Alexa was so wonderful to work with! I knew nothing about flowers before our call and had a lot of questions about the different floral arrangement possibilities, bouquet styles, and offerings. Alexa was so patient, showing me example photos from different past weddings and giving great suggestions on how we could repurpose ceremony flowers to decorate the reception. She was super communicative and responsive, meticulously itemizing everything so that there were no surprises or hidden costs. Our flowers were STUNNING! Vanda nailed the color scheme and every single arrangement complimented the decor around them. We got so many compliments on our florals! They became some of our favorite details in the whole wedding. We highly recommend Vanda & Alexa!

My husband and I were convinced that we were going to create our own flower arrangements to save money. We visited the SF Flower Market, did some extensive Googling, and bought a whole bunch of florist supplies. A month before the wedding day, the panic set in. We were way in over our head and we knew it. What's worse, we knew that all of the nearby shops would surely be booked out.

Vanda Floral Design was on our vendor's list of recommended florists. We decided to stop by their Petaluma storefront while we were on an errand up north. We thought, at the very least, maybe they'd be able to give us some recommendations for creating and installing our own arrangements. We entered the shop drenched in anxiety; we weren't even sure how to put our desires into words. All we had was a Pinterest album with ~5 "we like these colors and textures, but don't even know what these flowers are called" reference images. The folks behind the counter were friendly and radiated relaxed energy. They gave us some of their portfolio books to look over so that we could see the different categories and intensity of arrangements that were out there. We liked what we saw and sheepishly asked if they were available on our wedding day. No, they weren't available for on site assistance, BUT they could totally fill an order for pickup. Decorating a ceremony arch? No big deal; all you do is secure some pre-arranged oasis blocks. Boutonnieres and bouquets? No big deal; they could totally put those together for us. Loose greens for the sweetheart table? Yup, they knew exactly what we were talking about. And, as far as flower selection went, sending along those ~5 Pinterest reference photos was more than sufficient.

It was all too easy, I thought. Surely something would go wrong with the pick-up and self-installation process. But, on the day of the wedding, I swear, all of the floral elements were PERFECT. They had taken our inspiration images and executed them so well that I personally loved the execution more than the inspiration. And the self-installation, as far as I know, was totally feasible (shout out to our Day Of Coordinator for assisting with that one).

I am so, so, SO happy that we decided to seek out professional assistance instead of handling the arrangements ourselves. And I feel so incredibly lucky that Vanda Floral Design had the capacity to assist us. I would highly recommend their services, tight budget or not.

(Photo Credit: Molly Kate Photography)

I reached out to Vanda Floral Design who was recommended to us by our coordinator. Alexa got back to me about my vision and sent a full description for each itemized floral item on our invoice so I had a very good idea of how everything would look. She was so responsive every time I had questions or needed an adjustment. The floral looked so incredible and we are so happy with their service!!