The Best Wedding Florists in Cross River, NY

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177 Wedding Florists in Cross River, NY

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Central Florist 
Rating: 5.0 (13 reviews)
  • Starts at $1,500
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Central Florist takes pride in every order and event that we create! Nothing is more important to us than bringing your vision to life! No event is too small or too big! We understand not everyone has a large budget. Don’t worry! With central florist no budget is too small!

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Central Florist was a pleasure to work with for our wedding. They were very responsive throughout the planning process and made the experience easy and stress-free. The quality of their work was exceptional - the centerpieces, cake flowers, and bouquets were all beautifully crafted with meticulous attention to detail. They truly helped bring my vision for the day to life. I would highly recommend Central Florist to any couple looking for a reliable, high-quality florist for their wedding.
Jacquelyn, 6 months ago
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Glitzed Events 
Rating: 5.0 (30 reviews)
  • Starts at $5,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY

At Glitzed Events, we create bespoke florals and event designs that transform spaces and bring each couple’s vision to life. With an office in Long Island and design studios in New York and New Jersey, we seamlessly serve couples across the region. Whether you dream of a romantic, lush setting or a modern, sophisticated ambiance, our expert team ensures every detail is executed with precision and elegance. From floristry to event enhancements, our integrated approach delivers a cohesive and stress-free experience, making your celebration as stunning as it is unforgettable.

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I can’t say enough great things about Nicole and the Glitzed Events team! From the very beginning, Nicole was so patient and accommodating with every change or idea I had. She took the time to truly understand my vision and made sure every detail reflected exactly what I was hoping for. She even created a stunning vision board early in my wedding planning journey that included sample photos of my tables, bouquet, and color palette - it helped guide so many other parts of my planning process. On the wedding day, everything was absolutely elegant and beautiful - even better than I imagined! Nicole and her team are talented, kind, and genuinely care about bringing your dream to life. I couldn’t recommend Glitzed Events enough to any bride looking for someone who will go above and beyond to make your day perfect!
Lauren B., 6 months ago
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Hudson Valley Flowers 
Rating: 5.0 (20 reviews)
  • Starts at $3,800
  • Serves Cross River, NY

At Hudson Valley Flowers our mission is to capture our couples' unique styles & personalities through expertly curated floral designs. We source the freshest, highest quality flowers & greens and offer friendly, detailed, attentive customer service. Your vision is thoughtfully explored by a team of experienced, creative designers who work tirelessly to enliven your senses and elevate your occasions with the scents & textures of flowers. Proudly owned and operated by a family of artists, musicians, producers & designers.🌺

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Hudson Valley Flowers was an absolute delight to work with for our wedding. From the moment we first reached out, their communication was efficient and fast, putting us at ease throughout the planning process. On the day of, they had the ceremony pieces set up before the start, and even took the time to show us how to properly hold our bouquets. The quality of their work was truly delicate, stunning, and perfect - from my bouquet to my husband's boutonnière, every detail was exquisite. They even came at the end of the night to take down our ceremony pieces for us, going above and beyond to ensure our special day was seamless. We are so grateful for the exceptional service and beautiful florals that Hudson Valley Flowers provided and recommend them to everyone!
Edna, a year ago
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VH Floral Design 
Rating: 5.0 (19 reviews)
  • Starts at $5,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Weddings and events Florals play a vital role in how you experience what's around you, determining the style and ambiance. We offer a premium experience for all of our clients looking for natural, relaxed, whimsical florals with an elegant, luxury feel🌸🌸🌸

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From the very first interaction, Viktoriia and the team at VH Floral Design were super helpful and very accommodating. They truly understood my vision and went above and beyond to create stunning florals that were exactly what I had envisioned. Viktoriia worked closely with me to design the most beautiful centerpieces, bouquets, and boutonnieres that perfectly complemented our wedding day. I loved working with VH Floral Design and they made the planning process so easy. They were extremely attentive to all of my needs and I'm thrilled with how everything turned out. The florals were absolutely stunning and I couldn't have asked for a better experience.
Leah H., 2 years ago
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Maple Field Floral 
Rating: 4.8 (17 reviews)
  • Starts at $6,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Hello! My name is Albelisa and I am the Owner and Creative Director at Maple Field Floral! This is a business I officially launched in 2017 and it has been an absolute joy to work with flowers in celebrating so many happy occasions! After being hired to make bouquets and centerpieces for a friend's wedding in 2016, floral arranging became a passion for me! I am currently enrolled in the Certificate in Floral Design program at the New York Botanical Garden. I LOVE exploring the Hudson Valley, spending time with my family, playing sports and staying active, reading, board games, DIY crafts, sketching, old buildings and mojitos!

