Burst + Bloom Flowers

I reached out to Burst + Bloom for a bridal bouquet for my wedding in Big Sur. After having a great conversation with the receptionist on the phone, I was told to e-​mail them with photos so we can get everything locked down. No one has responded to my e-​mail after multiple follow-​ups. I’ve left messages on their machine, but haven’t received a call back. Will be trying another florist in the area…

What a savior. My original florist gave me flowers that were already brown and nothing like what I wanted the day before my wedding! So the wonderful crew at burst made me an incredible bouquet and matching boutonnière at the 11^th hour. It lasted for over a week including my 5 ½ hour car ride home to Orange County. I’m pretty sure it’s in every single wedding picture because it’s gorgeous, worth every penny! I highly recommend this shop!

Thanks! My mom just received her flowers in Carmel and she absolutely loved them! She raved about the beautiful blooms and the cute jar. So happy you made my mom smile this Mother’s Day.

One of the most beautiful arrangements I have ever received was just delivered to our home for my birthday. The flowers were not the usual ones most florists tend to use… they were absolutely extraordinary!

I reached out to Burst & Bloom for flowers for my Big Sur wedding. After some difficulty getting my call returned, I had a consultation call with Lolo. We went over everything in detail during a 30 minute phone call. She said she would follow-​up with a proposal and price estimate. I never heard from her again.

Super pleased. The birthday arrangement I sent was a hit with the birthday-​girl. I don’t live close by so I didn’t have any control other than to ask that it be ‘pretty’ and delivered same-​day. Burst + Bloom aims to please and I will definitely be calling them next time I need an arrangement delivered in the Carmel area. One more thing I was thankful for was their willingness to work with a $ 75 budget unlike some of the more pricey florists downtown.

I am not from the Monterey area, so everything I arranged with Lo and Burst + Bloom was via phone and email. I will say that in the beginning, I had a hard time contacting Lo (who I was referred to use by the hotel I was having my wedding ceremony at). After realizing her initial return call to me was while I was out of the country… we continued to play phone/​email tag for a few weeks before I asked her to do my bridal bouquet. I sent her a pinterest found inspired bouquet and she delivered way beyond my expectations even after telling me some flowers had to be subbed due to the season, etc. For someone who had to do everything via phone and email (I was from OC and having my wedding in Big Sur), I would say the communication part of our transaction could have been paid more attention to, but overall my end outcome was perfect! So, for that I give them 5 stars. BTW: Her prices were FAR less than Twigery, whom I had gotten a quote from before choosing Lo to work with. *I have posted the photos of my inspiration and then MY bouquet to show proof of their work.

I want to start this review by stating that the arrangements that they made for my wedding were absolutely gorgeous. They totally took my vision and ran with it in all of the right ways. I LOVED them. Check out their portfolio online, their flowers are always gorgeous.
I also want to say that whenever I got ahold of them, they were fabulous. Lolo is easy to talk to and totally sweet. All of the other staff were also awesome over the phone. (I had a destination wedding, so all communication was through phone/​email.)
However, they were difficult to get a hold of. I would leave messages with staff and never get a call back. I had given them my credit card number a few days prior to the wedding and they called my hotel the day of stating that the card didn’t work. I’m not entirely sure what they told the front desk guy, but the message that got to me was that they wouldn’t deliver the flowers if I didn’t call them with a new card number. When I tried to call, I kept getting a busy tone. I did finally get ahold of them and they did deliver the flowers… But I was stressed out for a good 45 minutes.
If you can handle the responsibility of contacting them every couple of weeks, I highly recommend them. The flowers were seriously gorgeous.

Ila and Lola did a great job on my flowers for my wedding cake and the rose petals for our wedding at Stewart’s Cove in Carmel! I had to plan a destination wedding from Texas and had to put all my trust in vendors that were unknown to me and rely on Unilocal reviews by other customers. They are out delivering a lot of flowers and unavailable to answer your call at times so I had to leave several messages but they always returned my calls in a very timely manner. Most within an hour or two of me leaving a message. So, as long as you know that going in you can plan ahead for additional time that may be needed to place an order or get consultation. I don’t have my photographers pictures back yet of the cake but I have one a friend took to give other Unilocalers an idea of what was provided. I would recommend them to others looking for a quality service.

We recently hired Burst and Bloom for our small wedding in Big Sur. Lolo did an amazing job on our bouquet and boutonnière and selected some loose stems for us to decorate the dinner table. She was great to work with, understood exactly what I wanted, and I was blown away by the bouquet she delivered — it was even more beautiful than what I had in my mind. Even more impressive was that the cost of the flowers for the bouquet was less than what she thought it would be and she passed the savings on to me, coming in well lower than her original proposal. I would recommend Burst and Bloom to anyone getting married in the Big Sur/​Carmel/​Monterey area!

Lolo did all of the florals for my wedding last weekend in Big Sur. They were amazing! My design concept was not the most traditional, but she knew exactly what I wanted and executed my vision perfectly. I wanted something dark, moody, enchanting, and mystical. All I did was make a Pinterest board and she did the rest. She nailed the design concept and «feel» I was going for. She did everything: personals, tables, cake decoration. And it was all perfection. I highly recommend Lolo and her gorgeous eye and impeccable taste.

