Exceeded all of our expectations and more!! Wonderful service, staff and reasonable pricing!!

We used Golden Gate for our flowers and uplighting. Jay was so easy to work with throughout the entire process. Our flowers came out beautifully, especially my bouquet, which I absolutely adored. We had a minor miscommunication, which was probably my fault since I know nothing about flowers. About two days before my wedding I went into the shop to pick up a gravesite arrangement, and I noticed that my BMs' flowers were in the refrigerator. I thought we had discussed making them green and white rather than all green. They were also a little less full than I thought they'd be. I left thinking that maybe they weren't finished? But just in case, I called Jay. He didn't know the answer off hand but had Melissa immediately call me back. She told me that they were done, but they could redo them if necessary. I said that I'd like them redone to include some white if possible. Melissa didn't sound too happy with me, BUT the point of this story is that they fixed them and they were GORGEOUS on the day of the wedding.

Bottom line: I highly recommend Golden Gate! Just be sure that you communicate and know what you want vs. what they intend to provide.

Jay and the entire Golden Gate staff were amazing! My flowers were exactly like I had pictured. Jay was so great and easy to work with and made sure we were completely happy and comfortable with our decisions. Golden Gate Studios had previously done two of my friends weddings and they did not let us down. I would highly recommend GGS to everyone!!

We checked out several florists before deciding on Golden Gate-- and we're glad we did. Jay and his team are very professional, courteous and responsive. I had a good idea of the type of flowers I wanted and decorations for the aisle-- and Jay made my ideas become reality. My husband is originally from the South, so Jay was able to reflect his roots in my bouquet-- by using raw cotton. Fantastic! I was very happy with Jay! I would highly recommend Golden Gate to any bride.

Worst experience ever! They were the nicest people and even when i went to get a sample done for my wedding they did exactly what i wanted. It was beautiful! I was so happy I wouldnt have to worry about my flowers, I thought they had everything taken care of.. The morning of my wedding, My flowers came and my boquet was sprayed and falling apart. before i even got to the church i mustve lost about 5 flowers (it was made out of carnations) I didnt panic yet.. then we get to the reception and I wanted to cry.. My centerpieces looked nothing like the sample.. they were all sprayed and had a bunch of leaves all over the places. I wanted a ball of hotpink carnations, how hard is that!!! inside we were suppose to have cala lillys but instead they threw in whatever flowers they had. They also glued the flowers to the vase. it looked awful.. There was suppose to be a big flower arrangement when you walk in to cocktail hour, it looked like they picked flowers from a farm and threw them in a vase. My seating cards were suppose to all be arranged on a bed of hot pink carnations for 150 people. Instead the bed fit maybe 20 cards and wasnt the right color. I was so upset, I trusted them with my wedding. They ruined everything!! When melissa came to pick up the vases she was rude, when I asked her why everything was different, she said "oh im sorry I dont know" this is your job to do what your clients are paying for! I called jay because i wanted some money back. He didnt want to come out to see us when I went to the office. He talked about how everything went wrong and the color of the carnations was ordered hot pink and came in coral. Honestly I dont care what happened. I wouldve been happy if they let me klnow the situation a few days before the wedding and I wouldnt be suprised! Think twice before you want to spend thousands of dollars at this florist!!!

I am very disappointed with this vendor. The original person I was dealing with left the company, even though I was reassured that everything would go as planned, this vendor failed to contact me to tell me they did not have the linen I requested, instead they changed it without calling me, and made a comment that brides are "entitled." I was not aware of this until two weeks prior to my wedding. The colors they provided were dramatically different than my theme. I had to go with another vendor two weeks prior to try and fix the issues. I provided the vases and they were supposed to provide mini bouquets in all the vases, instead they threw two roses in each vase. This is not what we agreed to. My theme was candlelight, they agree to light the 200+ votives for the reception, 100 of the votives were returned to me, unlit, as they ran out of time during set up. They were supposed to light the candles on the memorial table in the chapel, and during the wedding ceremony I realized that they did not. And lastly, they told me that they would be at wedding site to set up at 12pm. They did not get there until 4:30pm. This meant my wedding planner could not review anything in regards to set up as my wedding was at 5:30pm.

Jay was great. I told him my budget & he took notes upon our first meeting for the flowers I needed. A few weeks later I received a formal list of the flowers & cost broken down into categories. I told him the flowers that I liked & he did a great job putting it together.
He made a complimentary sample centerpiece for me to take & he did a great job with that. My order also included a tossing boquet, which is great because no one really wants to part with their flowers. he was really good about answering calls & returning messages.

Golden Gate Studios and Jay are wonderful. I left colors and flowers up to him (for I have no clue about flowers).

