A Love’s in Bloom

We chose Valerie to be our florist for our June Wedding this year. She was truly knowledgable and patient when we met with her to discuss flowers. She knows how to walk you through the types of flowers, your vision for the event, your budget, without any rush or salesperson pitch. My husband and I enjoyed visually seeing the flowers she would suggest as she had a wonderful flip book of flowers by color and season and much more. On some level, you do need to meet her half way and have a vision and know what you want. She then can offer you sound advice, and better alternatives as they come up. I ordered my bouquets from her as well as ceremony columns. They were stunning and I was more than impressed. She was very accommodating to any changes I wanted and especially on the last day worked with me back and forth in the pursuit of perfection. She achieved it for me, no questions asked. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to work with. Thank you!

Valarie did a beautiful job on my bridal bouquet that I instantly fell in love with! She also did our centerpieces! I showed her photos of arrangements I was interested in and she made the actual arrangements for our wedding even more beautiful! I was so happy with what she made for us! Valarie was easy to get a hold of through both text and email. She was quick to respond and was kind enough to squeeze in a last minute request for a floral head wreath for my flower girl days before the wedding. With Valarie, you get beautiful flowers, excellent customer service, and the most competitive prices you’ll find! Thank you Valarie!

Absolutely loved working with Valarie for our wedding! She had excellent suggestions and options for finding the same look I was going for at a lower price. For example, I love dahlias but they are expensive and were not in season. She replaced them with a rose that looks so much like a dahlia I don’t think anyone knew the difference. She was on time, accommodating and the flowers looked fantastic!
Thank You Valarie!

I absolutely loved working with Valarie. I needed a florist just for my bouquets, as the florist contracted through my all inclusive venue could not add them to the package due to Valentine’s Day. Valarie worked with me to get just four bouquets made, and they were perfect. She and my mother went back and forth about which day my mother would pick them up, and Valarie was flexible the whole time. She even met me out at a rock climbing gym to get my contract signed when she was running a little bit late. I could not have imagined a more beautiful bouquet or an easier florist to work with. As much as I loved my other flowers, I wish we could have worked with A Love’s in Bloom for all our floral!

We just used Valarie for our wedding at Bridges Golf Club in San Ramon and WOW! We received so many compliments on the floral arrangements. I don’t know much about flowers but showed Valarie a few floral arrangements I found on Pinterest and she made them happen! She did a beautiful floral runner on top of the fireplace which re-​purposed perfectly for the head table. Her prices were also SUPER reasonable.
Can’t say enough positive things about working with her! She also recommended our day of wedding planner who we loved.

I had such a pleasant experience with Valerie! She met with me before the wedding to show me her pictures and to give me some ideas. From our first meeting I knew she would be awesome to work with! I had so many questions, but Valerie was always so happy to answer them that I really felt in the loop. All our florals were amazing and I can’ stop raving about it! I would definitely recommended her to anyone!

I was having a celebration of life for my mother at The Bridges a Golf Course in San Ramon. They highly recommended her to do the flowers. I called her and she answered immediately. We then met 2 days later to discuss arrangements. I had shown her exactly what I wanted and what were my moms favorite colors and she definitely delivered! The flower arrangements were gorgeous. If you need flowers done for any occasion, give her a call. She is very friendly and easy to work with.

This review is long overdue! We got married August 2014. I was referred to Valerie by a friend, and after reading her great reviews I had to set up a meeting. Myself and my mom met up with Valerie one night after work. She showed us photos of her work, discussed what colors and flower preferences I had (I had no idea about what type of flowers I wanted) so she suggested a few and showed us multiple pictures of the types of flowers. She also suggested flowers that would handle better in the heat, since we were having an outdoor wedding at the end of August. We went over pricing for everything I wanted, and my mom and I left saying «wow, that was pretty reasonable. We thought it would be more.» Not ever planning a wedding or buying flowers for events we had no clue! I knew she’d be great for the job! We booked her that night. Valerie was also great at communicating through email whenever I had any questions or wanted to change my order.
Fast forward to wedding day everything was delivered on time and looking absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! I was so impressed. I loved everything about our flowers, from the bouquets, to the centerpieces, to the ceremony pieces she did. It’s a shame that flowers don’t last forever! Thank you Valerie, you made our wedding beautiful!

