Laura was AMAZING to work with for our wedding florals. She was very friendly and did a great job communicating throughout the planning process, and paid close attention to every detail. We told her our preferred colors and flowers, and she brought our vision to life in a way that by far exceeded all expectations. The floral arrangements flowed so nicely together (we had an arch, bouquets, floral crowns, boutonnieres/corsages, a sweetheart table, and center pieces). Laura even made a floral collar for our dog! Every single piece was absolutely stunning. If you are looking for a florist in the Santa Cruz area, don't think twice! You won't get better bang for your buck. read more

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I am so thankful to have worked with Laura for my wedding flowers, I cannot recommend her enough! My wedding was this past May at Seascape Golf Club, and the flower arrangements were amazing! For my wedding, I had initially reached out to a few vendors for prices/etc. I needed to order, arch flowers, aisle flowers (which would double as my centerpieces), a centerpiece for the head table, and bouquets/boutonnieres for immediate family and bridal party. Working with Laura was so easy and smooth, and honestly I cannot thank her enough for the amazing work she did. I shared with her my Pinterest board so that she could get the feel of what I was looking for, and after meeting with her on Zoom to discuss the items/colors, I knew that I was in good hands and that she was the one I wanted to work with! The pricing for everything was very reasonable, and Laura is so great at accommodating to people's budget and figuring out how to make the most of it. I was originally going to just do white and green for the colors, but I ended up adding some light pink/nude/cream in the arrangements as well, and Laura knocked it out of the park!! We also added greenery to the stairs leading to the ceremony area, and I was so grateful for her suggestion. She was also really accommodating for various requests I had or changes that needed to be made, and I am so grateful for her kindness. Unfortunately I didn't get to see Laura as much on the day of my wedding (being the bride and all), but again I cannot thank her enough for all of the amazing work she did for my wedding day! I still cannot believe how beautifully she arranged everything and the flowers were truly perfect, to the point where I have considered re-ordering my bridal bouquet and preserving that one If you are looking for a florist, look no further!! I'm sincerely looking forward to recommending Laura to my friends for their weddings! read more

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Laura did an amazing job with our reception florals. She is so accommodating and easy to work with as well. We gave her some inspiration photos and she was able to bring my vision to life. When my vision shifted during the planning process, she was extremely flexible and executed flawlessly. Our head table garland was truly breathtaking we received so many compliments from our guests. She is communicative, talented, and provides the greatest value of any florist I could find in the area. I highly recommend using Laura for your wedding florals! read more

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Laura did an amazing job with the flowers at my wedding! The bouquets, the table flowers, the ceremonial arch, and the cascading orchid cake were all gorgeous and exactly what I asked for. They were reasonably priced for this area. I would definitely recommend this shop! read more

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My wedding bouquets were GORGEOUS.. Months later I STILL have people telling me how BEAUTIFUL the flowers were in my bridal bouquet, and the floral sprays for my decorations. I had a beautiful wedding in Monterey and her flowers and creations absolutely made it a dream. My bridemaid (who has been part of over 20 wedding in the past 5 years ) said my flowers for the wedding party, my bridal bouquet, and decor were the most beautiful she's every seen. Laura was SUPERB to work with. She was an absolute light in the chaos of my day. I LOVE looking at photos of my flowers from my wedding. I had over 150 people come, and everyone of them always brings up how beautiful the flowers were. I ABSOLUTELY. recommend her. I would use her again in a heartbeat for any other event I could. read more

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We worked with Laura for our November 2021 wedding at Roaring Camp, and would definitely recommend her! While we didn't end up doing many florals (just bouquets, boutonnières, and greenery garlands for the tables), everything looked amazing! She nailed the colors and textures I was looking for, and everything was fresh and beautifully wrapped. She even left some extra flowers for the dessert table, which I appreciated! Her prices were super reasonable, and we were able to donate all the florals at the end of the night, so someone else could enjoy them. 100% would hire again. read more

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Wow! Laura is the BEST florist! We had reserved her for a big wedding at Highland Park, and she was great to work with. She met us at the event planner's and interviewed with us for a good hour, going over our desires and theme for our wedding. She was great with communication and emails and she gave us a fair quote with all the little details included. We were all set but due to unforeseen circumstances we had to cancel the event. We regrouped and planned a more intimate wedding a few months later and circled back to see if she could still do our flowers. She responded immediately and though she had another event to do later in the day, she said she could still do our flowers. She incorporated our new plan and ideas perfectly into a new quote. It was a super easy process and we were relieved she made it so easy, even last minute! Also of note, our new wedding venue was in San Jose and she still agreed to drive from Watsonville to make the delivery herself. Our flowers were gorgeous and we got so many compliments on them. The ladies were clamoring for the table bouquets at the end of the day and many lasted for quite a while, even after being out in the sun all day. She even did a small bouquet for one of our cakes that matched my bridal bouquet perfectly, and threw in a complimentary "tossing" bouquet that was absolutely beautiful, almost too nice to throw! And as an extra special touch, unbeknownst to us, she included some loose rose petals in a bag for scattering down and around the aisle. They were the perfect finishing touch to our decorations. We would highly recommend Laura for your wedding or any event that needs that extra special touch. She's a true flower artist! read more

