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The Cutting Garden

The Cutting Garden

Cottage Grove, MN
4.9 out of 5 rating, 114 Reviews
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    Allie S. Sent on 12/14/2023
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    Incredible!!!

    Oh my goodness where do I even begin?! Carmen came highly recommended to me and for good reason! Not only is she an INSANELY talented florist, she is also just a JOY to talk to and work with.
    She took my floral vision for my wedding and brought it to life, completely blowing my expectations out of the water. Her and her team came in on wedding day and immediately I felt at ease. They set everything up SO fast, and then came back and tore everything down at the end of the night - you could tell this wasn’t their first rodeo.
    I am so happy to have gotten to work with Carmen and would recommend her again and again to anyone!!
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    Megan W. Sent on 11/20/2023
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    Beautiful flowers!

    Carmen is awesome! We met with her multiple times and was willing to change my quote multiple times when I couldn't quite make up my mind. She was so knowledgeable not just about the florals, but about my venue and which things would look good where. She made some suggestions I hadn't considered and ended up loving! Carmen was so responsive and worked with what I wanted. The flowers were BEAUTIFUL! We went with the pocket boutonnieres which were a hit - our coordinator said she is going to recommend them to all of her clients moving forward. Could not recommend Carmen and her team enough! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
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    Joseph A. Sent on 12/06/2023
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    No pressure. Great results

    Carmen was so easy to work with. No pressure and great results. We would certainly hire her again.
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    Haley B. Sent on 10/25/2023
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    10/10 Recommend The Cutting Garden!!!

    My husband and I hired Carmen and The Cutting Garden as our florist for our wedding this past September. From our very first meeting with Carmen right down to wedding day, we wouldn’t have changed a thing. Carmen was professional, knowledgable, responsive and so very kind. We enjoyed working with her very much. Carmen does BEAUTIFUL work and it is evident she doesn’t spare any details. She had recommendations for us as to how to make our $$ go the furthest as far as making certain pieces detachable and reusable. My bridal bouquet and the bridesmaids bouquets were even more perfect than I had imagined. The centerpieces stole the show during our dinner and reception. I would 10/10 recommend Carmen to anybody getting married who wants to be blown away by the beauty and QUALITY of Carmen and team’s work. Thank you so much for making our day extra special!
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    Ashley T. Sent on 10/19/2023
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    Wedding Floral Review

    5 stars all around! Carmen was fantastic and captured my dream for flowers so well! She was prompt in her responses, her team set everything up so beautifully, and we received so many compliments on our flower arrangements! Thank you so much Carmen for everything!
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    Reagan L. Sent on 07/05/2023
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    WOW! Highly Recommend The Cutting Garden

    Carmen and The Cutting Garden were absolutely wonderful! Carmen's years of experience showed as she was so helpful with the process and all the details that go into it. My favorite meeting through the wedding planning was my floral appointment with The Cutting Garden team! It was so fun to create a vision and The Cutting Garden not only offers beautiful florals, but also great rentals! Carmen's team completely transformed our venue into the day of our dreams! Communication was great, everything was smooth and the teams positive energy is contagious. Highly highly recommend The Cutting Garden! Best in the business with great people who truly care.
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    Sam S. Sent on 07/05/2023
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    Neutral Floral

    Carmen is the best! From the very start, she was super easy to communicate with, and so helpful. She listened to our vision, and then made perfect suggestions to fit the aesthetic, as well as the budget! We had a good mix of flowers and greenery / a greenery install, and Carmen did an absolutely amazing job! We couldn't be happier with the way it all turned out, and I found it to be a major bonus that Carmen was able to pick up my bouquet at the end of the night, and take it back to be pressed and framed. Couldn't recommend working with Carmen enough!
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    Maddie L. Sent on 06/27/2023
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    What Floral Dreams Are Made Of!!!

