Holland Flowers is part of the WeddingLoft. When I met with Marita, I brought her samples of my colors and told that I was looking for an English garden kind of look with herbs and greenery mixed in with the flowers. She came up with some beautiful flowers that accomplished the look in a way that was beyond what my husband and I could have imagined. Because I am unfamiliar with some of the more unique flowers, married showed me pictures of some and gave me a list of others. I was then able to tell her which ones I liked best (I actually liked all of them). All of the flower arrangements that were used for decorations and centerpieces were absolutely beautiful, and the bouquets were beyond amazing. Even the toss bouquet was pretty. She obviously puts a lot of time, care and pride into her flower arrangements. Because Marita gave me a list of the flowers well enough before the wedding, I was able to share that list with the bakery, which resulted in a beautiful wedding cake decorated with sugar versions of the flowers in my bouquet.

Photography: quality of service: 2.5 stars, responsiveness: 2, professionalism: 2.5, value: 1, flexibilty: 2.5
Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the photography from the WeddingLoft. I am absent from pictures of the reception, and the few pictures of my parents and brother during the reception are of them bent over tables, taking pictures with their own cameras and heads out of the shot. There are posed and candid shots (with heads, no cameras, and no unflattering bending over shots) of my husbands parents and sister before the ceremony and during the reception. The photographer was introduced to my parents and brother when we did the posed shots (my husband and I have small immidiate families, plus there were only 40 guests at our wedding), but the imbalance of attention was still present. There is actually one shot of me and my brother during the ceremony...my back and my brother's arm. Those can't be recreated. He even ignored a request that we reitterated several times (once when we met in person and several times when he asked us through email). He also offended the Marines who were our swordsmen because he wanted half the Marines to place their swords in their left hands for a certain posed shot; my husband (who is a Marine), the swordsmen, my matron of honor, and the best man kept telling him over and over that it was against regulation, but he kept telling them to switch hands. I wish we could give separate ratings for a vendor that offers two services. I chose to rate Marita's flowers because I want to make sure she gets proper praise for the gorgeous flowers.

We hired Oliver for the photography and Marita to do the flowers for our wedding, and let me tell you, this duo is quite a team! They bent over backwards to accommodate our wants and needs, helping to customize services to make our day just perfect.

I was completely clueless about flowers and Marita was my saving grace. She patiently walked me through the process of figuring out what I wanted, explaining what was available in season, and helping me find options that were both creative and cost saving. She really knows her stuff - several times she graciously guided me toward sensibility when my imagination started to go off in a direction that would be too expensive or a mismatch for the venue. But she patiently listened to all my wild ideas, and in the end, was able to incorporate many of my favorite flowers into a truly unique floral theme. The result was absolutely stunning - I wanted something creative and distinct, and never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined what Marita came up with. Her table arrangements were works of art - gorgeous and lively and the perfect balance of elegant and playful. Everyone loved them! I will never forget the flowers at my wedding. I highly, highly recommend Marita.

I was the opposite with photography - I knew exactly what I wanted. Oliver was quickly able to meet my needs with a team of photographers to capture every moment of our event. He even brought on an extra photographer at the last minute to take posed shots of guests in the "photo booth" we wanted to set up. The photographers were not intrusive at all, and aside from posed photos, I hardly realized they were there. After the wedding, the photos were available to view very quickly, and it was easy to send the link of the online gallery to family and friends. We spent hours pouring over the hundreds of photos from the day--Oliver's work is just spectacular. I feel like I am reliving my wedding day each time I flip through just a few photos. And when it came time to select prints, the online system was so easy to use. To top it all off, Oliver is wonderfully charismatic, and was such a delight to have around on our wedding day. He is an outstanding wedding photographer.

Excellent experience - Marita is fun and creative to work with and I still get compliments on the flowers! Everything was beautiful and she anticipated so many of the details I didn't even know to think about. Oliver was also fantastic, constantly inspired with ideas for new photographs and I have lovely pics not only of myself, my husband, and our wedding party but everyone else at the wedding! It was great to be able to catch up on everything that happened as the big day can be such a blur! I would recommend The Wedding Loft to all.

Alexandra and Arjan Wedding

We have planned our wedding in two months and contacted Marita from Holland Flowers only three weeks before the event. Marita worked with our maid of honor and decorated the wedding venue it was magical, beautiful, romantic. We loved it!

