Laurelwood Designs

Choosing Laurie from Laurelwood Designs was one of the best decisions I made for my November 12, 2011 wedding. Prior to meeting with her, I met with two other florists. Laurie was the only one that made me feel truly comfortable. She understood my aesthetic and I was confident that she would be able to execute all that I envisioned. She is extremely professional, knowledgeable and patient. A couple of months before my wedding, I began second-guessing some of my design choices. Laurie sat with me again and helped me reevaluate my decisions and guided me in selecting a color scheme that would complement my venue. She even helped me choose the linens! The day of my wedding, I was completely blown away by the beauty of her arrangements. Everything was perfect and just as I had imagined. Actually, it was even better! I look forward to working with her again in the future.

Laurie is absolutely amazing! She works within your budget and does beautiful work! Our flowers were gorgeous and our bouquets were amazing.

Laurie is PHENOMENAL! From the first meeting I had with her, i was sure that she was the one who could pull together everything i had envisioned in my mind! Laurie took my own drawings and pictures and created the most beautiful floral arrangements i could have ever asked for. Not only was she enthusiastic and encouraging, she was great at recommended flowers and colors that i had not even known of or thought about! When i had the chance to see my bouquet, i was blown away, and i was even more astounded when i walking into our cocktail and reception rooms! From the decorated fireplace, manzanita tree, centerpieces, cake decorations.. everything.. Laurie went above and beyond what we asked and expected. My wedding would not have been complete without her work!

I can not say more wonderful things about Laurie and Laurelwood Designs! We have worked with Laurie for several occasions over the past two years - my sisters wedding, my civil marriage, my wedding shower, and my big wedding celebration this weekend. She is AMAZING, so talented, and so sweet. The flowers at each event were breathtaking and the talk of the party. Very professional, very flexible, and very highly recommended. Thank you Laurie!

Laurie and her team did an EXCELLENT job on my flowers for the ceremony and reception! She gave great advice on how to bring my fall foliage theme to life, and amazed even the hubby with the centerpieces!

TRUE PROFESSIONALS WITH BEAUTIFUL WORK - Laurie and her staff were a dream to work with. Laurelwood provided the flowers and decor for my October, 2011 wedding, and everything was well beyond my expectations. Laurie has incredible taste and I knew I was in good hands from the moment I met with her. I've recommended Laurelwood to two of my best friends who are getting married in June and both will be using them, as well. Thank you, Laurie!

Our flowers looked fantastic! We had so many compliments on the decor at our wedding, we couldn't have been happier!

I recently got married on September 3 and worked with Laurie for my flowers. Laurie did an incredibly AMAZING job! I couldn't have been more pleased. Her work is impeccable & she really captured the vision that I had for my floral arrangements, etc. She's a true pro!

Laurie truly captured exactly what we were looking for in our floral decor, centerpieces, and bouquets for our wedding on July 23, 2011. When I entered the reception room, I couldn't help but be shocked at how HUGE and beautiful our centerpieces were! Not only was the final product beautiful, but I feel they were of good value as compared to the prices offered to us by other florists. Laurie was always so friendly and kind during our many visits and phone calls. Laurelwood was an absolute pleasure to work with!

I worked with Laurelwood Designs for my July 2011 wedding. Laurie and her wonderful assistant were an absolute joy to work with. Their patience during the changes I made was much appreciate. On the day of my wedding, I was floored with how beautiful the bouquets were and as well as the corsages and boutinners. The flowers were fresh and lasted over a full week after the wedding! The design work of the bouquets and bouts was artistic yet classic and flawless. I got so many compliments on the flowers and when I received my professional photos I once again marvelled at how lovely everything looked. Response time was also fast and while planning a wedding which can be very stressful, Laurelwood made floral decisions a breeze. Even the delivery person was so sweet and personable on the day of the wedding and she seemed to share in the joy and excitement of the day as well. The entire Laurelwood team is top notch!

Laurie, owner of Laurelwood Designs, is fabulous. She took the thoughts and ideas that my husband and I had and she turned our wedding into a beautiful masterpiece. Our outdoor ceremony site was simply gorgeous with the floral arrangements, shephard's poles and petals that she provided, our ceremony site was stunning with the floral combinations that Laurie and her staff created. Working with Laurie was simply a dream as well, she is so easy-going and truly wants to make each event unique and special for each bride. After my wedding was all said and done, I feel like I not only met a terrific florist/vendor, but that I made a friend too.My best friend, who has been in about 10-15 weddings in her lifetime (including her own) told me that she felt that my wedding flowers were by far the most beautiful that she had ever seen.

Laurie Lutrell created the most beautiful chuppah we have ever seen! Not only was it amazing, but she managed to find real branches of cherry blossoms for the chuppah and the floral arrangements! This was no small coup as the wedding was on June 12! All of our friends thought that the flowers were the most outstanding they have ever seen at a wedding. She really outdid herself. Laurie created the wedding of my new daughter's dreams. Mere words cannot express the joy we all felt. Laurie is indeed an artiste par excellence! You will definitely be more than satisfied!

