I met with Rich in November to discuss centerpieces for my daugther's Sweet 16 Party on Feb 3, 2012. He was so patient and sensitive to what was needed to create the atmosphere we wanted and keep the cost within reason. We agreed on a price and even after some changes was still flexible. Rich told me not to worry everything would be taken care of and promised me a "WOW" when we walked in the room. "WOW" couldn't describe the amazing job that was done by FLOWERS BY MICHELE. Not only were the centerpieces BEYOND my expections but all was done and completely WORRY FREE. These people are wonderful and with today's economy it was exceptional to get the quality & service I received. I would highly recommend Flowers by Michele!
JoAnn

Started with rose pettels not delivered. Then centerpiece was incomplete, Card Table not decorated as ordered. Bride Table missing Flowers. They do not respond to any calls. Will never recommend and plan to take to Court for Contract breach and go to BBB.

our flowers were so beautiful, we received so many compliments .thank you everyone at w flower michele ,from the bottom of our hearts for all you did to make our wedding so beautifull . we start our planning process whit john we so sad when we know about it him .we cannot imagine how difficult it must have been for you ! please know how grateful we are for you beautiful work, the fact that you were all able to pull together and help us speak volumes about who you are !

my flowers came out excellent- way beyond my expectations. i also had them decorate my cake... i have to say, it was my favorite part of my wedding! beautiful! (and affordable too!)

I am disgusted with how Flower Michele handled my wedding. I don't want to put too much detail on blast publicly because I am sure that others have had good experiences with them. All I want to say is that brides should be very cautious. I got married this month (November 2011). Flower Michele changed my floral coordinator in the summer and no one ever told me. A week before my wedding, no one had contacted me about final payment or to finalize the details of my flowers. I had to chase after them. To top it all off, they did not create the floral arrangements I wanted on my wedding day. Of course I did not let this ruin my day, but I just hope other brides full do their research before choosing such an unprofessional and unresponsive vendor.

When I met with Flower Michele last year, I met with John - unfortunately he passed away shortly after. During the next few months I met with several people and although I had to re-explain my vision, they ended up pulling off my wedding perfectly.

Every flower detail was perfect and they were amazingly accommodating to all of my requests, including dressing up a wagon for my flower girl because she was too young to walk herself.

Everyone loved my flowers and they really pulled together my over-all feel that I wanted - great job FM and a special thanks to Alex, the owner - everything was perfect!

If you had hopes of a bouquet for yourself and your bridesmaids to be the same as your initial visit vs your wedding day DO NOT USE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!! They made my wedding morning a nightmare. Adding huge white gaudy flowers to my 11 bridesmaids bouquets bc they thought what I wanted was to skimpy and was also missing the main flower!!!! I went in here numerous times and yet the day of the wedding I had my girls cutting up these hideous bouquets into what I wanted and it still sucked. The main flower in my bouquet..... not there either!!!!! I have been trying to get my $$ back but the Owner is always "away" or not around........... Bullsh-t. Be smart, go elsewhere!!!!!

Flower Michele was great to work with, and the only reason I didn't give a higher rating is because we had to deal with so many people there. First we worked with John, but then he suddenly passed away which we were really bummed about because he totally got our vision... Then we wound up working with someone else that only lasted there for like 2 months, and then we finally worked with someone else. While the flowers were BEAUTIFUL on my wedding day, the stress leading up to it was a little hard to handle. In the end, we got exactly what we wanted and our flowers were absolutely stunning. People are still telling me what a great combo it was!! And they really worked with us on price... we got SO much for what we paid!!

I would definitely recommend Flower Michele to anyone looking into wedding flowers... they do a great job and they really cater to every clients needs!!

PROCEED WITH CAUTION. I would only recommend working with Flowers Michelle if you like spending a lot of money and receiving very little for it. Oh, and you have to be comfortable with a lot of frustration and wasted time, since you'llå be working with a new person each time you go for an appointment, because the turnover there is so high. I don't typically write reviews - I reserve that for when I have something glowing to say. On the contrary, I've never work with a company that was so unprofessional in my life.

We had to reinvent the wheel each time I went for an appointment because the new person did not have the old employees notes, etc.. But at the sample a month before the wedding, they assured me that everything would be just fine. Of course it wasn't, they brought flowers that I didn't order and not the ones I did, and they expected me to be just fine with it. It was my wedding day, so of course I could either a) get upset and ruin the day or b) live with it. And they're banking on a lot of brides just accepting whatever it is that's delivered to them on the day of their wedding. On the wedding day, Rich even had the gaul to tell my mother I okay'd all of the flowers (she had come with me to each appointment and knew the flowers delivered were a nightmare). He lied to her face, and then left the venue.

