Pedestals Floral Decorators

Beautiful center pieces and bouquets! Robert was amazing! We gave him our budget and he stuck to it! Every time we met with him he really got a sense of what we wanted and took our vision to the next level! He is the nicest guy who really has a true talent! His work is amazing! If you are getting married at the West Mount pick them- btw he will meet with you at the west mount - you don't have to travel to NY!

It was a wonderful experience working with Pedestals. The flowers were beautiful. My original wedding date was 11/1/12. It had to be postponed due to Hurricane Sandy. Pedestals was ready to go but we just could mot move forward due to the power outages. Since they were ready to go and we weren't there was a chance we were not going to have any flowers. BUT, to my surprise and absolute delight they decided to work with us. They were under no obligation to continue to work with us past our original contracted date but they did. As long as I didn't change my color palate or flowers they would be there for me on my big day. 5 weeks later they delivered my beautiful flowers. Go to Pedestals Floral decorators for all your floral needs. They are the best in the business.

The staff at pedestals definitely knows their stuff! I didn't know anything about flowers when I started looking into bouquets and centerpieces, after a quick phone conversation with Robert (I planned my NY wedding all from California) he was able to create exactly what I was envisioning for my wedding. My flowers were champagne and amnesia roses and eggplant calla lilies- everything was simple and elegant and I received so many compliments from my guests.

Virgil, Virgil, Virgil!!!! This man made picking wedding flowers a breeze. As soon as I met him I could see his passion for his work and I knew I was in good hands!

They were so great!! I was very picky about my flowers and was worried that I wouldn't get what I wanted but they blew me away! I explained my ideas and was shown at a sampling what things would look like and they were perfect! Everything looked exactly how I wanted it and I couldn't have been happier! Virgil was my decorator and was perfect!

I would never recommend this florist to anyone. I had 2 florists to choose from at my venue, this was one and I know now how big of a mistake it was to have hosed them... From day 1 up until my wedding day it was a total disaster. My bouquet as a bride was yellow and supposed to be ivory, bridesmaids bouquets fell apart all day long, centerpieces had "pink" in them, when NOTHING about my wedding was pink, NOR did we ever discuss pink as an option!! Mother of bride and groom flowers were so heavy they fell over on their wrists all day. Flower girl bouquet fell apart within first hour. I paid for bows on my pews in the church and apparently they must have forgotten them since they weren't on them. There was supposed to be ivory roses on my cake and petals around it, there were cheap balls of flowers thrown on my cake with nothing around it. And to top it ALL off, they were almost 3 hours late with a terrible excuse!!!!!!!!! I had no flowers for my photos, guys didnt get their flowers until 20 min before ceremony began. It was extremely frustrating on the day of to have had to deal with that! I would never ever refer anyone to this vendor. The fact that I was forced to use a specific florist is just as frustrating. This florist is super nice until you sign a contract, promises world and under delivers once they have you as a client. Then no return calls, no copies of contract, no replies on email etc... Typical sales people!!!!! I have a ton of friends and fam that want to consider my venue for their own wedding, and they're well aware not to use this florist. They all knew that this was the ONLY vendor I was beyond annoyed with on my wedding day... I was as clear as day when I explained what I wanted, pix from their own website and all. Yet I still had issues on the most important day of my life. 2 thumbs down!!

They are a little pricey but their work is absolutely AMAZING! Our flowers were gorgeous and they work with you to design exactly what you want.

Pedestals work is out of this world! From the second we met Nadia, I knew I could trust Pedestals with all of our major details. Our flowers were amazing- the trees, the toulle, orchids, crystals, hanging candles, philaeonopsis orchids, and every last detail was truly amazing! We're still getting compliments on our altar arrangements at the church, my bouquet which was absolutely outstanding, and our trees at the reception! Pedestals work is classy, timeless, elegant, and worth every penny!!! We will definitely use them again in the future

The flowers were spectacular!!!
The ceremony was romantic with large candles and a beautiful soft flowing uplit chuppah. The cocktail room tables were surrounded with cylinders filled with orchids floating in water with floating candles on top.
The ballroom was a masterpiece. Three different large centerpieces were harmoniously arranged on the tables which were dramatic and elegant.
Pin lighting on the tables and wedding cake, and amber lighting throughout the ballroom added an extra touch to keep the colors of the room warm and mellow.

The bridal bouquet was fabulous as were the bridesmaids.
And the entrance hall centerpiece- guests are still raving about it.

The entire process from beginning to end was fun! Others brides and their families talk about stress- this was fun!

We were very happy working with Christopher from Pedestals from the start. He listened to what we wanted, but also input his professional opinion. He knew we wanted a very bright orange on all our flowers. We were very happy, until we found out that Christopher was no longer working there about a month before our wedding. So we instantly scheduled an appointment to come in, to make sure everyone was on the same page. We then met with Virgil, and he delivered everything as promised on the wedding day. The bouquets were beautiful, vibrant, and looked perfect. The boutonnieres were also exactly what we wanted. He actually sent double the amount of flowers for our centerpieces. We would definitely recommend Pedestals.

Truly magnificent- the floral creations by Pedestals were breathtakingly beautiful. The chuppah and ceremony flowers (and candles) were gorgeous, bouquets were outstanding, and the reception centerpieces (3 different styles) were superb. Complements have been pouring in to us from guests who were as impressed as we were thrilled. Robert Herzog was a pleasure to work with- he truly listened, was always accessible, and designed amazing arrangements that reflected our individuality and perfectly suited our venue and vision. The final products actually exceeded our very high expectations. We really believe that it was a fantastic decision to choose Pedestals.

WOW WOW WOW!!! We worked with Joseph and he was amazing! His attention to details was right on. I am all about the small details and creating a cohesive connection and he helped me establish that right on. Phil, the owner, is also fantastic! The level of service received was above and beyond!! I would use them again for any party!!

