Poppy Pod Floral Design Reviews
Reviews
4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8 out of 5 rating
25 Reviews
96% recommend it
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Salma H. Sent on 03/31/2022Beautiful Flowers
Thank you, Julia, for taking the time to listen and create my wedding vision. Your positivity, support and excitement made this process a dream come true. The flowers were beautifully designed, and my two floral stands made my wedding perfect. -
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Dasha D. Sent on 06/13/2024
Beautiful!
Julia is an amazing florist and helped bring my vision to life. I got so many compliments on my bridal bouquet throughout the night! She is affordable and was patient with me while we worked on a quote that fit my vision and budget. I would highly recommend her services in the Santa Barbara area! Thank you, Julia!!Poppy Pod Floral Design's reply:
Thank you for your sweet words, Dasha! It was an absolute pleasure creating for your Dig Day!
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Morgan W. Sent on 08/29/2023
Beautiful flowers
Julia was so helpful in the process with florals and asking all of the right questions. The flowers were perfect. She showed up right on time and did exactly what we discussed. -
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Caley S. Sent on 08/15/2023Amazing Florist
We recently got married in Santa Barbara and I found the poppy pod not fully knowing exactly what I wanted - I sent Julia a Pinterest board, had a few back and forth with her via email about layout (we did long banquet tables and I decided I wanted the bud vase look, and ground florals vs an arch etc) - somehow she knew what I wanted even better than I did. The bouquets were beyond gorgeous, and the entire aesthetic was perfect. I got SO many compliments on my flowers and I didn’t even have that many!! Julia is a magician and I cannot recommend her enough! -
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Sabrina R. Sent on 07/15/2021Gorgeous floral design!
Julia of the Poppy Pod Floral Design was an absolute gem to work with!! She was extremely professional, punctual, and easy to communicate with. She designed a bouquet and a boutonnière for my elopement, with a very quick turnaround. Sometimes you can provide references and specify what you want and someone won’t get it, but not Julia, she gets it! She exceeded my expectations and delivered exactly what I wanted!! I am happy to recommend her and encourage you to book her if you can! -
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Michael-Anne A. Sent on 11/21/2022
Would recommend!
Julia was a pleasure to work with throughout the planning process. We had an outdoor wedding with a venue that already had a lot of greenery, so I did not want any arrangements or decor that would compete with that. I was looking for simple and understated. Julia totally understood what I was looking for and everything turned out beautifully. The decor for the ceremony and reception looked great, and I loved my bouquet. I would absolutely recommend Julia! -
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Jessica K. Sent on 07/27/2022Stunning Florals
Thank you, Julia, for taking the time to meet with me before during, and after the wedding, you created and executed both our visions perfectly! Your positivity, support, and excitement made this process a dream. Your florals were the perfect touch to my perfect wedding.Poppy Pod Floral Design's reply:
Thank you for your sweet words, Jessica! It was such a pleasure creating for your Big Day! Wishing you to have a happy marriage full of love and laughter :) -
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Lara D. Sent on 06/10/2022Julia created the bouquet of my dreams!
I knew that we wanted bright, happy, colorful florals - not what you typically see at weddings. I shared some inspo photos with Julia and she delivered a bridal bouquet that was beyond my wildest dreams!!! It was even more beautiful than the inspiration photos I'd sent her - everyone was obsessed with it and said it was the most beautiful bridal bouquet they'd ever seen too! She also created a really fun boutonniere for my husband upon request, so it looked like flowers were growing out of his pocket. All of the tables, and the chuppah flowers, were so beautiful and gorgeous and happy and she really worked with us on our budget. Julia was so so so great, has amazing vision and we feel so lucky to have worked with her as our wedding florist, especially on such a key design element!!! Thank you Julia!Poppy Pod Floral Design's reply:
Lara, thank you so much for your sweet words and for your trust. I've enjoyed being a part of your Big Day and creating for you. Congratulations on your marriage! -
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Elaine Sent on 09/03/2021
Fabulous Elopement Florals
I was referred to Julia for my courthouse ceremony bouquet and boutonnière and I could not have had a better experience. I wanted a unique, whimsical style bouquet and left most of the creativity up to her, while my partner was very specific about his style of boutonniere--Julia was able to fulfill both of our visual dreams :) She was very responsive, easy to work with, and even delivered. If I ever have another event that requires floral arrangements, I'd gladly book her again. Also--I'm sitting across from my bouquet now (2 weeks later), and it still looks beautiful. -
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Paige S. Sent on 06/04/2021Beautiful flower & amazing service!
Julie and her team were an affordable option for us when we were looking for a florist for our beach/garden wedding in Santa Barbara. When our wedding had to be moved due to COVID, her team was flexible and worked with us to update our design and move to the new date. Couldn't speak more highly of Poppy Pod! -
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Kathy Sent on 12/16/2020Floradelicious!