    Carmen at The Cutting Garden was an absolute dream to work with! I cannot recommend her enough. She totally customized everything to fit our style and our look to make our Hollywood glam wedding a reality. From the lush white floral bouquets, to a gorgeous ceiling install with disco balls above our dance floor that was to die for and beautiful floral arches for our ceremony and everything in between. It was so helpful that she also had furniture rental so we didn't have to use another vendor for that. It made it so much easier on us! Carmen made the planning process easy, fun, and seamless. She is so timely, professional and just amazingly talented at what she does. She and her crew worked so hard to make everything absolutely perfect. It was better than we could have ever imagined. Our floral dreams come true! Thank you Carmen! Our wedding would not have been nearly as beautiful without you! Highly recommend to all brides!
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    Michelle H. Sent on 08/13/2023
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    Gorgeous wedding flowers

    If florals are important to you and you want absolutely jaw-dropping arrangements, we highly recommend the Cutting Garden. We hired Carmen to do our wedding flowers and she knocked it out of the park. We got married at Como Conservatory, so there were already plenty of flowers around, but the florals we received were even more stunning than anything else around us. We shared our floral vision with her and she completely amazed us. Highly recommend for wedding florals.
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    David B. Sent on 07/24/2023
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    Truly a work of art! We’re so glad we went with Carmen!

    Our wedding day was beautiful, and the flowers from The Cutting Garden LLC were a big part of that. Carmen, the owner and lead designer, was absolutely a pleasure to work with. She had a keen eye for detail, an upbeat attitude, and a love for her profession that was evident in every step of the process.

    We met with Carmen multiple times to discuss our vision for the flowers, and she was always willing to accommodate our requests. She also offered helpful suggestions and advice, and we felt confident that she understood our vision. Carmen has a way of making you feel comfortable as if you’ve known her for your entire life.

    On the day of the wedding, the flowers were even more stunning than we had imagined. They were perfectly arranged and beautifully presented, and they added a touch of elegance to our special day. She NAILED it!

    We were also impressed with the competitive prices offered by The Cutting Garden LLC. Carmen explained that she is able to offer lower prices because she operates her business without a fancy storefront which comes with reduced overhead.

    If you are looking for wedding flowers, we highly recommend The Cutting Garden LLC. Carmen and her team are truly talented, and they will work with you to create the perfect flowers for your special day.

    Carmen was our favorite vendor to work with and we continue to get compliments from our guests about how amazing our floral arrangements were.

    Carmen not only offers amazing floral arrangements, but has a wide variety of rental items from arches, charger plates, lanterns, table numbers etc.

    David and Leah
    April 8th 2023
    JX Event Center | Stillwater MN
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    Samantha A. Sent on 11/16/2022
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    Great to work with, beautiful product

    Carmen was an absolute joy to work with! My bouquets were truly stunning. I also ordered two larger pieces for decoration and these turned out better than I could have hoped. Highly recommend.
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    Jenna Sent on 11/10/2022
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    Beautiful Flowers

    Our florals were beautiful and I couldn't have been happier with my bouquet! All I did was provide Carmen with inspiration pics and she nailed it!
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    Nicole G. Sent on 10/16/2022
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    Great experience!

    Carmen was so great to work with - she is so sweet and friendly, plus amazing at what she does! During our first meeting, Carmen not only listened to my thoughts about what I wanted for our wedding florals, but gave great recommendations for options to make the decor even more beautiful. She was responsive to all my questions and was so patient with me and my indecisiveness throughout the process. She was very thorough in making sure everything was accounted for and that it aligned with what I was envisioning. Everything turned out gorgeous, from our table arrangements to the bouquets/boutonnieres, and was even better than I had imagined! Not to mention she and her team did a great job of delivery and set up the day of the wedding, which was a huge help. I highly recommend working with her!
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    Mackenzie Sent on 10/27/2022
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    Exceptional vendor

    Stunningly beautiful floral arrangements for our special day. Carmen had complete creative control and everything turned out just lovely. 10/10 would recommend!
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    Loretta A. Sent on 09/29/2022
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    Mother of the Bride

    Carmen was amazing! From the first phone call, to the final delivery of the flowers, she was responsive, creative, and wonderful to work with! The flowers were absolutely gorgeous!!
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    Hannah K. Sent on 10/23/2022
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    Highly Experienced and Skilled

    We are so happy we chose The Cutting Garden to provide our floral needs. Oue arch arrangement, bouqets, and table arrangements turned out just as we had envisioned and hoped for. Carmen not only listened to our vision, but also provided guidance in the decision-making process
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    Elizabeth G. Sent on 09/07/2022
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    Carmen and team are fabulous!

