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Garden Laurels by Sager

Garden Laurels by Sager

Madison, WI
4.9 out of 5 rating, 30 Reviews
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30 Reviews
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    Phil H. Sent on 12/31/2022
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    The perfect florist

    We were extremely fortunate to have Donna Sager at Garden Laurels provide floral arrangements for our July 2022 wedding ceremony and reception; she went above and beyond, and we honestly couldn’t possibly imagine a better florist for our big day. She did such fantastic work on the bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, flower crown and all of the other ceremony and reception arrangements, and she was very collaborative and creative when it came to the centerpieces. The result was absolutely breathtaking, really transforming the venue into a magical scene. Donna has tremendous depth of knowledge regarding all types of flowers and greenery, and knows how to create artful, beautiful arrangements that perfectly complement the venue. She is deeply familiar with some of the more nuanced aspects, such as how to best preserve the vitality of the bouquets and arrangements throughout a hot summer day. She was extremely gracious and accommodating in the months leading up to the wedding, great at communicating her valuable insights and recommendations. Donna went absolutely above and beyond both when it came to listening to our ideas & what mattered to us and in terms of the product she delivered. When we mentioned a specific type of flower that we loved but knew might not quite be in season yet, Donna made a special effort to begin a few plantings early as well as to connect with a local grower who would be more likely to have what we were looking for. When we described some very special and personal connections between a few other types of flowers and their respective maternal grandmothers (neither of whom are still alive but who nonetheless we wanted to commemorate and honor on our special day), Donna suggested ways to incorporate them into the bouquets, arrangements, and cake decorations. Throughout the entire process we felt we were connecting with a friend who truly took our wishes to heart and cared about our happiness with the finished product. Everything was coordinated perfectly in the final days and hours leading up to the wedding. We would definitely recommend her!
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    Margaret H. Sent on 06/06/2022
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    Highly recommend for wedding flowers

    Donna made our wedding flower dreams come true. From our first meeting I knew i trusted her and that she understood what we envisioned for our big day. They made sure the flowers were delivered fon time and set up perfectly. We didn’t have one worry that day that everything they did wouldn’t be perfect. The flowers were absolutely stunning, exactly what I imagined.
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    Emily K. Sent on 06/13/2019
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    Outstanding for weddings!

