Natalini Flowers by Crispy

Crispy was a pleasure to work with and I was blown away once I entered both my ceremony and reception venue. The transformation with her flowers was more than I could have imagined. Give her your ideas and she will make it happen… and more!
Crispy puts her heart and soul into every arrangement and wants to share her creativity with you. So give her your ideas and your budget and she will take care of the rest!

Crispy is amazing! I have placed orders with her multiple times. She is incredibly sweet and went above and beyond every time. Anything arranged by Crispy is unparalleled to any florist I know – you give her the slightest idea of what you want and she will make it happen while exceeding your expectations. Impeccable work and highly recommended. Crispy and her team will not disappoint!

Crispy created the most beautiful arrangement for my wife for Valentine’s Day. My wife and I are expecting our first child in April and I wanted to really give her a special bouquet. Crispy asked me questions about my wife and what types of flowers made her smile. I have never had someone really take the time to tailor a specific arrangement just for me. She has a gift that is unmatched by anyone in her profession and her work truly shows this. I will absolutely be a repeat client!

Crispy worked her magic with our daughter’s wedding two weeks ago at the Hamlin Mansion. This was the second time we’ve used her artistic services for a wedding and she once again, brought her «vision» to fruition. We could not have been happier!
She brought her gift to make the venue breathtaking everywhere you looked!
Any bride to be would be remiss in not making the call to this delightful, accommodating and talented lady!
Crispy is the best!

Just went by today for the first time, and I’ll be back! She is wonderfully kind and amazingly artistic. I ordered a single bouquet to bring to a dinner party, and, with little in her shop left (on a Friday after 5pm) she put together a beautiful arrangement that I wish I could have taken home myself. A wonderful gem to know about.

I called Crispy at 5:30ish on Friday. She put together an amazing arrangement and gave me a great deal. And then she gave me a ride back to my hotel with the flowers. I didn’t even ask, she simply offered to make it easier for me.
My wife said it was the largest, most beautiful arrangement she had ever received. I’ll definitely order from her again and she delivers down to the pennisula.

I am super happy to find this little gem around the corner from our office. I was able to get an amazing arrangement from Crispy. She picked out incredible birthday flowers for our equally amazing customer support representative.

Just had my wedding this past weekend at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in SF. Crispy and her team created the most ELEGANT and EXTRAORDINARY wedding flowers for my wedding. Crispy and her team really make flower art from the heart. From the beginning, Crispy took the time to get to know my husband and I. She wanted to get a feel for our personalities and it made it so easy for her to then envision our wedding and our wishes. The end result was magical! I mean, I had a vision of my wedding, but to see it executed with so much beauty and love is unreal. Crispy truly outdid herself for our wedding. Every detail was EXACTLY how I pictured it and more. The way the flowers are trimmed and displayed was really an example of true artist. The intricacy of the displays and how she personalized every bridesmaids flower bouquet really made me see how in-​tune crispy and her team is to their clients. Crispy’s attention to detail really makes her stand out from other florists. We met with many florists, but Crispy was the only florist who made us feel like our wedding was their priority. Handpicking Crispy and her team was one of the best decisions we made for the wedding. She transforms reception halls and makes every bride’s dreams come true.
It’s not often that you come across such passionate people who love their job. She had a personality that lights up the room and in turn reflects her work. She takes the time to hear you and takes even more care to create art from the heart.

Crispy’s flowers were the rave at both the rehearsal dinner and at my wedding, and for good reason. The rehearsal dinner was thrown by my mother-​in-​law, who had sent Crispy pictures of what she generally wanted the flowers to look like – Crispy took the photo, added a beautiful creative twist to the design that had people picking up bowls of the flowers at the end of the night and taking them home (my niece even took them to her show and tell on Monday while all the kids stared in awe and wondered how she did it!). For the wedding itself, Crispy made us a spectacular mandap from natural materials that was a beautiful mix of wild, lush, colorful, and just gorgeous. I looked up and around at that mandap so many times during the ceremony, thinking, how absolutely perfect. Ditto for the flower arrangements at the rehearsal – they were creative, beautiful, and wowed all the guests.

I cant believe I have waited this long to give Crispy at Natalini Flowers a review! I have been staring at the dried bouquet from our wedding that has hung from a curtain rod in our kitchen for the past 3 years, and i think its time I telll the world how amazing our wedding was because of those flowers. Crispy is not just a florist she’s an artist. I didnt even know what kind of flowers I wanted, I just told Crispy the look and feel I was going for and she hit the nail on the head! The flowers were better than I had imagined, and so creative! She used mint, and other herbs in our bouquet that never even dawned on me to use in a bouquet and not only did they look cool, but they smelled amazing!
She went above and beyond for us. I told her my budget and said I didnt need/​nor could afford boutonnieres but she made them anyway. She showed up on our wedding day with all the flowers looking so beautiful and organized, and her positive spirit just made the whole experience magical.
She is truly a talented florist. I highly recommend this wonderful warm person as an excellent choice for your wedding day florist.

