Debydeb's reviews

WORST experience ever! Does not even deserve 1 star. I wish, I wish, I wish I read reviews before signing a contract with Arsine. I met her at the LA bridal show and she was very pleasant (because she wanted business), but wait until you sign the contract.. you will just be another number! I should have realized how I couldn't trust her when she bad mouthed her past employees (the ones that left her and now opened their own florist shop). I also wondered why she went through soo many assistants. They probably found out that she really is not pleasant and deceiving to work with. Oh my, was my experience horrible! Reading the reviews below about how "what is stated on the contract" and what she "actually" delivers is crazy! We actually had an arguement the day before my wedding!! Who does that to a bride? I remember one comment she made was, "For what you are spending, I am wasting my time." WOW!! Certain items we reviewed on the contract was not what we spoke about. Then when I questioned her at why things were not done correctly she said, "I am an artist and we might change things to better suit your wedding." This is bullshit!! She didn't pay attention and created what "she wanted". Wouldn't a professional vendor say, "hello bride, I know we spoke about white roses, but I was thinking about pink roses, what do you think about my new idea?" She didn't even ask, she did what she wanted because SHE DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE CONTRACT! Arsine was a waste of time and money. I was sooo disappointed in my flowers. The bouquet in the picture was taken only from the top because the bouquet was falling apart and had brown flowers. My "free" bouquet toss was a flimsy bouquet that consisted of 4 roses. I was sooo embarrassed to throw that bouquet that my caterer handed me the cake flowers to make it look bigger. The $100 scatter of rose petals were also deceiving. She showed me pictures of how it would look to have roses scattered in the aisle and again! It looked nothing like the pictures. I was so embarrassed! The bouquet for the bridemaids were smaller then what we talked about, the arch for $350.00 was also cheezy. She said it would be a wrought iron arch. It turned out to be a flimsy white arch that looked ridiculous. She "had no pictures" to show me.... I wonder now why she had no pictures! The list goes on. Arsine is good at one thing... it is selling her business and closing the deal. She should get an award for "closing deals" and being a saleswomen. She is definitely not a person you can trust. If you are spending a lot of money, then you will matter to her. She does not take pride into establishing her company into a reputable business. She only cares about bringing money into her wallet. Think about it... it is a one time event, your wedding day. Don't you want piece of mind that your flowers will arrive at how you imagined? If you think about it, brides are in NO control of your floral arrangements. Basically, you have to trust your florists because whatever they bring the day of your wedding, is what your going to get!! You can't complain because what can you do... the show must go on! This is probably why she stays in business, because who can complain when the flowers are already delivered. Please take my advice and #1. Read Reviews #2. Find a reputable professional florists recommended by others #3. Trust your gut instict.

I am very very very picky about my make-up, especially my eye-brows and eye liner application. When I first met Monique, I was first shocked by her beauty and hoped that she can transform me into a beautiful bride ;) Wow! was I so amazed at her delicate artistic skills. My eye brows were amazing! Better than what I can do! I totally recommend her to everyone. I even told my friends that you will not be disappointed. Coming from a tough critic and picky person like me, they knew I was telling the truth! I was so amazed at how nice and professional she was. Being your own wedding coordinator, you realize that the wedding business is tough and people are not nice to you unless you are spending $$$$. Monique was one of the few who were nice regardless of how much you are spending. She treated me so kind and also arrived extra early with notes (make-up notes) on the day of. She even brought her make-up chair which I found so helpful. Thank you so much for making me so beautiful! I am still getting compliments until today (my wedding was on 7/11/09) about how gorgeous my make-up was. People said I looked like a beautiful porcelain doll. I can not wait for another event... so I can do my make-up again with you ;)