Michele Bernard

For all you Boston area brides looking for a florist Michele is it!! I contacted Michele she responded right away and within a week she was available to meet. She is amazingly talented, organized, she will work with any budget and make it work! The word NO is not in her vocabulary! I thought there were things that were out of my budget and she made it happen! My fiance and I had complete opposite tastes and she made it all work together and giving us both what we want and making it all pull together!! I highly recommend her she will fill all your needs! Laura Langill

I love Michele!!! She is amazing and took the vision I had in my head and brought it to life!!! I am not a big flower girl so she used so many other earthy elements to bring my wedding to life!!! So easy to work with and has great ideas to help out a bride not so sure of what she was looking for!!!!!

Michele was my favorite vendor! She was friendly, accommodating and very easy to work with throughout the entire planning process. During our initial meeting, she acted more like a wedding planner than just a florist, asking questions about details of my wedding that I had not even considered at that point in the planning process. She was full of ideas, but never pushed me in any one direction which was reassuring and allowed me to trust her completely from early on. She asked all the right questions and knew from the responses I provided what type of wedding I wanted to create before I think I even knew! Michele saw my vision and helped to create my dream wedding. I was blown away with everything she created, especially the centerpieces for our tables. They were absolutely beautiful and I wanted them to last forever! Lastly, Michele worked within the budget I had set and when I went over that budget adding things she made suggestions regarding what to take out and change so that I had everything I wanted in terms of floral needs for the wedding. Finally, I cannot forget to mention how patient Michele was throughout the planning process. She responded to my numerous emails on a very timely basis and offered additional in-person meetings to ease my concerns as the day approached. Many thanks to Michele! I highly recommend her services.

Michele was absolutely wonderful. When my planner directed me to her, I didn't really know what kind of flowers I wanted, but she made my vision come to life. She was very professional and an absolute joy to work with!!!! The flowers for the ceremony, as well as my bouquets and centerpieces were absolutely stunning and everyone was commenting on them. I would definitely recommend her to any bride.

Thanks to Michele, I had gorgeous, gorgeous flowers at my wedding. I could not have been more pleased with my bouquet and the bouquets for the bridesmaids (the colors went PERFECTLY with the bridesmaid dresses!), and the boutonnieres, the corsages and the kissing balls for the flower girls! My husband and I received so many compliments on all of the flowers and on the flowers for the reception -- from what I've been told, some of the guests were fighting over the table decorations at the end of the night! The chuppah decor was also wonderful -- I loved how elegant the ivy was, and my husband was relieved that it wasn't too "girly." As I was standing under the chuppah during the ceremony, I noted the accents Michele put on the inside of the canopy. They look amazing in the professional photos, and we really appreciated the touch! We were also so glad that we used one of Michele's chuppahs instead of going with something else because hers was better than anything we had seen in Judaica shops. The hatbox Michele made for the gifts was gorgeous, too -- I was really impressed with it, and we're now using it to store all of the cards we received! Michele is all about extra touches that she doesn't charge for, like including extra boutonnieres for the groomsmen, helping the groomsmen put on the boutonnieres, providing a vase of flowers for the womens' restroom, and having a crew come to assemble and then disassembled the chuppah so that the venue is not responsible for it. Michele even checked in with me and my mother several times to ask if she could get us anything or if we needed any help with anything -- in short, her flowers are beautiful, and she is professional and kind. A pleasure to work with and extremely accommodating and knowledgeable about flowers and decorating options, I HIGHLY recommend Michele Bernard.Michele, thank you for making my wedding as beautiful as it was -- we could not have had such an elegant wedding without you!

Michele Bernard was recommended to us by The Publick House of Sturbridge MA. She provided all the flowers for the Bridal Party, the church and even a special basket for the ladies room at the venue.The flowers were BEAUTIFUL... they were fresh and beautifully arranged. Michele exceeded my expectations... Thank you Michele...

