I discovered Simply Exquisite By the Bay during my menu tasting at Crystal Mountain, where Kristi had set up an example table setting. I was immediately blown away by her work and knew I had to reach out. From the very beginning, Kristi was prompt, friendly, and organized—she responded right away to my email, and I instantly felt at ease.

Kristi helped me create my dream wedding, and she took so much of the workload and stress off of me as the bride. We built a Pinterest board together for inspiration, and she genuinely listened to my ideas and brought them to life even better than I could have imagined. Kristi was so thorough and timely as we worked together on the quote, and her flexibility and attention to detail made the whole process enjoyable.

I ended up renting signage, candles, table numbers, a table board, and more from her, which made everything come together so beautifully and easily. She even added greenery to the wedding tent, which elevated the entire look and made the space feel magical.

If you are looking for a high-quality, creative, and caring wedding florist, I cannot recommend Kristi at Simply Exquisite By the Bay enough. She went above and beyond to make our day perfect!

I highly recommend working with Kristi, my experience was absolutely wonderful! After another florist was giving me the run around and reasons why my bouquet wouldn’t work, Kristi was eager to help. I gave her ideas of my vision for my bridal bouquets, and she nailed them! The urns were gorgeous as well.

Absolutely amazing and a breeze to work with. Did both my flowers and twinkle lights. The venue set up the tables early and she was supposed to do the lighting first and she worked around the tables and did everything seamlessly. Highly recommend!!!

WE loved our flowers for the wedding! They were more beautiful than I could have hoped for. The designer was very easy to work with and all went very smooth on the day of the wedding.

I don’t even know where to begin. Simply put Kristi is AMAZING. From the first conversation we had to our wedding day she was always there to answer my questions. She took my thoughts and ideas and made them reality. The decorations were amazing! If there was any problems I never heard of them. She made everything run so smoothly. I don’t know what we would have done without her. Thank you Kristi!!!!

We planned our wedding with Kristi for about a year, and the whole way through she took on many different roles; My wedding coordinator, my motivator, my reminder, my reigns, my intuition, my counselor, my coach, my designer, my bouncer, my calculator, and after everything was all said and done, my friend.

Planning a wedding quickly proved to be a daunting task, and without SEBTB, I'm not sure I would have survived. Kristi helped me bring my pinterest dreams to life, coached me through financial decisions, and turned our 'blank canvas' property into a beautiful wedding venue.
Kristi, thank you for making our wedding day so special - from the lighting to the flowers- everything you touch is simply, exquisite!

Love always,
The Cilluffo's

Simply Exquisite by the Bay is a must if you are planning a Northern Michigan weddinf. Kristi went above and beyond as both my floral designer and wedding coordinator/planner. She was able to create my vision from little information (as I am not artistic or design savvy) and we couldn't be happier with how it all turned out. She has wonderful insight about Frankfort/Traverse City and the surrounding area. She was very responsive and offered great advice and pricing. Our wedding would not have been so perfect without Kristi and her team! Thank you so much.

Kristi and her crew at Simply Exquisite by the Bay did a wonderful job, in every way, as the planner and flower provider for my daughter's wedding. Every member of our families, as well as our guests, were delighted with everything, and Kristi was as professional, helpful, and accomodating to our requests and needs as she could be. From the first time we met a year ago, to the final details and throughout the wedding and reception, she took care of everything, with grace and energy. It was also a destination wedding, with my daughter and her husband living in Portland, and we coming from downstate in Michigan, so to have someone that all the vendors, including caterer, chairs, sound system, etc., knew so well and respected so much was wonderful, too. I can't say enough about Kristi and her abilities, and you can quote me!

Kristi is amazing to work with. She thinks of everything little detail and always has a back up plan. She takes the stress out of wedding planning. Thank you so much Kristi!!

I highly recommend Simply Exquisite by the Bay for floral design and wedding coordination. Kristi did an incredible job of bringing my vision to reality. I hired Kristi to design all floral arrangements including bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres, and decor for the ceremony and reception. Every detail was gorgeous. I also hired Kristi as my wedding coordinator for the day of the wedding (Day of Design and Style/Coordination Package). She made sure everything looked beautiful and that everything went smoothly.