He had a sample centerpiece ready for us 2 months prior to our wedding and thats when I knew I had made the right decision chosing Jay.

On our wedding day, he was very punctual to the house and the church. When I arrived at the church everything looked beautiful but when I got to Alpine country Club I fell in love...they did such an unbelievable job and I received so many compliments.

How can I ever thank you!!??

If you are planning a wedding you must go see Jay at Golden Gate there is no one else I could ever refer other than them!!

Thank you again!!

Mr. & Mrs. Al Dos Anjos
10/30/2010

Jay was great to work with! I sent him a picture of the roses I wanted for the bouquets, and he sent that picture on to his grower. We weren't sure if those roses would be "right," so we scheduled a meeting 2 days before the wedding for me to come see them. We had a plan B in case they were the wrong color. When I came in to see the flowers, they were perfect! When I saw the bouquets on our wedding day, I was thrilled with them. Also, our centerpieces were at least 3 times the size of the trial centerpiece I'd seen earlier in the year. I was blown away by the flowers, and lots of guests commented on them too. They also took care of our uplighting at a very competitive price, and did a great job with that as well. Beyond the outcome, what I most appreciated about Jay was that he was a pleasure to work with. With all that goes into wedding planning, that alone was priceless. I highly recommend them!

My bouquets came out beautiful and were exactly what I wanted. Jay and his team are really artistically talented. Jay was open to anything I wanted and he was competitively priced. He is hard to get a hold of, so if you need to get in touch with him, don’t email. It’s best to call him on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Mondays he takes off. He’s not very good at answering voicemail either so keep calling until you reach him. He was very good at getting back to me though when it was close to my wedding day, so don’t stress if you can’t get in touch with him. Other than that I highly recommend him, his floral arrangements are the best!

Jay and his team at Golden Gate did an amazing job with every flower arrangement at our wedding! They were stunning and captured exactly what I envisioned. The flowers were breathtaking and made our reception tent exquisite! My bridesmaids bouquets and the bridal bouquet were gorgeous and made every picture even more beautiful!

I happened to be standing in the lobby of the hotel when my Gail (from Golden Gate Studios) walked in with my flowers. She graciously brought them up to my room (where I had to change) and took the time to explain how everything was labeled and organized. They were so beautiful!!! She was so patient and happy. Most importantly, she made sure I was more than satisfied with my order and delivery. Thank you Gail, Jay, & Melissa! Sheer PERFECTION!!!

Jay was great to work with. The only problem I had is that the flowers weren't quite what I expected. I selected multiple colors for the wedding because it was held in the garden. And we had discussed a very vibrant, colorful bouquet to match. Although my bouquet was pretty, it was not nearly as colorful as I'd hoped. That being said, no one knew the difference but me - everyone else thought they were great.

Jay was great, I went in not knowing what exactly I wanted and he put together an amazing list of arrangements in a matter of minutes. He knew what I wanted before I did. The day of the wedding, Golden Gate was great. When we had forgotten the flower girl baskets, one of the staff drove back to the shop and brought them back with plenty of time to spare before the ceremony. They also stayed the entire time and relocated our ceremony flowers to our reception location. All of the arrangements were elegant and well put together. We also had them decorate our cake, which turned out beautiful. Jay has a great eye for what will work best with any type of wedding.

I cannot say enough good things about Golden Gate Studios!!! YOU MUST HIRE THEM FOR YOUR WEDDING! I was blown away by the flowers for me, my bridal party, the church, the centerpieces, the cake, etc. Jay and Melissa went a million times above and beyond what I expected AND worked with me to fit this all in my budget (which in all honesty, was pretty low)! Golden Gate has such an eye for beauty and perfection and it shows in their flowers! I recommend them to everyone I come across who is planning a wedding. They were one of my top favorite vendors from my wedding!!

This was my only vendor that I was a bit disappointed in. When I first met Jay I thought he was wonderful and looking at the pictures was really excited about all my floral arrangements. Then once seeing them I just thought they were ok, still very nice but just not what I really expected. Also I felt I huge difference from my first meeting with Jay to afterwards. My first meeting with Jay and spent so much time an effort with every detail, then after that I never heard from them. It was impossible to call to make a change, confirm appointments, or even make my final payment. I just felt like I had to chase them for anything which was a bit uncomfortable and not really what I wanted to do while planning everything else.
One great thing I would like to point out though, is on the day of the wedding my flowers and all the girls flowers were delivered to the hotel where we were getting ready and once they realized we were going straight to the venue they took everything right over there for us so we did not have to worry about transporting everything. I know it seemed small but in the confusion of that time it was a huge help.