Locust

Price per arrangement

Bouquets start at $280, and centerpieces at $200

Minimum spend

$2,000 total

About Locust

Sarah Stracke

Florist & Creative Director

Locust Is Sarah Stracke, A Concept-Driven Florist And Artist Based In Springfield, Missouri. Locust creates arrangements that feel like earth by unifying the natural world with careful design. She curates colors, flowers, and wild material to create shapes and gestures of outward growth. Her designs transport onlookers to vast landscapes and lush gardens. Locust places emphasis on sanctifying, heightening, and transforming space through floral design and specializes in concept-driven weddings, events, and installations. Locust caters to many floral design services from corporate clients and dinner events to arrangements for the home.

Your wedding florals should feel equal parts you as me. Is there a flower you’ve always loved that is in season on your wedding day? Is there a creek nearby where you grew up that I can find material to integrate into your bouquet? Is there a color you want to be an integral part of the ceremony experience? This day— everything about it should be an ultimate celebration and reflection of who you both are. Each element beautifully curated by you and your partner to show those you love what you look like together. Do you love flowers and want to start a conversation? Reach out!

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Services

Pre-wedding services

  • Consultations
  • Mock-ups
  • Venue visits

Post-wedding services

  • Cleanup

Arrangement styles

  • Architectural with branches and twigs
  • Flower-forward with fresh blooms
  • Foliage-centric with leaves and tall grasses

Reviews

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Rating: 5.0

5.0 out of 5

5 reviews

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    Nick

    Rating: 5
    •Feb 3, 2021

    Natural & Beautiful

    Locust is so, so incredibly valuable and I'd recommend using them to anybody. Locust really strives to create something that's beautiful, natural, and unique to you. The work Locust creates would really set apart your florals and add that special spark to make your day even more you.

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    Henry Head

    Rating: 5
    •Feb 2, 2021

    Locust knows how to create an atmosphere

    Sarah at Locust was incredible to work with. Her approach to floral arrangements is something truly different. She has an amazing eye for what she days and the clear vision to execute everything she attempts with professionalism and grace. Couldn't recommend her more!

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    Courtney

    Rating: 5
    •Jan 21, 2021

    The Florist Who Transforms How You See Flora

    Sarah is an incredibly talented, personable, down-to-earth visionary. I highly recommend her not only for her knowledge, creativity, and ability to execute, but also for her golden heart and warm personality. Sarah's work feels like sculptural poetry. A love letter to nature. Always paying homage to the organic beauty of our land, and creating with respect to what each season offers us. Her floral pieces transform whatever environment they're in. They are ethereal, playful, and sophisticated. Sarah is someone who is connected to her craft on what feels like a very personal level, and the dynamic of her and her pieces draw you in, and inspire you to connect as well. She is such a delight to work with, and a force who gets the ball rolling. She is an artist, and a guide, and a teacher, and I can't recommend her enough.

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    Eleanor

    Rating: 5
    •Jan 12, 2021

    Unique and Stunning florals

    Locust provides gorgeous florals unlike anything I’ve seen before. Each piece is unique and whimsical. Sarah is a delight to work with and she’s endlessly creative. I will be using Locust floral for many events to come.

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    Alyssa + M.

    Rating: 5
    •Jan 12, 2021

    Working With Sarah Was a Dream

    Sarah, the owner and floral designer behind Locust, has an absolutely brilliant mind and tender soul. Her approach to florals is wholly unique-- at the start of the process we worked together to develop a mood for our wedding's florals, defining not just palette and flower preferences, but the emotive and imaginative qualities we wanted flowers to evoke on our wedding day. The flowers she ordered were so special and of the upmost quality, which she then thoughtfully paired with foraged materials from the woods near my father's house as well as our new home. When it came to creating the bouquet, table arrangements, and ceremony installations, she truly made us feel like her collaborators. She showed us so many options, asked for input at the perfect times, and in the end, our wedding florals were the true standouts on our special day. We felt so seen and captured by what she created, and the florals lent a magical air to our ceremony and reception. We could not think of a better florist to work with for important life events-- Sarah is an incredibly special, brilliant, thoughtful human. We couldn't recommend her enough!

Preferred vendors of Locust

Photographer
Courtney Lee Photography
Rating: 5.0 (5 reviews)
Saint Louis, MO
Starts at $3,500
We offer delivery, setup, and breakdown services within a 100-mile radius of Springfield, Missouri. We have a $1,500 minimum for floral delivery (and $500 minimum for pickup). Since many weddings require a professional set up, we also charge a separate fee for event installation.
We have a $1,500 minimum for full weddings. We also have an A La Carte menu starting at $500 with pre-selected flower types and quantities.
Consultations last approximately 1 hour but can take up to 2 for larger weddings. Please come prepared with details about your wedding like your budget and style, as well as any inspiration you have for your wedding flowers. This can include images of your venue, photos of your wedding attire, fabric swatches, your color palette, photos from social media, and more.
Yes, we offer breakdown services along with delivery, set up, and flower transfer from the ceremony to the reception. The price breakdown will be in your initial and final quote.
It’s never too early to get in touch about your wedding, but we recommend having a few details figured out before you do. For example: Have you selected the location for your ceremony and/or reception? What’s your wedding style? Do you know how many guests you’ll be expecting? Typically, our couples reach out around 6 to 8 months before their big day.
Yes, we can! After the contract is signed, we can provide one mockup, typically a table centerpiece. We prefer to create this between 30 and 60 days before the wedding to take into account seasonal flowers and time to make adjustments before the final proposal and vendor commitments are due. We include a mock-up as a line- item in your initial and final quote.
During your consultation, we will go over all the gorgeous in-season floral offerings available for your wedding date. We love supporting local growers and regional flowers and greenery!
We can offer rental services for a number of floral vessels, but that is all of Locust's offerings at the time.
Sorry, we do not offer flower preservation.