Maybe the nicest smelling store in San Francsico. I came here to buy flowers for my girlfriend for the holidays and Crispy hand picked a beautiful arrangement. She sources her flowers from all over the world and takes a real pride in her work. I will be returning here whenever I want flowers which really impress people.

This review is slightly overdue, since our wedding day was back in August of this year. So without further ado, I’d like to say… we absolutely LOVED our wedding flowers! Here’s why.
The general feel we were going for was romantic yet fun. With this, we had asked for the following, and I am happy to say that this is what we got:
* Lots of roses, with summer-​y type flowers mixed in.
* Coral-​colored flowers (or a combination of flowers that would give off a coral-​like effect) to go against our blue tablecloth. (Our wedding décor colors were coral and blue.)
* Flower arrangements that would be noticeable, but not overwhelming, especially since we wanted to stick within our budget.
We didn’t give much more direction. We explained the general feel, color and layout, and Crispy said they would take it from there. And they did. Not only were there a ton of coral-​like roses, but the other flowers they had incorporated definitely pulled together the romantically festive feel that were were hoping for. Crispy and her team really have amazing talent, and our wedding day flowers were proof of this.
Crispy and team — Thank you again for your wonderful work! We loved our wedding day flowers, and so did our guests. Everything looked beautiful, and we’re very happy!
Cheers,
Daniela (and Josh)

We had a wedding at City Hall to attend and thought to surprise the bride with a bridal bouquet. We arrived with just minutes to spare… Brenda who assisted us went above and beyond with here creativity, quality and thoughtfulness. She made a beautiful bouquet that the bride proudly held throughout the day of celebration.
We can’t thank you enough for your assistance and have shared your name with the bride (who will also Unilocal you) and friends and alike. Brenda demonstrated fabulous customer service and genuine sense of caring.

Great place! They have everything from the smallest bouquet to huge vases, and trees (yes trees) all ready for your order. The people who run this place make you feel at home, as if you had been part of there extended friends for years. I was really touched by their friendly service. There workshop is in the back of what seems a house and it is a magical playground of inspiration. Makes you want to sit down and grab some ribbon!

BRIDES REVIEW:
I went through Natalini Flowers by Crispy for our wedding reception at The Fairmont San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2012. Crispy also did the arrangements for our Vietnamese reception at Dynasty Seafood Restaurant in Cupertino on Sept. 23, 2012.
Our guests were impressed with the floral arrangements, and I must say, Crispy doesn’t scrimp on the flowers and does great work. She uses the healthiest, blooming, freshest flowers with great color.
The only reason why I gave her 4 stars instead of 5 was because the floral arrangement set up at our wedding reception looked significantly different than the mock up she had done for us months prior. The mock up was much more extravagant than what was displayed at the reception. Also, my bouquet didn’t have the orchids/​look I was expecting, and as the bride (the main focal point of all the pictures), I think it’s important to at least get that bouquet correct.
Nevertheless, all the flowers looked great, and since no one else noticed but me, I easily got over it and didn’t make it such a big deal. The reception was beautiful regardless.
I still highly recommend Crispy and Natalini Flowers. I would definitely hire her all over again. Her team is professional, efficient, and does beautiful work. My only suggestion is to follow up the week before the wedding and show her pictures of EXACTLY what you want/​and or are expecting so you won’t be disappointed the day of your wedding.
RANDOM FACT: Did you know she did Alex Smith’s wedding? (San Francisco 49er quarterback).
EXAMPLE PICTURES FROM OUR WEDDING:
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, CRISPY!