I highly recommend ’ A loves in bloom’ ! It was such a success! They did my wedding centerpieces, church flower arrangements, but my favorite part was my bouquet and flower girs bouquets !! I saw bouquet on Pinterest — showed her a pic and she made identical one !! Loved it! Valerie was very sweet, professional and such a pleasure to work with! I highly recommend her! Will use her again for sure ! Five starts!

Valerie is an amazing florist and was always easy and fast to communicate any changes with. She was very easy to work with and very personable. Highly recommended!

Valerie at A Love’s in Bloom is amazing!!! I was planning my Napa wedding from San Diego and Valerie was extremely patient and understanding with my questions/​ideas and made everything so easy for me. We discussed ideas over the phone initially, had some email exchanges during the planning process (which worked with my busy schedule) and then met one time while I was in the Bay Area over the holidays. Valerie was always on top of emails and even if she couldn’t respond in detail immediately she would quickly respond to let me know she got the email and would be in touch in the next day.
She understood my vision and made me feel everything would be just as we had discussed. The week before the wedding we had an increase in numbers and had to add an extra centerpiece and Valerie accommodated without any issues. Valerie also called to check in the day before the wedding to make sure we didn’t have any last minute changes. The day of the wedding her assistant came and set up everything up and the flowers were INCREDIBLE!!! I absolutely LOVED them and they were everything I had envisioned throughout the planning process. The seasonal mix of purple and green with some of my favorite purple tulips included looked amazing with our venue. I HIGHLY recommend Valerie and her business A Love’s in Bloom! She is incredible and stayed within the budget I was working with and even made cost saving suggestions to repurpose certain pieces to save money. I definitely appreciated that tip and that she respected and worked in our budget. Valerie made planning from a distant so easy and I appreciate her and her assistant for all they did to help make our wedding beautiful! Thank you Valerie!

A Love’s In Bloom was recommended to me by the best in the wedding business. In my first meeting with Valerie, I quickly learned what an AMAZING florist she was. Her dedication to achieve my floral goals were unbelievable.
With my wedding just months away, she reassured me that even within a limited amount of time, I wouldn’t have to sacrifice any of my wishes. Being very knowledgeable and experienced, Valerie is a confident florist who doesn’t find too much challenging.
Kindly, Valerie would follow up on numerous occasions to make sure that I was content. For a better visual of the arrangements, she kindly invited me to her home for a mock up. Valerie helpfully coordinated with a few of my wedding vendors, accenting other décor with flowers.
Valerie takes such pride in her work and my satisfaction was sincerely important to her. I appreciated her time, patience and focus. Valerie’s floral expertise helped me discover new ideas and details, making my wedding day unique, creative and ultimately more special.

I’m a pretty hardcore DIYer, and when I was planning my wedding, I decided that I would make all of the décor and my own bouquet to save money.
Well I had no problem assembling the centerpieces myself, they turned out perfect. My bouquet on the other hand… was a disaster. I wanted a hand tied bouquet, pretty casual, tied in ribbon, with a locket tied to the outside (pictures of my grandparents were inside of the locket).
I panicked and called Valerie at A Love’s in Bloom 8 days before my wedding. I described what I wanted, what flowers I liked and what I didn’t like, and she said she could absolutely do that for me, and make a boutonnière for my husband, at a pretty reasonable price. I met her at her house a few days later and gave her the check.
The morning of the wedding, I went to her house to pick up my bouquet and boutonnière. Everything looked perfect, the locket was even placed just as I asked for.
After the reception, I looked at my bouquet really closely and realized it was made using one of those floral foam bouquet forms, it wasn’t actually the full stems tied together. If I knew she was going to do that, I would have just done that myself. I wanted a genuine hand-​tied bouquet, not one with the flowers just poked into foam. But it looked beautiful, and no one noticed but me. Valerie did a great job on the bouquet, I just wish I knew she was going to poke the flowers into a piece of foam, and not tie them together.

