Petalworks

5+ years later I still remember how April did not come through for our wedding 2 weeks before our wedding. We hired Ralston Flower shop 4 days before the wedding who did an amazing job. April never reached out to us or tried to rectify her wrong — promising the specific flowers and when I paid $ 500 for the deposit I get an email of how she «cannot guarantee» the flowers that I had requested and she originally agreed to and was confident about.

April is a flower wizard! She did all of the flowers for our wedding and they were prefect. Some how she was able to get peonies in July in California. See… Wizard! If you’re looking for someone with magic skills, April with Petalworks is your gal! She was also our coordinator and the day went off without a hitch! You should hire her. She is awesome.

I know April both professionally and as a former bride. She helped me pull of my own wedding in 2 ½ weeks, last year, and didn’t bat an eyelash. She was able to step in to coordinate and design with almost no time at all, and it was PERFECT!
I know that April has so much passion for flowers and she goes out of her way to ensure perfection in her work.
April always made sure to use only the best of the best in both flowers and décor. April’s vision and design is simply amazing. She loves to incorporate «different» elements and she definitely creates beautiful pieces and exactly what her brides imagine, if not more.
She does this job because she loves it. She loves the excitement that a bride has the first time she sees her dream wedding in real life. She loves meeting with the brides and really getting to know them on a personal level so that she can better create something just for them. It’s inspiring to see someone who loves their job as much as April does.
April is amazing and ANY bride would be lucky to have her :)

April is absolutely awesome!!! She not only did the flowers, but also was my Wedding Planner! She is very meticulous and wants to give you a fairy tale wedding. I changed my mind twice on color schemes and she was extremely patient with me. These are not flowers you see done by a regular florist these are SPECTACULAR and to make flowers look this good you have to be a unique flower artist as April! She also has wonderful ideas of center pieces, corsages, alter arrangements etc. the whole nine yards. She has a true passion for weddings and flowers and trust me you feel wonderful when she’s handling everything! She is very easy to get along with and very funny (which is great under the stress of planning a wedding may bring) and you get what you pay for. If you want a tailored, boutique, one of a kind wedding go with her. These are far from the average Joe Shmo wedding flowers done by others. If I could get married all over again I without a doubt would go with April at Petalworks!!!

I did much of the wedding planning and coordination myself but left a few things to professionals so I could concentrate on things that needed more attention. Flowers was one of those things I wanted nothing to do with. Here’s some money, make it happen.
April was the ideal choice for our wedding. She not only did an amazing job with everything, she went above and beyond to make everything perfect. We had 3 wedding colors, 7 bridesmaids, etc and she took care of it all. Even years later we still get comments on the flowers at our wedding.
Contact Petalworks with confidence.

I have worked with April on several events from weddings to parties! Her keen eye for design as well as her creativity make my job as a photographer so much easier. She can take a venue that is just ordinary and create something spectacular! She works day and night on events and design for her clients… (I know as I have often received emails in the middle of the night… that is dedication!) She takes time to understand YOUR vision and then makes design decisions to create florals and tablescapes that will knock you out. Worth. Every. Penny.

April is largely credited for the fact that my wedding was so beautiful and drama free! She created beautiful flowers even more beautiful than I could have imagined. She also handled the day-​of coordination to make sure everything ran smoothly — apparently there was drama between the caterer and the DJ but April took care of everything so I was able to enjoy my day. I didn’t even know there was a problem until weeks after the wedding! She was very professional, well connected, had creative and unique ideas and was beyond helpful throughout the planning process. I couldn’t imagine having planned my wedding without her!

April is an amazing florist! I hired her for my wedding in Sept of 2007 and I everyone was complimenting me on the beautiful work she did. She was professional, on time and everything exceeded my expectations. You can not go wrong by hiring her. She will make the memories of your wedding last a lifetime.