Laurelwood is the best vendor! Laurie had really good ideas on what to do for complementary colors and types of flowers. She listens very well and is flexible. She understood our style early on and always made helpful suggestions that fit our look and budget. She also paid great attention to detail, asking for our bridesmaid dress swatches. The flowers themselves were fresh and beautiful, and looked exactly like the sample arrangement, not a single flower less, if not more (no bait and switch horror stories here). She even threw in a surprise mini-bouquet for the toss. All in all, a wonderful vendor. You can't go wrong!

Laurie and her team at Laurelwood were wonderful to work with and our flowers came out even better than I imagined. At our initial meeting, we were not entitrely sure of what we wanted but Laurie helped us come up with a vision and also stayed within our budget. Things went so smooth the day of the wedding and I didn't have to worry about one thing, which I think is extremely important for a nervous bride.

I can't say enough good things about Laurelwood Designs. I was so impressed with Laurie the first time I met her that I cancelled my other florist appointments. She asked me a few questions, and within minutes seemed to completely understand what I wanted! The day of the wedding everything was absolutely gorgeous. My bouquet was so beautiful that people are still talking about it! The flowers were all so fresh that even my photographer commented that she has never seen flowers last so well through the entire day. The best thing about working with Laurie is that I knew I wouldn't have to worry about a thing on my wedding day. She was so organized and thorough through the planning process, so I was able to relax and know that everything was going to be perfect, and it was! Her assistant Nadine was also a pleasure to work with. Nadine was so friendly and helpful every time I spoke to her. I am so glad that I decided to use Laurelwood Designs for my wedding. Laurie is extremely talented and will make sure your wedding flowers are nothing short of perfection!

Laurie was able to work with my expensive taste in flowers and theme I had in mind to create the perfect arrangements and bouquets for our wedding within our target budget. She meets with you personally and can either create for you or collaborate with you depending on your comfort level. I was only sad to leave for our honeymoon knowing that the flower arrangements we brought home would be gone by the time we returned.

The flowers for my wedding were absolutely STUNNING... and exactly what I wanted!! I didn't think that my color combination was all that unusual... but after a few floral consultations, I was surprised at how many florists weren't exactly understanding my "vision".Laurie at Laurelwood Designs absolutely understood exactly what I wanted... and I couldn't have been any happier on my big day when my flowers arrived!! Everything from my bouquet, to the ceremony decorations to the centerpieces for the reception were just perfect!Laurie and her assistant Nadine were soooooo lovely to deal with throughout the entire planning process... they always returned my calls or got back to me via email... which was so comforting!! I truly cannot say enough wonderful things about both their customer service and their floral design. Just outstanding... and truly deserving of all 5 stars!!

So ladies and gents, those of you reading. We just got married a few short weeks ago. Laurie and her team decorated our venue and provided the spectacular flowers for our tables. When I met Laurie for the first time I already knew what I wanted. I learned a whole new vocabulary of flowers (which I now forgot), had pictures clipped from every bridal magazine, and truly had a vision of what I wanted for my spring wedding. Laurie prepared a gorgeous sample for us to show that she captured our idea but to be honest with you that was quite an understatement when compared to what she did at the wedding day. The bridal bouquet, bridesmaids, groomsmen. the chupa, the centerpieces they are were all just stunning! She took my ideas and just developed them into a gorgeous, classy, elegant and timeless work of art. Laurie has great taste, great eye, and is a smart and pleasant woman to work with. She was also flexible with cost and gave recommendations when needed if alternate flowers can be used to reduce cost without compromising the integrity of the pieces. No nickle and dimming here. Thank god!! Bottom line, thank you Laurie and team for amazing decor. You helped get my vision to become reality.

Laurie was great to work with. She is extremely creative & knew exactly what I was looking for without going into too much detail & came up with some additional ideas as well that I loved. She was flexible and patient & when issues arose she was able to address them and find a solution quickly. Thanks Laurie! Everything was beautiful!

Laurie was recommended to me by a friend who had used her at her wedding. I really loved the flowers at my friends wedding and gave Laurie a call. The first time I met with Laurie I felt as if I knew her forever. She is so warm and genuine and she really knows her stuff. I am a very picky and detailed person. She sat with me for over 2 hours just showing me different types of flowers. She also helped me choose amazing linens that just made our decor that much more amazing. After our 2 hour meeting Laurie helped me decide on a beautiful array of floral designs. One of the most important things to me were the boutonnieres, I really wanted to have something beautiful and different and she nailed it! The boutonnieres were perfect, the bouquets were out of this world, my guests could not stop raving about our centerpieces and the church looked absolutely breath-taking. Laurie even had all our bouquets delivered to my mom's in the Bronx during rush hour on a Friday morning. I highly recommend laurelwood designs for all your wedding needs.

