Designs by Marina Reviews
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Recommended by 94% of couples
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Amber Sent on 01/13/20175 out of 5 rating5.0
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Marina made such beautiful flowers for my wedding and reception that people felt like they were in a fairy tale. They were the most gorgeous and romantic colors of roses etc. She is extremely talented and very fair in her pricing! -
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Brandi Sent on 08/21/20165 out of 5 rating5.0
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Marina has been my family's florist for the past 20 years. I knew that my wedding flowers would be the last of my worries during the stress of wedding planning. She created the most beautiful flowers and traveled from Orange County to San Diego at an affordable price. -
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Erin Sent on 02/08/20165 out of 5 rating5.0
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Designs by Marina did all the flowers for our wedding. They were beautiful!. They arrived right on time and exceeded my expectations! They were a great value as well. I highly recommend Designs by Marina! -
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Celerine Sent on 01/06/20165 out of 5 rating5.0
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Good service,Marina did a great job with the flowers for my wedding -
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Brennan Sent on 08/17/20155 out of 5 rating5.0
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Marina's flowers made all of my bouquets, corsages, and boutineers, as well as a separate toss bouquet. When the flowers arrived to the hotel room the day of the wedding, I almost cried they were so beautiful. They were exactly what I wanted! If I had to do it all over again, I would definitely use her! Great value and quality work! -
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Janel Sent on 03/31/20155 out of 5 rating5.0
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Wow, this vendor is great. She did my sister's flowers for her wedding and they were amazing;y beautiful. When I got married 9 years later, I knew I wanted to have Marina do mine as well! I will admit the building she works out of is a little sketchy, but it is totally worth it. She sat down with us and listened to what we had in mind, and looked at all the things I had on my pinterest board. Right then and there she drew a sketch of something that incorporated many of the different elements, and asked if that's what I had in mind. It was perfect! She is an inexpensive vendor that does great work. We changed what we wanted a few times, and she was always willing to twist things around and make it work. She's easy to get ahold of, and is eager to make your event just right! -
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Toni Sent on 08/29/20145 out of 5 rating5.0
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I could not have asked for more beautiful flowers for my wedding day! Marina was an absolute pleasure to work with and really helped us to balance my Pinterest-fueled wedding fantasy and our down-to-earth budget. Our flowers were absolutely breathtaking and so much more stunning than I ever could have imagined. -
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Adriana Sent on 07/31/20145 out of 5 rating5.0
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Designs by Marina was recommended to us by a family member; they use her for all occasions in which they need flowers and informed us that her prices were very reasonable and that she did a great job. We were very happy with the final outcome. We met with Marina to tell her what we wanted, and she helped us make some of those decisions by making suggestions. We later asked to see an example of what our centerpieces would look like so we made an appointment and she had one ready for us to see. The flower arrangements at the church were beautiful, as were all of the bouquet's, the boutonniere's, corsages, and the flowers on the cake. We were very happy with everything and we definitely would recommend her to anyone who was looking for a florist. -
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Charm Sent on 05/02/20145 out of 5 rating5.0-
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I Love the flowers. I highly recomment to get them. -
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Rachel Sent on 12/22/20135 out of 5 rating5.0
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People are still asking who did my flowers almost 6 months after my wedding. Marina is about beautiful flowers without pretense. She gathered ideas of the types of flowers I liked and color scheme and then just made everything come together. She swirled rose petals in heart shaped coral hearts down our aisle. She was reasonable and incredibly talented. -
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Ciao Sent on 09/10/20135 out of 5 rating5.0
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Marina and her team did such a wonderful job of making my wedding look beautiful. The flowers were so gorgeous that I couldn't stop staring at them. She was generous in her offerings and very flexible. She made the entire experience that much more special for my big day. -
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Sarah Sent on 07/29/20135 out of 5 rating5.0-
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Marina was awesome! I was flexible and said I mainly just wanted pink flowers and she made my day beautiful!!!! Every time I emailed her she would always email me right back! I would recommend her and her prices are very reasonable. -
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Diana Sent on 06/07/20135 out of 5 rating5.0
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Marina is amazing, she was the best part of my wedding planning. She came through in all aspects. I loved the flowers on my wedding day, it made it extra special. Thank you very much Marina you are amazing! -
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Carlyn Sent on 06/08/20125 out of 5 rating5.0
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Marina did a BEAUTIFUL job decorating our venue. I gave her a lot of free reign on the arrangements but gave specific colors and flowers for the bouquets. They ALL turned out more beautiful that I had imagined! Oh, and the standing arrangements for the altar were to die for! So big and lush and full! She even decorated our cake with the most beautiful roses. I was so pleased with her work, and she was so affordable that it blew my mind! I will only get flowers from Marina for all occasions from here forward. She is so good at what she does! -
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Ilona Sent on 06/02/20125 out of 5 rating5.0
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We don't even know how to express how satisfied we were with her service! Her prices was MORE THAN REASONABLE, and her flowers were absolutely GORGEOUS!