I would not recommend them. I paid a lot of money for the flowers for my wedding, and I felt that they did not do as they promised. They were 45 minutes late to drop off the bouquets and boutonnières . I called them three times that day to find out wht happened and each time they said they should be there within five minutes until it was 45 minutes later. Too many people handle the parties. At the hall, I had to tell the kids that they have working for them (that set up the flowers) that there were many holes or open spaces and the pieces didn't looks much like the picture we had agreed upon. They are very unorganized, which is why they swagged the church when we had discussed that it wasn't allowed... I don't want to sound terrible, but I would say lfor the amount of money that you spend on flowers there should be better service and quality!

It was an absolute pleasure to do business with Virgil in particular and Pedestal Florist in general. He treated me very well, he was so fantastic. The floral arrangements exceeded our expectations on our wedding day. The arrangements were unique, highly persoanlized, and produced with great love and soul. It became a conversation piece for everyone.

I worked with Robert who was beyond helpful and professional. I really enjoyed working with him. We had a "trail" to view my centerpieces which were absolutely gorgeous! I feel in love with them instantly.
BUT when it came down to the day of my wedding, the pieces were different then what he had showed me and what I agreed to pay for. They were much smaller, the colors were wrong and the display was incorrect! I contacted him to let him know I was not pleased and he said he would need picutres. First of all, HOW would I possibly have these pics? I'm the bride, did he think I was carrying a camera around with me? Second, how does he not know what the pieces HE set up looked like? and Lastly, all he had to do was read the contract and it was clearly stated I wanted WHITE, NOT colors! Once I told him all these facts he began to ignore my emails. So I contacted my photographer and was able to get the photos needed and immediately sent them over. As you can guess, I haven't heard from Robert since, I do not recommend his services.

Our flowers were simply amazing!!! It was great to be able to hand pick my flowers and design our center-pieces during my visit at their showroom. They made sure we got what we wanted!

I absolutely loved pedestals!!! Christopher michael was the best! He knew exactly what i wanted and made it come to life!!!! My flowers were gorgeous and looked awesome in the pics!

I worked with Nadia from Pedestals and I LOVED her! I did not want typical centerpieces and she totally got my vision and made it come to life! My bridal bouquet was stunning. I still cannot believe how beautiful it was. Pedestals is a bit pricey and I'm sure I could have found a better price out there...but the quality speaks for itself. My flowers were exquisite. The only tiny criticism I have is the groomsmen flowers died by the time we made it to the reception which bummed me out. This is easy to overlook however because of the phenomenal job they did with everything else.

My flowers were beyond gorgeous. I could not believe it when they showed up on my wedding day. Pedestals and Rob were great to deal with. My flowers were so amazing that when I went back to my wedding venue to pick something up the day after the wedding, the leftovers were the main display. You cannot go wrong!

Our florist was Virgil and he knew exactly what we were looking for! The flowers came out beautiful and perfectly matched and complemented our wedding colors. We received tons of compliments from our guests. The flowers also popped in all of our photos!

The centerpieces we ordered were beautiful, they bouquets were ok, but unfortunately Pedestals did not deliver church flowers at all. So we had a church that was completely bare. They refunded us after repeatedly telling us we needed to provide proof that they did not deliver... When they checked their records finally apparently the drivers went to the wrong church. You can't make up for screwing up a wedding day. The moment is gone.

My centerpieces were amazing! I worked with Virgil and he was a sweetheart. Would recommend this place a million times! They answered all of my questions and worked with my vision.

Pedestals what can I say about them??? Nothing bad at all, they are AMAZING!!!!! Christopher Michaels you are the BEST!!!!! His customer service is beyond customer service. One of my favorite vendor, he was very very patient, he listens, he caters he's just the best. My bouquets and centerpieces was absolutely GORGEOUS. If you have any doubt, DONT!!!! this is the place. So once again, A very BIG thank you to chris and the entire staff at pedestals. Thumbs up to you guys, y'all ROCK!!!!!

I absolutely LOVED working with Christopher Michael at Pedestals. He is so creative and the flowers he put together for my wedding exceeded my expectations! He cared about my vision and listened to my feedback after our first sample. Not only were the flowers gorgeous, but I paid half of what I was getting quoted from other NYC florists. You cannot beat the service and value at Pedestals!

Christopher Michael was so helpful and so nice!!! He helped us pick out our centerpieces and everything else we used for our wedding. Everything came out so beautiful, and the flowers were fresh. We were blown away on how beautiful everything came out. I highly recommend Pedestals for any bride and groom looking for a florist, you wont be disappointed!

According to my wife, "Virgil is a rock-star". I couldn't tell you what flowers we ordered, but they were beautiful; my wife and our female guests were ooo-ing and ahh-ing about them all night and beyond. Pedestal did a great job turning my wife's vision and wishes into reality and decorated our venue better than I could have ever imagined. Pedestal isn't cheap, but is more than worth every penny. Go see Virgil and you'll be glad you did.

I worked with Nadia who was so kind, sweet and personable. My wedding bouquet, bridal party bouquets and venue flowers were absolutely stunning! Nadia really knows her stuff and was really able to understand the classic vintage look I wanted. The only issue I had were with my church flowers weren't what we discussed, but they did look beautiful. If I had to do it all over again, I would use Pedestals again. They really worked hard to make me happy.

From the day I walked into Pedestals with my spreadsheet Virgil knew exactly what I was looking for and he delivered! Everyone loved the flowers. Everyone! He saw my vision and brought it to life. I highly recommend Pedestals Florists. The price is high but if you have a feeling, ambiance or vision, they can execute it.

Pedestals is Awesome! Everything was great from my flowers to the centerpieces. Virgil worked with us to ensure our day was perfect. I am happy that our venue Giando on the Water recommended Pedestals to us.

