A Garden Party

My experience with A Garden Party was wonderful. When my fiance and I met with Mary for the first time, I had no concrete idea of what I wanted, other than a picture of a bouquet I had seen, and liked, in a magazine. To see what Mary and Dawn created based upon my generalized idea of what I wanted was absolutely breath taking! About a month and a half out, I emailed Mary pictures of my dress, the bridesmaid dresses, and the flower girl's dress, and when I got to see what the bouquets looked like, I was blown away.
I would recommend A Garden Party to anyone, without hesitation!

Mary and Dawn ROCK! That's all I can say. Not only were they flexible with us in every way, but they put up with my constant updating of our order. I added and added and removed and altered the flowers, centerpieces, and details and any other florist probably would have told me that my order was finalized and that I should get a life, but they were so excited by my enthusiasm that they just went along with my flower fanaticism. My bouquet was amazing, as were my centerpieces. Couldn't have asked for anything more.

You know know guests usually don't notice wedding centerpieces? Well, OUR guests sure did! We got dozens of compliments!

A Garden Party literally SAVED my wedding day when Hurricane Irene struck! With only an hour's notice and a mandatory evacuation for Cape May County looming for the next morning, we made the difficult decision of moving our wedding up by a full 24 hours. With literally no notice, Mary and Dawn left a business function (!), jumped in the car and brought almost all of the flowers for our wedding. With the help of our guests, they set up our ENTIRE wedding (except for the decorations we had planned for the outdoor area) in record time and it looked absolutely stunning. Myself, Mary and Dawn were the only ones who knew anything was missing, and I received tons of compliments on the flowers and decorations! It meant so very much to me that Mary and Dawn dropped everything they were doing to make our wedding day as beautiful as it could possibly be! Moreover, they were incredibly kind during a very upsetting situation and did not hesitate to make it happen!!

Besides coming through in a major way for us on our wedding day, Mary and Dawn were beyond organized throughout the months upon months of planning - they helped me come up with ideas and rolled with my numerous changes, each time providing me with an updated budget and responding right away. They were so responsive as well as creative, and the flowers that arrived on my wedding day blew me away.

I would suggest that anyone in the South Jersey area looking to get married or host any other function book A Garden Party - you will be THRILLED!

These women were wonderful to work with and the compliments on my centerpieces and seating card table continue to flow in! I even had to change the color scheme of my wedding one month out from my wedding. They could not have been nicer about it. They met with me as soon as I told them, calmed my nerves, and helped me think of ideas. I could not have been more happy with the results! I HIGHLY recommend their services!

Mary and Dawn were absolutely wonderful to work with! From our first interaction, they really got what we were looking for and brought that vision to life while keeping our budget in mind. They offered creative suggestions that made our flowers and centerpieces appear unique yet classic. Mary and Dawn are true professionals who made us feel at ease during the entire planning process!

A Garden Party was one of the best decisions for my wedding that I made. Everything was wonderful from the first discussion through to the morning after the wedding. The flowers were beautiful and attention to detail was impressive. At the last minute we needed to move the reception inside and the room was so beautiful with candles, flowers and decorations that it took my breath away. The ladies were creative, professional, warm, thoughtful and simply wonderful. I can't say enough positive comments about this dynamic team!!

I researched A Garden Party online and fell in love with their work. Mary was very professional but also down to earth. We gave her a budget and color scheme, as well as, flowers I did not want and flowers I liked. Without a doubt, I would recommend A Garden Party to anyone. I was thrilled to see how everything turned out on my wedding day, and boy did they go beyond my expectations. I got nothing but wonderful compliments from my family and friends. You will not be disappointed.

Mary and Dawn are so talented. I simply told them the overall feel I wanted for the wedding and they were there to see it through. They have a vision that cannot be matched. When I walked into the reception hall before the wedding I was floored. The decor was better than I could have ever imagined! We are still receiving compliments, over a month later, about how beautiful our centerpieces and flowers were. Mary and Dawn are a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend their services to brides looking for a florist who can execute a vision flawlessly.

Dawn and Mary were professional and fun from my initial appointment. I loved Mary's ideas and creativity and was most impressed on our wedding day to see the two sisters made it all happen :) I would highly recommend Dawn and Mary to any bride to be!! Thanks for everything!!

