Floral Design By Jacqueline Ahne

{ She continually checked in + went above and beyond. }
Jacki took time to understand what I liked, mild-​mannered/​reassuring throughout the brainstorming process. She worked hard, and I know I was not easy because I was generally not keen on florals. A couple weeks before the wedding day, she double-​checked on what items I needed, and listed two centerpiece options the week before the wedding to make sure it was truly what I was going for.
{ Work was *beautiful, translating what I hoped for. }
Jacki stuck to my limited budget + was on-​time with all setup. The first time I truly started to cry on my wedding day was when she handed me my bridal bouquet. It was so beautiful, and so were the centerpieces, complete w. multicolored bud vases/​jars.
*Two weeks before, I sadly mused how I couldn’t find green/​lavender mason jars in addition to our combined blue ones, and she said she saw how much I loved them and hunted them down :’).

NO NO NO! Don’t book her! I got married Sept 2013 and 2 weeks before my wedding I tried to contact Jacqueline to go over final details and I could not reach her. I emailed her, called her, texted her, contacted her through her blog and website, and sent her a facebook message. I heard back from her via email about a week before my wedding. She just said she has a hard time with communication, but if I want she will still do my wedding. And I knew she was alive bacause she had recently updated her blog since she went to the Bridal Show in the Queen Mary. Uh, NO! I asked for my deposit back and luckily got it in the mail a week later. I found a local florist just down the street from my venue but OMG did it cause sooooo much stress thinking I would not have flowers for my wedding. Just say no.

After months of trying to contact her through emails and phone calls, she FINALLY emails me that she’s going through personal issues and apologizes for her behavior. It appears that she sent the same email to her other clients. From that point on, I hear from her no more. I am still trying to get a hold of her. I lost my $ 400 which was a deposit to secure my wedding date and wish to have it back. I would not recommend Jacqueline Ahne. There is no excuse (and she admits it) for her behavior. She has an obligation as a businesswoman to her clients or potential clients to communicate especially if they paid for her services.

Must be nice to have a flower vendor provide unbelievable service to a wedding… however we wouldn’t know after hiring Ms. Anhe. We paid her $ 400 deposit early on to secure our date. We met with her, discussed our plans, decided on arrangements, etc. Then she sent out an announcement to her clients that she was expecting a baby but it would NOT affect her business and dedication to her clients. WRONG! We sent in the rest of our payment to her, approximately $ 1100. Then, she disappears. After trying for one month to contact her via phone and email, she sends us an email, which we later find out to be a broadcast email to all her clients, about how she stuck her head in the sand and will now be buckling down to business. WRONG AGAIN! Our $ 1100 check was still not cashed 45 – 50 days after it was sent to her. We continued to try to establish contact with her, to no avail. So we had no choice but to stop payment on the check and try in an emergency-​style fashion to find another florist. We would like to have our $ 400 deposit returned since not a single service was provided, but we can’t even get a phone call back. I am trying to tell everyone I know to stay away from this florist, because we are not the only couple this is happening to. Check out her Facebook and see there are more people with my same story. Also, I find it «amusing» that she gets 2 back-​to-​back 5 star reviews recently and during the time she stated in the email that she «put her head in the sand.» Our wedding is 30 days away… not a single response, apology, refund, etc.

Jacki was fabulous. She was responsive, comforting, professional, creative, and so helpful. She ended up literally bringing my dreams to life. She always kept my budget in mind, she was so unbelievably creative, and I loved every time I met with her. Perfect florist.

Finally heard back from Jacqueline. She basically said she’s been going through personal issues and got overwhelmed, but didn’t really give an answer as to why she decided to ignore all of her clients for two weeks.
She offered to do all of our wedding flowers for the original $ 149 deposit I had paid– no thanks. I asked for her to mail be back my deposit ASAP, I just received it yesterday.
Overall I would still not recommend FDBJA. If she had a legit excuse for not getting back to me/​all of her other clients, I would understand, but «not wanting to work» is not an explanation– it’s a terrible way to run a business. If you’re considering using this business, I would realllllly recommend checking out some other florists before settling here.

Jacqueline went inside my head and took out the ideas of what I wanted my wedding flowers to look like. She really made my dreams a reality. She was on time and an amazing value. She really went above and beyond looking for 1 specific flower that I wanted in my bouquet but was out of season. She hunted down a vendor and was able to include it. We had an outdoor wedding and I was worried about some flowers wilting but that wasn’t the case. The centerpieces lasted a week! She transformed wine bottle candelabras into a work of art using flowers. My bouquet was huge! I didn’t want to part with it! I can’t praise this company enough. AMAZING.

Jacqueline was the florist for my wedding this October, and I would give her more than 5 stars if it were possible. I got one of Jacqueline’s cards at a wedding show and was immediately impressed with the professionalism of her display and the uniqueness of each bouquet. I could tell she catered to the wishes of her clients and didn’t just make up wedding package #1, 2, or 3 like many others seemed to. I thought there was no way I could afford her, but she was actually the most affordable florist I spoke to, and unlike the others, she met me at a time and place that was most convenient for me and took the time to discuss multiple options and how they would affect the budget. Then, on the day of the wedding, she arrived early at the venue and waited for my entire wedding party to arrive so she could personally ensure that flowers looked perfect even though we were later than planned. The flowers were even more beautiful than I hoped they would be. Jacqueline really listened to what I wanted and gave me more than I aked for. Her professionalism, patience, and attention to detail made my wedding beautiful, with very little effort on my part.