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Maple Field Floral was a delight to work with a created beautiful arrangements for our wedding. Albelisa worked with us to iron out our preferences and helped us to understand what would be in season for our wedding. We had a floral arch, bouquets, boutonnieres, and center pieces - all that were so well done and even better than we imagined. It was also great to be able to get candles and other decor through Maple Field Floral, so we didn't have to worry about anything on our day. All of the flowers were delivered and set up prior to our arrival at our venue, so they were all there and set up for our pre-wedding photos, which helped us keep to our schedule for the day. The clean up and communication with the venue also went smoothly. Hiring Maple Field Floral is an excellent choice for your event.
Samantha Y., 10 months ago
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Dean Street Daisies 
Rating: 5.0 (10 reviews)
  • Starts at $5,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Hi there! I’m Karina, an architect turned floral designer dabbling in all things daisies and more! My enthusiasm for floristry began in Brooklyn as a way to express my love for nature and design, but mostly so I could bring color, life, and beauty into my apartment on, you guessed it, Dean Street! Now, Dean Street Daisies has blossomed into a full-service floral and event design studio on the Hudson River in Irvington, NY where I live and create in a converted chapel with my husband and two cats!

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Karina of Dean Street Daisies led an incredible arrangement class with wine tasting for my bachelorette party. We all had so much fun and our bouquets and centerpieces looked professional! Everyone could not stop talking about how easy it was, and how memorable! Karina was relaxed and so so nice! One of the best activities we did all weekend! She also designed the table setting for our dinner that night using the arrangements we made. It was simply stunning. I cannot recommend her enough! I was living my floral fantasy!!
Alison S., a year ago
Cape Lily 
Rating: 5.0 (6 reviews)
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Cape Lily is a floral design business focused on connecting people to nature through floral experiences. Our studio creates florals for weddings & events and leads botanical workshops and travel experiences. In 2021 we are launching a range of botanical wallpaper and textiles - Imagine seeing your wedding florals translated into custom table linens after your event! We travel outside of New York for select events.

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We used Cape Lily for the wedding of our daughter at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Through our initial contact, we found Sylvia, Cape Lily’s owner, to be both reasonable and responsive. On implementation, we found Sylvia to be hands on, dedicated and hard-working. The end product surpassed our expectations as our guests were absolutely enchanted with the flower arrangements and some them even took arrangements home after the wedding.
Elias A., 4 years ago
Forever in Bloom 
Rating: 5.0 (4 reviews)
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Co-owners Dean and Shelley Andreades opened Forever In Bloom in 1999 with the understanding that they would provide the freshest and most current floral designs with exceptional service to all of their clientele. After over 20 years they have succeeded in building a reputation of quality, style and creativity in the wedding industry. "We feel honored and humbled with each event that we are allowed to be part of. We are so lucky to be able to do what we love, while creating long lasting relationships with such wonderful people".

Forever in Bloom's communication was precise, clear, and professional throughout the entire process. The quality of their work was fresh, elegant, and colorful. Dean and his team arrived hours early to the venue to beautifully transform the space, including assisting with lighting across the entire ballroom ceiling. Dean is an expert and master in his craft, and we are thrilled with the high quality work and spectacular flowers. The process couldn't have gone smoother!
Alison S., 10 months ago
FlorIyá 
Rating: 5.0 (4 reviews)
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Hello! My name is Bianca, a NYC-based florist and the founder of FlorIyá. Floristry has been an ever growing part of my life for the past 6 years. Each boutonnière, bouquet or installation is treated with the same care as every flower matters.