Valerie did my flowers for my wedding in September at Newberry Estate vineyards. I was a little over whelmed with what flowers I liked and what went well. As soon as I met with Valerie I knew I had nothing to worry about. At our first meeting she was well prepared with books of different flowers and things she had done in the past. She took very detailed notes and was very organized! She is a pro at what she does! Her pricing is right and can make anything work in your budget! On the day of the wedding my flowers and everything looked amazing I couldn’t of wanted anything more! She arrived on time and made sure everything was done with perfection and she was done with plenty of time! Thanks Valerie for making my day a beautiful unforgettable one!

I love Valerie and A Love’s in Bloom!
When I met Valerie, we automatically clicked. I had no idea what I wanted for my bouquet or for any flower arrangements. Valerie took her time to show me each different flowers based on my color scheme, and told me which were cost efficient and tolerable with the heat. She was easy to contact via text or email, and she responded very quickly. Overall, I loved how the flowers turned out.

This past weekend was our daughter’s wedding. Valerie from A Love’s in Bloom was referred to us to created floral arrangements. On the day of the wedding, when I walked into the reception area I was totally amazed with Valerie’s floral designs, she did an awesome job! We received numerous comments on her arrangements. From this day forward, whenever we are in need of flowers for an affair, we know who to contact! Valerie, A Love’s in Bloom!
LaWanda S.

Valerie did the the flowers for my wedding on 7÷20÷14. She was an absolute pleasure to work with. She worked with me to create the perfect bouquet and all the accompanying floral. She was extremely professional and open to any suggestions I had. An awesome asset to any bride looking for a quality vendor!

We used A Love’s in Bloom for our wedding on 5.31.14. We found her through various wedding sites and Unilocal.Valarie was awesome through the entire process. She was quick on returning emails and any questions we had; she was professional and very easy to work with! Unfortunately on our wedding day Valarie was unable to attend to deliver our flowers but she sent an assistant who helped set up our arch (which we rented from Valarie), added our chiffon and flowers. I had a vision for our arch that was very specific and her assistant delivered and made it even more beautiful than I ever imagined. We also delivered our rustic can «vases» to Valarie’s house ahead of time so set up was easy. My flowers the wedding day had a rustic feel and she totally hit the mark on what we wanted and at a great value! I would highly recommend Valarie to anyone looking for a great florist.

Valarie was the florist for our wedding. She was referred to us by a friend who I remember had beautiful flower arrangements at her wedding. My friend also mentioned Valarie was very reasonable and willing to work within whatever our budget ended up being.
Valarie was very professional, friendly, and organized from our first meeting and responsive and courteous in emails. She even offered to demo what one of our bouquets would look like at a wedding fair a month or so before our wedding. We loved the demo bouquet, and other people at the fair were taking pictures of the bouquet. Valarie was also kind enough to incorporate an additional flower color request from us and still fit it in our budget.
On the wedding day, she had a couple assistants (Cheryl and another young lady) deliver our flowers. The wedding day was a bit of a whirlwind, but they were very nice and delivered as expected. When we first chose the flowers with Valarie, we had vague color schemes in mind, but the arrangements were far more beautiful than we could have imagined! I had actually ordered centerpieces without realizing it (we had already made our own), which caused some confusion, but this was totally my bad. (Brides and grooms: Pay close attention to details on your vendor contracts!) Nonetheless, the floral centerpieces were included in our expected budget and added gorgeous color to the cocktail hour area.

Look no further — Valerie IS the florist you need! It was so amazing to work with her — she had pictures, samples, great ideas, smart suggestions and lots of information about the various types of flowers. I felt comfortable working with her throughout all the wedding planning. I LOVE purple and she did an amazing job bringing my purple wedding to life! She delivered the flowers to my hotel, set up at my wedding venue and I had nothing to worry about. I highly recommend Valerie for any of your floral needs — please contact her and see for yourself! :)