CLARA'S FLOWERS

If you are a bride (or, in this case, a mother of the bride) and you need to stay within a budget, you cannot afford to pass Clara by. I cannot speak highly enough about her work. We came to our first visit with Clara in February with no experience in selecting wedding flowers and intimidated because of the prices we had read that people typically spend on wedding flowers. Clara gave us lots of input and then gave us a price estimate for the basics - bridal bouquet, bridesmaid's arrangements, altar flowers, corsages, etc. It was surprisingly reasonable, so I asked her if she thought she could create table arrangements for the reception if we doubled the price estimate she gave us. She assured us she could do a nice job with that amount of money. We returned to finalize our order in April for the June 9 wedding. Again, we couldn't seem to form clear ideas about what we wanted, but Clara jumped right in and gave us suggestions. She has lots of her own vases, candleholders, etc., that she is willing to share. We were so excited about her suggestions and sketches. It seemed like way more than we thought we could afford, so we were a bit nervous when she went to the adding machine to give us a total. The final price was $300 less than we originally told Clara we had in the flower budget. If you have dealt with wedding vendors, you must know this almost NEVER happens. Clara's work was beautiful. There was a wonderful variety of extremely creative and gorgeous arrangements. We received many compliments on the flowers. In addition to being extremely talented and reasonable, Clara is very personable, reassuring and wonderful to work with. Clara works out of her home and does not advertise, so I am pleased to be able to give her this endorsement. You won't be disappointed.

EXCELLENT. HAVE RECOMMENDED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE PLANNING WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS.