Damselfly Flowers at Chelsea Market — Local services in New York

I work in the creative industry and was very uncomfortable with handing over a creative decision as important as my wedding bouquet to a complete stranger. I was also getting married in January and wanted some VERY specific flowers that were not exactly in season. Evidently, I didn’t have any luck finding an ideal florist after scavenging the whole NYC flower industry. The typical flower shops were either too expensive or the florist was too snobbish to let me decide what flower goes into the bouquet. I’m so glad that I found Bastille.

I wanted to pick out the flowers myself and take part in the design of the bouquet, but i can’t do it if the florist is closed on Sunday(Monday city hall wedding), or if the florist isn’t willing to order the flowers for me a couple days in advance.

Thankfully Andrew at Bastille was knowledgeable, empathetic and accommodating when I approached the store a week before my wedding, desperate and stressed out. He showed me the selection of flowers that could be ordered. In the following week we communicated via email and I was updated with what flowers were available and when the flowers arrived at the store.

On our appointment the day before my wedding, Andrew was again very patient, very professional and spent an hour with me creating the bouquet to my exact liking.

Instead of a crazy flat-fee for so-called “bridal bouquet” that most flower stores quote, I was charged based on the flowers that actually went into the bouquet.

I would highly recommend Bastille if you want something beyond a traditional round bridal bouquet for your wedding. I couldn’t be happier with mine.

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My girlfriend was picking me up from the train station, and I was like damn how cute would it be if I just popped out with some flowers for her hehe. Plus I don't get her flowers enough so it was necessary.

For the first time ever, I was 15 minutes early to Moyni for my train to Philly. I'd always seen this little kiosk with flowers poppin out lookin all nice and inviting, and today I had time.

When I honed in on an adorable little arrangement, I thought it would cost around $30, even with the train station upcharge. I almost lol'd when it rang up at $53.70.

Plus they were dried as opposed to fresh flowers. I know damn near nothing about flowers, but I would imagine dried flowers should be cheaper than fresh flowers? That's just my common sense talking, but whatever. My baby still worth it. I also bought her flesh flowers later in the weekend because I was nervous dried flowers just wouldn’t cut it.

Absolutely zero bang for your buck here tbh, but that's a function of the market. Buying flowers at the train station gotta be like buying beer at a baseball game, I can't get mad at those prices. All I can do is write this review I guess.

Congrats to inflation and demand-pricing, you won this round.

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I couldn't be happier with my experience at Bastille Flowers in Chelsea Market.

I walked into Chelsea Market the evening before my City Hall Wedding, in search of some flowers that I could use as a bouquet. After hearing that they normally need at least 24 hours notice to create a wedding bouquet, I was crushed and thought I would have to make do with the half-wilted roses that they offer at the Marriage Bureau. The woman working that evening was so nice to me (probably could sense the look of panic on my face) and asked me a few questions about what I was looking for and said she would see what she could do. In the end, they were able to accommodate me and create this beautiful custom bouquet and had it ready for me to pick up early in the morning before getting married. When I got it, it was even more beautiful than I expected.

And as added bonus, it was much cheaper than I was expecting to have to pay for my wedding bouquet. The value of this product and the people who work here is so great, and it helped to make my wedding even more perfect than I could...