    Donna is an absolute pleasure to work with - she made our wedding absolutely GORGEOUS. She really focuses on tailoring the floral arrangements to your personal style and is so easy to work with. She is very on top of everything and dependable. I highly, HIGHLY recommend working with her!
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    Marsha Sent on 07/11/2018
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    Donna was a delight to work with. She had some wonderful ideas that we absolutely loved. Her talent and the quality of her flowers were over the top. My daughter got EXACTLY what she wanted. We could not have been more pleased. Her prices were better than the other people we talked to, and i cant imagine anyone could have made it anymore of a gorgeous fairytale day than Donna Sager and Garden Laurel's did!! Thank You so so much!!
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    Amanda Sent on 08/17/2017
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    Donna, her daughter, and team did an amazing job with our wedding weekend flowers! She was easily able to take my inspiration photos for both the rehearsal/welcome events and ceremony/reception to make our floral dreams come true! We had very different decor for both days and she nailed both looks. I especially loved the flowers she did on the arbor that my dad built for our wedding day. It blew guests away and made it so special to get married underneath of. She also did an incredible aisle of hydrangeas lining the ceremony path to the arbor. The pictures of the flowers made the day look so regal and we just love the way everything came together. We were even able to re-use the flowers for our Sunday brunch and they still looking so beautiful. I would highly recommend Donna for any events without hesitation!
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    Sarah Sent on 12/31/2016
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    Outstanding service and absolutely gorgeous arrangements for the ceremony and reception. Very pleased!
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    Working with Donna was a dream come true. She has a true talent for taking a bride's vision and making it a reality. The bouquets were exactly what I wanted, so beautiful and the perfect size. Everything was perfect, I would recommend her to anyone.
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    After a half hour phone conversation with Donna I knew the flowers for my daughter's reception would be amazing. She listened well, asked lots of questions about my likes and dislikes so she could really understand my vision for the reception, and even asked for photos of my daughter's wedding dress so she could make sure the flowers fit with the vibe of the occasion. As a gardener who really loves flowers, it was fantastic to work with someone who really speaks the language of flowers. She worked with our very tight deadlines, and created absolutely stunning arrangements that were perfect for our event and were far above and beyond what we were expecting. She bent over backwards to be accommodating, even sending us home with a preservative to make sure everything held up well in the heat and humidity. The end result was just astonishing, all of the arrangements, boutonnière and corsages held up amazingly and everyone was talking about them, we got so many compliments on how beautiful the flowers were and how perfectly they fit the vision we had. I can't recommend Donna highly enough, she's an artist who works with flowers and was so helpful and accommodating.
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    Garden Laurels was incredible. Working with Donna, the owner, was one of my favorite parts of wedding planning. I had ideas of what I liked and disliked, but not a super clear picture of what I wanted the bouquets to be. Donna was so helpful and patient. She took the time to get to know my likes and dislikes so she could create something for me that I would really love, and she did an amazing job of it! I wanted to keep costs down, and I appreciated that Donna didn’t make me feel bad for that. I didn’t feel the need to keep reminding her that price is an object like with some other vendors I’ve encountered. The bouquets were gorgeous, and she even threw in a glorious arrangement with what I assume were the extras from my bouquet on the day of! The whole experience with Garden Laurels was fantastic.
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    Diane Sent on 02/15/2015
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    Breathtaking arrangements and bouquets. We have seen Donna's work in the past and was blown away by what she provided for us. I highly recommend her services!
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    I worked with Garden Laurels for my recent wedding on September 20, 2014 and I cannot say enough about how great it was to work with Donna. She is extremely easy to work with and was able to make all of my ideas into absolutely breathtaking arrangements. She went far above and beyond the expectations I had set in my mind and I will definitely be recommending her to all of my friends. should also note that when I started the wedding planning process, I had no idea what type of flowers I wanted to use in my arrangements, and Donna was great in assisting me with picking out a beautiful variety of flowers in my color scheme. Wedding planning can be a stressful time and having someone as reliable and talented as Donna as the florist took a large weight off of my shoulders.
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    Julie Sent on 02/22/2015
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    Donna was sensational. I can't say enough about what an exceptional job she did with our wedding flowers. They were stunning! We received so many compliments - from guests AND even the staff where we held our reception. My bridal bouquet was absolutely beautiful and just holding it made me feel SO SPECIAL. Working with Donna was so easy -- she has a great knowledge in horticulture AND she is really creative. I showed her a few examples of bouquets/arrangements/colors I liked and she was able to create something beautiful that set the tone for the day and made the ceremony and reception feel exactly how I imagined it... classy, simple, elegant. I knew she would do a great job, but she exceeded my expectations by far. She really cares about her customers and the quality of her work and it shows. Of all the vendors involved in our wedding, she was the one who stands out and truly made our day beautiful and special. Thanks SO MUCH, Donna!!
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    Amirah Sent on 09/03/2014
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    Donna was so great to work with...and her work is beautiful! She will take as much time as needed to ensure your vision and budget are both intact! She wants to understand the feeling and vision the couple has so that she can suggest flowers. I loved my wedding flowers.
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    Kate Sent on 10/04/2014
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    Donna is incredible! The day we met her, we knew she'd be a great choice. Not only is she a lovely person, but her knowledge of and passion for flowers is clear. It goes beyond making pretty arrangements; she knows a lot about botany and the science behind flowers, too.

    The arrangements she made for our ceremony and reception were simply stunning. We admittedly don't know much about flowers, so we gave her the colors we were interested in and she did beautifully. We did both high and low centerpieces, plus bouquets for myself and our bridesmaids, a few arrangements for the church and florals for the men, mothers and grandmother. She arrived to our hotel on time with everything she'd promised, and the flowers lasted well into Sunday (we re-used them for our post-wedding brunch). She's such an interesting person, and truly a professional.
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    Alison Sent on 10/23/2013
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    Donna did an amazing job interpreting all of my wishes for our wedding flowers and creating beautiful bouquets and centerpieces that were even more perfect than what I had imagined. She is truly an artist and I cannot recommend her more.
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    Allison Sent on 06/18/2013
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    I was simply in awe of my flowers come wedding day. I dont know much about flowers so instilled my faith in Donna. She put together the most magical bouquets and exceeded our expectations! Donna is very easy to work with and works very hard to make your flowers exactly what you want. I know that Donna must have worked VERY hard on our flowers and her work is greatly appreciated. They were exceptional! I was told by many people that they had never seen such beautiful bouquets.