Mary and Dawn did such a wonderful and beautiful job with our flowers for our wedding. They were kind and very energetic. They truly love. what they do which shows in their work. All I gave them was a theme and the colors and they went to town. We stayed within budget and I was getting compliments from the beginning to the end of the wedding. My personal bouquest was outstanding. The centerpieces...well they should have been in a magazine (seriously)!!

Mary and Dawn did a great job providing flowers for my wedding! They responded to emails quickly and offered suggestions! There were even details that I didn't even think of that they email about days up until the wedding that saved us!

Dawn and Mary did a fantastic job for my wedding!!!
From very first meeting with Mary, I knew that I chose the right florist to handle my wedding. After a brief talk, Mary provided some awesome ideas which are exactly what is in my head. They are very professional ppl. Dawn was always responding my emails right away and very creative and flexible.
They came to the venue on time, and made everything in a excellent shape! I cannot say enough "thank you" to them.

They did a beautiful job, and went above and beyond my expectations. I would recommend them to anyone!

Mary was and is absolutely wonderful to work with! She made my spring/ cherry blossom theme come alive even months after they typically bloom! My guests said that it felt like they ate dinner in a secret garden! I just wish I had more reason to buy flowers more often! Their prices can't be beat, and at the same time you get wayyy more then you pay for! Service included!

Mary & Dawn were the epitome of ease and creativity. The floral designs exceeded my expectations from my bouquet to the arch, there was nothing I was dissapointed in. When I met with them, they listened to me and my fiance, got a beat for my vintage-inspired look and went to work offering great ideas and creating samples that dropped my jaw. It is so refreshing and relieving to know that you can completely entrust the most important factor of your wedding to a team who is more than deserving of that trust. I would recommend Garden Party Sisters over and over and over again. And hope to work with them again in some capacity since I love parties and party planning. Our greatest thanks and appreciation for your professionalism, attention to detail and creative genius.

Love,
Tiffanie & Donald Smith
September 5, 2009

A Garden Party was amazing!! The flowers and centerpieces Mary and Dawn put together for my wedding May 7th were unbelievable! They had original and fun ideas for everything! Their prices were the best around, and they can totally work with any budget! Everyone at the wedding commented on how beautiful the flowers were. To top it all off, I made a new friend - Mary helped me with any non-floral wedding questions I had. I've been recommending A Garden Party to ALL my friends. They both truly love what they do, and it shines in their arrangements. You WON'T be disappointed!! :)

Fabulous & professional sisters who were willing to be flexible and accomodate to your wants with both flowers and decor. Mary was always prompt with emailing (which I was doing a lot of during wedding planning) and provided the best service anyone could ask for. Mary was extremely knowledge and artistic with floral selection and I couldn't have dreamed of more beautiful bouquets/arrangements for my wedding day.

For my wedding, I wanted a vintage yet modern theme. Dawn and Mary took my vision and created beautiful centers pieces and bouquets that complemented all the other aspects of my wedding. I was very pleased with their work, and they were a pleasure to work with. They guided me through the process and took the time to make sure the flowers completed my dream wedding.

A Garden Party sister exceeded my expectations. They are true visionaries. They took bits and pieces of what I tried to express to them in our initial meeting and transformed my reception and ceremony into true magical ambiance. They are by far the best at what they do, for a fair value!

Thank you Mary and Dawn for providing great service and quality products. I was very pleased with the way everything turned out for us on our "Big" day. The flowers were perfect with your own little touches. I am definitley referring your business to future brides. The cost was affordable and it was exactly what i wanted. Thank you again!

A Garden Party did a wonderful job. All the centerpieces, bouqets and decorations were stunning. We received so many compliments.

I cannot say enough about Mary and Dawn's amazing work! They offer so many great services and options for any budget or event. Any vision, A Garden Party can do! It's refreshing to see a floral business that truly takes pride in their work. This is no run-of-the-mill, overpriced, florist that stuffs centerpieces with greenery! Mary and Dawn really work with their customers and their magic to make everything beautiful. From my first meeting to the minute I walked down the aisle, they were absolutely wonderful! They were the only thing I didn't have to stress out about for my wedding! They love their work and making their customers happy and that's why we love them!! :) Thank you for making my wedding day even more beautiful then I pictured it!