Michele Bernard did a fantastic job with the flowers and linens at our wedding. We met on a couple of occasions and based on our conversations and photo comparisons she put together these bouquets, centerpieces, and linens that were exactly how I pictured them to be at our wedding! She conducts her business with professionalism and confidence all of which contribute to making the process hassle-free. Plus, she was very accommodating (up until the very morning of our wedding) and worked to stay within our budget. I would highly recommend her. She is a pleasure to work with and knows the business.

I cant say enough great things about Michele!! I knew exactly what I wanted and Michele delivered the most beautiful arrangements and bouquets I could ever imagine. Everyone was blown away by the flowers. She is extremely professional and flexible. I cut 2 guest tables 2 weeks prior to the wedding and Michele lowered the cost accordingly! Her pricing is VERY affordable and was FAR less than what all other floral designers quoted me for 3 varieties of orchids, roses, callas, dahlias in shades of orange, purple and chatruese (which Im told are not cheap!). She was generous enough to add many free extras and stayed at the reception site until everything was arranged. Her work was so impressive, the reception site has added her as a prefered vendor! I would not hesitate to recommend Michele! She is amazing!

Michele Bernard did such an amazing job at our wedding! Not only were the flowers absolutely gorgeous but Michele is a star to work with on design and budget. She also provided specialty linens for our event and it all came together perfectly. She made herself available anytime I had a question or needed to make a change, especially during the last couple of weeks leading up to the wedding. Our wedding was beautiful and it was in no small part due to Michele's hard work.

As soon as my husband and I got engaged I knew I would ask Michele to do our flowers!! My sister had Michele do her wedding and after seeing how beautiful her flowers were I knew she would be doing mine someday too!! Michele was great to work with, always had wonderful ideas and has a great vision and creativity for this business!! The girls in the wedding party loved their bouquets and mine was so beautiful! Everyone talked about the centerpieces and 1 year later they still are! I have friends that still put them out and put fresh flowers in them!! Not only did the flowers come out absolutely perfect but her prices are so great!! I heard comments that people thought I spent a fortune on my flowers, so NOT the truth!! Michelle is very professional, has great ideas and was so easy to work with!

Michele was exceptional in every aspect she was involved with for the wedding. She would bend over back words to get every bang for the buck! I had a small budget for my wedding and she worked wonders. She had many ideas for me and how to add color and fullness without spending a fortune. Her personality shined as she accomadated the bride to her fullest extent. She worked with my strange 3rd shift schedule and met me early in the morning. Michele is an incredible florist!!! I highly recommend her work. I was so pleased.

Gorgeous flowers at half the price of any other florist I have heard about. Michele is responsive, professional, and came prepared with more pictures than I have ever seen. She created exactly what I had pictured in my mind, but even more beautiful.

It's been over 6 months since our wedding day and my husband and I still are talking about how beautiful our flowers were! Now that we have our wedding album I can't help but look at the pictures and just admire the colors in my bouquet. My husband and I had no idea what type of flowers we wanted but after meeting with Michele we knew to trust her with everything! She was amazing at meeting us at locations and times that would work with our schedule and she was always "on call" right up until the last minute! Her work is amazing. She came prepared to every meeting we had with samples and pictures. She also understood right away what look we were going for. Michele goes the extra mile for you and it's very easy to see that this is her passion. She makes you feel like you're not just another bride, but someone special to her. I considered her more like my wedding planner rather than just my florist.

Michelle was wonderful to work with. She works with any budget and her work is absolutely beautiful.

Michele is an amazing florist. I gave her a few ideas, b/c I'm not great with flowers, and she flew with it! Everyone complemented on my flowers from the ceremony to the reception! She was a great value and easy and fun person to work with!!!

My flowers were beautiful. They were more then I could have ever thought they could be. She was so generous and her prices were very reasonable. My only complaint is that she doesn't always get back to you quickly. But I can understand being busy. You can not go wrong with Michele!