I had the pleasure of meeting FlorIyá close to the most special date of my life. I was treated with great care and attention, they were concerned with making this date even more memorable and incredible. I said what I expected and was even more surprised by the final result of my bridal bouquet. I was very satisfied and happy! If you are looking for someone to brighten and decorate your day, you will definitely love the FlorIyá with you!
Giovana e J., 2 years ago
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Mr. Bokay Flowers & Greenhouse 
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
  • Starts at $150
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Jerry DellaMura owner of Mr. Bokay Flowers and his team of designers pride ourselves on an impeccable reputation Since 1973. Over 50 years experience and expertise enables us to advise you on all aspects of your flower choices properly. Elegant hand-tied bouquets to chic nature inspired elements, there’s something special for every couple. Our arrangements are designed to captivate, inspire, and exceed expectations! From understated elegance to absolutely spectacular… bridal bouquets, centerpieces, church flowers or chuppahs….we work with your budget. Our goal is to exceed your expectations with exceptional, personalized services and style

I had purchased flowers for my now wife while we were dating and decided to used them for our wedding last year. Everything from the delivery time to the beautiful flowers was on point. We could not be happier with their services and our guests could not stop talking about the beautiful flowers for our wedding. Highly recommend them. They are very good at what they do and the cost was very reasonable for the quality that we received.
John S., 4 months ago
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Michelle Edgemont Design 
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
  • Starts at $5,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Michelle Edgemont Design is an event design and floral design studio that specializes in sophisticated, modern events with an unconventional twist. Our clients hire us to bring that extra special spark to their wedding through eye-catching decor details. We are able to produce events with a wide variety of budgets in the NYC and Hudson Valley area.

Awarded Best of Zola
We hired Michelle to design our wedding flowers this past Fall. She did an amazing job! From her first email to the second I saw my bouquet, she was kind, full of creative ideas, and right on our budget. She designed the most beautiful flowers for us that I've ever seen! Everything was perfect. I still get teary eyed thinking about my bouquet and the amazing chuppah. My favorite thing about her is that her studio only books one wedding a weekend. Some florists I was talking to said they do up to 5 in one day! That's crazy. I felt secure knowing that my wedding was the only one that her and her amazing staff were working on. Her attention to detail definitely showed! Hire her, you won't be disappointed.
Michelle and S., 6 years ago
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Something Borrowed Blooms 
Rating: 4.9 (95 reviews)
  • Starts at $250
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Something Borrowed Blooms is the premier rent-and-return floral and décor company in the U.S., offering beautifully curated premium silk floral collections. Couples who choose to rent typically save up to 70% compared to the cost of traditional fresh flowers. Our collections include everything you need for your wedding day, from bridal and bridesmaid bouquets to boutonnieres, garlands, centerpieces, aisle markers, cake flowers, swags, flower combs and crowns, wedding décor, and more. Each design is thoughtfully curated to create a cohesive, elevated look from ceremony to reception.

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Something Borrowed Blooms was SO easy to work with for our wedding flowers. Their communication style was straightforward, helpful, quick, and efficient. The quality of their work was beautiful, and the faux flowers were incredibly easy to assemble. We used the Marlowe collection and it was EXACTLY what we were looking for! All of the collections & decor they offer are stunning! At a great price point, the flowers made the entire look of our wedding pop - nobody could even tell they were not real! I would use Something Borrowed Blooms over and over again for any event, as they truly contributed to making our special day unforgettable.
Tarra S., 2 years ago
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Flower Moxie – Do-It-Yourself Wedding Flowers 
Rating: 4.9 (78 reviews)
  • Starts at $350
  • Serves Cross River, NY

In 2013, 8-year wedding veteran Amy McCord Jones realizes she wouldn't be able to afford to hire her own floral services if she was a bride. Then, Amy discovers that there is basically zero help available for DIY brides. No flower recipes. No instructions. No access to florist-grade blooms. Rude. So she launches Flower Moxie! Flower Moxie remains a humble, tucked-away small business out of Oklahoma City. We don’t zoom around on scooters in some fancy high-rise. We stock an average kitchen with canned wine and Aldi chips and listen to true crime podcasts while photographing curvy ranunculus. Join us. There’s cake, hugs, and acceptance here.

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If you really want to save money on florals, then go with Flower Moxie! Just a heads up, IT IS A LOT OF WORK, but they give you very clear email instructions of what to expect and there are MANY resources they provide through articles, videos, etc. I was mistaken in thinking that all I would have to do is arrange flowers in vases. You are actually cutting, cleaning and processing everything. We refused to spend money on flowers through a florist, but with Flower Moxie, we were able to incorporate some florals for a very reasonable price!
Avery H., a year ago
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Fountainhead Floral Design 
Rating: 5.0 (48 reviews)
  • Starts at $3,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY
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The granddaughter of two gardeners, I have always felt a connection to the earth through the soil. When someone brings flowers into a room, something changes...an energy, an excitement! I love being able to bring that kind of beauty into peoples lives. I'm a small-town girl who enjoys anything that involves working with my hands from cooking to knitting. I'm a total animal lover (partial to dogs), a die-hard Grey's Anatomy fan, and I take my martinis extra dirty. When I'm not flowering in our studio in Milford, Connecticut, I'm mommin' to three amazing little boys (our dog Pippa and cat, Galaxy).