I don’t usually write reviews, but needed to warn other brides before they consider Natilini Flowers. Here is a copy of an email I sent to Crispy and Tess regarding their services, which I never received a response for. It should tell it all. I wish I could have read the review below, but I guess it would have been too late. I booked Crispy in June and had my wedding October 6.
Hi Crispy/​Tess,
I just want to express my extreme disappointment in the service you provided for our wedding on October 6. Personally, Crispy, I think you’re very sweet and generous and enjoyed our interaction when I was in your shop, but professionally I am very unsatisfied with the service and product you provided. None of my guests even commented on my florals and some of my closer friends told me truthfully that the florals were the most «lacking» detail of the entire wedding. It is just such a huge disappointment. I’d like to share with you what I was disappointed with so you can make your best effort not to repeat this with another bride.
1) Ceremony draping
The draping looked sloppy and very unprofessional. Not only did it not look like the photo I forwarded you but you didn’t even ensure you had enough material to drape all the pews. You left the back few pews undraped as if I was too cheap to get all the material necessary. I paid $ 400 for this service that I feel should be refunded for such a sloppy job.
2) boutenierre
My fiancé’s boutenierre looked like a dead weed. The groomsmens boutiennerres were all very lovely but the grooms looked like a dead old flower.
3) bouquet
My bouquet had flowers dying before the ceremony even started. It looked sloppy and halfway complete. The «bling» that was supposed to be included was below average and may as well not even been in there at all. It looked cheap and home made.
4) centerpieces
The centerpieces looked nothing like what we wrote in the contract and agreed on when you made the sample a month ago. They were supposed to be round and bunched together. Not only that but the stems were visible in the vases although I requested «hidden stems.» It made the arrangement look sloppy and unfinished.
5) pedestal arrangements
I specifically asked for no green which was also specified in the contract yet the pedestal arrangements were mostly green with some white flowers throughout.
6) communication, misquotes
The communication throughout the entire process was unprofessional and subpar. First, you gave me a sample centerpiece of all baby’s breath when I specifically had hydrangeas in the contract. Then you didn’t have the right vases. Then I sent you a photo of what I wanted the centerpiece to look like– a tall round arrangement of hydrangeas in a tall flute vase with no stems showing but what you provided looked nothing like it when the day came. On the day of the walk through you had Tess tell me I couldn’t have calla Lillie’s then when I complained you said you could. In addition, each revised contract had errors in it that either over quoted the cost or omitted very important details.
All in all, the entire experience working with you stressed me out and the lack of communication and professionalism frustrated me. I tried to overlook these things and put my trust in your work since you kept telling me to «trust you» and hoped the final product would be as magnificent as you promised. It was not.
I understand you gave me a discount for paying in cash but if you could not provide the product and service that you had promised for the amount we agreed on, you should have just told me. I would have rather not compromised the quality of the flowers.
I hope you can appreciate my honest criticism and apply this so that brides you work with in the future are not so disappointed on their wedding day.

at the meeting 3 days prior to my wedding, Crispy said «just relax and trust me.» I said to her «I’ll see it to believe it.»
I saw it and I believed. Crispy did such a wonderful job!
We found Crispy through our wedding planner, she was very nice and friendly, welcoming and accommodating. she was willing to work with our ideas and budget to come up with the best final design. She doesn’t normally make sample bouquets but she made one for me under my special request. She even made a bouquet for me for my rehearsal!
I didn’t get to see Crispy at all on my wedding day but her work was truly amazing. Both ceremony and reception sites looked like how she described and some more! Simple and elegant. We got lots of compliments and people thought we spent a fortune on those beautiful arrangements. We took a few centerpieces home after the wedding and the flowers lasted one more week!
Thank you crispy!

Crispy is a very special person in addition to being an extremely talented florist. I stumbled into her shop several years ago while looking for the closest flower shop to purchase a bouquet for a co-​worker. She and her staff were so welcoming and helpful — making a beautiful custom arrangement on the spot for our price point. And then she actually helped me walk it back to my office herself! Who does that nowadays?
Since then I’ve returned several times whenever an occasion calls for flowers, and I have always been wowed by her artistry and generosity. She has a loyal customer for life — I would never go anywhere else for floral arrangements, large or small.
If you want to see her and the shop in person be prepared for a little alley in SOMA that would be extremely questionable late at night but is fine to visit during the day. It is a treat to watch her work if you don’t mind the slightly sketchy neighborhood!

Crispy did the holiday arrangement at my hotel this year and I must say, I was impressed.
The care and attention to detail that Crispy provides is amazing.
Not a single corner went untouched, yet, it wasn’t over the top or too much by any means!
The perfect amount of dazzle matched with a fantastic holiday scent throughout the lobby– it was fantastic!
Crispy was fun to work with and watching her wheels turn as she’s coming up with ideas for your space is equally entertaining!
Thanks Crispy!

I’m pretty sure not everyone holds the same opinion as me, but in my opinion, the flowers make the wedding. Of course, there are other things that help to form a cohesive look and feel for a wedding, but the flowers really set the mood. I love flowers and wanted something beautiful for my wedding.
I had different ideas when I met with Tita Crispy about what I might want, but she knew what I wanted even before I really knew… elegant, flowy, romantic. And on my wedding day, she delivered something so beautiful and magical words cannot even describe it.
Everyone came up to me and/​or Eddie the whole night to let us know the flowers were beautiful. We went for tall arrangements that consisted of branches coming out of a tall glass vase that were intertwined with orangy dahlias. Some dahlias were also placed in the water. Three smaller glass vases footed the tall arrangement.
This was Tita Crispy’s masterpiece. I only mentioned the colors I liked and we agreed on the flowers. She took that and made something so phenomenal, it was exactly what I wanted and it tied in so well with the wedding and the ballroom. It was elegant and romantic. I LOOOOOVED it.
Flowers by Natalini are more expensive. And while I started out with a specific budget, after making some changes, the price did increase by about 30%, BUT seriously the flowers were so amazing that I am glad I went with it. Also, Tita Crispy was super sweet and provided bouquets for our moms as a gift and the smaller arrangements were gifts for our guests too.
And Tita Crispy is so warm and friendly that you will just fall in love with her. She is super sweet and fun and just has this positive spirit that I love. So you get to work with someone who is super talented and really kind as well as get beautiful flowers.
So I highly HIGHLY recommend Natalini Flowers by Crispy. She is the BEST!