The flowers for our event were gorgeous. The quality of flowers Michele used and the artistic eye she brought were amazing. The flowers were still fresh and vibrant 2 weeks later! She had great ideas within our budget and threw in extra touches that I hadn't considered.

Michele was by far the best vendor I worked with. She was always offering to help me with all sorts of random extra things, she threw a ton of stuff onto the flower order which was great because I no longer had to worry about it (card box, candles, etc). And she did an excellent job with the flowers. The centerpieces were beautiful. I had red and orange flowers, and everyone was talking about how great they came together in the centerpieces. Not only did Michele do her job amazingly well, but I was also told that the day of the wedding, she was rushing around helping out with other things. She moved my cake from the ceremony room to where it should be, she put programs out on the chairs, I think she even helped calm my mom down. She was wonderful to work with and I would recommend her to anyone.

It was a pleasure working with Michele on the flowers for our May wedding. Before our first meeting, I had only a vague idea of what type of flowers or even colors I wanted but Michele provided so many wonderful examples and was extremely responsive to my thoughts (even if they weren't fully formulated). After our second meeting we felt confident in trusting Michele with our bouquets, centerpieces, etc. and we were blown away by the final product. We still don't know how she created such beautiful centerpieces with our budget!

Michele did an amazing job with the flowers! They were so beautiful, and more than I could ever have imagined! She charges MUCH less than florists and I can't imagine anyone making prettier bouquets or table arrangements. She stayed within my budget and threw all kinds of things in for free. She was a little hard to get ahold of I wasn't totally sure what I was going to get in terms of a bouquet, but I showed her a few pictures and told her the colors I want and I was blown away when I say my bouquet and the bridesmaids bouquets, just beautiful! I highly recommend her!!

Michele is not only super talented, she is also super understanding, supportive, and nice! I would utilize Michele's service again - and again - and would recommend her 110% to any bride.

Michele's flowers were so beautiful and more beautiful than I could imagine. I highly recommend her--she'll work with your budget to bring you your dream. I didn't think I even really cared about flowers until I saw how beautiful the finished product was! She was great!

Michele completely blew me away with her flowers. She went above and beyond for me. When she found that she could get more flowers for my money then she thought, she bought them instead of pocketing the extra. Everything was exactly what I wanted.

I really enjoyed working with Michele. I went in with a vision of what I wanted for flowers and she ran with my thoughts and the final product was above and beyond what i had originally envisioned. Her attention to detail, and knowledge of the subject at hand are incredible. Even though my wedding was out in Sturbridge MA, she was willing to meet with me when business brought her to the Boston area. In our first meeting, I showed her a picture of my dress, the color of my girl's dresses, and some inspiration photos I had pulled out of various magazines. At our second meeting she showed up with sample flowers, so I could actually see what I would be getting, and we pulled it all together with just a few phone calls towards the end. I will admit that I did have to dig deep for patients sometimes, as she is quite the busy florist, but in the end my patients payed off and I was so thrilled with the end result!!!

Beautiful flowers! Michele is excellent at what she does, though very popular. My only complaint would be that I would have liked more time face-to-face but the flowers were stunning.

Bridal party flowers and centerpieces looked perfect.

Michele's work is unbelievable... my flowers were perfect! I even had made some of my own centerpieces and in the end needed help with them and she stepped in and took over and made them even more beautiful! My only complaint is she doesnt respond in a timely manner- she is a one women show and VERY busy, and for someone like me that is ultra organized it was difficult waiting a week or maybe more before a reply. But, in the end, (we did spend a lot) everything was great and i would recommend her to anyone!