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I chose Laura for my first wedding back in 2003, initially because her website was completely up front about prices and were reasonable. She did such a fantastic job I kept her name and number for 15 *years* and was delighted to see she was still around when I was organizing for my second wedding. She has a great eye for color and texture, her flowers are peak fresh, and I got many extra touches that made the venue all the more complete. She's easy to work with. Even if you don't know anything about flowers and don't know exactly what you want, you can trust Laura to choose something exquisite. Wish I could give this lady a hundred stars! read more

Sweeley's Design Shop - The next day, from R to L: bridal bouquet, arch decor (apologies for the low rent tray I put them in), table centerpiece. - Florists Near Me

Laura was extremely amazing to work with. She made my vision come true and my bouquet and bridesmaids bouquets were perfect! I received so many compliments on my bouquet, I absolutely loved all the flowers! read more

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I was planning a close friends baby shower and we had tried contacting several florist in the area, but Laura was the only one who was understanding about our budget and design. Not only was she very professional but very knowledgeable about different design techniques. In the end, the pomanders she created for our event were exquisite and we enjoyed the flowers long after the event. If you want someone reliable and great hire this woman! read more

We received so many compliments on our wedding flowers! Laura is wonderful - our bouquets, Boutonnieres, and table arrangements were exquisite. We could not have been happier. read more

My daughter's wedding was last weekend. Laura did absolutely fabulous flowers! She was gracious as we kept changing the number of tables, groomsmen etc... They could not have been more spectacular! I will add flowers to her site when I have them. The best! 10 stars!!! read more

Laura Sweeley did a wonderful job making the flowers for our wedding! She was very friendly, responsive, stayed within our budget, and took care of everything so we didn't have to worry about the details. She even put together beautiful flowers for our chuppah! The day went smoothly and she was very professional the whole time we worked with her leading up to the wedding. read more

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I used Sweeley's Design Shop for my wedding last year in September for my wedding, Laura was recommended my wedding coordinator at the Chaminade. Laura, the owner, was amazing!!! She listened to all my needs and invisions for my wedding flowers. She also gave us some advice on what flowers to use that would compliment flowes that I wanted. She was always available and had a great attitude no matter how many times I had to change my order. The day of my wedding the flowers came on time and she did a great job decorating the ceremony aisle and the arch. The flowers exceeded my expectations, they were more beautiful then I had invisioned them. Since she did such an awesome job for my wedding, my mom used her for my brother's wedding the following month. The flowers were amazing!! read more

Laura has done our last 3 graduation ceremonies in Santa Cruz, and I can't say enough about how beautiful her work has been, and how reasonable her prices are. I know I can count on her to do a great job, and show up on time. She has always been true to her word, which I value highly and is not common. I would highly recommend using her services. read more

Laura, the owner and florist of Sweely's Design Shop, is absolutely just fabulous. She spent lots of time with us before the wedding listening to our ideas and what we invisioned for the wedding. She also gave her expert advice when asked and that was very helpful. The day of the wedding she delivered everything on time and the flowers were exactly what I wanted! The arch and isle were decorated so beautifully. I was just the happiest bride and we got SOO many complements on the arch and the bouquets. I would recommend Sweely's Design shop to any of my best friends! read more

Laura did a terrific job for our recent April 27th wedding. She was courteous, kind and professional right from the start and was extraordinarily helpful in providing proactive suggestions based on my tastes. To be clear, I am NOT a flower person, so I relied very heavily on her to create a look that fit my preferences (which I struggled to define at first myself) -- she was able to understand what I wanted and boy did she deliver on the day-of. I had never much cared what my flowers might look like but after the wedding, I became very sentimental about how beautiful my bouquet was to the point where I preserved it as a keepsake. This is a true testament to Laura's abilities! I'd highly recommend her to anyone. read more

