Charlotte’s

Charlotte’s was recommended to me by someone I trust. She has a reputation to put together large European style arrangements for a much less than competitors. Her prices are very competitive.
Pros:
–Flowers were on time, fresh, and pretty.
–Bouquets, boutineres, and table arrangements looked lovely and diverse.
–She gave good counseling on what would hold up in the temperature range, and seemed genuinely excited about new ideas.
Cons:
–Specific requests did not come through. We discussed succulents with roses in blooming thyme. Roses in thyme were to be the «wedding scent». If they could not get blooming thyme, they would still have thyme. Our bouquets showed up with out thyme. When my wedding planner followed up, I was told that the thyme plant had died. No communication about it ahead of time nor back up thyme. I also requested no protea flowers via email twice. What was at my wedding? Protea flowers.
–We were offered to have a rose petal scroll down the aisle for $ 150. Sounded lovely and I’ve seen many aisles dressed like this. I got more rose petal semi circles.
I walked away with mixed feelings. As a bride who adores flowers, I was opinionated and detailed with orders, and expected more accurate follow through. The result was: Looked good but underwhelming from lack of my requests. Still… if it were a more open order, this florist would probably be on the top of the list.