kusinera's reviews
We just took Karen's DIY Flower Workshop and I can't say enough good things about her! First of all, I think it's incredible that a florist of her reputation and skill would take time to share her skills with Bay Area brides who are on a budget and need to DIY flowers. That speaks volumes to the kind of person that she is -- skilled, confident, generous and kind. I know people have actually flown in to take these workshops, so I felt so lucky that my fiance and I were able to attend. Much to his delight, he wasn't the only guy there -- while the workshop was definitely bride and bridesmaid dominated, he was one of four guys. Everyone was made to feel welcome and comfortable.
In the workshop, Karen provided tons of beautiful roses, callas, orchids and hydrangeas for us in our wedding colors. Karen and her assistants taught us how to choose, store, care for, and process flowers and gave us tips on the best places to buy them in terms of quality and price. She and her assistant Caroline then taught us how to make gorgeous, elegant boutonnieres, corsages and bouquets, step-by-step. We left her workshop feeling so empowered and so excited to do our own flowers for our wedding! I learned so much and feel so confident now that I can create the flowers we really want for our wedding. We took pics of our finished products and sent them to our family members. They thought we were pulling their legs when we told them we had made them ourselves. They kept saying, "You're kidding! You couldn't have made those! Those look professional!"
For those brides who are looking to hire a florist, Huckleberry Karen would be a great choice. Just look at her sample work on her website and blog and you'll be amazed and so inspired. She's just extremely cool and nice, and encouraged us to email her at any time for help with our own wedding flowers. How great is that?!?! I wish I had the budget to hire her for all the flowers (and her prices are not that high -- it's just I'm very poor!). I'm going to recommend her to all of my friends getting married in the Bay Area! She's the BEST.