    Working with the Cutting Garden team was a great experience. During the initial consultation, Carmen listened intently to what I envisioned for my wedding while also providing ideas on how to make the day even more beautiful. After booking, Carmen was responsive to all questions (regardless of what they were) promptly. During our final design meeting, Carmen reviewed everything with us to ensure our vision hadn't changed and to make sure she didn't miss anything.

    On the day of our wedding, her team came in and quickly got everything set up and then was out of the way so other vendors could do what they needed. They also arrived promptly to tear down all of the items and clean up making things super easy.

    The florals turned out exactly as I was expecting and Carmen truly understood my vision for the day. I'd highly recommend working with her!
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    Alissa S. Sent on 09/24/2022
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    Carmen is incredible!!!!

    Carmen was absolutely incredible to work with and my flowers were just beautiful and better than I could have ever imagined! Carmen is such a caring, creative and knowledgeable florist and it was just such an amazing experience with her from our initial meeting to the day of the wedding. She does such an amazing job at listening to your thoughts and ideas and really works with you to create the perfect floral design. We received numerous compliments from our guests about how beautiful the flowers were from the bouquets, boutonnieres and table decor. We also had a moon arc with greenery and floral behind us at our ceremony and utilized it behind our head table at the reception that we just loved! Everything was just absolutely stunning and Carmen and her team did such a great job on the wedding day getting everything in place and working with my coordinator and other vendors. Overall Carmen went above and beyond with everything and I will recommend her to anyone that I know!
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    Hailee G. Sent on 08/14/2022
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    Highly Recommend the Cutting Garden!!

    Carmen was absolutely amazing to work with. She is incredibly genuine, kind, and really cares about her clients. She listened to all our ideas and created the most amazing floral arrangements and bouquets for our wedding. Cannot recommend her enough!
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    Noelle B. Sent on 08/07/2022
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    Highly recommend!

    The cutting garden was great for our wedding! Carmen was very helpful and answered all our questions. They did all the floral setup and tear down. Oh and the flowers were beautiful! I told Carmen my vision and she brought it to life! We highly recommend this vendor for any events needing floral/decor!
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    Melissa H. Sent on 09/06/2022
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    The most amazing flowers!

    Carmen brought my vision to life. Our flowers are STILL being talked about - I wanted her to use her creativity and she delivered something extraordinary. My bouquet was stunning! She was also able to repurpose our ceremony decor in the reception area. The communication was awesome - she was so responsive, open to feedback, and SO reasonably priced. I can't wait to work with her again for another event!
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    Libby P. Sent on 07/22/2022
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    Brings your vision to life!

    Carmen was a delight to work with, she has fantastic energy and is amazing at converting your "Pinterest photo dream board" into a reality! She absolutely knocked it out of the park for our wedding, the flowers were so stunning people were elbowing each other out to get the chance to take them home at the end of the night. The Cutting Garden offers many different rental options as well, we rented sofas and special wicker high-back chairs for a cute little seating area indoors. She also had a variety of table runner colors and candles/hurricanes to choose from, great selection! It's too bad weddings only happen once in a lifetime because I would definitely hire Carmen again :)
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    Bre P. Sent on 10/16/2022
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    Carmen was AMAZING! She made all of my visions come to life better than I could even imagine! She was so quick to respond and always willing to meet!

    Everything about our florals were perfect! Carmen had a ton of floral settings throughout our venue and killed it with every pampas arch and head table overhang. Would choose her over and over again!
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    Emily S. Sent on 07/16/2022
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    The most amazing florist!!!

    Carmen is not only so wonderful to work with, but she has the most beautiful vision! She perfectly captured everything we wanted our day to be in her floral arrangements, decor set-up, and vintage furniture. She was so flexible and easy to work with, which helped with me being an out of state bride. We enjoyed every minutes working with her and are beyond grateful for everything Carmen did to make our day so special!! We look forward to working with her again for any future events! Carmen is the best of the best!!
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    The Lee Wedding

    Absolutely beautiful! We loved working with Carmen and she was very accommodating to us. I highly recommend her for your wedding.
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