Michele is very talented and her designs are original and beautiful. Michele does not have a storefront, but she does travel all over. Michele has a policy that all design conversations must be made in person, but she is flexible with meeting you at any location. We felt her prices were very reasonable for the quality of her work. I left most of the design up to Michele, so we really didn’t have any idea what the flowers were going to look like. I was pleasantly surprised with my gorgeous bouquet, ceremony flowers, and centerpieces. My only major complaint was with the table runners she provided us. At our final meeting we showed Michele a swatch of the ribbon we were using on the cake, menu cards, and glass votives. She came up with the idea of incorporating table runners in the same color. At her suggestion, we had to change our upgraded linens to plain ivory tablecloths in order not to compete with the table runners. On the day of the wedding, I was disappointed to see her table runners were just (at most) 3” wide ribbon. It was a bummer because we had to change to the plain ivory tablecloths, and a single strip of ribbon across them just looked silly. Overall, we enjoyed working with Michele and we were happy with our flowers, but I will admit that she set really high expectations for us and we felt like she didn’t live up to them 100%.

In the beginning things ran fairly smooth for us but towards the wedding day the only stress I had was with the flowers. We were on two different pages of what I wanted and I did not see a sample until exactly a week and a half before my wedding date and it looked nothing like what we had previously discussed. In that I was disappointed, however, she did deliver on the day of the wedding and everything came out beautifully. She did end up going above and beyond and I am happy to say that we did not have any issues the day of the wedding. To do it over again I would go with Michele based soley on her quality of work.

My husband and I met Michelle and liked her a lot. The many, many photos she brought with her of her work were so beautiful and she was really able to expertly capture my thoughts and design the bouquets and arrangements around them. The one thing that threw us off a litte at this meeting was that when asked what our budget was we told her and she said that was absolutely no problem, she could stay within that. But by the end of the appointment she presented us with a quote that was around $600 more than our budget. We kindly pointed this out and she said that this is just a work in progress and it can always be adjusted down. We didn't think too much of this and in the end decided to hire her.Before signing the contract with her we found Michelle to be super responsive. We loved this about her and felt comfortable that she was making us a priority. However, once we signed the contract she became very, very hard to get in touch with. I didn't care all that much at the beginning as I would email her occasionally with little questions and I understood that perhaps she had bigger fish to fry. While admitting that this would not be the way I would conduct business with clients, I simply was just trying to give her the benefit of the doubt. Several months later it came time to finalize details with her. During this appointment there were a few things that rubbed us the wrong way. First, the laptop she was using to record the notes from our meeting had an external drive plugged into it, where the info was being stored. It bounced around clumsily all through the meeting (see more below on this). The next thing that bothered us is that she once again "forgot" what our budget was, even though we mentioned it again, and kept pushing the more expensive flowers. In the end we negotiated and both sides were happy. A week or so later I get a phone call/email from her saying that she had had an accident with her external hardrive and all of our information had been lost. She asked if we could meet again to go over the details. At this point we had so much going on w/ the planning but I took a deep breath and agreed to redo the meeting. She specified when I could get in touch with her and several times when I tried to call her she was unavailable. We played some phone tag until the calls from her end stopped altogether. At one point I think I had called and emailed at least 6 times with no communication from her at all. FINALLY she catches up with my husband and I as we are in the car running errands. We had to start from scratch which wouldn't have been a huge problem, except that she had forgotten everything we negotiated on in our last meeting and once again was pushing the more expensive options. And because I was in the car I didn't have anything in front of me to look at and even I couldn't recall all the details from our last meeting. After some back and forth we finalized the details and pricing and she sent the final invoice. 2 big problems. One, the center pieces she billed us were $15 more each than she said they would be and two, she credited us for a deposit that was $200 less than what we paid. We got this squared away with her as soon as we could but instead of admitting her mistakes she continued to claim the invoice was a work in progress. At this point it was supposed to be finalized, so it seemed she was just making excuses. At the end of it all the flowers were delivered to all locations she promised on time and they were stunningly beautiful. However, we went through so much frustration with trying to get in touch with her and getting her to get the details right that we wish we would have gone another route.

We love to work with Michele! She always makes clients very happy and her designs are beautiful!