I found Mieko's Marketplace Flowers via Google and was searching for local florists within the area that could offer me beautiful, yet simple flowers, in my colors, close to the theme I had in mind and within budget. I must say she wasn’t the cheapest florist in town; however, I felt the most confident that she understood my vision and color scheme. Simple yet romantic looking flower arrangements were what I wanted, in shades of pinks, peaches, and soft greens. I didn’t want white flowers at all, thinking they’d clash with my ivory colored dress. Instead, I wanted a soft pop of color that complimented both me and my Matron of Honor. I just needed a bouquet for myself, one for my Matron of Honor, 3 for the Mother’s involved, and about 6 small vases for the bistro tables at my reception.

Our flowers turned out amazing, more beautiful and completely different than I had imagined, but all in very good ways. I basically gave Mieko the reins and told her to just handle everything. I felt she had understood my vision and color scheme and knew what types of flowers I was most interested in and she nailed it! My bouquet was petite (not overly heavy) but beautiful and filled with light pink, peach and ivory colored roses, taller lime green sprigs, and little lime green berries to match. She wrapped the stems in an ivory colored ribbon and it blended with my dress perfectly. My Matron of Honor’s bouquet was a smaller version of mine, adorned with the same soft colored flowers. And the 3 Mother’s flowers were just gorgeous. They also consisted of the same flowers that were in my bouquets but she used faux pearls as the wristbands so each Mother could wear them around their wrists like corsages. Beautiful.

Besides her excellent work, she was also very flexible. She allowed my Mom to pick up the flowers on Sunday, prior to our wedding even though she was technically closed that day. I got an amazing vibe from her - loved her personality and her work!