I first discovered Shirvan Design at a wedding show a few years back. Though there were numerous outstanding and rather well known floral designers at this upscale show, none came close to the sheer "wow" factor that Shirvan had to offer. But back then I wasn't really serious about hiring a florist....yet.

Fast forward a few months to the next 3 or 4 wedding shows that I saw Shirvan Design at - all of which blew me away. Then I started noticing Shirvan Design's work in Ceremony magazine, among others. And then I noticed the very first florist my wedding planner was raving about was them. And there is no denying their downright amazing work. Finally, I met the design genious, owner Arsine, at, you guessed it, another wedding show. I knew she was going to be my florist from the moment I met her.

Working with Arsine and her team was like a dream. First of all they are so inviting and warm, and they will spend as much time with you as you need. And they actually listen to your vision and work with you to make an even more awesome version of it come to life. There are so many florists that simply can't do this - instead, they try to TELL you what you should want, or what they want for you. Either that or they just aren't capable of the amazing work that Shirvan Design can and has done for me and hundreds of other brides like me.

Fast forward to my June 18, 2011 wedding. Keep in mind that I am a hard to please, detail oriented, OCD bride. I could not have asked for a more amazing florist. My flowers were so lush and luxe! There were super amazing touches that they put on the flowers that surprised even me. They went above and beyond what was promised in the contract, and after the event, their crew's clean up was flawless.

Trust me, hiring Shirvan Design will be the best decision you can possibly make for your wedding. If you're considering them, don't waste another minute!

First of all, words cannot express how thankful I am for Arsine and her staff. I first came upon Shirvan Design through Ceremony magazine. My first thought when I viewed that spread/ad in the magazine was, "This florist will definitely match the artistic style that I look for in a florist." Arsine did not disappoint! When I walked into my venue to do my first look pictures the day of my wedding, I was so touched and blown away from how the ceremony site looked-gorgeous & beautiful! I have never seen anything more elegant! Secondly, she MADE my reception that day! Without the flowers, I don't think that everything would have came together as beautifully and perfect as it did. I was breath taken by how everything looked! Thank you Arsine for your professionalism throughout this whole process. I will definitely recommend Shirvan Design to the rest of my family and friends!

The final product was very nice, but the process was pretty awful.

Heed the warnings on these other reviews about their pressuring sales tactics, inability to deliver on items discussed, sudden changes, and lack of adherence to contracts.

Like others have said here, their interpretations of the "specials" they offer is pretty suspect. For example, "10% off" became "10% more flowers than you would've gotten." Huh? How is that even measurable?! Needless to say, make sure you do your sample viewing and be direct. Even they couldn't explain their own spreadsheet of cost breakdown once they were actually questioned.

Our designer, Joel, was on the same page as us throughout, and was very good. But when Arsine got involved, things inevitably went haywire. She has a "bigger is better," "blingy" sensibility, which really clashed with our elegant, organic taste - and she enjoyed taking subtle digs at our choices and trying to constantly up-sell. Listening is not her strong suit.

In the end, we simply didn't feel like our wedding was important to them. We weren't going cheap, but daddy wasn't writing the checks either, and it was clear that the "bigger" clients were more important. They were also completely unresponsive to our coordinator in the final weeks.

Save the stress, there are a lot of better options out there (we would've switched half-way through if we hadn't put up that deposit so early!).

One month before my wedding and I was worried sick about my flowers. Already booked with a different florist for 9 months and every mock-up appointment left me not pleased. Sleepless nights about the flowers for my wedding and as it got closer I did not know what to do. Called my wedding consultant expressing my desire for a new florist one month prior to my wedding and she had a great relationship with Gary Tomason at Shirvan Design. In a nervous state with knots in my stomache about my current situation I felt at ease with my appointment with Gary because of my great relationship with my wedding consultant. When we met, Gary could not have been nicer, more professional and caring about my needs and seeing my vision for my flowers for my wedding. Everyone that knows me knew...flowers for my wedding was THE most important on my list for my special day. I have always felt that the flowers for your wedding will make or brake the event. It sets the tone snd makes a statement about the style of your wedding, the class, the one thing your guests eyes are drawn to when they walk into your reception or ceremony. To me, flowers were everything and they had to be perfect! Right away Gary picked up on my vision and on our second appointment he came to my venue to get the feel of the place, the space and my vision. He sketched and created my Chuppah for my ceremony. My husband and I both from different faiths...and Gary had a drive to make both our visions become one. I was blown away by the quality of Gary's flowers at Shirvan Design and the attention to detail he has a gift. By our third and final appointment we had everything down perfect and I felt as if Gary had known me for a long time. My vision for my wedding was elegant, romanctic and classy. He took those three words and at my wedding as my husband and I went table to table those same words came from our guests mouths as they described our wedding. As I drove up that day to my venue in the limo and saw Gary and his team setting up my ceremony flowers I was already tearing up in awe of what he was creating for me and for my husband...and for all our guests. Our wedding was amazing...it was elegant, it was classy and oh, it had romance! On our honeymoon as we reflected of our wedding and how amazing it was...Gary and Shirvan Design was a major highlight of conversation. When we returned from our honeymoon the same comments came from our family and friends who attended our wedding. In fact, people have been asking for Gary's contact information. Brides who are getting married this year and next, family friends who are designers, and guests who would like to use them in the near future. Next year my cousin is getting married. She is my wedding party and I in hers and I am so excited that she is going to call Gary to have him do the flowers for her wedding too. We did spend a generous amount on our flowers but Gary can take any busget big or small an deliver what the bride and groom vision for their special day. Thank you Gary and Shirvan Design. We are niw lifetime customers of yours and will refer you in every way possible so everyone we know can benefit from the gift you truly have. All the best, Heather Olsen

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We were shopping all around the city for a florist, and we were going to go with some of the higher end Florist like Square Root, but we found this small place in Burbank who did the same exact look for half the price. Their service was amazing and friendly.