Laurie did an amazing job with our flowers. I was impressed with Laurie from the first moment I met with her. As soon as she started describing what she had in mind for our flowers I knew she was the florist for us. Her vision and description of the flowers she suggsted using tied in absolutely perfectly with everything that I was looking for. The day of the flowers were EXACTLY as I had envisioned and expected everything came out perfectly as promised. Laurie made beautiful bouquets, centerpieces, decorated the cake just the way we wanted, even the pew bows were beautiful and unique. We did have a small incident on the day of the wedding when things were missing/not delivered to the house, her assistant was a little strange about it however it was QUICKLY resolved by Laurie and the situation was fixed with no problems. That aside the work of her flowers was beautiful, I think she did an amazing job and absolutely met all of our expectations. We could not have been any happier with the quality and assembly of all of the flowers she put together for us.

Laurie was the first florist I met with and we just clicked right away. Laurie understood exactly what I was looking for within minutes of meeting me. When I left my first meeting with Laurie, I immediately called the other florists which I had appointments for and cancelled all of them. I knew right away that I wanted to work with Laurie for my special day. My sample arrangement was AMAZING and spot on with what I wanted. When Laurie arrived at my house with my bouquet, the bouquet brought tears to my eyes that's how beautiful it was. I hadn't even considered flower preservation until the moment Laurie brought me my bouquet. I immediately knew that I wanted to preserve this amazing piece. The ceremony and my reception was just STUNNING! Everyone raved about my flowers. Laurie is truly a very talented person and her team is just amazing. I loved working with Tracy. She was extremely sweet and very responsive.For anyone looking into florists, please please make Laurie your first stop. Trust me, you will not want to see anyone else. Laurie -- I cannot thank you enough for making my day an amazing day and I look forward to using your services again. Thanks - Noemi

My bridal bouquet & bridesmaid bouquets were beautiful as were the corsages. I only ordered personal flowers & I was happy with what we received for the cost.

If I had to use one word to describe Laurie’s work it would be "SPECTACULAR". I could not have been happier with the amazing job she did! I had been searching for weeks to find the right florist to do my wedding and quickly realized it was harder than I had expected to find what I was looking for. My photographer highly recommended Laurelwood designs so we decided to set up a meeting with her. From the first consultation with Laurie I just knew she got it! She understood exactly what I wanted. She was completely in tune with my vision every step of the way and a pleasure to work with. The whole experience was so much fun and exciting. We couldn't’t wait to see her design and my vision come to life. On the day of my wedding I didn't’t see any of the flowers besides my bouquet until the ceremony. Well….When the ceremony doors opened what I saw literally took my breath away! The chuppah, the rose petals and column displays with the draped material down each aisle! It was the most stunning display of flowers I had ever seen! The room was so colorful, cheerful and absolutely beautiful. Not to mention the cocktail hour and reception flowers, my bouquet including the bridesmaid bouquets were stunning!!! Every last detail was exceptional! Even the guest card table was beautiful. My expectations were exceeded in every way. My guests and even the venue manager couldn't stop talking about my flowers. I would recommend Laurie to anyone! It is worth every penny!Thank you Laurie for bringing my vision to life and making our wedding look beautiful.. Sincerely, Sinclair Wedding 8/14/10

Laurie did such a beautiful job with our flowers. She knew exactly what my budget was and made sure to stay within it. The final products, from our centerpieces to bouquets, are exactly what I wanted.

I would absolutely give Laurie and her team more stars if I could!! From the day I first met with Laurie, she totally understood the look I was going for. Not only did she listen, she gave really helpful feedback and ideas on how to really tie everything together. I LOVED our flowers -- the church arrangements, our bouquets, the centerpieces!!! Very attentive and responsive to email communication -- right on time the day of the wedding. Fabulous vendor who is very understanding of budget. I can't say enough good things!

I would absolutely give Laurie and her team more stars if I could!! From the day I first met with Laurie, she totally understood the look I was going for. Not only did she listen, she gave really helpful feedback and ideas on how to really tie everything together. I LOVED our flowers -- the church arrangements, our bouquets, the centerpieces!!! Very attentive and responsive to email communication -- right on time the day of the wedding. Fabulous vendor who is very understanding of budget. I can't say enough good things!

