Flora by Fauna

Fantastic, I can't describe how fabulous that my wedding flowers and ceter pieces were on our wedding day. All the flowers were fresh, and simply perfected as our finallize pieces. And they did add a lots of extra touches which we didn't request, and made it simply unforgettable.

Michelle was a dream to work with. She really brought my vision to life with absolutely gorgeous flowers that brought that extra pizzazz to the day. People were fighting over her centerpieces because everyone wanted to take one home.

We chose Michelle because she was the full package. I had seen great examples of her work on weddings that were of all different styles, I had heard exceptional things about her service (which she proved to us immediately), she had some of the best prices we have heard, and she really got what we are trying to do. It wasn't until talking/meeting with Michelle that we had the artistic vision for our wedding. And boy did she deliver! Everything was exquisite, and ready when it needed to be even with the limited amount of set-up time Calamigos allows vendors. I can not recommend her highly enough based on the combo of her talent, customer service, and prices.

I HIGHLY recommend Michelle from Flora by Fauna! Not only are her prices phenomenal, she is extremely talented. Our wedding flowers were absolutely breathtaking.

Michelle is extremely patient and helps guide you through the process. I didn't really have a good idea of what I wanted when we first met. In fact, all I said was that I wanted 'red flowers'. Yeah...I know absolutely nothing about floral arrangements, but she really helped me pull everything together.

The day of the wedding, I got teary eyed when I saw what an amazing job she did. I will need to post pics because words do not do it justice. Michelle is also the sweetest person. She threw in a few extras to make the day even more beautiful!

I love flowers, so I had very particular tastes and preferences that make no sense to many people-- For example, I do not like flowers with dark centers, certain shades of green flowers and the buds of orchids). Michelle did an incredible job!! After our first meeting, I felt that Michelle was very receptive to my ideas and very conscientious. Michelle was affordable and would provide great input on the ideas I had on areas that I could save money when I was debating on certain items. I felt that Michelle truly worked with me on what I wanted.
I debated quite some time on high or low centerpieces or mixed high/low and Michelle, having worked at my reception site, recommended a combination of high and low because of the chandeliers in the ballroom. She was right; it was stunning! At the trial when I saw my centerpiece, I was truly blown away and touched that Michelle had created everything I wanted, remembering my dislikes and quirks.

The flowers at my wedding were beyond stunning. I didn't think it could be possible, but they were even more beautiful than the trial! I had people compliment my flowers all night long. My husband's grandma who has attended ALOT of weddings in her years told me how they were the most beautiful wedding flowers she's ever seen. I felt like she went above and beyond what I expected. I had added this green mum covered cake stand/base idea last minute, which Michelle had never done before, but executed beautifully! Due to a fire on PCH, I had to do a makeup shoot with my husband and Michelle recreated my bouquet. She was happy to do a small project and I really appreciated that even then, she created such a stunning bouquet! I highly recommend Michelle!

While Michelle was great to talk to and I really liked her ideas, she took a really long getting an estimate to me and was a bit late getting back to my emails. I ended up going with another florist, because it made me nervous that she'd be unresponsive in the future.

Michelle was fabulous. I first met with her without really knowing what I wanted, but did have an idea of what I didn't want. At the end of the meeting, I was going to have a bouquet of orchids and mini-calla lilies! I never would have thought that's what I would have ended up with but she convinced me it would be beautiful, go with my dress and the site, and she was right. Everything was beautiful and worked well together. I never even interviewed another florist after meeting with Michelle. She mainly only did our personal flowers, so no centerpieces, but she spent a good amount of time with my mom and I discussing how we could DIY our own centerpieces for cheaper than what she could do. She was so nice, helpful and informative and I couldn't be happier with her work and service. Book her and never look back.

Our flowers were GORGEOUS! Michelle was a pleasure to work with. We met with three florists and showed them pictures of what we wanted. Michelle had the best prices and had the best understanding of flowers, what was in season and a general understanding of what we were looking for. She did a beautiful job, and we could not have been happier.

Michelle is wonderful. She was able to work with us to get to our budget and understood what we are looking for. She is so sweet and great to work with. Highly recommended!!

Oh my goodness! The way my wedding site looked was absolutely breath taking! Thank you to Flora by Fauna! Everything was described in great detail and I was blown away at the reasonable price and the beauty of their design.

There is no vendor that I can give a higher recommendation or review of than Michelle Brue. Whether for her creative genius, her flawless execution or her unbeatable prices, we were completely blown away by Michelle. The flower choices, preservation, arrangements, bouquets, vases—each detail was beautiful and perfect. We gave Michelle some general flower preferences, colors and arrangement ideas that we liked and gave her creative freedom. What she came up with was beyond our wildest expectations and imagination. Every guest raved about the flowers—many told us that the arrangements they took home lasted for weeks. I adored my bouquet of peonies and orchids—it was the perfect combination of classic and glamour to compliment my dress. Michelle was extremely conscientious about out budget. She made many recommendations to reuse arrangements and bouquets during the reception. Michelle visited our unique venue with us and immediately came up with ways to fill spaces, cover unsightly areas, and make the most of the large space. Her attitude was enthusiastic and “can-do,” however she was also 100% honest with us, and made suggestions to some of my ideas to make them more affordable and realistic. Most importantly, when I first saw my bouquet, when we walked into the ceremony room and the reception room, my breath was taken away. Every bride should have that feeling, and Michelle will make it happen.

