“Violet's Florist is an absolute hidden gem (especially for city weddings!!) and I cannot say enough good things about them, SO please excuse the long (glowing) review, but it's well deserved :-) ....
I stumbled upon Violet, Hanna and team when I was in a VERY tight pinch (needed wedding florals in a matter of 4 days, right after Christmas) with a VERY tall ask on that order (300, delivered to the Upper East Side). My fiance and I made a last minute decision to elope at a small ceremony, ahead of our big one that was to be later that year, so my recently ill 95 year old grandma could attend. I nearly gave up on flowers for this small ceremony, after being shut down by 20 other florists in the area, then struck gold with Violet, who graciously told me not to worry about a thing and that it would be no problem.
I figured it was a 50/50 shot that I even saw the flowers (they were coming in from NJ for me), let alone that they'd be nice ones, given the time and budget constraints ... never did I ever expect to actually have beautiful arrangements, including a sweet corsage for our guest of honor and her nurse AND matching boutonnieres thrown in for my young nephew, who I mentioned my grandma adores.
They truly made for the most memorable day and my mom, sisters and I will forever be grateful for the special treatment they showed our grandma.
After that, it was a no brainer for who we would work with on our actual big day after that - our venues were pretty decorated already (Church of St Thomas More Essex House Ballroom), so I was not sure how to go about complementing the very different details in both, but Violet and her team nailed it (yet, again!). We literally had guests fighting over who got to take the centerpieces home with them ha
Hanna was especially helpful with this day - We had a very hands on appointment in the store a few months out, where she guided me on looks within budget and made thoughtful recs (my flower knowledge was pretty limited, prior to our chat, I came to realize...was great to feel like an educated buyer!). She even helped in sending me links for Amazon purchases I could make to elevate the vibe, without having to pay an arm and a leg to get certain things through wedding vendors (ie taper candles amongst the florals, reusing arrangements from church at reception welcome etc).
Further, I later found out about so much behind the scenes work Hanna did, on my behalf with other vendors, handling "situations" before they became real situations and making sure I was not bothered with any of that stress unless really needed.... beyond professional and gracious on all fronts!
BOOK THIS FLORIST!!!!! - you and your guests will be in love with your arrangements.
Even more, you'll actually feel good about the purchase (they are not in the business of ripping people, including brides!, off) AND get to work with some of the sweetest, most genuine and extremely buttoned-up/professional people in the game.
No matter if you are NY or NJ based, you have nothing to worry about with this group being part of your team on the big day ... they execute smooth beyond belief :-)”