We were so fortunate to have found Pedestals for our wedding! Their floral designs are unique and really stand apart from the crowd. Phil was nothing short of amazing and took the inspiration photos for my wedding and made them reality. Based on the bridesmaids dresses and my own gown, Phil was able to design bouquets that complimented the dresses and had an element of originality. It was also great that his team texted me a photo of the bouquets the day before the wedding to make sure that I was happy with how they looked. Phil had designed weddings previously at our reception hall and was able to suggest arrangements that complimented style and size of the room. Our guests were amazed at how regal the florals and stands looked. His team was also amazing in getting everything delivered on time to our tri state wedding locations.

The flowers were beautiful!! Everything looked exactly as we talked about! Christopher was more than helpful in helping us choose flowers for our centerpieces and bouquets!

Pedestals was the perfect florist to choose for our wedding day. Nadia is extremely warm, friendly, and helpful. Best of all, she truly listens to you and executes your vision. Our flowers had a few minor deviations from the original plan, but the final product - from centerpieces to bouquets to more - was truly beautiful. Guests were breath-taken when they walked into our reception room by the gorgeous centerpieces. Although Pedestals may cost a few dollars more than some of its competitors, they are worth every dollar you spend because you know that you will receive the freshest, highest-quality flowers in beautiful, creative, and impeccable arrangements. The service we received from Nadia was truly exceptional and I will always be grateful for the support that she provided on the most important day of my life.

I worked with Christopher Michaels, and not only was he genuinely nice, but he also designed a wedding for us that far exceeded our expectations. <3 Pedestals!

Pedestals is amazing. All of the flowers we picked out were BEAUTIFUL. The staff is great, very friendly and knew exactly what I wanted. Made my visions come true. Nadia and Virgil are great.

I had a really great experience with pedestals. They worked with my budget and I am really happy with how everything turned out.

Pedestals does amazing and beautiful work! We were very pleased with our consultant virgil! I must say that he was very patient, especially when u have a bride that cant make up her mind. lol Our centerpieces, our personals, cake flowers etc. were perfect! Absolutely beautiful! very pleased! Only thing we were upset about was that the flowers were delivered to the wrong address, we had changed the address and i dont know how it wound up going to the old one. Thank god, there was someone at the old address when it was delivered and i was able to get my flowers and not be stressed. Over all, every thing else was awesome!

We use Rob and his team. They truly captured everything I envisioned. I would highly reccomend them.

We had the pleasure of working with Nadia for our flowers. Absolutely gorgeous! Nadia totally took the time and effort to work with us and our budget. In addition, I forgot to tell them that we were not getting ready at home, but they easily remedied this by dropping our personal flowers off at our venue, at the last minute! Everything went off without a hint of a problem ( my fault for not alerting them of the hotel stay). My bouquet of roses is still sitting, dried, on my dining room table. I just can't bear to part with it. Thank you so much Nadia and Pedestals!

I had the pleasure of working with Virgil and loved my entire experience! I was blessed to work with Pedestals for two wedding receptions and they did an amazing job for both. The flowers were gorgeous, fresh and delivered on time. I did not have an issue on either receptions with them. Virgil was great in helping me design each reception as both were quite different from one another. My bouquets were gorgeous and the centerpieces were stunning! The only bad thing is that I did not have a 3rd reception to continue to work with Virgil and have gorgeous flowers and centerpieces.

We worked with Christopher Michael who was awesome! i barely had to tell him what i wanted, i told him some colors and he took it and ran and he did a great job!! the flowers were beautiful! They are a bit on the pricey side but they worked with our budget.

Chris is AMAZING! My centerpieces were absolutely stunning! My guests could not get over with how the room looked! My bouquet was beautiful as well as my bridesmaids. He knew exactly what to do! They have done such a fabulous job! I couldn't be happier! Highly recommended!

Christopher Michael designed the flowers by my Mom’s 90th birthday luncheon, and they were sensational! According to my mother (who is notoriously picky), “Now, THOSES are beautiful flowers…” They were just perfect and we loved the scattered rose petals that were sprinkled around all of the centerpieces; they added softness to the dark furniture at The Carltun, and looked just lovely. An aunt who took one of the arrangements home commented on the gorgeous smell of the roses the next day, and how long they lived.
Christopher and the crew at Pedestals were part of making the day very special for us

Great place. Great flowers! Virgil was absolutely great with all of his help and advice. Flowers were perfect, from the church all the way through to our wedding. Couldnt ask for anything more!!

Rob was a pleasure to work with at Pedestals. He knew exactly what I was looking for from day one. My bridesmaids dresses were cobalt blue(not easy to match flowers) and we were doing a black tie event. We chose to do all white flowers since it was more formal and it turned out amazing. Everyone was fighting over who wanted to take home the centerpieces at the end of the night. My bouquet as well as my bridesmaids bouquets all came out beautiful as well. Pedestals are expensive but worth it! Thank you Rob!

We worked with Robert and he is an absolute genious. My husband and I had an orchard theme for our wedding and we knew we didnt want to use the typical arrangements we had seen at various florists and at other weddings. When we entered Pedestals, we saw many beautiful pieces but we knew we wanted to create something new. We described our vision to Robert and when we saw our sample, we were absolutely blown away. He is so creative and captured our dreams perfectly. Our guests loved it and even the staff at our venue said they had never seen centerpieces so beautiful. They took our breath away with every piece - centerpieces, bouquets, cocktail area. To think that I accidentally came across this florist and decided to go into the studio...I am so glad I did.

Great service & gorgeous bouquet & arrangements - many compliments from our guests.

ONE WORD..WONDERFUL!!!!
THANK YOU

We worked with Christopher! I cannot even begin to tell you how wonderful he was! He took my ideas and made our flowers exactly what I wanted. The bo-ks were amazing! They are the first thing that everyone compliments when they see a picture. Our centerpieces were beautiful too! Christopher made recommendations that made everything look even better than i could have imagined! THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!

