Daevid's staff were the friendliest and most helpful of all of the vendors I chose for my wedding. I had total confidence that they would do an amazing job and they did just that. The flowers and table decorations were beautiful. They really worked within my budget to achieve the look I was dreaming of (and even discounted some items and didn't even charge for some of the rentals!) I would HIGHLY recommend Daevid's to any bride! They are the BEST choice you can make for a florist!!

I contracted with Daevid's of Norfolk in November and my wedding was in December. Even though it was short notice, the flowers and event decor were spectacular. No one would ever known there was such a short window of planning. I recieved so many positive comments on my event decor- it was like none other many of my guests had seen before. Daevid's staff was very professional, accomodating and flexible. Daevid added those extra special little touches and pays much attention to the detail.

His work is a art masterpiece. I loved brainstorming with him! It was like a genus at work on his next piece.
It was a pleasure doing business with him an his team. Thank you so much. -Sierra

Picking out floral and linens for our wedding could not have been any easier. We met with Daevid once and gave him a rough idea of what we were looking for. After listening attentively, Daevid immediately took us to the back of his shop, and on-the-spot he assembled centerpieces to give us an idea of what he was thinking. Without hesitation, Daevid created the perfect centerpieces, exactly what we were looking for. He promptly sent us a proposal, including pictures of the flowers he envisioned, and with very, very minimal changes, we immediately signed. Throughout the planning process, anytime we had a question we got an immediate response, even when we were making changes at the last minute. Daevid and his staff were an absolute pleasure to work with!

Even though our venue had very strict time restrictions for set-up and clean-up, Daevid's staff was prompt and efficient, without sacrificing quality. They had everything under perfect control and didn't ask me for a thing. Every last detail exceeded my expectations! From the beautiful petal arrangement down our aisle, to every last flower that was perfectly arranged on our cake. We also rented our linens from Daevid, and they were beautiful! Daevid is so talented and creative, he not only made our ceremony and reception flawless, but he made the entire planning process easy and FUN!

Everything so good! Daevids did more than I asked for and were so easy to work with. His is definitely good at what he does!

When I first met Daevid I knew in my head what I wanted my wedding to look like, but I couldnt put it into words....so he asked me a few simple questions and went into the back of his shop and through some wonderful things together with what he had! After that day I gave him free run...I dont trust a lot of people....but he knows what he is doing! I was so blessed to have Daevid!

Daevid is by far the most talented florist in the area! He listens, and performs with spot-on accuracy. I had a difficult time conveying exactly what I wanted, and honestly wasn’t sure how everything was going to look. I was completely blown away when I entered my reception site. I only wish I could have had more time to look at every little detail, because there were so many!

I can’t tell you how many times guests came up to me and said this is the most beautiful wedding I’ve ever seen. It’s been 7 weeks and I’m still hearing compliments on my décor. Thank you Daevid. I will recommend your services to everyone. (I have 2 unmarried sisters ;-) )

While I was not able to use Daevid's for my wedding (they had already booked my date by the time I called), I was very impressed by Daevid and his team.

On the day of my wedding, we did bride-groom pictures beforehand and I forgot to pick up my bouquet before leaving the house. As we drove around town (flower-less) to the unique spots we wanted to shoot, we passed by Daevid's. Our photographer immediately yelled stop and and that he wanted to take pictures there. You see, Daevid's has this huge yellow-painted brick wall with flowers, and beautiful planters with sweet potato plants overflowing onto the sidewalk. We got out and started taking pictures with the Daevid wall as our backdrop, and not more than five minutes later, Daevid came out with a beautiful bouquet of yellow flowers for me to use in my pictures (and yellow was my color!). It was so kind and unbelievably professional of him to see us taking pictures and notice I was sans flowers.

Daevid is truly a class act and I couldn't have thanked him more for adding this little detail to our wedding photos!

You can place your vision in the hands of Daevids of Norfolk. Stephanie is excellent with answering your questions and making you feel like you are the only bride they are working with. Daevid has a gift from God. He takes your vision to another level and does so without taking advantage of you or your finances. Be honest with him about your budget and he will work with you. Daevid also provided me with great referrals for my wedding cake and photographer.

I was an out of town bride who asked my mom if she could take care of the flowers. I work full-time so it's hard for me to take time off to meet with every vendor for the wedding. I would do my best through phone and email, and was lucky my family lived in the area to help me. Right off the bat, Daevid wanted me to come down for a consultation because he said he truly wanted to get to know the bride and get a feel for her style, likes, and dislikes. This was totally fine. I accept someone taking pride and care in their work.

We get to the consultation, and right away we start looking at flowers in his studio. He pulled the printed proposal (emailed previously) out on his workshop table and started to do some arrangements with what we presumed were the flowers listed on that proposal. We are not the experts, so we trusted him to show us what he proposed. We loved the centerpieces. Daevid loved them. He really sold us on these arrangements and both my mom and I and even Daevid were taking pictures of these arrangements for our records.