I'll start of by saying that I wish I could give Laurelwood Designs more than 5 stars in every category! I got married on June 19th at an outdoor venue, and for that reason, the flowers I was looking for were more simplistic than more traditional wedding flowers. I visited 2 other florists before I met Laurie and I felt that they were not listening to what I wanted and that they were pushing me for more extravagant and elaborate centerpieces and bouquets. I found Laurelwood Designs based on a friend's recommendation and as soon as I entered her office, I immediately felt openness, friendliness and warmth. I explained to Laurie what I was thinking and she looked at me and said "Let's see what we can do". The ideas she had were based on what I had described to her, and she never once pushed me for anything beyond that. When our first meeting ended, I told her how happy I was with my experience there and I actually hugged her! Laurelwood Designs was always quick in responding to an email or a phone call if I had any questions. I also had Laurie create a floral headpiece to wear, and I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted it to look like. She was extremely flexible with this and had no problem meeting with me a few times until it was just right. The bouquets, centerpieces, and boutonnieres on the day of the wedding were exactly what I wanted, but even more beautiful than I could have hoped for! The quality and color of the flowers was incredible and as I look back now on photos, my first comments are always about how beautiful the flowers were! I would recommend Laurelwood Designs to anyone, and I will absolutely use Laurie again in the future!

Laurie at Laurelwood did an OUTSTANDING job on the flowers for my wedding. They looked so incredible I couldn’t have asked for more. Along the planning process she was always very responsive to my questions and emails and very accommodating since I was an out of town bride, met me on Saturdays or Sunday when I could come into town. She really understood the vision I had for my wedding and what I wanted and was able to completely execute it perfectly. I was very particular about what I wanted and she listened to all my precise requests and made every last one of them happen but also she was able to suggest great options for things I wasnt sure about. Laurelwood is an excellent choice, thanks so much Laurie!

Laurie and her team created everything that I invisioned for my wedding and much, much, more. Her arrangements, from the church, to the escort table, to the reception and the bouquets were breathtaking and even better than I imagined. Everyone is still talking about the flowers. I will recommend Laurelwood Designs to anyone who is looking for that special touch for their wedding or any party.

Laurie and Renee were such great people to work with and we couldn't have been any happier with the turnout of all the flowers on our wedding day! The entire process with Laurie was so smooth from start to finish. She was super super nice and got every detail down. We would recommend Laurelwood Designs to all our future engaged friends and have no doubt Laurie will make them happy too!

Laurelwood designs was an excellent florist. She worked well with my budget and replicated the design I described to a tee. I would highly recommend her services.

Laurie is a great florist. She and her assistant made the process so easy while planning from a hour away. They kept constant flow of conversation via e-mail and were very quick to answer my questions & ease my doubts. I would recommend Laurelwood to anyone.

I absolutely didn't care about flowers, at all. Until I met with Laurie, and saw how she creates beautiful bouquets and sparkly treasures and gorgeous wrapped stems. Even her studio is lovely! So from not caring to being enamored with flowers and falling in love with my bouquet. She worked with me, asked very nice detailed questions about my dress and wrapped the stems for the girls with fabric from their dresses (I brought her the leftovers from their alterations, she did the rest). A delight to work with and you will have nothing to worry about with her!

Laurelwood provided the most breathtaking flowers I have ever seen. My bouquet was just unbelievable. I wish that I had looked into preservation before the wedding because I definitely would have done anything to keep it looking so fantastic. My centerpieces came out stunning, the bridal party flowers were perfect--the whole picture came together the night of the wedding!Laurie really understood and embraced my vision, even after I changed it on her several times over the course of working together. In the end, every single detail I had hoped for was there. Her pricing was incredibly fair, she was honest, timely and very helpful. I hope to be able to recommend her to other friends and family.Thanks Laurie (and Renee!)

The flowers were amazing!!! I was extremely satisfied with Laurelwood Designs.

Laurie is amazing! She did a stunning job on my flowers for my wedding this past November. Everything was perfect. She knew exactly what I wanted and worked with the budget I had. On our wedding day there was a party going on in our hall and would finish only half an hour before our wedding reception started. Laurie was able to finish everything in a timely manner and everything came out so beautiful! I cant stop looking at our pictures. Everthing from my bouquet to the centerpieces were drop dead gorgeous! I recommend Laurie to anyone and plan on using her again for other festivities!

Everything came out perfect. I couldn't have asked for anything better!

What an amazing job Laurie did at Laurelwood. Laurie was recommended by our wedding planner Melissa at Pampered Bride. We met with her to discuss what we were looking for and what our budget was. She kept within our budget and she was very helpful along the way, she made great suggestions. Our wedding day, this past November was beautiful. Thank you Laurie for doing an outstanding job for our big day. I would recommend her to anyone!

I used Laurelwood Designs for my wedding that took place on October 31, 2009. I had seen Laurie and her designs at a bridal expo at Biagio's Restaurant and loved her work. Laurelwood created my bridal bouquet, all of the bridesmaids flowers, boutonnieres, centerpieces, and custom masquerade masks for myself and my groom. My husband and I had a bit of an edgier vision in regards to what we wanted for our wedding flowers. Instead of judging us and looking at us like we were crazy, she really seemed to understand our style and run with it. We had fun thinking up ideas with Laurie. She listened to what we wanted and provided us with ideas that blended in perfectly with our vision. In the end, she was able to create stylish, beautiful flowers that were classy yet a little unconventional - just like we wanted. If you may not be that creative, Laurelwood has tons of books to look through with lots of amazing designs that she has done in the past. Laurelwood Designs was very flexible in regards to working with our budget and even though the prices were very reasonable, the finished product looked like a million dollars. Any time I had a question or concern about our flowers, I emailed Laurie and her assistant always got back to me in a day, sometimes even within a few hours.From the first face-to-face appointment I had with Laurie and her team, to all of the finished arrangements on our wedding day, everything was perfect.