I would never recomend this florist to anyone. Please BEWARE, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR YOUR FLOWERS. This company was supposed to arrive at 1:00 to deliver my flowers for a 2:30 wedding. I get a phone call from the delivery man who was not Christoper, who was the consultant I had been working with. He tells me that they cant fit under a bridge and are running an hour late. I told them that my wedding starts at 2:30! He then said he was going to put all of my flowers in a car and drive them over. The company was lying. I work at a restaurant that deals with Pedestals. They have never had a problem getting under a bridge before. Needless to say they arrived at my house at 2:35. We all were waiting outside to get into our limos. The company didn't even apologize for being late. Christopher our consultant was no where to be found. Then, I get to the church very late and the ribbon I wanted on the railing wasn't even on the railing. I paid extra for the ribbon. When I called to complain later on they said oops we forgot because we were running late. So I am walking into the church and I look at my alter flowers. They left a napkin on my flowers. For a good 10 minutes of the ceremony I thought it was a dunkin donuts napkin. But, as I looked closer it said North Ritz Club. I was furious!!!! I paid alot of money for my flowers and was not at all happy with the flowers. Then, later on in our celebration one of my guests came up to me and said the pew flowers popped off. So, In the middle of my ceremony the flowers that were on the pew exploded and went everywhere. Luckily, when we got to the reception all of the flowers centerpieces were gorgeous!! If you would like to see pictures of my church flowers with the napkin on it please do not hesitate to email me. I will be happy to show you what type of business this company runs. HORRIBLE COMPANY PLEASE BEWARE!!!!!!!!

I was so impressed with all the flowers at our wedding. We had both high and low centerpieces. They were even bigger and prettier than they were when I went to see the samples. I worked with Christopher and could not have been happier. I didn't know what i wanted for bouquets, just what colors I wanted and he put together the most beautiful ones I have ever seen. I would highly reccomend using pedestals, their customer service and their products are wonderful.

I was extremely unhappy with their services. We had a contract with them for my ceremony and reception. We discussed the details of how I wanted the decor at both location. I was assured that their would be no problem with either location because they have worked their before. I paid for them to set up six pillars of flowers to be at both the ceremony and the reception. In both location I only saw two and was very unhappy being that I paid for six. When I called to find out what happed to my other four pillars, I was told that the church said they were in the way and moved them. But the church and my coordinator for pedestals assured me it would not be a problem. So when I mentioned this to pedestals then informed me the church moved the arrangements and get this the church also told them not to take the four arrangements because they were donations!!! I never arranged for any of this. I asked to speak to the owner and he was not anymore helpful. DO NOT USE THEM, THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had my wedding on June 24th at Jericho Terrace. I booked my flowers with Nadia, and she really made the whole process fun for me. When I first started shopping around for a florist, I had no idea what I wanted. Nadia was extremely patient and provided me with great ideas. I saw 2 samples of my centerpieces before my actual wedding day, because I changed my colors. One was more beautiful than the other. When I walked into my reception room on my wedding day I was completely blown away at how beautiful everything turned out to be. My friends are still talking about the bouquets (especially mine). Thank you Pedestals for making my wedding day even more beautiful than I could have imagined.

Anyone looking for wedding decor should use Pedestals. I worked with Christopher Michaels after meeting him at my friend's wedding, which he also did. Not only did he do my flowers, but also designed lighting that changed throughout the night depending on whether we were eating or up dancing. He also helped me choose my bridesmaids dresses, which I was having a hard time deciding on. Everything was beautiful! <3 <3 <3

I was very pleased with my experience with Pedestals Florists. We worked with Nadia and she was very helpful-we went through a bunch of photos and showed her what we were looking for, as well as providing her with swatches for the wedding colors and what the mothers of the bride & groom would be wearing and she tied it all together for us. Our centerpieces were beautiful, as well as mine and my matron of honors bouquets, and all the boutonnieres and the mothers' corsages. They decorated our dais & place card setting table with rose petals and votives and even the flowers they provided to decorate our wedding cake with were beautiful. We would highly recommend them!

My name is Jazmine St. James and I recently worked with Pedestals Floral decorators for my dream wedding.. I have to say the service and the flowers they provided blew my mind.. i worked with Phil who exceeded my expectation and i would definalty recommend Pedestals to anyone who wants to have a dream wedding like mine.. They truely are a talented wedding company.. Five stars!!!!!!!

I got married this past June at the Westmount Country Club. I was recommended to Robert Herzog from two of my friends whose weddings I had attended as a guest. Both weddings were very beautiful, but not really my taste. When I first went to meet Robert I had a vision in my head of what I wanted. After speaking with him, he gave me some of his own ideas and completely steered me in a new direction. A few months before my wedding Robert showed me a mock-up of what he designed for me, and also of what I had originally wanted. This really helped me make decisions, since I got to see both of my options in person. On my wedding day, when my bouquets were delivered, I realized I ordered one less bouquet than I needed. I freaked out imagining one of my bridesmaids being without flowers. When I called Robert, he had another bouquet made and sent to us within an hour. In the end my wedding flowers were GORGEOUS!

Pedestals made my wifes vision come to life with our center pieces. It was definitely a tough process from begining to end but the end product was amazing. The center pieces were the most stunning center pieces that I have seen and it was exactly what we wanted.

the creativity is there, but if your not a big dollar client
they want no part of you
how bout one of the installers
telling us they usually get $1500 to hang these balls
and you only paid $500.
so what did he do, he threw away half the balls and did a pretty weak
job installing the balls he hung.
If your not a big budget wedding, I'd shop elsewhere ....

My wedding venue suggested Pedestals as a florist so we went to meet with them and they were so professional yet personable. The arrangements were beautiful and selections were vast and most important, they worked with our budget. We saw some samples and fell in love immediately and on the day of the wedding the florist arrived early to set up and did little extra things to make our space gorgeous. Needless to say, we are so happy with the service and have not one bad word. THANKS PEDESTALS!