Marina was super accomodating and professional throughout the whole process. She was super nice and more than willing to work around your budget! I wish that we live closer to her store so that we can continue using her service whenever we need a flower arrangement! -
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Amber Sent on 10/13/20105 out of 5 rating5.0
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Marina did more then enough for our wedding, very nice and willing to go out of her way to make sure you get what you wanted and more. -
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Stephanie Sent on 06/07/20105 out of 5 rating5.0
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Marina is AMAZING!!! My wedding was on May 3o th and I still can't believe how beautiful my flowers were. I had arrangements of roses, peonies, white orchids, and hydrangea with hanging amerynthus. It was exactly what I wanted. My bouquet was amazing. She also decorated my wedding cake with fresh flowers and I couldn't believe how beautiful it looked. The sadest part of my wedding was knowing that I had to leave my flowers behind. Words can't express how happy I was with Marina. She is very easy to work with and very affordable. I will definitely recommend Marina. -
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Cindy Sent on 08/19/20095 out of 5 rating5.0-
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After looking for many Florist I have to say that I couldn't have chosen a better florist. I am not the easiest customer to work with because I have my ideas and I want it my way. Well Marina hit it head on... I truly can't believe how amazing all my flower where. Thank you so much.. -
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Brittany Sent on 05/29/20095 out of 5 rating5.0
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My flowers were beautiful and the price was really good. We were able to get centerpieces for every table, lots of alter flowers, all the bridal party flowers, and lots of flowers throughout the ship for about $900. They turned out beautiful! -
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Elizabeth Sent on 08/08/20085 out of 5 rating5.0
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My flowers were beautiful and everyone looked wonderful. Everything was in its place when the wedding and reception started. -
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Katrina Sent on 01/08/20085 out of 5 rating5.0
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Quality of service 5 out of 5 rating5.0
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I got exactly what I wanted and the flowers were even more beautiful than I had expected. They were perfect I believe I got the best florist. Marina just is a natural and has a great eye for what looks perfect. -
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Rebecca Sent on 06/09/20174.8 out of 5 rating4.8
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My husband and I got married a couple of weeks ago after being engaged for just over a year and a half. In that time, I had met with about 4 different florists and ended up booking with Marina because not only was she willing to work within my budget, she understood the overall look/idea I was going with (which is a HUGE deal!). I was hesitant to book only because she had never been to the venue (it's about 2 hours away from her so it makes sense she hadn't been) and wasn't sure if she would fully grasp my vision without seeing it herself, but i am SOOOOOO glad we went with Marina. I was so excited to see my entire vision come to life with the work she put in the flowers and all arrangements. Everything was so beautiful and she has been so easy to work with. I would recommend her to anyone getting married or anyone needing floral arrangements for any special occasions. Marina is amazing! -
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Madison Sent on 07/31/20144.8 out of 5 rating4.8
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Quality of service 5 out of 5 rating5.0
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The flowers for the wedding were beautiful! They were exactly what we wanted! -
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User875528 Sent on 07/24/20124.8 out of 5 rating4.8-
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I used Marina for my wedding at Electra Cruises. I visited with multiple florists and she had the best prices. Not only did she have the best prices but she kept giving me beautiful ideas for my wedding. I changed my mind several times and she did not mind at all. A month before the wedding she mad a sample of my center pieces and we changed a couple more things then and she did not mind at all. She was very friendly and responsive when I emailed and called her.
She does not have many pictures of her work but she did a wonderful job. Her shop is also not as nice as the other florist I visited but the vibe she gave to me was much better than the others. I would definitely use her in the future.
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Stephanie Sent on 05/12/20084.7 out of 5 rating4.7
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This vendor did an amazing job and knew my venue! She was flexible and treated me well and was easy to work with!!! -
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Arlene Sent on 10/22/20144.6 out of 5 rating4.6
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We are so happy we went with Marina to do our flowers for our wedding. She was extremely helpful in choosing flowers and designs that best fit out budget and needs. All of our flower arrangements were beautiful. We had a little mishap with one of the bridesmaids bouquets where it malfunctioned but overall they worked out great. We got married on the hottest day of the year and all of our flowers held up extremely well. Thanks Marina!! -
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Kelli-Nicole Sent on 08/17/20094.6 out of 5 rating4.6
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Marina was great! Very knowledgeable and professional. My flowers were beautiful and she was very flexible. It also helps that she was very reasonably prices. -
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Sophie Sent on 06/05/20094.6 out of 5 rating4.6
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Marina is great! I love our flowers! -
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Christina Sent on 11/30/20074.6 out of 5 rating4.6
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The flowers were beautiful! I didn't think I would be able to match my wedding colors, and she did perfectly. -
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User1249724 Sent on 07/20/20134.5 out of 5 rating4.5
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Marina is very nice and her prices are great. However, I feel like she didn't listen to anything I said. First, I ordered centerpieces for an engagement party and one of her workers gave them away IN MY VASES the day of my party. So what I got was not what I had ordered but she didn't charge me because of the mixup which I thought was very professional of her. I didn't even ask, she just said it was on the house.