They are very easy to work with and very creative. Their work is awesome! I loved my flower bouquet, and eveyone loved the mini pumpkins for table cards. The ceremony setup was beautiful!

I had no idea what to do about flowers since I don't always like traditional designs. I was really struggling on what to do with them until I had my first meeting with Mary. Her ideas were fantastic and I felt like the floral arrangements really pulled the whole look of the even together. Everything looked amazing on the big day and Mary and Dawn really give that personal touch that instills confidence and shows they really care about each event they work!

All of my flowers were silk, but they were so beautiful that not many people realized they were not real! I had a few changes throughout the course of my wedding planning and every one was always very helpful and quick to help/change anything that I needed taken care of. I would definitely recommend A Garden Party as a florist because of their beautiful work and great customer value!

A Garden Party was an absolute dream to work with! They took my wedding vision and made it a reality! They were so great to work with and were so patient and professional! Everyone kept telling me how beautiful everything looked and I couldn't agree more! Thank you!

It was an absolute pleasure to have A Garden Party as our wedding florist. An outdoor ceremony & tented event can be a bit of a challenge, but not to A Garden Party. Mary had lots of ideas, and helped us to develop ours into a BEAUTIFUL event. A colorful assortment of fall flowers abounded, and we couldn't be more pleased; the ceremony gazebo, the entry arbor, the centerpieces, the bouquets, flower arrangements, candles, and even flowers for the cake, were all FABULOUS. We highly recommend the "sisters" to help you personalize your event!

My experience with A Garden Party was absolutely perfect. I went into my first meeting with Mary with no knowledge of flowers and only a vague idea of what I wanted for my October 30th wedding. Mary was patiently and enthusiastically walked me through my flower options and by the end of our first meeting, we had a plan for my wedding. Throughout the process of planning my wedding, A Garden Party was always in quick communication with me concerning any changes and ideas that I had. When my flowers were delivered on the day of my wedding, they were more amazing than I had ever imagined. The flowers were more beautiful than anything I had pictured in my mind. I would recommend A Garden Party to anyone and everyone! Thank you, A Garden Party!

Mary was AMAZING! She understood my vision that I had for my wedding and reception and enhanced it with her creativity and experience. After having a horrible meeting with another florist A Garden Party was a breath of fresh air. I even called her my floral soulmate!
I've had nothing but the best experience with Mary and will recommend her services to all of my friends and even strangers :-). She worked within our budget and recommended that we reuse some of the ceremony decor for the reception to save us $ which worked out perfectly! I'm certain my special day wouldn't have been as special without A Garden Party!

Mary and Dawn, the sisters behind A Garden Party, are truly fabulous. We had an EXCELLENT experience working with them! We were very impressed and completely satisfied with all of the floral arrangements they designed. They are wonderful to work with, amazingly talented, and true professionals!! We would go back to them in a heartbeat and gladly recommend them to our friends! We love them!

From my daughters bouquet to the centerpieces in the ballroom....I could not have been more pleased. A Garden Party's work was superb. The girls are lovely to work with (great ideas for us) and the flowers took my breath away. I would recommend them highly. Loved their creativity.

There aren't enough words to describe how AMAZING A Garden Party was to work with! From the first time we met Mary, she knew exactly what we wanted for my flowers and our reception decor. A Garden Party went above and beyond to make everything regarding our flowers so easy. Mary truly made my dream wedding come true! Mary was able to take my thoughts with her ideas and create this romantic, vintage, and classic atmosphere from beginning to end. Mary was so easy to talk to and was extremely down to earth (we bonded over our love for our sons!).

The day before our wedding, Mary had to call me with the unfortunate news that due to circumstances out of her control, she wasn't able to get a specific flower for my bridal bouquet. Once I received her voicemail, I gave her a call back and we spoke about our options. Mary called a few florist friends, worked her magic, and was able to get the specific flower I had picked out for my wedding. This just goes to show her commitment and professionalism in, not only, "getting the job done," but also pleasing her customers/friends. Also, once I received my bouquet, I noticed Mary had placed a special touch on the ribbon with a beautiful brooch - it was perfect!

I highly recommend A Garden Party for all of your floral needs for your wedding!!

I can not say enough about Mary & Dawn from A Garden Party Wedding Florist. They truly understood my vision for what I had hoped our wedding would look like and made it a reality. They are truly extraordinary artist and their profound talent in the floral business is one to be admired. Their attention to detail and professional manner is exactly what I was looking for.

The flowers for my wedding was more beautiful than I could have even imagined! I have been recommending everyone to A GARDEN PARTY!!

I cannot say enough fabulous words and comments about how beautiful of a job that Mary and Dawn did for our wedding! Everyone still tells me how beautiful my bouquet was and how amazing our flowers looked! Flowers were never really my thing, but these ladies made my flowers one of my most favorite parts of my day!

Working with A Garden Party was an absolute delight. From the first meeting through all of the emails to the actually wedding day Mary was always available and quite accommodating. When I changed my mind or wanted to add or change things there was no problem Mary took care of everything. All of the flowers from the bouquets to the center pieces were gorgeous. Garden Party exceeded my expectations I couldn't have been happier with the job they did.

I couldn't be happier with the beautiful floral creations from A Garden Party! Mary's vast knowledge of flowers and artistic creativity surpassed anything I could have imagined. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do during our consultation and beyond colors, left it in her hands. She did an absolutely amazing job on everything: bouquets, bouts, corsages, and other decor. I would highly recommend A Garden Party to anyone in a heartbeat. These ladies are warm, caring, creative, and above all put love into every wedding they work... and it definitely shows in their work!

Mary and Dawn made our wedding beautiful! The flowers were gorgeous! They were on time, the consults before the wedding put you at ease, and their work was flawless. They accommodated everything we asked for - they assembled our centerpieces on site with vases we purchased and they did some other on site special arrangements. In addition, they were able to take a family heirloom hairpiece and bring it back to life, literally - they revived it, reworked it, and made it like new - and it's 5 generations old! Mary and Dawn were fantastic, I'd recommend them to anyone!

I found A Garden Party online, and what a stroke of good luck for me. When my husband and I first met with Mary, we knew right away she was our choice. We didn't have very many strong ideas of what we wanted, but we had a color scheme, a theme and a small-ish budget. Mary seemed to have ideas gushing out of her as we described the overall feel we were going for-fun, young, chic, springtime in the city. She hit the nail on the head. The bouquets were fantastic against the girl's grey dresses, the alter flowers were AMAZING, and the reception hall looked exactly as I'd imagined it with our small bunches of blue glass and bright flowers. When the volcano in Iceland disrupted my plans for lily of the valley, I had no qualms trusting the expert to make an appropriate substitution. Mary was very friendly, always quick to respond to my emails, respectful of our budget and just wonderful to work with.

I could not have been happier with my wedding flowers and decorations. My husband, family and wedding guests were amazed at the end result. The venue was completely transformed into a glamorous, candlelit winter wedding! There wasn't a detail they left out! I would highly recommend A Garden Party, especially to the bride that doesn't know exactly what she wants (like me). I trusted them to come up with something amazing and Mary and Dawn did just that, and more!

This vendor was absolutely amazing to work with. Young, fresh ideas and the best personalities. The girls made the process so easy and enjoyable beyond my expectations. They did an amazing job for my wedding and would suggest everyone to use their services!

These girls are extremely talented and very thorough. My flowers were beautiful for my wedding and they fit my personality so well!

A Graden Party did a lovely job with my flowers! The bridal bouquets were all beautiful. When I saw the reception table decorations, I was so impressed with how wonderful they looked, it was exactly what I wanted. People complimented their work throughout and after the wedding. If you're looking to work with younger vendors with a more modern approach, this florist is a good match. They will work very hard to make your wedding special!

You guys did an awesome job to taking my thoughts of what I wanted and ran with them. They came exactly how I wanted them to turn out! Great job!!!

Finding A Garden Party was like a dream come true. I wanted something offbeat, affordable, and memorable -- and they delivered. Plus, you get personal service. They totally got the look I was going for.

