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Gabriele's Hand Designs

Gabriele's Hand Designs

Meriden, CT
4.9 out of 5 rating, 138 Reviews
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4.9 out of 5 rating
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    Responsive, easy to work with, great with budget!

    From start to finish Gabriele was incredibly easy to work with. I was so impressed at how she was able to answer each and every one of my questions in my (one of many) lengthy emails to her. She was very transparent with pricing throughout, even as we made changes along the way so I always knew an estimate in my head. Our flowers were beautiful and perfectly fit our theme. I can’t thank her and her team enough for making our day so special! The pricing was beyond reasonable, I had to keep double checking the totals because I couldn’t believe it! I’ll be sure to recommend her to anyone that comes my way!
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    Amazing experience

    The flowers for our wedding were incredible. Gabriele was so patient with me and made my vision come true. She was very attentive and easy to work with as well. Thank you@@
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    Erin D. Sent on 03/23/2023
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    Amazing florist!

    Gabriele was nothing short of amazing. She kept in constant communication about everything, helped me stay within my budget, and really listened to to what I envisioned. The day of the wedding she came early and had everything set up and waiting for us. I would use her again in a heartbeat!
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    Christina R. Sent on 03/23/2023
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    A real pleasure to work with Gabriele

    Gabriele was most helpful and accommodating with all leading up to the wedding. One of the easiest vendors to work with. Gave us exactly what we envisioned for our wedding day. We were looking for elegant but on the more affordable side and Gabriele made it happen. I would highly recommend to all.
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    D Scott Sent on 03/31/2023
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    Wonderful experience! Stressless! So happy with everything, especially the dog’s floral collar!

    Gabriele made beautiful arrangements for my daughter’s wedding. She grasped exactly what I had in mind and her execution was spot on! She was wonderful to work with, was prompt and very fair with her pricing. She is a very dedicated and reliable. I highly recommend her services!
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    Odalis R. Sent on 03/23/2023
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    If I could do it over… I would change NOTHING!!!

    I found Gabriele just a couple months before my wedding in September, and I was so lucky too! I struggled to find a florist that had my date available and/or worked at a reasonable price. When I contacted Gabriele not only did she respond quickly but she was extremely helpful in helping me design my flowers based off my taste and also worked within my budget. The day of my wedding she showed up on time, and perfectly put everything together! Gabriele, I cant thank you enough for your hard work, and for making my wedding so beautiful!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND ☺️
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    Mary-Theresa Q. Sent on 03/31/2023
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    Excellent; one of the best decisions we made while wedding planning

    Gabriele was one of our best vendors and I would recommend her to anyone. Not only was she very thorough when answering questions, but incredibly accommodating and honest through the entire process. I was overjoyed with her work the day of, and she made the planning so stress free. My wedding was very hectic but Gabriele was one of the few people who made everything so straight forward and easy. I can never thank her enough for her kindness, responsiveness, and TALENT. I truly appreciated her help so much. If you want a stress-free, honest, patient, KIND floral experience Gabriele is the way to go! One of the BEST decisions we made!
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    Liz H. Sent on 09/14/2022
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    Beautiful helpful and affordable!

    Gabriele nailed it. She did such a wonderful job from start to finish with table arrangements, arbor, flower crowns for my flower girls, bouqet and everything. It was better than I could’ve imagined. I sent her some inspo photos and she really did a wonderful job. She also was very helpful and calming on the day of.
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    Santana M. Sent on 04/08/2023
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    Beautiful Flowers

    Great quality flowers. Gabriele worked with us and our budget and was extremely responsive.
    Thank you for helping make our day special!
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    Jenna H. Sent on 09/26/2022
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    Absolutely gorgeous flowers!

    Gabriele is awesome! I sent her images of what I wanted for my bouquets, the ceremony, and the sweetheart table, and she made them come to life! I got a lot of compliments on the florals and colors at my wedding. Gabriele is responsive, professional, and amazing at what she does! I would definitely recommend her.
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    Brooke F. Sent on 07/23/2023
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    A Great Experience

    Gabriele was wonderful to work with and was able to accommodate our requests while staying within our budget. She made everything look gorgeous on the day of the event! We couldn't have asked for a more professional, seamless experience.
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    Stephanie H. Sent on 03/23/2023
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    Beautiful wedding flowers

    Gabrieles work is amazing, the flowers were abesolutely beautiful! Gabriele worked with my budget and gave me exactly what I wanted from pictures I sent. I didn’t even know it was possible to get my dream wedding flowers for an affordable price! Not only did I get bouquets for me and all my bridesmaids but also rented a beautiful arch and floral arrangement. everyone was amazed with the work. I would highly recommend using her for any event especially weddings.
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    Rashmi P. Sent on 03/30/2023
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    Great experience

    Gabriele was wonderful to work with! She was able to create stunning floral arrangements from the pictures we sent her that were within our price range. She was very responsive and even stayed to help move our floral centerpiece from the wedding to reception area. Definitely recommend!
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    Heather Sent on 03/25/2023
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    Wonderful!

