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When A Wedding Vendor’s Reputation Precedes Them

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Our fearless leaders Greg and Alan were in LA recently, and stayed at the Biltmore, a legendary and elegant hotel in the heart of downtown.  The Biltmore is a popular wedding venue, and has beautiful ballrooms that, should you visit them, would probably look familiar due to the number of films and television shows that have been shot there.

The service Greg and Al received was, to say the least, sub-par.  Thankfully, they’d gotten an internet deal and weren’t paying the normal rate of between $300-600 a night.  But, it proves a point.  You can check in to a world famous hotel, and get well below world-class service.

The wide aisles at the LA Flower Mart

Don’t hire vendors, or choose a venue because of their “legendary” reputation, or because they did a certain celebrity’s wedding.  In fact, if someone is billing themselves with a list of celebrity clients, you should ask for three non-celebrity references to make sure they received the same level of service.  Appearances (and sales people) can be deceiving, so make sure you’re getting service that lives up to your expectations.

Did I mention why the boys were at the Biltmore? So they could be close to the LA Flower Mart when they woke up at 1:00am to source peonies (out of season) for a bride who loved them.  They need to watch it with the super-attentive, every-bride-is-special thing.  They’re going to develop a reputation.

Flowers - beautiful even just arranged by accident in buckets at the Flower Mart!
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My Little Flower Shop. What Are We All About?

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In addition to “centerpiece,” a popular search term bringing people to the My Little Flower Shop website is (shock!) “My Little Flower Shop.”  We’re thrilled that people know our name, and want to get to know us.  So, in that spirit, here’s some things “About Us.”

Our Experience:Past projects include prestigious events such as the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, Five Presidential Inaugurations and Inaugural Balls.  We are trusted to create celebrations and tribute arrangements for celebrity clients across Southern California. Most importantly we have created hundreds of unique, personal weddings, birthday celebrations, showers, anniversary parties, and all occasion/holiday bouquets, using only the finest flowers.

A Bride's bouquet, paired with the complementary Maid of Honor bouquet.

Our Staff:  Combined, our staff of Special Event Artists, Stylists and Wedding Experts has over 50 years experience designing, planning and executingone-of-a-kind, high profile social, corporate and charity benefit special events. Growing up in a prestigious Ohio floral empire, Gregory Goodman, Special Event Artist, has had event artistry in his blood from the get-go. Alan Kelly, CEO, learned floral design after leaving the military, meeting Greg and discovering his true passion and an untapped wellspring of talent and creativity. Falling in love with Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, they decided to make their second home a permanent location and My Little Flower Shop quickly rose to prominence as the premiere full service floral and event design studio in Palm Springs, CA.

Our Community Commitment: We care deeply about our customers and our community so a charity of each bride’s choosing receives a percentage of their event total, as our way to give back.  We are constantly working with local charities through participation and donations, some of which include: The Palm Springs Art Museum, The Desert AIDS Project, FIND Foodbank, and Martha’s Village.

A creation for The Palm Springs Art Museum's "Art In Bloom" exhibition

 

Our Commitment to You, our Clients: At My Little Flower Shop, we focus on customer service. You are a unique individual, and your celebration or floral gift needs to reflect who you are, and the message you want to send. We’re here to listen – and to work with you, and to make your vision a reality.

We have a passion for perfect parties, beautiful brides and wonderful weddings. Let us get to know you, and help you celebrate in style!

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You want even more wedding centerpieces? Now this is getting personal..

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The stats don’t lie, centerpieces are all the rage. And why not?  They do make a good starting point.  So now we get personal. Here’s the scoop (and the photos) of the centerpieces from my October 2010 wedding expertly planned, designed and coordinated by My Little Flower Shop, soup to nuts.

My now husband and I told Greg the colors we liked, and that we wanted the wedding to be on the contemporary side.  From there, Greg came up with the idea that instead of one big design in the center of the table, he would do three smaller ones – more of a tablescape than a centerpiece.  The outcome was elegant and modern, and suited us perfectly.

This low, rectangular centerpiece element is green cymbidium orchids and seeded eucalyptus in a natural fiber container

 

This centerpiece element consists of tightly clustered green button poms in a modern glass container lined with a ti leaf
This centerpiece element added height to the trio with white dendrobium orchids in a bed of moss in a neutral ceramic container
Pin-spot lights focused on each table highlight and unify the three pieces and make the glassware sparkle
The tables varied: there were also low arrangements made of green roses.

 

For more photos of our wedding, click here.

Thanks to Cheryl Mac for her beautiful photographs, and to Greg and Al and Mary for my beautiful wedding.

Be well, and love well!

-Dinah

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