Garden of Eden

PROS: kandice is really wonderful to work with. after meeting with her, she sent me her quote within an hour. she understood & perfectly executed my idea for centerpieces using sprouting curly willow branches.

on the day of the wedding, everything was delivered on time & set up exactly as we had discussed.

the silk pomander balls were perfect for the flower girls and they loved being able to take them home & keep them.

CONS: my bouquet was very round, not loose & natural like the inspiration photo i provided. the bridesmaids' bouquets also looked really small to me. the boutonnieres were a little scrawny & fell apart. i wish the florist had suggested getting a second one for the groom (we can't be the only people this happened to). in all of the later pictures, his looks...droopy.

I had very high hopes for Garden of Eden and was disappointed in a few ways. On the bright side, Kandice was a pleasure to work with--but our bouquets came out smaller than anticipated (although we did ask for a smaller size) and some artificial flowers were used in the boutonnieres, which given the price we paid, seems a bit ridiculous. We also thought there would be more hydrangea in our centerpieces (they were still beautiful, though) and that they'd be a bit larger. Finally, we asked for an ivy drape around some of our tables, and the ivy was fastened straight instead. One table that was supposed to have the ivy didn't even have it, either. Even still, everything appeared to be beautiful and no one knew of these issues except for my mom and I, who had a pre-conceived vision in our minds.