    We can’t say enough about our experience with Gabriele's Hand Designs! Easiest part in our wedding was flowers! After a few meeting with other companies feeling underwhelmed and getting the impression of having to take out a mortgage on flowers we didn’t know what to do! Finding Gabriele's Hand Designs was the best! It was so easy to communicate, we got quick responses, and with a few suggestions our flowers came out so beautiful! Look no further seriously and go with Gabriele's Hand Designs!!!
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    Miranda G. Sent on 06/01/2022
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    Such Beautiful & Quality Flowers

    What a great experience from beginning to end. Gabriele's knowledge of flowers and her ability to know what will make the most beautiful arrangement is only part of what made working with her so great! I sent her ideas of what I wanted for the centerpieces and my girl's bouquets, and it was all fantastic! I would not hesitate to recommend Gabriele's Hand Designs and will use them again for any future events we may have.
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    Kiki Sent on 04/08/2023
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    Wedding Reception

    Gabriele was great to work with! She was very detail oriented and attentive to what I envisioned.
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    Linda C. Sent on 03/29/2023
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    Gabriele's Hand Designs

    Gabriele has done flowers for each of my daughters' weddings. One was large and one was small. She put the same amount of enthusiasm, effort, and professionalism into both projects. We couldn't be happier with our experiences with Gabriele's Hand Designs.
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    Amanda Sent on 12/15/2021
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    Amazing florist!

    Gabriele is the best! She is so kind & wonderful to work with. Her prices are very fair & her work is beautiful. I showed her inspiration photos and she delivered exactly what I wanted. Thank you again Gabriele.
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    Jackie G. Sent on 01/20/2022
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    Executed my vision beautifully and made my budget work

    My experience working with Gabriele was great! I shared photos of what I had in mind and she talked me through what each flower was and we were able to pick and choose a range of flowers from my vision to make the color schemes I wanted work within my budget. I had on October wedding and wanted fall colors but not to look like Halloween and Thanksgiving took over. We chose beautiful cantaloupe, oranges, blush and deep red colors and they came out beautifully. The flowers really set the tone and helped warm up my venue.
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    Olivia Sent on 03/23/2023
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    awesome from beginning to end!

    Gabriele and her team were fantastic. Gabriele was extremely responsive to our outreach and took the time to get to know what we envisioned for our big day. She was flexible, as I made a couple changes after we drafted the initial contract. She was so helpful in creating ideas, as I am not the most creative person! The final product was gorgeous and we could not have been happier. Highly recommend
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    Michelle Sent on 02/01/2022
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    Accommodating and patient

    Gabriele is amazing. She was so patient with giving me quotes and was open to some last minute additions. She did a great job draping our arch and putting the flowers on it
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    Amazing work

    Gabriele did an absolutely incredible job with the florals for our wedding! She goes above and beyond for her clients. She even painted her ceremony arch a different color to match our vision. Her prices are completely reasonable and her work is amazing! Hire her now! You won't regret it!
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    Jessica D. Sent on 02/16/2022
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    Gabriele's Hand Design was INCREDIBLE!

    I am SO grateful to Gabriele for her services - she completely saved my wedding when my florist had to step out with less than a month before my wedding day. She truly listened to what I wanted in terms of look and feel and offered options that felt customized to me, she truly did an amazing job and I would recommend her to anyone!
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    Vanessa G. Sent on 02/02/2022
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    Gabriele is AMAZING!

    We are SO glad that we found Gabriele and used her for our wedding on June 2021. Very easy to work with especially with all of our date changes due to COVID. We will continue to recommend her to ANYONE. Her work is simply AMAZING while being affordable. Very detailed! and gave great recommendations.
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    Chrystal M. Sent on 01/30/2022
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    Beautiful and Professional

    She made this part of the planning so easy and the arrangements were amazing.
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