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Kate was an absolute pleasure to work with for our wedding! Her communication throughout the process was clear, understanding, and attentive, and she was always quick to respond. The quality of her work was truly professional, and the floral design was exactly what I had envisioned for our special day! She was also incredibly flexible, making last-minute changes to our order the month before the wedding without any issues. The setup and overall design was absolutely beautiful - especially our ceremony arch! I would highly recommend Fountainhead Floral Design to any couple looking for a reliable, talented, and customer-focused wedding florist!
Brittany K., a year ago
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Bloom by Britt Floral Design 
Rating: 5.0 (43 reviews)
  • Starts at $4,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY

We're a husband and wife duo that prides themselves on honesty, integrity and quality. Every arrangement we make is custom designed for each couple, guided by their personality and the story they want to tell. We believe flowers should feel personal and we achieve this goal through thoughtful details, quality blooms and creative expression. Our aim is to deliver designs that feel authentic, intentional and beautifully one-of-a-kind.

Awarded Best of Zola
Bloom by Britt Floral Designs was an absolute pleasure to work with for our wedding. Their communication was easy, timely, and they always responded promptly to our questions. The proposal they provided was amazing and easy to understand, which made the planning process a breeze. On the day of our wedding, their work was perfectly executed - they brought our floral vision to life in every way and the quality was truly amazing. Bloom by Britt provided incredible value for the money, and we could not have been happier with the end result. Everything looked absolutely perfect, and we received so many compliments from our guests. We highly recommend Bloom by Britt Floral Designs to any couple planning their wedding.
Melanie Z., 10 months ago
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The Faux Bouquets 
Rating: 5.0 (42 reviews)
  • Starts at $175
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Believe it or not, we often have people ask if our pictures throughout our website are showing a mix of fresh and faux and…no they aren’t! Although fresh florals are pretty, we are totally in love with poser-blooms all the way here and that’s what we design 100% of our orders with.

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I’m so glad we went with the Faux Bouquets for our wedding florals. Everything was beautiful and nobody believed me when I said they weren’t live flowers. If you are worried about how they will look, DONT be!!! There is a great variety of flowers on their website and I am so happy with how everything turned out. If you are renting flowers, the return process is SO easy!
Camryn K., 2 years ago
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Wood & Word Blooms, sola wood floral designs (faux not fresh) 
Rating: 5.0 (36 reviews)
  • Starts at $1,500
  • Serves Cross River, NY
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🌹 WE ARE NOT FRESH FLOWER FLORISTS. WE WORK WITH WOOD & FAUX FLOWERS. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IN YOUR REPLY. 🌹 Wood & Word Blooms is run by a Jen Angle, former teacher of 20+ years and specializes in using hand-painted wood flowers along with a faux, dried and preserved florals (nothing fresh here) to bring your wedding vision to life not just for that one glorious day but forever. Besides designing for you, I also offer DIY Wood Flower Experiences to create your wedding florals alongside me in person or virtually and 1:1 sessions to help DIY brides learn to do it themselves.

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Working with Jen for our October 2025 wedding was AMAZING!! From the moment we sent in an online inquiry, Jen was attentive, responsive, thoughtful, and incredibly detail oriented. She got us set up with a project planning doc immediately, and she was SO patient with us even when we were annoyingly indecisive about our vision lol. She met with us via Zoom to answer all of our questions when we were struggling to finish the document (and she is just as thorough and helpful via Zoom as she is via email). Once we placed our final order, Jen was communicative and thorough about the process of what happened next in terms of pickup, payment, etc. When we picked up our flowers, we were ASTOUNDED by how beautiful they were. I mean, we knew they would be beautiful, but truly, WOW. Aside from bouquets & boutonnieres, we also got garlands to use as centerpieces for our guests’ farmhouse tables, as well as small wooden circle magnets with a flower on top (we wood burned the j c into them ourselves) to use as favors. And they all looked incredible. An employee at our venue said that our decor was “the best she’s ever seen this place look,” and a large part of our decor was these flowers. I cannot recommend Jen and Wood and Word Blooms ENOUGH!!! PS bouquet photo is from today (1/5/26)!! The longevity is insane!
Jamie W / C., 4 months ago
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Cullen Creations 
Rating: 5.0 (36 reviews)
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Cullen Creations is a wedding design company in The Catskills of New York. They are able to cover every aspect of your wedding vision from florals, to rentals, to set up and break down and more. The team at Cullen Creations only take on a limited amount of events per year to helps ensure each of their clients get the attention and care they deserve.

