DSR Designs

My original florist was Debbie at DSR Designs. It kills me to make this review because she really is so nice and when I met her I liked her instantly, but I feel like I have to be honest about my personal experience. I decided to book her right away because of the fabulous reviews I got about her because she is really awesome. One of the things that frustrated me is that Debbie does not email. She has her daughter, Ashlie check and respond to all of her emails. This may not be a problem for everyone, but it was for me as email is really the easiest way for me to communicate during the day. On at least 2 occasions I never received paperwork that they were supposed to send. I waited about a week and a half both times and never rec’d the email. The 2nd time this happened, I got the wrong paperwork. It was just more frustrating than anything else. There was also a missed appointment and if anyone knows Debbie lives out really far. I work in Sarasota, so I had to take days off just to meet with vendors. I took leave from work and drove all the way out to our appt. and she wasn’t there. She was extremely apologetic and tried to do whatever she could to make it up to me, but we never could get together after that day. I was also not thrilled with the mock-up she sent me via e-mail and we tried to connect over the phone to discuss it and 1 week and a half later I still hadn’t gotten the call, this was about 2 weeks before my wedding. I really liked and still do really like Debbie, but I was just feeling uneasy about things and I didn’t want to feel that way on my wedding day or the last two weeks leading up to it. She was extremely sorry and admitted that I did fall through the cracks. I do think she has done some great weddings, but for me personally, it just didn’t work out.

Debra was very easy to work with. The bouquets, flowers and centerpieces came out beautifully!

Oh my gosh, I do not know how to put into words how much I loved all of my flowers!! I went to Debra with my vision of a glamorous wedding with lots of pink. I wanted to copy the concept of the TV show Platinum Weddings, of course without spending the big bucks. Debra and I clicked immediately and I left our first meeting gushing about her for days. She knew exactly what I wanted and even better she could do it on my budget! When I finally saw all of the centerpieces and bouquets at the wedding I was blown away! Honestly, I had faith that she would make my wedding beautiful but she far exceeded what I ever could have imagined!! Everyone throughout the evening was approaching Walter and I making comments on the floral decor. The whole week on my honeymoon I kept thinking about how I wish I could have brought my flowers with me to be able to enjoy. ( Cheesy , I know ) ** I wanted to make sure that the girls bouquets stood out and were not too small. I paid $15 more per bouquet to make them larger and it was so worth it!!