Seascape Flowers

Darcy and the Seascape Flowers team did an incredible job for our wedding, and we couldn’t have been happier. 2 years later, people are still raving about our wedding, and at least 1 other friend of mine used our mandap (indian ceremony trellis), which Darcy designed and brought to life, as an inspiration for her wedding.
Seascape Flowers did an incredible job of pulling together really beautiful arrangements and centerpieces, and of course, a killer mandap. I only had a sort of vague notion of what I was going for, and Darcy translated those notions into something amazing!
Their execution was also fantastic — we had a very short timeline to get the whole venue and reception area set up, (1 hour!) and they were able to pull it off beautifully. I highly recommend!

We hired Seascape Flowers for our wedding last June in Carmel. Working with Darcy was so easy and wonderful! She had the very difficult task of helping me narrow down my vision for the wedding and did an awesome job of providing the most beautiful flowers and other décor items within our budget. Seascape went above and beyond to make our wedding beautiful and I loved the floral design they created. Laurie came to our walkthrough before our wedding and was really wonderful as well. She calmed my mom’s nerves and presented us wtih a lot of options and ideas for how to make our venue even more beautiful for our ceremony. I would use Seascape Flowers again for a special event in a heartbeat — they are fantastic florists!

They did an outstanding job at our wedding at Seascape! Beautiful flower arrangements and they can even craft a shell chandelier that hangs in the center over the dance floor! They worked with us every step of the way and even took care of the cake flowers. They are great because they cover both flowers and décor, so you don’t have to worry about coordinating two vendors. If you are throwing a wedding in the area, Seascape Flowers is one of the best!

Seascape Flowers is really as good as it gets. Their floral design is top notch, unique, and beautiful. I can’t recommend them highly enough for any event or a daily dose of gorgeous-​ness. I’ve worked with them for numerous weddings and their arrangements are always jaw-​dropping, their delivery is always on time, and their staff is professional and friendly.
THANK YOU Darcy and Laurie!

Went in on a Saturday about noontime and was told to come back in two hours, she was too busy. She being the «assistant» told me that she was really busy but if I could pay in cash then she could sell some pumpkins to me. She didn’t know how to work the cash register. The owner would be back in two hours. Perplexed and disappointed.

Worst service ever. I had called to set up my lightings contract for my wedding next summer. Darcy promised over and over and week by weeks would pass by and still no contract was sent to me by email. She kept saying she was busy and that she would email me my contract but she obviously don’t care enough for my business just because I’m only ordering lightings and nothing else.
Then finally she emailed me after I checked in with her at least 4x to hound her for the contract she emails me back oh I’ll get it for you tomorrow. So what happens? Tomorrow comes and she said oh actually we can no longer service your wedding. So I called and she told me someone else already put down a deposit. WELL HELLO NEWS FLASH HAD YOU GUYS SENT ME A CONTRACT A MONTH AGO I WOULD’VE SENT IN MY CHECK FIRST. But nope they obviously don’t value my business just because it’s not a big paycheck to them. They probably pick someone with a bigger budget check.
I recommend whoever is getting married at the Seascape Beach Resort to not ever go with them! Seriously worst customer service ever.

Laurie created the beautiful floral design for our wedding at the Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel Valley. She was super supportive and understanding of our (ok mostly my) vision, and was willing to work with our budget to make our dream come to life. She really knows her stuff! I didn’t have the slightest clue about flowers before our first meeting, but I knew what I wanted the feel and look of our special day to be like. Laurie was full of ideas and showed us pictures of flowers that were completely in line with my creative vision. On our second meeting, she carefully curated a sample of our centerpiece that was breathtaking. I’m not sure if every bride worries about how everything will come together on the big day, or if it was just me, but that sample she put together put me completely at ease. She is also very responsive and just a delight to work with.

Darcy and Seascape Flowers completely transformed my wedding.
From receiving my bridal bouquet and my floral crown, to the beautiful ceremony decorations — Seascape Flowers outdid themselves.
My bouquet was stunning and brought tears to my eyes when I saw it. It was beyond anything I had imagined and was totally swoon-​worthy. I can’t wait to get our pictures back so I can relive how beautiful the flowers were!
When I first walked into the reception venue after our ceremony I was stunned — the flowers and centerpiece decorations were incredible.
I would 100% recommend Darcy and Seascape for any event. Her professionalism, creativity and expertise show in her wonderful work.