    She is very down to earth, in touch with what really matters and makes you feel special. No computers, no fancy spreadsheets, just a vendor and her clients sitting down face-to-face and stalking about flowers. A lost art in the wedding biz! Go with Donna, you wont regret it!
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    The flowers were so amazing! We got numerous comments from guests asking where we got them and who did them. I've never heard so many people compliment our arrangements. I couldn't have asked for anything more. Donna did such a great job creating the perfect wedding flowers for us.
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    Andrea Sent on 09/08/2012
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    I LOVED my wedding flowers! Donna is a wonderful lady to work with - she truly listens to what you are looking for, the feel, colors, etc and designs a vision to match. The bouquets were stunning & unique. We wanted orchid centerpieces and she found the most gorgeous orchids to create a striking look in the dining room. An extra service she did was to decorate the wedding cake with orchids and a lily - it was so beautiful and created the exact look I wanted for the cake.

    Donna exceeded my expectations - one of my favorite touches to the wedding! You will be thrilled with the results if you hire her, and she will work within your budget. She is also great about getting in replying to questions right away, and has a lovely calm energy. (extra perk for brides a tad stressed while planning a wedding!)
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    Patti Sent on 11/29/2011
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    Donna is so much fun to work with. My husband and I had little clue where to begin when it came ot flowers and Donna helped guide us in the right direction. She explained different types of flowers that matched our wants and took the time to come up with additional ideas as well. When I finally saw the flowers on my wedding day they were exactly what I had envisioned.
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    Amber Sent on 11/11/2011
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    Donna was AWESOME to work with from day one! She really listened to what I wanted and gave great suggestions for how to achieve it. Some of the flowers I originally wanted weren\'t in season but she had great ideas to get a similar look so it didn\'t matter- she was super helpful! She also was very willing to try new things for us (ours was the first wedding she did submerged hydrangeas for and it came out beautifully) and work with materials we brought her (crushed glass, candles, etc). We were also able to rent vases from her which cut costs considerably too. I can\'t recommend her enough!!
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    Christine Sent on 10/19/2010
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    Donna delivered my flowers and I wad astounded! Thecolors were beautiful and the flowers very fresh!
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    Lisa Sent on 09/08/2009
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    I loved my wedding flowers!! Donna was absolutely wonderful to work with. Having done all of the flower planning via email and phone calls, the flowers turned out even better than I imagined! The colors were beautiful and the flowers fit perfectly with the feel of our wedding. I would highly recommend Donna to anyone getting married in the Madison area!
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    Melissa Sent on 09/22/2009
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    Donna was great to work with. The flowers looked amazing, especially the bouquets. She listened well and made them look exactly as I was hoping, which I didn't think was possible. She was very responsive too, and let me make a few last minute changes. She would call back within a few hours of me leaving a message. I highly recommend her!
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    Beckie Sent on 07/10/2009
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    Donna is one of the sweetest persons I've ever met. She was so amazing to work with and a huge help in the planning process. I was planning our wedding from out of state and only met with her once before the wedding to go over my ideas. I never once worried about how things would turn out. My mom was also amazed at how Donna had everything under control after our meeting. Everything at the wedding and reception turned out even better then we had discussed. We couldn't have picked a better florist and she was great about staying within our budget. The only surprise was that everything turned out even better then we imagined. It was flawless. I would recommend Donna to another bride in a heart beat. You won't be disappointed. :)
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    Donna did a beautiful job with the flowers for the ceremony and the reception. Everything looked gorgeous and was so well done, with attention to all the little details. She was very professional, easy to work with, and flexible. I would definitely recommend Donna!
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