team was promptly on time and efficient setting everything up, even in the San Francisco wind! She also suggested that the centerpieces for the dinner table be used outside to line the aisle which worked perfectly! The doorway to the venue wasn't quite big enough to bring the arch through but that was no problem for her and her team, it's almost as if it magically appeared inside which I know means her team worked hard and deconstructed and reconstructed the complete arch after the ceremony inside right on time for dinner - amazing professionals!!

Extremely happy with our experience. We placed an important order with a minimum lead time and the…read moreproduct, which was gorgeous, was delivered right in time. Highly recommend!

It was such a pleasure to work with Julie. I did not have a complete vision of what I wanted but…read moreafter meeting with her, I trusted she would come up with something amazing and she did! She made our wedding day even more beautiful then I could have imagined. The centerpieces were the perfect balance of colors, sizes, shapes and textures. She was able to work within my budget and was worth every penny. I even emailed her a week before the wedding to ask for a few more additions and she was more then accommodating. She truly is an artist and would recommend her to anyone getting married in wine country.

The Berkeley Garden Club is a community of local gardeners and volunteers who aim to spread…read moreenjoyment and education about plant care and cultivation. I attended one of their events this past Sunday, the Art & Plant Street Sale, which consisted of live music (a musician playing the accordian), a taco truck on site, and a handful of art and merchandise vendors selling beautiful and unique products. And of course, the garden club selling a variety of plants and adorable gifts. I was able to grab a couple succulents for the moms in my life on Mother's Day weekend. The event as a whole was small and rather mellow, but I appreciated the carefree atmosphere and friendly people all around.

I met Adjowah a few years ago at her stall and a street fair and fell in love with her custom…read morekeychains and later ornaments that she originally (and continues) to make with paper maps! I gave everyone a special keychain one year of their favorite location or their birth place. It's so nice to see the Weekend Store as a store front. Adjowah has expanded her gift items to include map pillows and other fun items with maps and also other gift items (non-maps) that are made by local artisans. Come see her cute store when you are in the Oakland Temescal area! She also has an Etsy shop for her maps jewelry!

We ran across The Weekend Store at the Treasure Island Flea Market. What a cute idea!! After…read moresearching for the exact keychain, we didn't find it, but we were directed to the website. Later that night we placed an order for a custom keychain and didn't think much more about it. The next day we received a personal email thanking us for our order! And two days later, the order arrived, beautifully gift wrapped (nothing I requested or expected) and packaged in a charming box and inner sleeve. It's service from a person who prides themself in their craft! And the keychain is exactly as requested, and very affordable. I couldn't be more pleased! Thank you!

I visited their studio during the open studio sale. It's in a warehouse area of Oakland, a…read moresomewhat scary part of town. Inside the studio is brimming with elegant stationery, repeated patterns in one color on thick ecru paper. During the open studio sales, items are 50% off. Folded note cards come in different patterns: stripes, polka dots, fruit (e.g., apples, cherries), hearts, bows, animals, flowers, and some seasonal motifs (candy canes, snowflakes, reindeer, gingerbread men). The overall look reminds me of wallpaper (in a good way). I bought the skull & cross bones note cards ($16 for 8 or 50% off at the studio sale). The paper is fairly heavy and smooth to the touch. The images are raised slightly. Each item is hand-printed on antique letterpresses. Envelopes are unadorned. The same designs also appear on place cards, gift enclosures, notebooks, and placemats. My favorite designs are the skull & crossbones, Versailles, and the bows. They could use some more playful designs. Daggers? Cupcakes? Bowls of ramen? They also offer custom work (hand-drawn maps, announcements, invitations) and the examples look stunning: http://www.carrotandstickpress.com/portfolio.htm

Gorgeous cards. Great quality. Designs range from classic to quirky. I am addicted. I just…read moreordered a ton for my holiday cards. The trees on the station wagon roof, candy canes, snow flakes . . . LOVE them! I also love the taxi cab ones.