Great to work with and their displays were amazing. Amazing set of roses and carnations for the entire ceremony! My goodness there is absolutely NO reason not to choose this store to do your wedding!

Joel at Shirvan made our wedding so unbelievably gorgeous. The wedding was 2 months ago, and almost every day I hear someone else comment on how beautiful the flowers were! He just GOT it, right from the very first meeting!

Arsine and her staff made our wedding dreams come true. Shirvan Design converted an older location into the wedding I had always imagined. Arsine was like an angel there to guide and inspire. She even calmed the nervous bride and mother of the bride with her composed attitude. Everything was beautiful and the staff was very proffesional. Gary was very responsive through emails. Thank You Shirvan Design, we can't wait to do business with you again. Eric and Cindy O'Neill

The folks at Shirvan were amazing. My husband and I were on a tight budget and they worked with us to make our decor pop without costing too much. They decorated our ceremony location, our cake and our reception with large bouquets of fresh flowers. They also provided my bouquet, my bridesmaids' flowers and all the corsages for everyone else. I got to preview everything the day before and they even re-did my bouquet when their first try didn't turn out exactly as I had hoped. They did custom-sized cakeplate wreaths for each of the tables at our reception for the centerpieces. Everything came out the correct color and exactly as I had imagined it. Highest marks!

Arsine was AWESOME! She listened to the vision I had and played with my own creativity- the end result? The most perfect bouquet to fit my avant guarde' dress! I had a gown that was unique, unusual, and very ME.... Arsine at Shirvan took my ideas and my thoughts and made the most amazing bouquet for me!!!! My home smelled lovely for a week following the wedding- since of course my own bouquet was too gorgeous to toss- and she made me a special toss bouquet for that!!! Highly recommend her artistic view points to all brides- but especially those with a more couture look in mind!!!

Horrible service. Arsine (owner) does not deliver or guarantee what is stated on the contract. My wedding flowers were browning and not fresh. She also changed items that we never spoke about. Would not recommend this vendor. Find another florist you can trust. Do your wedding the right way and work with a professional. She will pressure you into signing the contract same day and tell you about free toss, free entrance, free cocktail table flowers, free flowergirl basket because it's already added into the price. It is a good sales technique that I fell for too! I suggest going to at least 5 well reviewed florists before choosing one. Don't let her pressure you! You are in control of your own wallet.

I went in to Shirvan Design in Burbank a few months before my wedding. It was actually the first place I visited after my reception venue, Calamigos Equestrian Center Burbank, had recommended them to me. I met with Arsine at Shirvan Design.

I gave Arsine a budget and she really worked with me. It was hard for me to go with them since it was the first place I went to but Arsine seemed really knowledgable about wedding flowers and I'm glad I did. I did end up going over budget though but ONLY because I had to add more flowers because I had more guests than I anticipated.

The flowers at my wedding were absolutely GORGEOUS!! I was so happy with them. Shirvan Design did my reception flowers as well as my bridesmaids bouquets, mom's bouqets, and the buttoniers. She also decorated my cake with flowers and it was so amazing. I got so many compliments on the flowers from girls of course, and guys believe it or not! That's how beautiful they looked.

Arsine told me to go in the day before my wedding and take a look at the flowers so I could see that they would be fresh for my wedding. I didn't have time but they were so pretty anyways. Some of the flowers were suppossed to be delivered to my home at a certain time and they ended up showing up early which was great. I didn't have to worry about it the rest of the day.


I would totally recommend Shirvan Desing to any bride who is looking for a professional and trustworthy flower vendor! They made my wedding the wedding of my dreams...

We received a lot of flowers for the amount we spent, and everything turned out very beautiful. However, they were a little pushy during my first consultation (tried to make me sign a contract right then and there), and the bouquets did not have all of the flowers I requested in our contract (I was told the day before the wedding that one type of flower was out of season and on the day of the wedding I noticed my BM bouquets were rather small and were missing a flower specified in the contract too). Other than that, they were pleasant to work with and I was overall satisfied with their service.

What can I say....they were great!! Easy to work with (Arsine was our contact), she was very knowledgeable about the flowers what would work, color suggestions, etc. which was good since I'm not a flower person. She suggested how to best include the color scheme I wanted and was familiar with our wedding location so knew where and how to set up for day of wedding, was on time and even helped move certain arrangements to the reception. The cost was very reasonable, met with us, discussed our budget, and worked very well with our wedding planner. All made a good team, and guests thought everything was beautiful!

Thank you so much to everyone on the Shirvan team for the excellent job you did on the flowers for our wedding!! I cant say enough good things about them. Willingness to accommodate, attention to detail, stunning work and service. I am so thankful and recommend them to anyone.