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Cullen Creations was INCREDIBLE to work with. I used them for florals, set up, draping and rentals. But it feels like I used her for more because of how helpful and amazing Heather and her husband were! They’re so talented, honest, kind, creative and a great duo. I have some DIY aspects to my wedding and without the Cullens…. it seriously would not have been possible. The floral designs on my tables, bouquets, furniture, the TIME they took to set everything up PERFECTLY. They got into my venue an entire day prior to start…. I can’t recommend them more.
Jessica M., a year ago
Moonwake Meadow 
Rating: 5.0 (32 reviews)
  • Starts at $8,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY

✿ floral + event designer located in new york serving long Island. upstate ny + beyond ! Moonwake Meadow, created by owner and lead designer Nicole. She has experience from traditional to whimsical floral design. She has worked anywhere from floral art installations, everyday retail, weddings, public relations, corporate events and the list goes on. After years of working for others, Nicole has created a business of her own. Fully dedicated in her design, she strives to make the best experience for her clients.

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Nicole and her Moonwake Meadow team are the dream! Nicole understands how to pull of a couples’ vision perfectly but she also elevates it to levels you probably didn’t even see coming! She was communicative, attentive to budget, and her creativity kicked up the look of the venue from “beautiful” to out of this world! If you need a bridal florist, you should look no further. Hire this team!
Lucy M. O., 2 years ago
About Designs 
Rating: 5.0 (24 reviews)
  • Starts at $4,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Hello + welcome to about-designs, a women owned studio with a focus on custom floral and botanical design. Proprietors slash sisters, Eva + Sonya could not be more different from each other by design, yet they find common ground on creative collaboration. Their combined backgrounds in interiors, education and floral design make it possible to tailor context appropriate designs for each and every client.

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Fresh Flowers at a wedding symbolize hopes and dreams for a joyful future. My client's vintage lace wedding gown, hair accessory, and the venue by the river with the city backdrop were perfected by About Design's poetic flower arrangements. Sonia is outstanding! Her professionalism, expertise, and refined taste made my client's wedding truly unforgettable. The floral arrangements were gorgeous and beyond my expectations as a photographer. Highly recommend About Design for your wedding!
Deva A., a year ago
A Lily Among Thorns 
Rating: 5.0 (22 reviews)
  • Starts at $10,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY
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A Lily Among Thorns offers romantic and modern floral designs for the New York Metropolitan area. With our design studio located in Northern New Jersey, we can also happily extend our design services to Connecticut and Pennsylvania. We specialize in an organic and airy approach to floral design drawing inspiration from how stems naturally grow in nature. In our design approach, we lean towards intentional minimalism so we can focus on designs that truly resonate with our couples.

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Isabel truly exceeded expectations. I knew next to nothing about flowers going into this experience. When Isabel presented the initial inspiration design board for the wedding, I made a couple of comments of things I liked and did not like. Isabel took all that feedback, and some inspiration photos I emailed her, and truly made the most beautiful wedding flowers in the world! She was also very fun, professional, and low stress, which enabled me to feel comfortable providing the initial comments and getting the flowers of my dreams for the actual wedding day. Isabel also added fun fruit and candles to the the table, creating an experience my guests are still discussing to this day.
Madeline B., 7 months ago
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STYLE & VINE 
Rating: 5.0 (20 reviews)
  • Starts at $1,200
  • Serves Cross River, NY
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We started Style & Vine to provide the highest quality floral arrangements at a reasonable price. We understand the stresses of planning a wedding and the questions you may have or not even think about. That is why we keep an open and transparent dialog about your floral arrangements.

