A MING ROSE FLORIST

Other than expensive, all was good.

My mom and I went to A Ming Rose to get a quote on some flowers for her wedding. The service was excellent. The shop was very neat and clean. Every flower available for purchase in the shop looked fresh and well cared for - (not with past-their-prime like in many other shops. My mom and I did not have an appointment, but the owner very kindly sat down with us and spent lots of time understanding what we were looking for, searching out example flowers and arrangements to confirm the look my mom was going for. My mom had been on her website before our visit and saw an arrangement she liked; the owner diligently searched for the image. It is extremely rare that a florist post pictures of their own work on their web page - most of the time they post images created by a big company like Teleflora, etc - which shows nothing about the capabilities of a given florist. Things went so well at our meeting, we booked that day. We were a mere two weeks out from the wedding day at this point, but the owner was very understanding and was able to get everything we needed anyway. On the day of the wedding, the florist called my mom to let her know that one of the flowers that we had discussed including in the arrangement could not be used. She was planning on using peonies instead of that flower, but she wanted to check and make sure that was ok first. My mom was thrilled. It was a huge upgrade (with no additional charge). The arrangements were ready on time, and the owner was very thoughtful about transportation issues, making sure that our friends had everything they needed to get the flowers to the church. My mom was absolutely thrilled with every piece. The arrangement/bouquets captured exactly the look my mom wanted, and they were absolutely beautiful. At my wedding, my experience with another local florist was a nightmare. I was incredibly relieved that my mom was spared that kind of stress on her wedding day. The flowers were a joy!