Loved the arrangement I received from a friend. The vessel was simple but chic. The flowers were special. Noticeably different and unique arrangement. Bravo Julia -
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Meghan O. Sent on 11/11/2020Stunning Floral Arrangements
Working with Julia was a pleasure. She is easy to communicate with and listens to your inspiration. Her work is stunning. She put together multiple arrangements for my intimate wedding ceremony and I was ecstatic with how they turned out. I felt lucky to work with her. I loved my wedding day florals. -
Maryann Sent on 02/26/2020
Gorgeous florals
Julia is an incredible floral designer. She really took the time to understand the vision we had for our special day and made a lot of fantastic recommendations throughout the planning process to help us achieve a gorgeous look and feel that went with our vibe as a couple, as well as the venue's vibe. I had a special fabric memento from my grandmother that she incorporated beautifully into my bridal bouquet. Can't recommend her enough! -
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Dilia Sent on 02/02/2019
Wonderful experience, beautiful florals for wedding
It was an absolute pleasure to work with Julia with The Poppy Pod for my vineyard wedding in June of 2018. She created beautiful florals for our venue, with multiple locations for the ceremony and reception, as well as smaller centerpieces throughout the property. During the process of planning, she always kept in touch regarding the details of the flowers, and made sure my every last wish for the wedding decor was accommodated. Julia, thank you for making our day so special and creating a lifetime of memories with your beautiful and creative touch! We are so happy we have a trusted resource for any floral arrangements in Santa Barbara and will absolutely reach out again in the future. -
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Leah L. Sent on 12/08/2022Great but....
Julia is lovely. Her flowers are lovely. She really executed pretty much on all fronts except a MAJOR one. We wanted to keep some of the flowers; particularly the arch flowers and some of the table arrangements. Her team showed up and took all of them at the end of wedding, which really upset my mom who helped pay for everything. She had wanted to keep the arch flowers (which we paid $600 for). The wrist flowers for my mom and mother in law fell apart within 15 minutes of delivery (to her credit, she refunded us and reached out before we spoke to her). However, we would have loved to keep the flowers. She said that we had to tell her about this before hand. I had no idea that was even something we had to communicate. Moving forward, I would recommend Julia ask clients about this to avoid this issue. Regardless, ultimately the flowers were beautiful and well priced for the area. Just this one thing ended up being a sour spot. Heads up if you want to keep any of the flowers! Otherwise, recommend -
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Sarah V. Sent on 08/31/2022She brought the complete opposite of what I asked for!
I hired Julia over a year before my wedding based on all her wonderful yelp reviews. I told her that roses were my least favorite flower and if she had to do roses it would be a very little amount as filler. I met with Julia over zoom a little over a month before my wedding and reminded her again about the roses. I also decided during that meeting that I did not want hydrangeas in the bouquet. I sent a follow up email just to clarify no hydrangeas. When it came to my wedding day and the bouquets and arch was dropped off and set up I was so disappointed. The bride bouquet was full of hydrangeas and roses as well as the maid of honor bouquets and the the arch. It was everything I did not want and explained that I did not want. The corsages and boutonnière were also roses. When I reached out she said she had to use that many roses and that the other blue flowers didn't look good that came and she had to use the hydrangeas. She didn't even consult with me for my special day what I wanted and chose the exact flower I said I didn't want. She gave me a 25% for just the arch and the bridal bouquet even though everything was wrong.Poppy Pod Floral Design's reply:
Sarah,
I am very sorry to hear that the flowers were not up to your expectations, I strive to provide the best florals possible.
Garden roses were included in our Contract along with lilies, delphinium, dahlias, and stock. I used the least amount of roses possible to achieve a proportional and aesthetically right look of bouquet and arch decoration. Roses were the only full, round shaped flower from the proposed list and were necessary for the arrangements.
We did discuss avoiding hydrangea and I was not planning to use it. However, the quality of the blue delphinium I received from my supplier was not suitable for your event. I had to make substitutions with flowers of equivalent color and value. My supplier only had hydrangeas, so I made the decision to incorporate some to maintain the integrity of the proposed color scheme. Clause 12 of the Contract allows for substitutions to ensure that I may provide flowers of the best quality based on what is available, and to best adhere to what was discussed and agreed upon in the proposal.
In order to sort this out I've refunded you a 25% of the total cost of the bouquet and arch decoration. The rest of your order was made exactly the way specified in the contract (Boutonnieres and wrist corsages did not contain hydrangea or garden roses. Bridesmaids bouquets did not include hydrangea and had just a few garden roses as we agreed before)
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