Second, I brought in a pic of the bouquet I wanted for my wedding and very specifically said, "I don't care what flowers they are as long as they are this color and this shape" She said no problem she knew exactly what they were. She asked if she could put in fillers and I said as long as the color and shape was just like the picture it was fine. I offered to leave her a sample of the color and she said no she knew what color I wanted. The day of my wedding the flowers were not even close to my color and there were also these sprigs of stuff poking out all over when all I wanted was a clean round shape. It was also much smaller than I expected but that ended up probably being a good thing. She did do a fantastic job incorporating a beaded necklace of my grandmother's. It was by far the best part of the bouquet.
Over all, for the price I would probably use her again but maybe not for something so specific. -
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Katherine Sent on 12/05/20084.5 out of 5 rating4.5
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Gorgeous Flowers at such a great price! I compared a lot of florists, but Marina's prices couldn't be beat! She sat down with us, understood what we wanted, and delivered flowers better than I imagined. When other florists were telling me they couldn't get white calla lilies in September, Marina delivered gorgeous open blooms! I would highly recommend this florist if you want great flowers at a great price! -
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Rocio Sent on 08/25/20094.2 out of 5 rating4.2
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Marina is awesome! My flowers turned out amazing! The best part was my bouquet. Her shop isn't that great and it's a little hard to get a hold of her, but it was worth it. She is very affordable and did what I wanted. On the other hand, I did ask for only one type of flower on my cake and decorated a certain way, but when I saw it, there were two different types of flowers and decorated a different way. I don't know why she did that because I saw her write down what I wanted. I didn't stress over that because the cake still looked beautiful and I was the only one that knew how the cake was supposed to be decorated. Overall, all of my flowers were beautiful and extremely affordable. =) -
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Connie Sent on 05/28/20152.4 out of 5 rating2.4
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After enjoying my honeymoon, I felt it was important to share my experience with Designs by Marina. I can honestly say that this vendor was one that I did not think I had to worry about on the evening of my wedding day. The process prior to the wedding day was quite seamless. This vendor was recommended by my coordinator. On the wedding day, Designs by Marina caused me such a great level of stress. They were literally about 1.5 hours late with their flower delivery. The whole time I should have been enjoying so many months of prepping prior to the ceremony, I was literally going insane trying to find out why the flowers were late. Prepping began at 4pm for our wedding that was supposed to start at 6pm. The flowers literally didn't arrive till 6pm which delayed our ceremony by 30 minutes. Our coordinator was nice enough to ask the yacht captain if he can extend my wedding time and upgraded our bar. I didn't even receive a simple apology from Marina or her associates. Not a call, email, or voicemail after. We were unable to take any of pictures prior to the ceremony with our flowers, which I paid for the upgraded package. The cake that was on display didn't have flowers on it since the vendor was late. I was so thoroughly disappointed with Designs by Marina, that although the flowers were beautiful... I would never recommend her company to anyone that I know. It's very disappointing that this company didn't even think that it would be important to call the bride or groom that they almost ruined the wedding for. -
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Sarah Sent on 09/20/20122.1 out of 5 rating2.1
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Marina was great to work with. She really listened to what we wanted and was very helpful. However, the on day of the wedding, I was brought to tears as soon as I got the church. I'll start by saying that it was a very hot day in August. When I arrived to the church, the flowers were not at all what I had imagined. They had been left in a box right under the window with the sun beaming on them. I think this is what caused them to wilt and turn brown. BUT with it being such a hot day, you would think she would hold off on delievering them so early or place them in cool area. The other issue is that the boutonnieres were no where to be found! The groomsmen went up with NO boutonnieres. The best man and Maid of Honor called before the ceremony started and she just insisited they were there. We werent able to located them so she brought more over. They got there at the end of the ceremony so the groomsmen are missing the boutonnieres in all the pictures during the ceremony. Lastly, we requested that the Mother's/grandmother's have wrist corsages...we received pinned corsages. We called Marina on Monday after the wedding. She said she would give us a $50 refund. It's been 5 weeks and we still have not recieved the refund.
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