Worst experience I have ever had. I recently used pedestals for my June wedding and warn any bride to be to go ANYWHERE else. My consultant never returned any of my calls, even after paying in full I did not receive a copy of my contract until I called requesting it. Upon getting that contract everything was wrong, down to the reception site! After calling to speak to a manager I was told none were on duty and they would call me back... my wedding was weeks ago and I'm still waiting for that call. Day of the wedding my bridal bouquet was wrong and the crew setting up was rude to me and my family. Again I warn all other brides to find any other florist as this was the only "vendor" headache I had planning my event.

The DON'T GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT..I was very excited when i met Christopher.his a very sweet guy ..I had a couple of meeting with him so i can see my flowers and to rearrange them to the way i wanted and the colors i wanted..all those time we met he told me i cant get the peonies the magenta color you want and the hot pink and purple... but the day of my wedding you will get them..so i trusted him ,he told me he would make sure that i get the colors i wanted..I also told him i don't want any roses at all..so to my surprise the day of my wedding .I got roses that are a reddish color for my brides made and the peonies were a light pink for the church..i called up the shop to make sure the fix my bridesmaid flowers and to make sure that in the reception to get the magenta color that i wanted..the changed the brides maid flowers but still wasn't what i wanted (the gave me roses for them )and the reception flowers were the light pink flowers only with a dip of purple..the only magenta peonies that i got was on my bouquet ..the added other flowers to make my flowers look bigger that i never wanted ..they looked ok but NOT WHAT I WANTED AT ALL..I wanted med flower arrangements with magenta and purple peonies and some other flowers that i never got,i wanted my bouquet to be a small bouquet w some orchids falling over and i got this heavy huge plastic thing that was for bouquets in the 80s.realy....they just assumed by making my flowers bigger i would of been happy. cause they didn't give me what i wanted..The need to pay attention to what the costumer wants and not what they think is right....

I was very happy with my wedding. I have to tell you I let them take the lead and it all came together better then I could imagine. I worked with Robert and I gave him a budget and he blew me away. He added in so many extras and even helped me pick my menu. I should of never hired a party planner I had Rob

My wedding was a two-day event - with the first day being an Indian wedding ceremony, and the second day being a Catholic wedding ceremony at a church, followed by a reception at another venue.

I will start with the bad news first. The following is a list of my complaints for each day.
Day 1 (Indian Wedding Ceremony):
1. The centerpieces had roses, and I had specifically requested not to have roses, but instead calla lilies and orchids. The vases were supposed to be spray painted gold, as they were when I saw the mock centerpiece for my ceremony. This is not how they were executed; therefore, they did not match our other decor.
2. The Pedestals truck was parked in front of the venue entrance when we arrived, which was close to the start time of my ceremony and when the guests were arriving. This is not the first thing I would want my guests to see as they arrive at the venue.
3. We were to be provided with two bags of rose petals for use during the Indian ceremony. Since this was not provided, we had to pick apart the roses in the centerpieces to have enough petals.
4. We discussed the Mandap (structure under which a bride and groom have an Indian wedding ceremony) having deep red and gold fabric. There was no red fabric on the Mandap, but instead there was white, which we had specifically asked not to have for religious reasons.
5. We paid for an aisle runner, with tall, clear vases along the aisle and tulle hanging in between the vases. There was no aisle runner or tulle, and the vases were placed in a row next to the Mandap instead.

Day 2 (Catholic Wedding Ceremony/Reception):
1. My wedding ceremony began at 2:00 PM and Pedestals was supposed to be delivering floral decorations and a wagon for my flower girl (she was only 1 and not walking yet) to the church between 1pm and 1:30pm. They arrived 8 minutes prior to the ceremony. Not only was this a burden, as my guests had to see the hustle and bustle of setting up the ceremony decorations while they were sitting and waiting for the ceremony to start, but my ring bearers and flower girl had intended to practice with the wagon prior to the ceremony, but were unable to do so because of the late delivery. This caused much stress for the kids' parents.
2. I had requested pink and purple flowers for my hair, which were supposed to be placed on wires that could be inserted into my up-do. No flowers were provided for my hair. This is probably the most disappointing of my complaints, because a bride spends a great amount of time thinking about her wedding day look, and I was left to improvise, taking one of the groomsmen's boutonnieres and considering taking apart my bouquet to make this work.
3. My bouquet was not what I wanted. I did not want any white in my bouquet and specifically requested pink and purple flowers and not many (if any calla lilies). Instead, my bouquet was almost all calla lilies and mostly white.
4. The groomsmen boutonnieres were delivered to the hotel when I had specified that they should be delivered to the church instead, since only myself and the bridesmaids would be at the hotel. I had to instruct the delivery men what to do with the boutonnieres on the day of my wedding.

I was promised a typed list of all items being provided on each day at least two weeks before the wedding and never received it. I asked for this list several times in the months leading up to my wedding. I believe a lot of the above complaints could have been avoided if I was provided with an adequate list, and if Pedestals was not so ambiguous on what was being provided for the price being paid (e.g. providing clients with itemized lists/prices).

Now for the good news:
1. I worked with Robert throughout the process, and he was very friendly during our meetings.
2. Robert created a centerpiece preview for my reception on Day 2. We had three different types of centerpieces, and they were completely unique and spectacular - we were obviously trying to incorporate some fusion cultural elements into our reception, and Robert added Bells of Ireland flowers to the centerpieces in honor of my Irish-American now-husband, which I thought was a nice touch.
3. We had Pedestals do ceiling draping in our reception ballroom, and it turned out beautifully - with crystals, flowers and votives, which tied into our centerpieces.
4. I received many compliments from guests on our centerpieces the day of the wedding.