I called two weeks after the wedding to see what had gone wrong (hoping for some clarification, and maybe even an apology). In typical Flowers Michele style, after 5 calls over the course of 2 months, I never received a call back.

You may see reviews about how great Flowers Michele is, and how wonderful "John" is. John used to own the business, and my two older sisters used this company for their weddings. They had a wonderful experience, but John left the company and it has really taken a nose dive. I am a witness (and victim) to that, and I hope you don't get lured in by old reviews singing this company's praises.

Proceed with caution, that's all I can say.

John was our designer, but unfortunately died before the wedding, John was just wonderful in his designing help and samples. Joseph took over as the wedding date neared and seemed to understand all of our(and John's) visions, we even spoke about fireplace mantel desings based on some samples he had in the showroom, I paid extra for EXTRA beautiful mantle pieces ($265 extra). It turned out that Alex ( the owner I've been told)did the flowers at the venue the wedding night, The fireplace mantels were awful, cheap looking, and chincy, showing the water vials Just awful When I approached him after the wedding about this he said he forgot to do the "Fancy" job and said this was his normal mantle job ( which should have embarrassed the company anyway,) and I was supposed to be reimbursed the $265 I paid extra for the Fancy job It's 6 months after the wedding and still no reimbursement. Of course nothing will make up for the Cheap looking job he did but he could at least send me the extra $ I paid. Be sure to get pictures of everything Flowers Michele will do for you before paying anything !!!!!!!

Our flowers were not eaxactly as full or as bold as we had hoped. The cake was barely decorated and the small touches like extra roses petals weren't there. But overall, the flowers were pretty. The company was going through a tranistion at the time, so we would give them the benefit of the doubt.

I loved Weddings by Flower Michele. When my fiance and I met John we knew he had to be our florist! He was so detailed orientated and really got my vision.

For the last couple of months working up to wedding we worked with Joseph! He picked up right where John left off. He was fabulous and worked so well with my whole family. He was so enthusiastic and really got excited about my wedding!!!

The flowers came out AMAZING!!! Everyone at the wedding commented about how gorgeous they were and my guests actually asked if they were allowed to take them home! Joseph did an amazing job and I am sure he has an amazing team working with him too!!

I think Weddings by Flower Michele is the only florist to use on Long Island. I highly highly recommend them!

What really drew my husband and I to book with Flower Michele was their passion for what they were doing. We had seen 2 other florists before them, the first one was way overpriced, the second one was not listening and understanding our vision. By the time we got to flower mmichele we were slightly unenthusiastic. I was always worried most worried about my floral vendor than anthing else cause you really have to trust them to give you what you want that day of. When we met with flower michele, John pulled out a pad and paper and started asking me quesitons like "what color is my wedding dress?, what style is it? what color are my girls wearing?" I was susprised cause none of the other vendors asked me these, Then John proceded to start sketching ideas! We sat togehter for about 45 minutes and he drew us what he was envisioning based on the details I had given him. he was so into it that I was no longer concerned about trusting my floral vendor. We booked him on the spot. I really reccommend to check Flower Michele out.

THIS IS A WARNING!! to all brides an grooms to be the mastermind behind flower michele John passed away 2 weeks before my wedding an was left in the dark after repeated messages were left for john...11 items from my contract were left out. Even the mens boutonnieres were never delivered. When i walked into my wedding reception i was devastated and bursted into tears...My arrangements were nothing like the sample john provided...The arrangements were sloppy an table arrangements were missing...Alex who claims he is an was always the mastermind behind flower michele hasnt even had the respect to call me back...the last thing he said to me was how "his team" messed up...an havent heard from him since...

It's sad for me to write this review, because John of Flower Michele passed away a week ago. It was an absolute pleasure dealing with John! He was a very talented florist with a true passion for his work. I loved my centerpieces and all my decor and it's sad that the wedding business had to loose such a wonderful vendor. I would have recommended them! I know that John had a partner, but I am not familiar with his work...but as far as John was concerned I had nothing but a positive experience dealing with him. A tremendous loss if you ask me.

I would not recommend this vendor! I was promised so many things and they just did not deliver! My centerpieces could not compare in beauty to the sample that was made for me. We had so many issues I can’t even begin to explain.