Floral Design Studio — Local services in Fremont

Before my wedding, I had taken the (somewhat arrogant) stance that I didn't really need flowers at the wedding because no one would remember them after the event was over. Nona and Floral Design Studio proved me very, very wrong.

Nona designed the flowers for our welcome dinner, wedding ceremony and reception. I consider myself a fairly artistic person, but in our planning sessions, Nona consistently surprised me with her creative, fun ideas for how to bring color and life to spaces she'd never even seen, based just off of our descriptions. (Our events all took place a fair distance away from Fremont.) She nailed it every time.

Some examples. We planned our welcome dinner at a Mexican restaurant that had a great view but was pretty bare-bones in terms of decor. We described to her that there would be long tables, white cloths, and family-style dinner service. She immediately came back with an idea to use a variety of small, brightly colored bottles of different shapes and sizes with a few mixed flowers in each - from bright yellow daisies to red tulips and cute little lavender buds.

For our wedding, I had chosen a pretty difficult color combination to work with - apple green and rich, bright orange. Bridesmaids wore the apple green, and guys (both on the bride's and groom's side) wore navy blue. It would have been very, very easy to take a wrong turn. But Nona helped us plan out the entire wedding party's attire, suggesting that we match the bridesmen's ties to the bridesmaids' green dresses with orange bouquets and boutonnières, have groomsmen in orange ties with green boutonnières, and put the groom in gray to make him stand out. The result was perfect.

Finally, for our reception we had a sweetheart table that was set in front of a plain green hedge. Nona suggested that we add a really fun touch - individual orange roses of different sizes to provide a beautiful backdrop for photos taken at our table.

It was a pleasure to see Nona's smiling face on the day of our wedding, and she brought such a fun but relaxing vibe to our day. I could tell that she truly wanted everything to go perfectly because it matters to her that you are not just happy but thrilled with the outcome. She was hyper-organized, with every single item clearly marked for an idiot-proof day. She personally saw that my bouquet was perfect and as I had described. She found the most amazing flowers for my hair to fit the style of my dress and ceremony, even though I had no idea what I wanted and therefore gave her NO help figuring this out. In short, it was flawless.

To wrap up, I will say that I officially stand corrected. Multiple people - many of whom I thought wouldn't even notice much less remember - have approached us to say that they loved the flowers at our events. I will always remember them, too - how happy it made me to see these beautiful bursts of color all weekend, and how wonderful it felt to have Nona there to support...

Nona is the BEST florist I could’ve asked for! Flowers at weddings are super important to me - they’re the first thing I notice at any wedding. I don’t know much about flowers, at all (ie, don’t know the names, don’t know how much they cost, don’t know how to arrange even a basic bunch in a basic vase lol). But Nona made my vision for wedding flowers come to life. And we got SOO many compliments from guests about how beautiful our floral arrangements were! During my first meeting with Nona, I had nothing finalized - I showed her my ideas for my bridal gown, bridesmaids dresses, and groom/groomsmen color ideas. I also showed photos of flowers/colors I liked, along with some examples of arrangements I liked from her yelp page. And we reviewed/finalized all those ideas a couple weeks before the wedding. And that was all Nona worked off of to bring my vision to life. I had no clue what I would see the day of, but the moment I saw the flowers, I was 100% satisfied and so very pleased. I kept admiring the flowers every day for as long as they lasted, and even tried to dry as much as I could to make them “last” longer. Additionally, Nona is flexible. I let her know my budget, and she helped me get as close to my budget as possible by making some changes to the initial proposal she sent (ie, shrank the tall/large centerpieces by 2-4 inches, which was fine with me - they were still huge & larger than average!) THANK YOU NONA for helping me create the most beautiful wedding florals I could’ve imagined! I highly recommend her & would use her again for any future floral...

Many people go to a florist for times of celebration. I went for the passing of my mother. Being very particular, I wanted to honor my mom's memory with flowers that meant something. Me and all my siblings each had a different idea of what flower was her favorite and what it meant to each of us. None nailed every single arrangement while still having all of it come together beautifully and with a strong sense of grace... just like my mom. Everyone in attendance was shocked at how absolutely beautiful the experience was saying goodbye to her. Even the funeral director hadn't seen flower arrangements as beautiful as Nona's before. Although I now live out of state, any of my events that require floral arrangements will be done only by Nona. Thank you so much for helping at such a difficult time. Your passion for your art can be seen by any who have the honor of seeing your...