We were impressed with her responsiveness and ability to make our dreams come true in terms of the decoration and flower arrangements each of the arrangements (bride's, bride's maids, table settings, etc.) were perfect!

Our maid of honor who worked directly with Marita told us all along how please she was with working with Marita.

The flowers were beautiful and rich. We had five star wedding on a very small budget.

Marita Thank you again for the wonderful job.

Alexandra and Arjan

Marita did the flowers and decorations for our wedding and did a fabulous job. My husband and I live overseas, and I was planning a wedding for Alexandria, Virginia. She was always so responsive and worked with me on the time difference, sending pictures and suggestions via email and setting up times to talk via Skype.

We arrived just a few days before the wedding and didn't have to worry about anything. Everything was set up and ready to go, looking beautiful on the wedding day. I would recommend using her to anyone and would use her again for another ocassion.

Marita from Holland Flowers a part of Wedding Loft did the flowers for my daughter's wedding. She was amazing to work with. Since my daughter was out of the area, she made the process extremely easy. The day of the wedding there was 20+ inches of snow falling. Marita went above and beyond to make sure that the flowers arrived at the church and at the reception. This was no easy feat and speaks volumes about Marita and her staff. The flowers were absolutely exquisite and made this day extra special. This will be one day that our family and guests will never forget. I can't thank Marita enough for helping to make this beautiful day happen.

I used Marita and Holland Flowers (a part of the larger Wedding Loft) at the suggestion of our wedding venue. She had done a ton of weddings at the Mount Vernon Inn, and had lots of stuff to show me. She also knew exactly what we would need, since she knew better than I how everything would be set up!

First things first--our flowers were EXQUISITE. Our colors were pink, white/ivory, and black. Since our wedding was in May, I talked to Marita about making things seasonal. Luckily spring gives a lot of options! Our flowers were even more amazing than I had dreamed. The few more elaborate arrangements (name card table and ceremony space) were truly stunning--full of perfect roses, hydrangea, tulips, lilies, and even a few peonies. The bridal and bridesmaid bouquets were exactly what I had hoped for. The bridesmaids had roses and tulips in shades of medium and dark pink, wrapped in black satin ribbon. My bridal bouquet was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen--ivory and pale pink roses, tulips, freesia, and lily-of-the-valley, fully wrapped in ivory satin with pearl pins. It smelled like heaven, and didn't want to put it down! All the corsages and boutinieres were also exactly right. Marita got all the details right, and I truly believe that the flowers are what made our wedding magical. The venue was lovely on its own, but our flowers really complimented everything perfectly.

Marita was also very sweet and fun to work with--I only needed to meet with her once, and we handled the rest by phone and email. I think she understood my "vision" right away--I didn't need to be very instructive; just gave her some ideas and a few specific requests, and she ran with it.

At the end of the day, the whole thing was pretty expensive, but worth every nickel. I've seen beautiful flowers at weddings before, but ours were by far the most amazing. I'd give Marita and her staff 10 stars if I could!

I did quite a bit of research before picking my florist. Flowers to me played an important role in the look that I was going for. Marita was great in working with me and helping me come up with ideas as to what would work. I was very satisfied with all the flowers from the church ones, reception, decor for the reception and our bouquetes and boutaniers. I would highly recommend her.

The Wedding Loft designed all the flowers and decor for our wedding on the Odyssey Cruise. We provided Marita with general direction to what we wanted such as color and style and she designed all the bouquets, boutonnieres and decor on a ship that provided minimal opportunities for decoration. Marita was a pleasure to work. If we had questions, she provided insightful information that helped us understand what would and wouldn't work. She also worked closely with the florist to add real flowers to the wedding cake. The day of the ceremony was stressless. She was there on time with fresh flowers that were all so beautiful. The cost below only accounts for the flower that were not included in the Odyssey Wedding Package.

We had two photographers and Oliver's were the best by far. We were incredibly happy with the shots and his professionalism. We would like him to do the photography for our baby!

Marita provided gorgeous flowers for my wedding. Her personalized service and attention to detail make her worth every penny. She provided me with the exact look I was wanting and had wonderful suggestions. She was flexible and willing to work within my budget. I would recommend The Wedding Loft to a bride who wants classic and timeless floral designs for her wedding day.