The contract listed each type of flower being used, but not any notes of the style or arrangement shown. Because we loved what he showed us, we signed the contract assuming that this "style" of arrangements were the ones that he would be using for our centerpieces. Obviously, they would not be exact, but very close. We even took his advice when dealing with our lighting company because he would be using a light under the vases (like in our pics).

Right before the wedding, there is a second consultation to be done and signed off on. I requested to make arrangements for this meeting with his assistant, and she said that if everything looked good from the original contract and consultation, then there was no need to meet, but we could mail in the signed contract. After the 1st consultation, I was NOT contacted by Daevid letting me know that anything had changed, or needed to be subtracted, added, substituted, etc. This was a good sign to me that we were good to go.

Wedding day arrives, the church decorations were lovely, the bridal party bouquets and boutonnieres were great (both items we never saw an example of), the centerpieces were completely different from what he showed us, and what we have pictures of. Yes, they were nice, but they were of a completely different style, and literally people were asking if my mother did them because she is quite talented in that department as well. Very disappointing.

After the wedding, my coordinator explained our disappointment with the centerpieces to Daevid's assistant (he was never available from here on out). She said she would talk to Daevid, show him the pictures from our consultation, and get back to us.

Weekly, my coordinator would get an update that Daevid would call us to talk about it, but he never did. Finally, 1 month later, I get a voicemail from his assistant saying that she's sorry that we were disappointed, but that we signed the contract and that's what they did at the wedding reception. I emailed back a personal response, and almost another month has passed, and still no reply.

I understand that I signed off on the contract/proposal, but what I only saw on the proposal were the types of vases and the types of flowers. There was nothing listed in their about the "style and type" of arrangements. I thought this would come from Daevid's notes/pics that he took from our first consultation. All the types of flowers for the centerpieces were great, so I signed.

If I had known that all of those notes/pics/sketches that he did during our first consultation would be completely forgotten and had to be written in with the contract directly, then I would have most definitely come down for the second consultation that I had emailed about. I found it odd that if the proposal was not in agreement with what he was showing us in his studio (before signing), then why wouldn't Daevid make notes on the contract we were signing and initial them? He never gave us any indication that the proposal had to be changed because of what he showed us in his work studio. Our understanding was that - what was shown in the studio was what was on the proposal.

Bottom line is that we heard amazing thing about Daevid's, he showed us "amazing" at our consultation, and we didn't get that for our centerpieces. We made assumptions that his notes and pics of the "arrangement style" would be in addendum to the flowers listed in the proposal.

It was truly disappointing to have to also speak with his assistant about this when she was such a nice girl, and had not been in on the consultations. The fact that Daevid didn't make an easy effort to call or even write an email himself to speak with us was truly upsetting. I even waited about 2 months to see if he would get in touch to set things straight, but he never did. Sadly, this is probably the only way I would get an actual response.

First of all, the flowers and their presentation were excellent. Daevid is definitely in a league of his own.

However, it would be helpful if one of Daevid's representatives coordinate and ensure all receive their bouquets/boutonnieres/corsages. There was too much confusion, and a few items were missing - one bouquet and flower girl petals.

Daevid made my wedding day better then I could have ever imagined. He made sure that every tiny detail was perfect and in place. He truly made my wedding day extra special. I can honestly say Daevid and his crew went the extra mile to make sure my day was special. I don't even have words to describe how beautiful the ceremony and reception flowers/decor looked. AMAZING! You are crazy not to use him for your wedding or special event!

Dear Daevid, Stephanie and Team:
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for providing gorgeous flowers for our wedding at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church and The Westin on May 28, 2011. The pew markers and altar arrangements brought color and vibe to the church, and we loved the modern touch. The centerpieces were super modern, elegant and sexy, which lit up the room. The bouquets and flowers for the wedding party were beautiful; thank you for allowing us to have the blooms of our choice. Many thanks for providing an amazing bridal bouquet with all my favorite flowers and colors and introducing me to the nerine lily. The flowers were displayed at my parents' home the next day during our post-wedding brunch. Some of the orchids and calla lilies are still alive in our kitchens. I pressed the groom's boutonniere and a few blooms to preserve them! We also appreciate the fabulous satin linens (white table cloths and hot pink napkins) and silver chargers at The Westin. Daevid, your suggestions to use these were great. These items pulled our theme together, and everyone noticed! We constantly look at pictures of our guests' tables. THANK YOU! :)

We absolutely loved Daevid's! They were very creative and had great ideas and suggestions! We gave them our budget and Daevid was able to come up with something we really liked. While working with Daevid, he makes you(the bride) feel so special, like you are his only bride! We live about an hour out of where their shop is but they always tried to work with us and around our schedule to meet with us! Daevid's is the best florist!!!

Daevid did an excellent job with our flowers! The church looked incredible with the pew flowers and altar arrangements. We were so impressed with the entire look of the reception site as well. The arrangements on the tables stood out beautifully to really make an impact! Thank you Daevid's!

My over all experience with Daevid and Stephanie was SPECTACULAR!!!! My centerpieces as well as linens, candles, bouquet etc was absolutely breathtaking! I have never seen anything like it....ever! Love love love Daevids of Norfolk!