I did deduct 1/2 a star mainly because they did not inform me that they were not doing a bouquet of dahlias for my bridesmaids as I requested, and there were some colors incorporated in the groomsmen buttonieres that I wanted to avoid. (I know they mention this stuff in the contract, but it would be good to get a heads-up before hand.) However, everything came out great, so it almost didn't matter!!! I would HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend them.

A Garden Party did a better job on my wedding flowers than I had hoped for. They were friendly, responsive, and a good value for the money. I met with Mary about my ideas for wedding flowers, left her with an overall theme (i.e. colors, flower likes and dislikes), and let the sisters go with it. I was amazed at their creativity in crafting the most magnificent bouquets, boutonnieres, and table arrangements. They were able to incorporate living plants that were re-pottable, which was important to me, such as succulents and ferns. I would highly recommend them to brides in the South Jersey and Delaware Valley area.

A Garden Party was great. They understood our vision and executed it perfectly. The flowers were beautiful and fresh and the rental items were gorgeous. I highly recommend them.

I chose a garden party florist because the head florist, Mary, is amazing. She is very professional, sweet, and could relate and understand my vision. She took my ideas and made them 10X better. The only thing I was disapointed in was the size of my bridesmaid bouquets...I would have liked them to be bigger. Looking back I would have had her make up a sample bridesmaid bouquet when I had her do my bridal bouquet and a sample tall centerpiece. Everything else I was extremely happy with. I would recommend this florist to any new bride in the area. She was also flexible in changing things and negotiating price. She can handle any budget big or small. She was also helpful with selecting linens which look nice with the flower arrangements.

We had a wonderful experience with A Garden Party. From our first consulation, we had a good relationship with the girls. They used our inspiration and came up with some beautiful ways to incorporate it into our day. While we did a little bit of restructuring our budget in order to fit everything that they had to offer into what we could afford, it was definitely worth it to us. On the day of we were so pleasantly surprised as to how above and beyond they went for no extra cost. They were timely, professional, and easy to work with. I cannot recommend them enough.

I couldn't have asked for a better experience. I had a budget and both Mary and Dawn had no problem being flexible and customizing my order to meet my budget needs. The flowers were absolutely gorgeous too! Can't wait to hang up my shadowbox with my beautiful dried flowers!

A Garden Party was great..I was very indecisive and clueless in the beginning of the process. They were very patient with me and very helpful in finding the right combination of flowers..They totally understood my stlye and made everything beautiful!!! The details were perfect! They made us feel like friends and did not try to push ideas that we didn't like. They even stayed in contact after the wedding for a Rock the Dress photo shoot, which was totally free and it was awesome. These girls rock!!! I would definitely recommend using them as a florist for your special day.

Mary and Dawn were great! A couple days before my wedding Mary called and her distributor could not get the color pink I wanted for my dahlia's. Mary called me to let me know, and to ask what I wanted to do. She already had other ideas and was extremely helpful in making a decision. I can't say many other people would be that courteous; I've heard of other florists just changing the order without consulting with the customer. I really appreciated that! My flowers were beautiful... exactally what I wanted. Mary and Dawn hit the nail on the head!

Flowers and decor were beautiful!!!! The centerpieces were exactly what I invisioned and beyond!!! Sweetest girls ever to work with also! Definitely would recommend for any bride to be! Thanks for making my wedding perfect!

This is an amazing company, they are very personable and knowledgeable and can take exactly what your picturing having and make it come to life, I would definitely use them again for any flower needs I may come about.

Mary and Dawn provided beautiful flowers for our wedding! They took the time to sit down with me and listen to what I envisioned, and really worked to make that vision come to life. Their work is truly unique. While we used their services for ceremony decor, bouquets, bouts, and corsages, they also have a lot of beautiful centerpieces for rent for the reception. Mary and Dawn were great to work with!

I loved my flowers and got many compliments from guests! They had great ideas for me and flowers and very flexible!

Mary was awesome to meet with, she had great ideas and could not have been more helpful when choosing the flowers and center pieces for my wedding. The centerpieces came out beautiful and I was really pleased with how they all came together the day of the wedding. The day of the wedding everything was delievered on time and set up smoothly. I would reccomend Garden Party Sisters to any bride looking for a great florist with great people to work with!