I'll begin with the positive first: The flowers were incredible. We got endless, breathless compliments on the quality of all the elements of the floral services. On that front, I cannot recommend Laurelwood any higher. She worked very closely with us, and at the first showing when we were not very excited, she worked hard to figure out exactly what we wanted to add. The final product was incredible for sure. The negative was somewhat more pervasive and frustrating. Laurelwood is very aggressive financially, and will try to sneak every last dime out of you. We gave them a budget, and told them it was a very strict budget that we'd like to work with. When they gave us our original estimate, we came in just below that budget. We assumed that like every other vendor, this included all of their standard fees. When the final bill came to pass, suddenly there were service fees and taxes that suddenly destroyed our budget to the tune of nearly 30% above the previous price. Including a very generous service fee. I found including a generous mandatory service fee quite distasteful considering this is an independent florist working for herself. If she thinks her work is worth more - she should charge accordingly - not tack on a hidden fee at the end of a year-long relationship. At the time of the final contract we had to modify a couple of things - set the appropriate number of tables, exclude of a couple of extra things we could no longer afford, and sent that contract back. We received that final contract just the day prior to Laurelwood's due date for final payment. We happily wrote the check and let her know we planned on going to the post office to get it in the mail, but that it may be there a day late, but that we were definitely dropping it off on time. Up to this point we had always been on time or early with deposits, and we were working on the contract right up to this point - and assumed that we were working in good faith and this wouldn't be a problem. Instead we get a very curt and bolded response saying that we had better overnight the check unless we want to incur her $100/day late fee for delayed payment. We found this so incredibly distasteful, that its hard to endorse Laurelwood's service despite the beauty of the product. We strove very hard to find vendors that we could form a personal relationship with, that would work with us and understand what we wanted. Laurelwood did come through in understanding our vision for the flowers, but completely failed at customer service.

It was a pleasure dealing with Laurelwood. I have recommended Laurie to several of my friends who have recently gotten engaged. Laurie was nothing but professional, and her ideas were truly unique. Definitely check her out!!

Easy and fun to work with. Put together a beautiful ceremony and reception from top to bottom.

Laurie did my flowers for my wedding in October and they were amazing!!! I could not have asked for anything better! Laurie and her staff were the friendlies people, and very professional. Every time I spoke with them, I felt so taken care of! The price was very reasonable, much better then other places I had been too. The flowers were more then I could have ever asked for... I was beyond happy with them! I would and have recommend Laurelwood to everyone and anyone who is in need of flowers!!

Laurie and her team gave us more than we ever dreamed of for our September 26, 2009 wedding. They listened to us and what we wanted, and really worked hard to give us that special touch. Not only did they give us incredible decor, but they also gave us the peace of mind in knowing that each detail that was so important to us was taken care of. Laurie knows everyone worth knowing in the industry and will work with them to ensure that you get everything you want. We would recommend Laurelwood Designs to anyone who wants to have a dream wedding, and who wants their fantasies to come true! Thanks to Laurie and team for making our wedding perfect!

We choose Laurelwood Designs after months of trying to find the right florist for our commitment ceremony. Laurel was the first florist who took the time to listen to what we were looking to do and then she gave us suggestions and worked within our budget. Other florists we went to just didn't really offer any type of consulation they took the pictures we brought in and just used those to put an arrangement together.If you are looking for a florist that is professional and puts a 110% into ensuring every client is satisfied, then I would without hesitation recommend Laurelwood Design.

Laurie and her assistant, Renee, were an absolute pleasure to work with!!! The flowers at my wedding were gorgeous. They were exactly what I had envisioned and above and beyond anything I hoped for before I first started working with Laurelwood.Laurie is calm, friendly and professional. She is truly an artist and is phenomenal and gifted at what she does. I wasn't one of those brides who knew exactly what flowers I wanted, though I had a very general vision. Laurie took the little direction that I gave her and worked with me to come up with gorgeous centerpieces and bouquets. Her suggestions were spot on and she very quickly got a sense of my style and the type of wedding I was planning during our first session. She was sensitive to and respectful of my budget and I never got any pressure to spend more, the way I did with some other vendors whom I met. That being said, looking at the final product, you never would have known that I was on a tight floral budget! I received many compliments about how beautiful the flowers were and still couldn't believe it myself when I saw them in place in the ballroom on my wedding day.Laurie provided sample centerpieces once I booked, which I saw a couple of months before the wedding. This eased my mind significantly and really excited me for the final product. She and her assistant were prompt and responsive and they arrived early on the day of the wedding. I couldn't believe it when they contacted the church to coordinate with them directly during the week of the wedding, without me having to be involved. They took complete ownership of the details and greatly eased my stress levels. I don't think it's possible to find a more reliable vendor!I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Laurelwood to any bride and groom planning a wedding. You will be thrilled, as I was, with the service and gorgeous flowers!!!!

