They are good at what they do and they do a lot of weddings. I did not feel like my day was anything out of the ordinary for them, and that was a little disappointing. The flowers did not last long, unfortunately. But, the bridal bouquet was gorgeous!!! They weren't very social, a little to business-like. But their ability to get it done made up for it.

We met with Taj Downey, who helped us pick what types of flowers and arrangements we might like by showing us numerous "decks." I didn't have fabric scraps with me at the time, but she was still able to use our deions to put together creations that matched our colors very well.

I think they charge a standard $150 / bridal bouquet, because when I asked about potentially changing the types of flowers to make it less expensive, she said she'd just change the numbers of each flower type she would use and charge the same amount. Since we had a bit of sticker shock, we asked if we could trim down some of the bouquets to make them more affordable. It took some time for her to get back to us (a week? I forget by now...), but she did provide us new estimates. We even considered cutting rosebuds from my husband's (family's) backyard and making the corsages ourselves, but we needed to use a professional to ensure that we had enough young buds (rather than full-blown, open roses) available on wedding day.

I really appreciate that Taj called us a few days before our final invoice was due to remind us, because I had been traveling and completely forgotten about it! She also let us change our order pretty late in the game -- cutting out centerpieces, adding extra corsages). We had an AM wedding, and even though their storefront isn't open until 8, they made sure someone was available for us to pick up our flowers at 7:30 (we didn't want to pay the delivery fee).

So yes, going with any professional florist is pricey, but Ballard Blossom's prices were reasonable, and we used them for our bouquets & corsages. The rest of the arrangements / church decorations we got at Pike Place Market for $5-$15 each ;) They would have cost another $200 if we had a florist do them anywhere else...

The flowers here are amazing and everything turned out beautiful. It was a little hard to work with them though since our consultant did not work any weekends. All in all though they were great.

Laurel Stromme is amazing! Young, full of ideas, and willing to work within your budget and your ideas. I supplied her with empty vases for the center pieces, and she brought the flower arrangements to life.

Our flowers were beautiful, and Ballard Blossom worked so hard with us to get exactly what we were wanting for the look of our wedding. We were incredibly happy with them.