I loved my flowers they were beautiful. I loved them because I'm not much of a talker and they communicated through email. The mothers flowers fell apart before the ceremony and they gave me a full refund for them! Mary was so friendly. I would use them again.

I was surprisingly disappointed. I read lots of great reviews for A Garden Party. I was looking for something different, I only wanted to buy just the flowers, no arrangements because we wanted to arrange them ourselves. At our initial meeting she was very helpful and friendly and she gave us a great price quote. Unfortunately, when I picked up the flowers, there were fewer than I expected and they were already wilting. Thankfully, the bouquets turned out alright but the flowers for the corsages and boutonnieres were helpless. We had to go buy new flowers from another store the night before the wedding, so they didn't even match everything else. I was really disappointed in the quality.

I used Garden Party based on glowing Wedding Wire reviews and because of their responsiveness. The 4 vendors recommended by my venue were all extremely slow/unresponsive, even when I followed up.

Upon meeting Dawn and Mary, they seemed to "get" what we wanted. I was particular about only one thing - matching our colors, plum and pumpkin, exactly.

When my $200+ bouquet arrived on the big day, the "orange" flowers were marigold yellow. Luckily our centerpieces included orange flowers and a switch was made. My bouquet was also supposed to include an antique brooch, which was to be my "something borrowed" and was included in the cost of the bouquet. When I inquired about its whereabouts, I was told "it broke," with no apology or refund. I scrambled to find something else to borrow and ended up hiding an earring of my mother's inside my dress. Lastly, Mary and Dawn were not present! They chose to spend the entire day at a bridal show at Running Deer, which I found out via Facebook on my wedding day, and sent helpers to set up.

These things added unnecessary stress to what was an otherwise amazing and blissful day. I would not recommend using A Garden Party for your wedding.

I received numerous comments that they were the prettiest wedding flowers people had ever seen! LOVED my ceremony urns! I will definitely recommend you to anyone else that I know getting married!

All the flowers were gorgeous! The bridesmaid flowers were EXACTLY what I was looking for! Your services were wonderful! I would definitely recommend you to anyone I know.

A Garden Party is the most amayzing floral company that I have yet to come accross as a bride and as a professional. I have seen numerous weddings done by them and am always stunned at how amayzing their floral designs and artistic talents compliment evert aspect of the brides wedding. They are your go to florist!

The ladies do a lovely unique display! It is delightful to see unusual antique and specialized glassware used. It lends to very personalized event. Lovely mixtures of both seasonal and annual blooms give a very high end effect that melde well with the southern mansion, we reccomend

Garden Party Sisters are so much fun to work with---they make you even more excited about your big day! They have amazing and unique ideas which really make you think out of the box. Mary is a sweetheart to work with and I would highly recommend them to any future brides!

Mary and Dawn are amazing. Their flower arrangement are gorgeous and they are fabulous to work with.

I had the pleasure of attending a wedding where A Garden Party was the florist. Saying their work is beautiful is an understatement, they are true artists. Every little detail was breath taking and I know the bride was over the moon about the service she received.

I was thrilled to work with Mary for A Garden Party's first Annual Open House. Not only were her floral displays were was breathtaking, she was a true pleasure to work...

Mary and Dawn do such beautiful work. The designs are creative and fresh and every single flower is perfect. I look forward to weddings where I know A Garden Party will be doing the flowers. They are great to work with!

A Garden Party has provided Running Deers Brides with a great selection of floral and non floral arrangements. We always look foward to what A Garden Party will bring next to our venue for the Brides special day.

Mary and Dawn do a wonderful job with their floral arrangements and are always a professional team to work with when we need flowers for a cake. We enjoy partnering with them and are always confidant that everything will run smoothly when our brides tell us they're using A Garden Party for their wedding.

The sisters of A Garden Party are amazing - they're so talented, and everything they create is beyond amazing....I love that I get to work with them on so many weddings! They always provide fabulous arrangements and bouquets, and really go above and beyond to make their brides happy, which you can see in their reviews. More proof I love everything about them? I am using them for my own wedding!

These girls do GREAT work! They are creative, honest and super effecient! You won't go wrong with dynamic duo! ..AND their flowers LAST!