Lo lo did my daughter in laws wedding and from that moment forward we were hooked. She picks only the freshest of flowers and now our whole family uses her for any and all occasions I have such trust in her for my daughter in laws baby shower I took down her invitation and told her I trusted her to do whatever she wanted. The flowers were great and so good the restaurant asked for her card. After years of getting flowers almost dead before the arrive. Burst and bloom is the best with lovely staff

We called a little late (one day prior) to order a corsage and boutonnière, but Burst and Blooms said they could accommodate. When I picked up the two items, I basically got some roses attached to some ribbon. My husband and I grew up in the Midwest, so maybe our idea of a corsage and boutonnière are different, but I remember my corsages being more extravagant and had a wrist band (unlike the corsage they gave me, that had loose lace that just tied around the wrist). Cheaply done at a not so cheap price, is all I can say!

First, I have to say I was very impressed by the customer service at Burst and Bloom-​friendly, quick call back and attention to detail. However, I received a photo of the $ 100 arrangement I sent my friend, and wasn’t all that impressed. I think I’ll go with Twigery next time.

Lolo and the staff at Burst and Bloom are amazing. I had a very vague idea of what kind of flowers and arrangements I wanted for my wedding. I was recommended to Burst and Bloom by my venue, and after a phone call with Lolo I knew she was the one I wanted to hire. I sent her some pictures via Pinterest and we were on the same page. She sent me a proposal with some ideas, and honestly… I just trusted her and I’m so glad I did. My flowers were exquisite. Her arrangements perfectly complimented and elevated the look of our wedding, and we received so many compliments on them. Her and her team have excellent taste, are easy to communicate with, flexible, and just nice people to work with. We can’t recommend them enough.

I will admit, at first I was not too wowed by the flower selection here. However, there has been great selection lately, my boss especially loves the roses. LoLo is always willing to work with me, and offers great color matching. She also informs me what are the freshest cuts, and has even offered to fill vases for my boss if needed to save me time. The only thing is sometimes I drive out from Monterey to find the store temporarily closed… but since I am a weekly customer, I suppose I can always call ahead. We have purchased vases from here as well, I just wish they had a wider selection (but I suppose that goes per request with a smaller shop space). I must say I am enjoying flower arranging, and coming in to pick vibrant colors at a friendly shop that greets me by name (and plays good music).

There is nothing positive to say about my experience with this business. I contacted and spoke personally to Lolo about 6 months before our anniversary party for which we needed the floral arrangements. She said that she could do them, but never returned my calls (at least three). When I showed up in person again, she did not have time to talk with me. This happened a couple of times. This business lacks any professionalism, courtesy and dependability.

Burst & Bloom is wonderful — the shop itself is a pleasure to visit, arrangements are imaginative and simply beautiful, and their flowers are so fresh that they last and last. They are also an incredible supporter of MEarth (a local nonprofit that educates and inspires through environmental stewardship). Love.

Where do I start. I am eloping in a few days in Carmel. They came highly recommended by another florist who was out of town at the time I needed a wedding bouquet. I submitted a request on their website. Lo responded back very quickly, but that was the one and only time I ever heard back. I emailed quite a few times trying to get a response to no avail.
I then called the shop and spoke to a woman named Courtney who informed me that they were very busy with Valentines day and that she would pass the message on to Lo and she would get back to me. I was more than understanding and let an entire week go by without hearing anything. My mistake.
I then drove myself 100 miles to Carmel on a Sunday to try and confirm that I was indeed getting a bouquet on my wedding day. Lo was apparently off that day and Courtney was less than willing to finalize the details of my bouquet with me when my elopement was only five days away. She brushed off my concerns that I had not received a response from Lo. She told me she would let Lo know I came by and would follow up. Courtney did keep her word that she would follow up, but it was only to say that Lo was off and would call me the next day. I waited till 4pm the next day for a phone call (mind you this is now 4 days before I’m supposed to be getting married). I heard nothing.
If you don’t want my business I don’t know why I am desperately trying to get ahold of you. I called Twigery and after a simple 5 minute phone conversation my bouquet was finalized and i’m all set for my elopement in a few days. I don’t recommend burst and bloom if you want to deal with someone who is responsive and/​or actually want to know you will have a bouquet on your wedding day. They need to learn how to run a business.

Where should we go get flowers?
Our lovely friend Celeste recommended Burst & Bloom located in the Crossroads.
For a second we were slightly bummed that the flower designers were not there on this lovely Sunday but we were warmly welcomed by Courtney who allowed us to create our own one of a kind creations with her help. It was our fault that we waited last minute for a floral arrangement for our Mom’s Surprise 60^th that was supposed to commence in 2 hours at Mundaka, that’s how my family rolls… everything last minute that is.
Courtney was such a blast to be around and we loved her joyful and fun loving personality. Twenty minutes later or so my sister and I left with two fun and exotic bouquets that were totally affordable (we brought our own vases so that saved us a little dinero). I would have glady paid double what we paid had a professional created it. No joke.
I cannot wait to return to luscious Burst & Bloom. Beautiful sauce filled with good energy and the most exquisite and beautiful flowers, tree branches… foliage if you get my gist. I hope to make this a monthly event with my sister and from now on I would love to stop be here (when it is not busy of course) and create a little something to bring to parties as a hostess gift.
Thanks again Courtney! Our Mother loves our colorful creations!