Laurie did an amazing job! My flowers were beautiful, I cannot stop looking at my pictures. I met with four other florists before Laurie and she was by the cheapest and nicest. She was affordable and the cake and flowers were BEAUTIFUL! It was a pleasure working with Laurie and Renne, her asistant!

Laurelwood was amazing!! Everything they provided to us was perfection....Church decor, bouquets, centerpeices...EVERYTHING!! Laurie and her assistant, Renee, were great and so easy to work with, and their prices are unbelievable!!! HIghly recommend!!!

My friend used her for flowers and they just were the complete focus of the room because they were gorgeous!

Everything was beautiful! I was in shock when I saw my bouquets!!! The value is unbelievable!! We had a budget and you would have never known by looking at our flowers and centerpieces. Guests couldn't wait to take home the centerpieces and 5 days later our flowers are still fresh and beautiful!

Laurie of Laurelwood Designs did an amazing job with the flowers for our wedding! I received a lot of compliments regarding how beautiful the arrangements were at the church, as well as at our reception site. Laurie is easy to work with, and she will help you to conceptualize the type of flowers to use for your wedding. She loves what she does, and her passion shows through in her work. I learned about Laurelwood designs through friends of ours that used her for their weddings. She did such an amazing job with the flowers for both weddings, that we knew she would do an equally fantastic job with our wedding. In addition to the centerpieces and church decor, Laurie also decorated our cake with fresh flowers. It was absolutely beautiful! If you are looking for a reliable florist who will work with you to create a memorable wedding, look no further than Laurie and her team at Laurelwood Designs

everything was exceptional and perfect.

Laurie and her staff were wonderful to work with. Everything that I envisioned on my wedding day came to life with her flowers. I met with her and brought pictures and ideas and she made those ideas come true! Every wedding picture taken with the flowers really stands out. I loved the bouquets, the centerpieces and especially my bouquet...so much that I am paying to have it preserved! I definitely would work with Laurie again even if it was just for a big party. Totally great work and quality for an honestly fair price!!

This vendor's work was beautiful, the only problem i had was with the MOB's bouquet, it was completely the wrong color and my mother couldn't get another orchid bouquet done in time. Other than that the flowers were absolutely beautiful and the centerpieces were to die for!!!

Bravo Laurie!!! The decor for our ceremony was timeless and the black linens along with the centerpieces for our reception were a huge hit!!! All of our guests loved the centerpieces so much people were literally snatching them off the tables at the end of the night along with the very cool "pool" colored rocks! I was fortunate to grab one centerpiece before they all went out the door but felt bad that my sister didn't get one so of course I gave it up to my big sister, hopefully the photographer took some snap shots of the tables cause everything was just perfect, exactly how we discussed and exactly how I envisioned everything to be! Laurie even decorated my cake with the coolest ribbon ever made!!! And when the workers at the reception hall decided to throw our custom made aisle runner telling her to take care of it, even though they were responsible for putting it up, Laurie put the runner down without any complaint! I really couldn't have asked to work with someone who was not only extremely professional but treated me as a friend and worked with me through every detail to make sure my husband and I were completely satisfied. I can't thank you enough! Kudos to Laurie! Oh and lets not forget Laurie's assistant Renee, she was always right on top of things and made sure to keep in constant contact with me on every change and detail (and believe me there were a quite a few changes hahaha)...all I know is if anyone asks me if I know a great florist I am directing them to Laurelwood Designs, the most beautiful and artistic arrangements this happy bride could have ever asked for! :o)