Despite the good news above, I can't wholeheartedly recommend Pedestals as a florist/decorator. The logistical challenges in getting in touch with them and working with them, as well as the uncertainty about what you will actually receive on the day of your wedding, might be too much of a risk if you want a stress-free wedding day. You will likely pay less for another florist as well, making the negatives outweigh the positives.

My wedding was a two-day event - with the first day being an Indian wedding ceremony, and the second day being a Catholic wedding ceremony at a church, followed by a reception at another venue.

I will start with the bad news first. The following is a list of my complaints for each day.
Day 1 (Indian Wedding Ceremony):
1. The centerpieces had roses, and I had specifically requested not to have roses, but instead calla lilies and orchids. The vases were supposed to be spray painted gold, as they were when I saw the mock centerpiece for my ceremony. This is not how they were executed; therefore, they did not match our other decor.
2. The Pedestals truck was parked in front of the venue entrance when we arrived, which was close to the start time of my ceremony and when the guests were arriving. This is not the first thing I would want my guests to see as they arrive at the venue.
3. We were to be provided with two bags of rose petals for use during the Indian ceremony. Since this was not provided, we had to pick apart the roses in the centerpieces to have enough petals.
4. We discussed the Mandap (structure under which a bride and groom have an Indian wedding ceremony) having deep red and gold fabric. There was no red fabric on the Mandap, but instead there was white, which we had specifically asked not to have for religious reasons.
5. We paid for an aisle runner, with tall, clear vases along the aisle and tulle hanging in between the vases. There was no aisle runner or tulle, and the vases were placed in a row next to the Mandap instead.

Day 2 (Catholic Wedding Ceremony/Reception):
1. My wedding ceremony began at 2:00 PM and Pedestals was supposed to be delivering floral decorations and a wagon for my flower girl (she was only 1 and not walking yet) to the church between 1pm and 1:30pm. They arrived 8 minutes prior to the ceremony. Not only was this a burden, as my guests had to see the hustle and bustle of setting up the ceremony decorations while they were sitting and waiting for the ceremony to start, but my ring bearers and flower girl had intended to practice with the wagon prior to the ceremony, but were unable to do so because of the late delivery. This caused much stress for the kids' parents.
2. I had requested pink and purple flowers for my hair, which were supposed to be placed on wires that could be inserted into my up-do. No flowers were provided for my hair. This is probably the most disappointing of my complaints, because a bride spends a great amount of time thinking about her wedding day look, and I was left to improvise, taking one of the groomsmen's boutonnieres and considering taking apart my bouquet to make this work.
3. My bouquet was not what I wanted. I did not want any white in my bouquet and specifically requested pink and purple flowers and not many (if any calla lilies). Instead, my bouquet was almost all calla lilies and mostly white.
4. The groomsmen boutonnieres were delivered to the hotel when I had specified that they should be delivered to the church instead, since only myself and the bridesmaids would be at the hotel. I had to instruct the delivery men what to do with the boutonnieres on the day of my wedding.

I was promised a typed list of all items being provided on each day at least two weeks before the wedding and never received it. I asked for this list several times in the months leading up to my wedding. I believe a lot of the above complaints could have been avoided if I was provided with an adequate list, and if Pedestals was not so ambiguous on what was being provided for the price being paid (e.g. providing clients with itemized lists/prices).

Now for the good news:
1. I worked with Robert throughout the process, and he was very friendly during our meetings.
2. Robert created a centerpiece preview for my reception on Day 2. We had three different types of centerpieces, and they were completely unique and spectacular - we were obviously trying to incorporate some fusion cultural elements into our reception, and Robert added Bells of Ireland flowers to the centerpieces in honor of my Irish-American now-husband, which I thought was a nice touch.
3. We had Pedestals do ceiling draping in our reception ballroom, and it turned out beautifully - with crystals, flowers and votives, which tied into our centerpieces.
4. I received many compliments from guests on our centerpieces the day of the wedding.

Despite the good news above, I can't wholeheartedly recommend Pedestals as a florist/decorator. The logistical challenges in getting in touch with them and working with them, as well as the uncertainty about what you will actually receive on the day of your wedding, might be too much of a risk if you want a stress-free wedding day. You will likely pay less for another florist as well, making the negatives outweigh the positives.

I used Pedestals this past May at The Oheka Castle and was very pleased with my flowers. I worked with Phil and he was on top of every detail. I had shopped other florists and I clicked with him and after makiing me several samples he got my exact vision. I was a bit difficult because I had so many ideas but he was very patient and took his time to help me put my ideas together. His prices were very fair and I highly reccomend them.

All I have to say is if you go here you MUST see Nadia! Everyone there is great, but in my opinion she is the BEST! I came in there with somewhat of an idea and some colors and she turned my ideas into a work of art! From the second I met her I knew Pedestals was it! She immediately took my ideas into the back and started pulling flowers she thought I would like. The colors and flower choices were exactly what I wanted and better. My bouquet, centerpieces, bridesmaids bouquets....everything was unbelievable! Pedestals happens to be a lil on the pricey side but you get what you pay for, and then some! I would highly recommended Pedestals...as a matter of fact all my friends and family members getting married are going there on recommendation from me! I know I will never go anywhere else, thats for sure!