Michelle was great! The flowers at our wedding, everything from the bouquets to the center pieces to the cake, were just spectacular. It was more beautiful then what I had imagined and there were so much of it too. She was very easy to work with and her package is extremely reasonable. Michelle really listened to our ideas, understood our vision and provided great suggestions to make it even better. We interviewed about 10 florists, had a limited budget and were pretty specific about what we wanted and she was just perfect. This is one talented lady and her work is just amazing.

I can't say enough to compliment Michelle. Her talent is just amazing, and at her prices, she is a deal!!! From the first meeting (which was a completely un-rushed 2 hours long!) to the day of the wedding, I never had any doubt that Michelle had both listened to me, and completely understood the look I was going for. And on top of that, she brought her own great ideas. She introduced me to flowers I never would have picked otherwise, and she also made sure to include flowers that I had asked for. She created a sample centerpiece for me 6 weeks prior, took the feedback I gave, and the actual flowers represented that conversation
The venue turned out more beautiful than I could have imagined, and the bouquets were perfect. She even added a few final touches that we hadn't discussed. Guests were practically fighting to take centerpieces home with them!
All in all, the flowers just made the day that much more breathtaking and memorable for me.

Good selection of flowers - very fresh. Willing to discuss arrangements and make suggestions. I would use them again.

Flowers were one of the most important elements of my wedding and I met with 4 florists after scouring dozens of websites and blogs. I ended up going with Michelle Brue because her prices were the most reasonable and I could tell she did good work.

On the day of the wedding, Michelle delivered above and beyond my expectations. The flowers were exquisite. One of the things I appreciated the most was that she individually wrapped each succulent root in soil and plastic wrap so that they could be planted again.

Some things to note:
- Michelle listens very carefully to your ideas and has obvious passion for her work
- I didn't notice a trademark style like the rest of the florists I had met with but it became very clear that Michelle is the kind of florist who can do all kinds of styles and arrangements. Her range of repertoire is vast and she works incredibly hard to fulfill your vision.
- She responds promptly to phone calls but only responded to my emails when I was in the process of booking her. After I booked her, my emails went unanswered and I had to switch to phone calls for questions.
- Michelle does beautiful arches in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and designs.

If you would like more information on my experience working with Flora by Fauna, please feel free to send me a message.

I recommend Flora by Fauna to anybody planning a wedding. Michelle really listened to everything that I wanted and gave me a lot of great recommendations since I'm by no means a flower expert. She was also willing to work with my budget. My wedding flowers were stunning! They really made the venue even that much more beautiful. I recommend calling her as soon as you know your wedding date because she does book up quickly!

Love Michelle Brue. She is professional, affordable, and wonderful to work with. She helped bring my vision to life and worked within our budget. Everyone commented on how beautiful the flowers were. My mom couldn’t believe what we got for the price. Our guests took home every single arrangement, even the mini cubes of flowers on the place card table! I asked Michelle for something feminine, pretty, and not too “bridal” – and got exactly that. She even offered a free sample session without us having to request one. She really went beyond our expectations. I’m not particularly picky about flowers, but I know cheap arrangements when I see them. I’ve been to over 100 weddings in my life, and know wedding flowers pretty well. My arrangements were dense, fresh, and professionally done. The bouquets were especially stunning. I was surprised how many flowers were used for the bridesmaids bouquets. The colors really popped in photographs. Her arrangements helped tie the look of the event together. Nothing looked too contrived. One of my favorite things about Michelle is that she isn’t high maintenance. On the day of, she showed up on time and took care of everything. I didn’t have to worry about her at all. By the time I arrived at the venue, everything was set up perfectly. I highly recommend Flora by Fauna.

Michelle was a dream to work with, and made the most exquisite floral arrangements on our tiny budget. She is very easy to talk to, and very good at her job. I don't know much about flowers -- I just kept talking to her about colors and shapes and styles, and she just nodded and then magically created exactly what I had envisioned. She was prompt, friendly, reasonable, and calm. Also, my husband called her ahead of time to surprise me with flowers in our hotel room on our wedding night, and even they were absolutely amazing (she's good at secrets, too!). I highly recommend her!

Michelle Brue was great from start to finish! She took time to figure out exactly what I wanted and made it look 10 times better than I ever imagined.

She made a sample for me before I even booked her, something that most florist that I met with would not do.

I expressed to Michelle exactly how I wanted my bouquet to look, which was the most important thing to me. I have to say, she exceeded my expectation! I never thought my bouquet could be so gorgeous, but she put a lot of emphasis into it down to the smallest of details. Words can’t describe how gorgeous she made everything looked. One of my guests said it was breathtaking.

What really meant a lot to me was Michelle’s generosity and passion for her work. There were many things I wanted that just did not fit my budget and I had to take off the list. On the day of the wedding Michelle surprised me with some of those items. The most touching of it all was seeing two roses Michelle left at church so that they could be placed by my sister and I next to my Mother’s picture. It really brought tears to my eyes.

Like I said, from start to finish, Michelle was amazing.

Michelle is great! I had no idea what I wanted and she managed to make sense out of all my mutterings. I LOVED my bouquet.

Prices aren't too shabby either!