Sent my dear friend a birthday bouquet recently from seascape florist. She was over the moon pleased with her bouquet. Thanks!!!

My wife and I have worked with Seascape Flowers on a few occasions and they constantly knock it out of the park with their floral designs and amazing creativity. Our experience has primarily been with Darcy and she’s a true artist. Her bouquets and garlands are gorgeous. Darcy is crafty, resourceful, pleasant, and very professional. We HIGHLY recommend using Seascape flowers for your wedding or special event. You will not be disappointed!

These girls are the best! Everything you can want whether it be formal or casual. They have an excellent sense of style and can make your event very special with beautiful floral arrangements. I highly recommend!

Darcy did the flowers for my Big Sur wedding and she did such an amazing job! I didn’t have an idea of what I wanted except «romantic» and she delivered creative ideas and the most stunning arrangements that I couldn’t even imagine in my head. A few of the flowers we loved were difficult to find but she contacted multiple suppliers and made it happen just in time for our big day. Great communicator and brilliant floral designer! Thank you, Darcy!

My girlfriend (now wife) and I decided to get married on a whim and chose Santa Cruz as the location for our wedding. We planned our wedding for the Saturday after New Year’s Day not really thinking that flowers were going to be hard to come by – we were wrong! (As an FYI, the flower growers in the county go on vacation for the holidays during this period since demand is low and flower availability is poor given that it’s winter).
We drove all over Santa Cruz County and could not find a florist to make my wife a bouquet. Luckily we asked the shop that made our cake if they could recommend anyone and they suggested we check out Seascape Flowers. We got to Seascape Flowers and as we approached the store we could see a dreaded «we are closed for the holidays» sign on the door. By the grace of whatever deity I have to thank, there was someone inside the store who flagged us to come inside. After explaining the conundrum we were in, Darcy agreed to help us out in our quest to get my wife a bouquet for our wedding ceremony.
We didn’t have much to work with, but Darcy did an amazing job with improvising with what she had. My wife was completely satisfied and to date the preserved flower bouquet hangs in our apartment. My utmost gratitude to Darcy and Seascape Flowers!

I can’t even begin to explain how amazing the flowers are from Seascape flowers and how even more awesome Darcy is. I told Darcy the overall theme, look, and colors I was looking for. After viewing pictures from previous weddings she had done, I gave her full artistic control to create my vision. This was probably the best decision I made when planning my wedding. The results were stunning!!! From the bouquets, table arrangements, swirled aisle rose petals, to large flower filled urns, everything was gorgeous. The flowers were perfectly bloomed, fresh, and full of color. Darcy made sure to use flowers that weren’t as typical that really took your breath away. On the day of the wedding when I was taking before ceremony pictures, I saw Darcy arranging flowers, creating the perfect image for me. She noticed the locket I had attached on my bouquet was coming loose and stepped aside from what she was doing to help me fix it. This vendor truly does show care and passion for making your day everything you want and more. Out of all vendors and decorations, the flowers received the most compliments all evening. I would recommend Seascape flowers to anyone looking for flowers for any occasion.

I wish there was an option to give more than 5 stars, because Laurie is truly exceptional at what she does! I recently got married in Carmel Valley and Laurie’s beautiful arrangements made my big day simply magical. I’m a designer and had high expectations of how I wanted things to look and every detail of my vision was brought to life in total perfection. From the perfect fresh color palette, to all the little vintage whimsical details, to the things even I had overlooked– everything was absolutely perfect.
Laurie is truly an artist when it comes to flowers. She will listen to everything you want and add to your vision, making it better than you even dreamed. And if you’re someone who doesn’t have a strong opinion of what you want, look no further than Laurie. She has such impeccable taste that she can create a perfect look for any setting with little to no explanation.
She will also work within your price range, responds to emails in a really timely manner (which is super important when you’re in the heat of planning a big event) and handled everything with total professionalism and a smile. She’s a delightful lady with an natural eye for beauty.
Thank you so much Laurie for making my wedding look more beautiful than I’d ever even imagined!

Laurie expertly provided incredible custom flower arrangements and décor for my wedding in May, 2014. She was super easy to work with – we put together a Pinterest page with a few ideas for types of flowers and colors for the wedding, then met with Laurie in person. She provided a few suggestions for types of flowers for arrangements, boutonnières, etc. and they all came out beautifully matched.
Laurie even provided some wonderful wedding décor, including a beautiful birch chuppah which she intertwined flowers with, and lovely rustic weathered letters with our initials on them.
I’d definitely recommend working with Seascape Flowers. Thanks again for making our wedding fabulous, Laurie!

