What to Expect
Want more info on the process of booking a professional florist? Want a look at exactly what you’re hiring us for?
We’ll walk you through our approach so you know what to expect.
Photographer: Jesse Cobb Photography
Our Values
We think it’s important that there’s mutual understanding between us + our clients because that’s where the real magic can happen. Here’s what we’re about:
• Intentionality
• Quality > Quantity
• Inclusivity, Respect, + Kindness
• Healthy Boundaries + Work/Life Balance
• Transparency, Honesty, + Open Communication
• Eco-Friendly Practices
• Having fun!
Our Approach
Our approach to floral design is non-traditional. It’s contemporary and a bit avant-garde. It’s playful and imaginative. It’s heavily inspired by color, texture, flower types, and, of course, our clients’ personalities!
We’re deeply honored to get to know you and create art that reflects your story.
What’s Been Inspiring Us Lately?
Colorful Editorial Photography
Maximalist Interior Design
Graphic Design
Unique Color Combinations
It Starts Like This…
Fill out our quick and easy inquiry form to get the process started. You’ll get an auto-response almost immediately!
Questionnaire
Our auto-response email will link you to our intake questionnaire where you can take a moment to think through what details you’d like us to know initially!
Availability Check
Once we’ve gotten some details about your event, we’ll make sure we have your date available and that it feels like an amazing fit! We’ll then get back to you asap to schedule a consultation call.
Response time is typically within 48hrs for standard business days.
If your date is unavailable or we don’t think our aesthetic will complement your dream flowers, we’ll 100% still get back to you. You’re never left on read, and we’ll send you recommendations within your area! We’re always honored to be considered.
Schedule Your Call
Our next step is scheduling your consultation call. We offer phone + video calls depending on your preference. (If you have other needs we can accommodate, please let us know in your inquiry or questionnaire!)
We will discuss more in depth what you’re looking for, your style, your colors, and what arrangement types you are interested in.
Don’t feel like you have to have it all figured out! We’re here to help with that!
Proposal + Quote
We will create a custom design proposal and initial quote based off of our consultation call. We will email these files to you for you to review.
If you feel we’re a good fit, we can move into the booking process!
Book Us!
If you’re ready to move forward with booking, we’ll send you a contract and invoice for your deposit. You can schedule auto-pay for upcoming payment(s) to make it super easy.
We offer payment plans if you’d like to break up your payments, or you can do the full amount at the final due date (1 month before event date).
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
Photographer: Among the Oaks Photography
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Each event is unique, and each couple’s flower needs are also unique in some ways! We like to get started with your initial inspiration: the colors and style you’re most drawn to; the venue and scenery; your personality and relationship. It all gets factored into your design.
We take time to find inspiration photos that give you a good idea of what the style, feel, and colors of your florals will look like. No one photo, of course, can perfectly show your own flowers because we make yours totally custom.
We love when clients offer us a level of flexibility and trust that allows us to bring something truly unique to the event! That’s where the magic happens.
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Being a florist means being very in tune with the seasons, and knowledge of when flowers are available really comes with years of experience. We, of course, always account for flexibility in flower selection because every single season is not perfectly timed. Nature works on its own timeline.
We prioritize ordering local flowers, and shipped or imported flowers are lowest on the list when we’re sourcing your flowers.
We start with hyper-local flowers from our own city/county. We then source within Oregon, the west coast, and finally domestic product. If there’s a flower type that is important to a client that needs to be imported, we will do so, but we make every effort to get you the freshest local product first.
We also take time to source any vases needed (if our current inventory isn’t right for the design). We source any supplies needed for installations, and we replace any items that need replacing well before your event.
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The week of your event (if it’s on Saturday), here’s what our schedule looks like:
Monday: Get buckets washed (if there was an event the previous weekend).
Prep supplies and vases to be ready to be designed in.
Triple check all details and timelines.
Admin and emails.
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Tuesday: We get your flowers! Usually, we pick up local flowers directly from the farms in the Eugene/Springfield/Coburg area.
If we need additional flowers from the Portland Flower Market (which sells from local farms), we have to get to Portland around 5am-7am (which is a 2 hour drive for us).
After we get all your flowers to our studio, we process every stem by stripping unnecessary leaves, removing thorns, giving everything a fresh cut, and getting it in a fresh bucket of water.
Wednesday: We start designing for larger weddings! If your wedding is a bit smaller, we tend to start designing on Thursday (and would use Wednesday as an admin day).
We start with arrangements that have an easy water source (think centerpieces in a vase!)
Thursday: Design day! We work through anything from bouquets to centerpieces to wearable flowers.
Friday: Finish off-site designing. We then get organized for delivery the next day. Traveling with flowers is no easy task, so we do a lot of strategizing to make this work with minimal touch ups needed later!
We prep any mechanics for on-site installations, and we organize our packing list.
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Saturday: Event day! It starts bright and early for us and will be a very long day, so we have to pace ourselves.
We load up the vehicle(s) in a very strategic way to fit everything nicely with minimal room for movement. (Can’t forget snacks, drinks, and sunscreen for our crew.)
We arrive at the venue at our scheduled arrival time and begin unloading. We get things gathered in their appropriate areas.
Then we get our team set up either placing arrangements or designing any on-site installations.
When we’re finished, we make sure everything is very tidy and looking perfect before we wrap up.
If you have a flip, we will stick around until that is finished. If you don’t have a flip, we will head out before the ceremony.
We always come back for clean up (unless you’ve provided your own vases or got an A La Carte order) so that we can keep our service as eco-friendly as possible! (Which leads us into Sunday!)
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Sunday: When the event is over, our job is not quite done! We have a lot of items to unload from our vehicle(s), flowers to put into the compost, vases to clean, buckets to wash (which may wait until Monday), and mechanics to sort—most will be repurposed for future events! Minimal single-use items are used and are disposed of properly.