I hired April for my wedding and couldn’t imagine a better experience with a vendor. I didn’t have a «vision» for my wedding and wasn’t even sure where to start. She was full of great ideas (and wasn’t offended if I wasn’t crazy about an idea she had), stayed within my budget (rare for a wedding vendor!!), and really worked to add in personal touches. April’s meticulous work makes it clear that she loves weddings, and that she truly wants YOUR wedding day to be everything you’ve imagined — or, in my case, even better than what I was hoping for!
I’ve continuously gotten compliments on the décor at my wedding (both from guests and from people who couldn’t make it!), and I wish I could post some pictures on here to show you all how amazing everything turned out!
On top of the actual work she did, she was FUN to work with — if I could plan my wedding all over again, I’d hire April :)

I know flowers in general are expensive, and if you put «wedding» into the mix, that just about triples the cost of everything. That said, Petalworks charges unreasonably high rates. Like Alice M. said, even though April of Petalworks says she will work with your budget, she absolutely does not. She also does not do «partial» wedding jobs, ie just ceremony décor and bridal party flowers. I was initially undecided on centerpieces and emailed her to ask if she could do just the ceremony and bridal party flowers. She wrote back and told me to fill out this detailed questionnaire that required a good deal of personal information. After I sent it back, I didn’t hear from her for over a month. When I finally emailed her, she said she doesn’t do «partial» jobs. When I told her I did want simple centerpieces after all, she emailed back within 30 minutes, I kid you not, with a $ 4000 proposal, even though I previously said my budget was under $ 2000 and asked if we could substitute cheaper flowers wherever possible.
Just so you have an idea, the breakdown of the $ 4000 quote was for 1 bridal bouquet ($ 225), 4 bridesmaids bouquets ($ 90/​each), 8 boutonnires, 2 corsages, 2 altar pieces ($ 350/​each), 10 ceremony pew flowers, 12 centerpieces ($ 100/​each), cake table décor, guestbook table décor. Plus 10% delivery/​setup fee. Maybe this is reasonable? Except I told her I didn’t need cake table décor (was just planning on sprinkling rose petals myself) or altar décor. Obviously she didn’t listen.

FYI: Her website says that she will work with a budget but she told me the minimum for each event she does is $ 4,000! She did refer me to other florists who she thought would work with my (much smaller) budget.

I got married over 2 years ago, and I STILL think about how awesome my flowers were. April was one of my favorite vendors to work with through the planning process. She has fantastic ideas, and is really willing to work with you and came up with all sorts of ideas and options for us.
All the bouquets were amazingly beautiful, and the 2 pieces that she did for the ceremony were gorgeous. The flowers she selected were all very vibrant and looked fresh throughout the entire day & night.
I cannot say enough great things about April and her work. One of my girlfriends also used April for her wedding last year and was just as happy with April.

Hiring Petal Works was one of the best decisions I made!
The flowers were gorgeous, and the owner April captured exactly what I wanted for the centerpieces and bridesmaid bouquets. I let her do her thing on the altar pieces, (just gave her the colors I had in mind) and they were so pretty! She even scored some peonies for my bouquet and for my hair, which I did not expect and I was so happy to see them the day of the wedding. April did a last minute change on the centerpieces adding in some different candleabras and they ended up being perfect for the room. I wanted a flower ball for my flower girl but April bought a mini bouquet which was even better than what I requested!
April answers emails promptly and her personality is so bubbly and open! She also took the time to meet with me during a family emergency, which I really appreciated. April rocks!

Let’s just say that I cried when I saw my wedding bouquet. That’s just how amazing April at Petalworks is.
The first time we met with April, she immediately «got it.» She knew what our vision for the big day was and helped us to pick out the most perfect flowers for the ceremony and reception.
My bouquet was a mix of tulips and orchids in purple, orange and yellow. At the reception, we had orchids placed in square glass vases with river rocks. Everything was gorgeous! I never imagined that my flowers would turn out so beautiful. We are so lucky to have found April.