Laura did the flowers for my wedding and all i can say is AMAZING! I met with her only one time before my big day to discuss the details, and she created everything perfectly! I don't know anything about the names of flowers, differences, etc, but I gave her a visual of the colors and textures I like, showing some photos, and she created all the bouquets, centerpieces, and archway exactly how i imagined! It actually exceeded my expectations. I would recommend Laura for ANY event you're throwing. She is very easy to work with, prompt with her responses, and very clear in her pricing. Looking back on photos from my wedding, the thing i loved the most and was so excited about were the flowers. read more

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Thank you Laura! We are so happy we choose Laura as our florist for our wedding. Our wedding was absolutely beautiful thanks to Laura. She did a fabulous job. I'm beyond happy with how the flowers turned out. Everything was absolutely beautiful. Flawless! I'm extremely satisfied with Laura's talent. I loved everything. Loved all the bling she used!!! The aisle, cocktail hour, reception, everything was perfect. Just the way I wanted it! Even better than how I was picturing it. Thank you again for getting everything set up for us. Laura did everything I asked for to the "T". Thank you a million times! I will hire her again if needed and will highly recommend her to friends and family! Laura's the BEST! Thank you for making our fairytale wedding come true! read more

Flowers were one of the things that were not as important to me as other aspects of my wedding. I sent an email to Laura (because she had other good reviews) and gave her a basic outline of what I wanted (four different colored bouquets/boutonnieres with my bouquet/groom's boutonniere having all four colors incorporated). I literally had maybe three emails with her and called it good. When the flowers showed up on the day of the wedding (on time), they were STUNNING. A hundred times better than I had expected. I go so many compliments -- I think it's just incredible that Laura nailed it without ever having actually talked to me. Would recommend to anyone! read more

Laura arranged flowers for my wedding in Santa Cruz. She is so accommodating and very easy to work with! We met up couple of times to discuss the flower choices and designs. She incorporated what I wanted and worked magic! She also added flowers on my grapevine balls and manzanita branch. Everyone at the wedding loved her flowers :) I would highly recommend her! read more

Laura was amazing! We had a set budget when it came to our wedding flowers and Laura was very flexible, creative, and accommodating. The flowers turned out gorgeous! She was professional to work with and very responsive. I would recommend her to anyone! read more

Laura did the flowers for my wedding at the Chaminade in Santa Cruz in July and everything turned out even better than I imagined! During the wedding planning process, I didn't know exactly what I envisioned in regards to flowers and Laura helped me figure out what would work best while staying within my budget. On the day of the wedding, Laura arrived early to pin the boutonnieres on the boys and to deliver the bouquets to the bridal suite. The flower arrangements and table centerpieces were beyond my expectations! Guests kept commenting on how beautiful everything looked. I would recommend Laura to anyone looking for a florist! She is professional, knowledgable, and very easy to work with! I could not have been happier! read more

My daughter asked me to help her choose a flower vendor for her wedding, and, in so doing, I had the opportunity to meet Laura. She is low key, unassuming and very friendly. My daughter expressed her desires, and Laura listened, offered suggestions, took some notes, and provided a very reasonable quote. When she delivered the flowers as promised for the wedding, my mouth dropped - they were more beautiful than I ever expected and the perfect signature to a fabulous wedding. Laura is a visionary and a very, very nice person with whom to work. read more

Live in Sierras with family in Santa Cruz & no clue who to call for flowers after daughter-in-law surgery. Left message late in day, not expecting return call until next day. Recd. call at 7:30 pm, I described my wish, and it FAR exceeded expectation. Family was thrilled and shall recommend. Thank you Sweeley's!! read more

Laura did a fabulous job with the flowers for my wedding. She created a gorgeous spray for the gazebo, pom pom balls for ceremony row, 8 bouquets and groomsmen flowers. The centerpiece flowers were stunning. Everything came on time and in perfect condition. We couldn't have been happier! read more

Amazing! Laura put together gorgeous wedding flowers for us on our big day. Everything was more beautiful than I imagined. The flowers were vibrant and arranged thoughtfully. Each corsage, bouttoniere, and bouquet was unique. Laura was the perfect combination of professional and laid back. Thank you Sweeley's Design Shop! read more

Found her through great reviews for a wedding venue and they didn't lie. Her flowers are beautiful and her prices are dirt cheap compared to everyone else in town. I told her the colors of the wedding, pictures that I found that were similar of what I liked and some flowers I liked.,,We met once for less than an hour and trusted her judgement...and the day of she shows up on time and the flowers were perfect. cake and cake table went from plain jane into something that was too pretty to eat. she knew the venue well so I didn't need to give her much direction. She handled it all. couldn't have asked for more. read more

Laura was great and was able to create exactly what I was looking for. Amazing flowers at extraordinary prices.