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From the very first email exchange to the final moments of our wedding day, Lorrie at Style & Vine exceeded every expectation we had. As a bride who values organization and attention to detail, I can confidently say that Lorrie is the essence of professionalism and artistry. Lorrie's communication throughout our 8-month planning process was exceptional. She was incredibly responsive, patient with our questions, and proactive in addressing potential challenges. When we needed to adjust our timeline from noon to 11:00 AM just weeks before the wedding, she graciously accommodated our request without hesitation. Working with our "white classic" theme, Lorrie created beautiful arrangements that perfectly captured our vision. Her centerpieces featuring white hydrangeas, roses, baby's breath, and stock were wonderful. The mix of large arrangements and bud vase clusters created beautiful dimension on our tables. The six chuppah arrangements on varying height pedestals were gorgeous and precisely what we had envisioned. Lorrie demonstrated remarkable flexibility when we made last-minute requests, including providing fresh flowers for our faux cake decoration at no additional cost. She suggested repurposing our chuppah arrangements for the sweetheart table, helping us stay within budget while maintaining the elegant aesthetic we wanted. Her ability to incorporate the bud vases and flameless votives we provided showed her collaborative spirit and creativity. On our wedding day, Lorrie arrived promptly and worked seamlessly with our wedding assistant. Her setup was flawless, and every arrangement was perfectly positioned. The personal flowers - including my bridal bouquet with white garden roses and dahlias, the matron of honor bouquet, boutonnieres, and corsages - were absolutely perfect and photo-ready for our morning family session. Lorrie provided detailed quotes, clear contracts, and transparent pricing throughout the process. She included complimentary votive candles and was upfront about all costs, with no surprise fees. Her pricing was fair for the exceptional quality and service provided. If you're looking for a florist who combines artistic talent with exceptional service, look no further than Lorrie and Style & Vine. She made our dream wedding décor a reality and was an absolute pleasure to work with. We cannot recommend her highly enough! Johanny & David The Juniper at Vanderbilt, Westbury, NY August 16, 2025
Johanny J., 7 months ago
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Three Roots Floral Design 
Rating: 4.9 (18 reviews)
  • Starts at $5,000
  • Serves Cross River, NY

Welcome to Three Roots Floral Design, a bespoke, sustainable and fine-arts informed wedding and event studio in the heart of Fairfield County, CT. Since 2013 we have partnered with our clients to offer bespoke floral design services for their one-of-a-kind day! We pride ourselves on getting to know our clients and bringing their vision to life.

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First of all - the end product was just beautiful. Everything from the bridal bouquet to the ceremony flowers to the table styling was exquisite and super unique. Shannon did a great job incorporating my favorite color (yellow) and a whimsical, organic wildness into the design exactly as I had hoped. From our first meeting to the written proposal, Shannon interpreted my thoughts and ideas exactly. I was so impressed that she took my ramblings and half ideas and pulled them together into what I was seeing in my head. Shannon’s GORGEOUS color palette informed the entire wedding design and gave me a jumping off point for invitations, bridesmaid dresses, other decor, etc. Unfortunately, the process of working with Shannon was a bit challenging. She struggled with nailing down details: incorrect number of tables, inconsistent accounting of candles/bud vases, etc. It took a number of incorrect proposal drafts until we got it right - just weeks before the wedding. We were honestly quite disappointed by Shannon’s flexibility and communication. She self-describes as being highly collaborative, but that was not our experience. First, as beer nerds, having hops in the design was super important to us, and while she flagged early on it could be an issue to source real ones, we discussed using fake. While we all agreed that she shouldn’t use fake hops if they looked bad, we were sad to see on the day of that they didn’t make it into the design. It would have been nice to have heard a heads up from her that she didn’t plan to use them - even if it was just a brief mention on the day-of. Second, when our cake plans fell through at the last minute, we asked Shannon if she could possibly supply a few flowers for our small 6” cutting cake. She told us she would try, but later we heard from the bakery that she had given them a flat no. She never communicated her decision to us. Thankfully, the bakery pulled something together for us (shout out to Zest Pastry!). Third, the Monday before the wedding, Shannon sent an alarming email with the subject line “Head Advisory, Oh No!”, asking us what our plan was. Getting any email titled “Oh No” isn’t fun to receive less than a week before your wedding. Further, as a trusted wedding vendor, we would hope that she would have plans for weather or unexpected events rather than looking to us during a very stressful period. Lastly, (and most disappointingly) despite having a run of day schedule, Shannon was nowhere to be found when it was time to put on boutonnieres and corsages. Our photographers and party thankfully jumped in to help to avoid major delays to portraits (shout out to Katie Slater!). Fundamentally, the product Shannon provided was beyond compare - everything was beautiful. That said, the communication, coordination, and organization were lacking from our experience.
Sarah S., 2 years ago