Not just centerpieces - MASTERPIECES. Exquisite custom floral artistry, really. Her ideas and vision are fresh, sophisticated and absolutely beautiful. Be prepared to have your breath taken away if you work with Laurie, she presented me with photos of her work that made the "bridal floral reference books" seem obsolete. And Laurie is one of the warmest, most friendly and professional vendors in the state of NJ!!!I came to Laurie with a hot pink and black color scheme and a rough idea of my wedding vision - romance with sophistication and glitz, but no idea how to pull all of it together in a cohesive manner. Having flipped through many floral books, I fell in love with calla lillies, stargazer lillies, orchids, cherry blossom, curly willow, stephanotis, lily of the valley and floral "bling"/lighting accents. So I presented Laurie with the rather tall order of making all of these elements come together.. an idea which had been quickly discouraged and dismissed when I met other florists : "Too much money, not practical, the flowers won't work well together, doesn't capture the vision, can't get them in that color in May, etc". She took my ideas and expounded upon them, inspiring me with more cutting edge ideas, details and options for other elements of wedding decor... including a floral topiary of a dog that she had seen on the Preston Bailey website - a HUGE hit with my guests, who took multiple pictures of my floral dog greeting them at the card table!!Laurie truly elevated my elegant affair to the "Platinum Wedding" caliber... many guests commented that my flowers/decor must have been designed and assembled by a pricey NYC wedding planner a la David Tutera. Little do these guests know that I spent around $5000 for everything, which was 3 to 5 thousand dollars cheaper than other regional florists had quoted me. The wedding party loved their flowers and the personal flowers (including the orchids in the hair of all my girls) held up beautifully through a night of dancing. My mother-in-law saved several of the bouquets and one very large and full centerpieces (dried and on display in the dining room :)).But don't just take my biased blissfully word for it - my wedding photos are due to appear in LaBella Bridal magazine, 2 wedding websites and The Liberty House brochure in 2010. Thanks for exceeding all of my expectations, Laurie!!!

The flowers were exactly what we wanted.... I knew that the flowers would be beatuiful from our first visit at Laurelwood.Not only were they professional, It was like we were sitting with friends. They knew exactly what we wanted. Nothing could have ran smoother. Thank you to you and your wonderful staff.

Laurie & her staff are amazing. They really pay attention to detail, and nail down what you are looking for. They can make comparable suggestions if something is out of season, and it still looks as you envisioned it. It was a pleasure working with Laurie, Renee, & staff.

Laurelwood Designs supplied all the flowers for my wedding. Laurie and her assistant, Renee were incredibly helpful, friendly and responsive. They did a great job of working with my budget and still provided very high-quality, beautiful flowers. This was especially important since I was married the Friday of Mothers' Day weekend when prices at some florists nearly doubled or florists flat out refused to do any weddings. I can't tell you how many compliments I received on all of our flowers! They were also very flexible during the planning process when I made some changes to my original contract. Everything came out exactly as I had envisioned! I was also very happy with the personalized attention we received. Laurie delivered all the bouquets to my parents home in person and stayed until she knew I was satisfied with my flowers. She also personally delivered the flowers to the church and reception venue. Overall, I highly recommend Laurelwood Designs for filling all of your wedding flower needs.

I absolutely loved my flowers, and can not thank Laurie enough for all her help.

I just realized that Tortula and I both hired Laurie for our April 25th weddings! Now I'm even more impressed with her ability to multi-task :) Laurie and Renee saved my life. A month before our wedding, my other florist fell through, and I came to Laurie with only a couple of weeks to spare and a tight budget. She did everything she could to accommodate me- she even came in under my budget! I got so many compliments on the flowers. They truly exceeded my expectations, and Laurie matched my vision perfectly. Laurie and Renee are incredibly organized, they were EXCELLENT communicators, and I can't recommend them enough. If you use them for your wedding, you'll be blown away. This was by far the most professional vendor I worked with.

I met Laurie at a wedding showcase and instantly fell in love with her work. She was the only florist I saw and I am so glad I went with my gut feeling. Laurie and her staff were a pleasure to work with throughout the planning of my wedding. On my wedding day, April 25th, everyone raved about my ceremony and reception decor. It was more beautiful than I could've ever imagined. My bouquet was gorgeous and was the exact color "coral" that I had dreamed. My BM flowers were absolutely vibrant and reflected the colors of my wedding and Spring. It’s great to work with someone so dedicated to her work and provides such great service for a reasonable price because this is her passion. I definitely recommend Laurelwood Designs for all your flower needs!!!

Incredible!! i could not have dreamed anything more beautiful. Laurie and Renee was so incredibly nice, a pleasure to work with.Everything, from the flowers to the chuppa were stunning. when I saw my chuppa as i walked down the aisle it was perfect. the bouquets were lovely. Laurelwood designs was over an hour from my house and every second worth the drive. The flowers, the centerpieces.. everything was worth every penny (and probably more)!!

Amazing,,,, totally listened to what I wanted and spent a long time with me .. I can not wait to see what the flowers look like. Laurie worked with in my budget. She was great and you can tell she loves what she does. So far I am just starting the planning stages with her and I would recommend her to anyone!.

Laurie was absolutely wonderful!!! She listened to what we wanted, gave us great advice and our flowers came out beautiful. From the moment we met Laurie we knew that she would be the one who would do our flowers for us. The detail in all of the arrangements made everything so beautiful and our day that much more special. Her assistant Renee was quick to respond with any questions, comments or concerns that we had. They are a wonderful team!

Laurie and her assistant Renee were awesome. Renee would usually respond pretty quickly to questions and Laurie captured what I wanted in flowers perfectly!! They turned out awesome!!!! All of the bouts and corsages were labeled also, so no confusion. Pricing was fair for what I got!