My Wedding was at Oheka Castle on May 6th 2011. I am not sure about the other postings as I can only speak for me and my NEW husband. But Christopher did an amazing job. When I first met with him I discussed my budget. He worked with me and didn't judge me based on my budget like other florists in the area did. When he said something, he delivered as promised. My contract was delivered when he said he was going to deliver it. He didn't forget, never made an excuse for anything. He always returned my calls and emails. They were never delayed. The flowers on the wedding day were so beautiful I WAS STUNNED! My centerpieces were as promised as well as my bouquets, the girls bouquets, and corsages. When we went to our sample we didn't like how the centerpiece came out. BUT Christopher took the time and made sure that we were happy and created another centerpiece. His sincerity and professionalism made us feel that he genuinely cared about our wedding. We were NOT JUST a number. On the wedding day he delivered the flowers on time, the room was decorated exactly to our conversation. He did not miss a thing. I know how much a wedding day can mean to a bride and its unfortunate that some brides had a bad experience. BUT CHRISTOPHER ROCKS!!! We cant thank Pedestals enough for an amazing experience, good quality flowers, and gorgeous centerpieces. I even left my notebook there and Pedestals over-nighted it to me. It had all my notes and wedding planning information. Thank you Pedestals, you made the day I have been dreaming about come true!

Chris Michael is an amazing florist. His centerpieces and bouquets were absolutely beautiful and the flowers were so colorful. He is a true artist with flowers. Not only that, he is extremely nice and always willing to help and re-do arrangements until you are completely satisfied.

Our flowers ended up being lovely.... But the professionalism was certainely not there.

Wasnt happy with the order and especially the quality of the flowers, and especially not the way they handled my complaint after the wedding...but they already were paid so what do they care.

Rob H was my go to man from the very beginning and was able to practically read my mind in regards to flowers for my wedding. I provided him with details about our wedding (e.g., cocktail style, classy, no garder throwing, live musicians playing mostly Buble style music with fun dance choices thrown in, warm rustic, vineyard like room feel for cocktail hour and simple yet elegant reception room with 2 out of 4 walls floor to ceiling windows, etc) and he was able to create right before my eyes, the most bold and beautiful color and flower combination I could have ever imagined. He was receptive to my input and would try anything I asked. Although anything I thought I wanted to change, I always reverted back to his original suggestion bc he was just that good! The morning of our wedding our flowers arrived at our hotel suite by 7 am in NJ, almost 2 hours away from the florist, and the delivery guys were great. I can honestly say when I looked at the flowers for the first time-they took my breath away and I was ecstatic. Everything about them was gorgeous- they were even more beautiful than I expected- bold, bright, full, fresh and simply gorgeous! We had a prestigious florist of 30+ years experience as a guest and when he saw the centerpieces at our reception, he himself said he had never seen such unbelievable work! This florist comes highly recommended for service, price and quality...They were amazing and I will use them and recommend them again and again!

Rob H was my go to man from the very beginning and was able to practically read my mind in regards to flowers for my wedding. I provided him with details about our wedding (e.g., cocktail style, classy, no garder throwing, live musicians playing mostly Buble style music with fun dance choices thrown in, warm rustic, vineyard like room feel for cocktail hour and simple yet elegant reception room with 2 out of 4 walls floor to ceiling windows, etc) and he was able to create right before my eyes, the most bold and beautiful color and flower combination I could have ever imagined. He was receptive to my input and would try anything I asked. Although anything I thought I wanted to change, I always reverted back to his original suggestion bc he was just that good! The morning of our wedding our flowers arrived at our hotel suite by 7 am in NJ, almost 2 hours away from the florist, and the delivery guys were great. I can honestly say when I looked at the flowers for the first time-they took my breath away and I was ecstatic. Everything about them was gorgeous- they were even more beautiful than I expected- bold, bright, full, fresh and simply gorgeous! We had a prestigious florist of 30+ years experience as a guest and when he saw the centerpieces at our reception, he himself said he had never seen such unbelievable work! This florist comes highly recommended for service, price and quality...They were amazing and I will use them and recommend them again and again!

Virgil from Pedestals did our wedding at Fox Hollow on November 6, 2010. Everything turned out more beautiful than we'd ever imagined. Our guests still tell us how pretty our flowers were. The centerpieces were so lush and colorful, and I absolutely LOVED my bouquet. The bridesmaids' bouquets, flower girls' pomanders, boutonnieres, corsages were all amazing. Each meeting with Virgil was such a pleasure. He's very talented and will definitely execute your vision.

We used Pedestals in Garden City for our wedding on October 23, 2010. We were provided with the florist Chris and could not have been any happier. He listened to our colors and requests and made the most beautiful three types of centerpieces for our special day. The bridal bouquet was gorgeous! More than was expected! They make samples a few weeks before your wedding so you can tweek any changes you might want. We knew what to expect showing up at our wedding and were blown away as Pedestals beat our expectations! They worked with us for our price range as well. I would use them again for any event!

This was one of our wedding venues recommended vendors. When we arrived at the showroom we thought they would be way above our budget. We were pleasantly surprised. We worked with Virgil and he did an amazing job with the centerpiece and bouquets. I still have mine on my night stand, it dried pretty decent on its own. I would highly recommend Pedestals.

We use Pedestals in Garden City Park for our wedding October 10th, they were great to work with and made our vision come to life perfect. We worked with Nadia and she was always quick to answer questions or concerns we had with anything.

We were recommended to Pedestals by Joe, Manager at Giando On the Water, our reception venue. From our first meeting with Virgil to my multiple last meetings with him at the Garden City office, Virgil was a joy to work with. He listened and supported my vision and then he took the lead and created gorgeous floral designs for our wedding. I had my doubts due to reading several poor reviews that actually mentioned Virgil's name in the past. However, he and the staff proved those bad reviews wrong. Virgil and his staff were responsive to my requests and was flexible with our budget. My flowers were so beautiful several of my friends and guests believed the flowers were fake! Everything set up was picture perfect and believe me, I have the pictures to prove just how much of an awesome job was done for us by Virgil and his staff. Virgil is truly an artist and very fun to share ideas with!

Ask for Virgil, he's fantastic. Very amenable to working with your ideas and making sure you LOVE everything.