I had my wedding flowers and decorations done here. Everything was absolutely beautiful and we got complements all day long.

BETTER WEAR A TIE!
SEASCAPE FLOWERS ONLY CATERS TO THE ULTRA WEALTHY
I went to seascape flowers to purchase some flowers for my daughters preschool teachers.
I didn’t have much time or money and had just come from work; I looked dirty but not homeless. My wife was wearing the santa cruz standard, hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
As we pulled in and parked next to her flower van, we noticed her newer model Mercedes S series parked in the handicapped spot in front of her business.
This business has an ocean view and is high end.
As she ordered around her daughter and Hispanic worker, she gave us the fakest
«Hello, what can do for you»
I told her I wanted buy some lilies and pointed at the larger lilies and told her how I had just purchased some from her establishment last week and they were beautiful and made my house smell amazing.
I gave her my budget and began to shop around for greeting cards and possibly a little gift.
As we began to browse through over priced soaps and sea shells, we instantly felt like she was watching our every move, as if we were casing the place.
After a few moments I asked my wife to come pick out two thank you cards and noticed that she hadn’t put any lilies into our arrangements.
I kindly asked her if she could modify the flowers and include lilies.
I also asked that she didn’t include any mini roses.
I told her that I purchased the mini roses with the beautiful lilies on my last visit and that the ALL DIED the next day.
I put them in water and told her we live near by.
She looked at us as if I was Lying.
She wouldn’t accept that the mini roses died so fast.
My wife game me a look that said «Are you kidding me? This woman is a !!!»
She next told me that the lilies I wanted were more expensive and wouldn’t fit in my budget and she would have to take out some flowers.
If the graduation wasn’t in an hour I would have left.
Since I didn’t have the luxury of time I just took a deep breath and gave her a fake smile and said «Not a problem»
We picked out an overpriced thank you card and her daughter gave us a complementary blank card with the business name on it
even though these are free to all whom purchase flowers; she did it in an attempt to lighten the tension between her snobby mom. The daughter seemed friendly.
After we Purchased our flowers we walked out feeling sick.
It was as if we just ate horrible food or saw a dog get hit by a car.
My wife complained about the flower lady the entire way to the graduation.
That’s what I wanted after leaving work and spending my last few bucks on flowers for someone I’m never going to see again.
Here’s what I got out of the place.
It’s Over priced. Her Mercedes cost over $ 70,000 and it’s a flower shop with horrible service. Her daughter is kind and the woman who was there last time who wasn’t the owner was AMAZING! she should own the joint. .
Here’s what I want you to know.
Your service is garbage.
Your flowers are hit or miss.
I’ve spent hundreds of dollars there in the last year and now I will never return.
Since you look down upon people and treated us like we are going to rob you I thought I’d do you this service of telling the average hardworking families and average income people out there to
TAKE YOUR MONEY SOMEWHERE THEY APPRECIATE IT
NOT SEASCAPE FLOWERS.

Seascape Flowers does
great work. You can see the arch in my picture, that’s their creation. I loved what they did and they completely delivered. They are a bit on the expensive side but if you get what you pay for.

I had my wedding at Seascape Resort in Aptos, CA, so I initially called their preferred vendor list. I was looking for someone who could do Hawaiian/​South Pacific-​style flowers which can be a little challenging, but Laurie right away told me she was up for the project and that she would research Hawaii shipment options if needed.
We booked her about a year out and had 2 sit-​down meetings with her, along with email communication throughout. I gave her a picture collage of my flower ideas and colors, went over preferences on each piece at our detail meeting, and then asked her to use her professional opinion.
What we got were GORGEOUS flower centerpieces, bouquets, arch arrangements, corsages, boutonnieres, etc. All guests commented on how beautiful the flowers were and how tropical, fresh, and bright they were. Laurie came through with exactly what I wanted.
Laurie was also very nice to run back to her shop the morning of the wedding to switch the Mother-of-the-Bride’s corsage to a wrist corsage to better suit her dress.
My dad also called her shop a couple days before the wedding to get a flower gift for my mom. Laurie’s staff very nicely delivered the surprise bouquet to my mom’s room the day before the wedding.
Overall, very nice service and amazing flowers.