Laurie did an amazing job with our floral arrangements. Her attention to detail was meticulous, and her eye for design was exceptional. Our guests were fighting over who would get the centerpieces! We would highly recommend Laurelwood Designs for your wedding or event.

Laurie and her assistant Renee were a pleasure to work with. They were very professional, yet laid back and fun to talk to. Laurie is very talented and knows exactly how to make things the way you want them. My flowers were breathtaking. Their cost is very reasonable as well, and she is flexible with costs too.

Laurie did the flowers for my wedding 2 weeks ago, and I have nothing negative to say. She and Renee were both a pleasure to work with... they were both so patient and helpful. I just knew after meeting Laurie that the flowers would be great, and they were incredible. My bouquet was gorgeous... everything was perfect. I definitely recommend them to anyone look for an affordable florist who will do an incredible job!

I had checked out several florists before I found Laurie - from the moment I met Laurie I knew she was the right choice. She was ultra-flexible and was very good about staying within my budget. She gave me ways of saving money and she was very easy to communicate with, her and her staff have been wonderful.When we got to see the centerpieces we were so happy - she was able to include all of the flowers I wanted and some. If you are looking for someone who is flexible and has great ideas, she is the one!Don't look anywhere else - she is worth every dime! :)

Laurie is an absolute dream to work with. She took my vision and took it to the next level. Everyone who attended commented on what a unique and beautiful centerpieces. She add such gorgeous little touches, our wedding was dripping in orchids. I cried when I saw it, it was just magical. Thank you Laurelwood!

They were amazing. They were very flexible with our budget, the flowers were fresh and beautiful. They only book one wedding a day so you get 100% of their attention.

We set out with a certain budget for flowers for our wedding. We didn’t want to spend a ton on flowers because they die and we wanted to allocate our money into more important areas. However, we still wanted something that would look well at our venue with its high ceilings and dramatic design. This was a tough task but Laurie was up to the challenge! She helped us to come up with ideas that would work within our meager budget but still have that ‘wow’ factor.

Our flower trial was beautiful and we were so excited to see the finished products at our wedding.

Then, 2 weeks before our wedding my then FMIL told us she hated everything about the flowers…everything. Laurie was absolutely wonderful and accommodated us for an impromptu meeting to discuss alterations to the centerpieces. We decided on something that made everyone happy and she charged us very little extra to beef up the high centerpieces.

At the wedding the tall arrangements were amazing and MUCH more dramatic and fuller than we had agreed on. The low arrangements were also larger and in higher vases and she also had two cylindars filled with water and a submerged flower with a floating candle on each side of the short cp’s. None of these extras were included in the contract.

Laurie did an amazing job as you can see in our pictures. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone!

Laurie's creations are truley beautiful. Her attention to detail, design and color proves to shine in her work. Laurie will design an amazing bouquet and floral arrangements for your special day. She also provides execellent client service and satisfaction.

While we have not personally had a chance to work on full design, I have been meaning to share some feedback with you. In the world of "Bliss",it can get so crazy esp when you are a wrkaolic like me, to try an set a date to work on some stringer relartionships with close by vendors. I find your work to be amazing and their are many many florists out there...Most don't start inbiased or try to alllow for the clients ideas to shine through....You rwork is beaitiful and you certainly deserve all of the wonderful compiliments you have here or other sites. While I am taking a break this year for my show and some really over due projects....meaning focus, I would love to set a time to grag a bite...I just wanted to share my opinion of your work to any prospective bride you are definitely going to give the very nest regardless of budget. That is not a quality most ind most often...I spend most of my time now working with the NYC Metro floral market...But would love to connect in NJ. NYC has always been a better way for me to expess my creativity....Your company gives hope I will find a good match in NJ too! Have a fab 2012 and don't forget to make sometime to have lunch etc? I cannot wait to see what we can conjure up together. Samantha

I have known, worked with and recommended Laurie and her company for approximately 10 years now. I never cease to be amazed at how well she interprets each couples vision. Her work is magnificent, her pricing fair and she's an absolute pleasure to work with.

We have been working with Laurelwood Designs for years. Any time our brides ask for a florist refferal, Laurie is the only person we tell them to call. Their arangements are amazing and priced quite reasonably. We 100% endorse Laurelwood Designs!!!

With her outstanding eye for details and design, a healthy respect for deadlines and budgets, Laurie is a pleasure to work with. Her calm personality helps too! I had the pleasure of working with Laurie just this week, and her creations for the Florentine Gardens were magnificent AND appropriate to the setting. Just beautiful; definately the woman to call when you're ready to plan your flowers.

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Lauries creative talent and attention to detail shows through in all her work. She is a true professional, and her qorkis always amazing.

Laurelwood Designs' floral artistry is stunning. They have an impeccable eye for presenting the flowers to perfection. A wonderful vendor choice for your special day.

Laurie and her talented staff do absolutely beautiful work! Their attention to detail and professionalism are top notch!