Choosing Pedestals Florist was the best decision we made. Our ceremony and wedding flowers and bouquets were gorgeous and we owe it to Robert Herzog. Robert is the best person to meet with, he has a lot of patience (I changed my mind a lot and he had no issue) and he is very creative. He will take the time to pick some flowers out of the back and show you how they look together to give a better idea. They made my centerpieces absolutely amazing and my reception looked like an enchanted forest. Recommend to everyone!

I just used Pedestals for My October 1st wedding at the Garden Citly Hotel and found them to be amazing. I worked with Robert, He had did severeral weddings in my family. My banquet manager Paul even commented how the room looked. I was very confused about flowers but he took his time and listened and made me very happy the day of the wedding.

As we planned our wedding, my husband and I agreed that the floral arrangements should be an important part of our affair.
We felt that committing $20,000.00 for flowers would guarantee that our guests and we would enjoy the beauty that flowers bring to a gathering.
After interviewing several florists, we decided upon Pedestals in Garden City. Our representative was Rob, who is also one of the owners.
We were attracted to Rob, who catered to our every whim. Every request and suggestion was met with a confident “yes we can”.
We were especially impressed by the fact that he assured us he would be at the ceremony to personally direct his people on the day of the wedding.
Alas, what a difference a day makes.
The day of the wedding, arrangements and flowers were not provided as agreed and contracted. The centerpiece at the main entrance was a foot taller than the chandelier it was designed to be placed beneath. The six dozen engagement roses for my bridal suite were replaced with two dozen cheap white ones. The white dendrobium orchids and super white hydrangeas we ordered were replaced with green ones.
To cap it off, when we called Pedestals to request that Rob come out to correct these issues, we were told that he was on vacation in Aruba.
Our advice to anyone shopping for a florist is to steer clear of Pedestals.

Preston Bailey look out because Pedestals OMG. We cannot even find the words. You guys made our wedding look like Platinum Wedding. At the ceremony people thought I was crying to see my husband, which i can say i was, but i was so breath taking by the decor it was unbelievable it really felt like midnight summer dream theme. I mean OMG my bouquet i mean my "bouquets" was meant for a princess they were breath-taking. Rich you made not just my husband but my dreams came true. It was well worth it. Our reception was a Platinum Wedding , we have people till this day still talking about our Center Pieces. You and your staff i just cant find the words if there was something we didn't like you fix it with problems. The price an service and the decor OMG lol. Thank you

We worked with Robert for our wedding and ALL of the flowers were outstanding!! I was nervous about the flowers because I had a specific vision in my head that it was hard to convey in words, and somehow Robert just nailed it, I could not have been more pleased with how the color scheme I wanted came together, the high centerpieces he designed for us looked incredible, and the bouquets were so beautiful. We could not have been more impressed with Pedestals' work and every time we called or went to the office the entire staff was extremely helpful and polite. They did a fantastic job and we got so many compliments about the flowers and decor, we are so happy we worked with Pedestals for our wedding.

Pedestals does beautiful work but is a little pricey. Our consultant was very good though, Rich. He had to come back the day of the wedding to add something to our centerpieces and he did it without question. Go and check them out.

I am extremely pleased by the outcome. They had great ideas about how to decorate my hall and the flowers looked elegant. They were extremely reliable and responsive.

The florist came under good recommendation from my caterer and other brides. Lo and behold my shock and dismay with the overall service PEDESTALS provided.
OK, so my centerpieces were beautiful. BUT *big but* I never got to see my bouquet even though I made an appointment to see it and went there. There has been so much miscommunication with my liaison Virgil it was stressful. Yes, the one thing that should have been cake walk was the most stressful. On my estimation sheet he wrote down that he would provide the wagon, not on the contract and have me a whole shpeel how we are not TOYS R US we are florists, then buddy why did you say you were going to provide a wagon for my baby (who happened to be the flower girl)?
When we saw the centerpieces there was a question about the height and asked him to call us if he could get any lower. Did not call, not even to reassure and ask us if that was ok.
Just no proper communication.
The only redeeming factor were the centerpieces and the WAGON we did provide. That is after I scoured the stores two days before the wedding and finally borrowed one from a relative that lives TWO STATES away.
Brides beware, make time in case of emergency and comb that contract good.

Pedestals provided us with AMAZINGLY beautiful flowers!! I haven't stopped hearing how gorgeous our centerpieces were! If you go with them, I doubt you'll be unsatisfied with the finished product. We had a few bumps in the road as far as service (they still surpassed other florists we spoke with...), but we were pleased overall with what they produced.

Robert created the most breathtaking centerpieces for our wedding. With antique gold pedestals, crystals, a beautiful array of cream and pale pink flowers (too many to name) and more, they were stunningly beautiful. My bouquet, white roses studded with Swarovski crystals, was just as stunning. Everything about the flowers on our wedding day was wonderful, as was the service we received from Robert and his assistant, Chris.

Pedestals Flowers & Design......Robert, i can't believe how lovely your Creations/designs are!!! My bouquet is amazing!!! i was holding it for a while and never thought i can have that kind of bouquet!!!!!i was ecstatic!!! my bridesmaids bouquets are all pretty......and the center pieces!!!!!!Ohh my, the guests love them!!!!

Thank you Pedestals esp Robert for working with us.

You will always be special to us.

I would NEVER use them again. They promise you one thing and deliver another. I paid a lot of money for my flowers, more than I should have. They showed me an ellaborate sample piece a week before my wedding. It was beautiful. Come my wedding day, nothing looked like my sample piece. It was soooo flimsy and not worth the $6,000 I paid. There was gaps in between my flowers The flowers I wanted were not even in the centerpieces. I hate talking about it, because it was very dissapointing and upsetting. After my wedding I went to the showroom and took my pictures to complain. Never again have I heard from them even after numerous phone call attempts. What a joke!!!
I see a lot of good reviews, but do not understand why. If I show you my sample pics and my actual centerpiece you would understand why I was very upset. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.. There showroom looks better than there work because they want to pull in customers. After your event, what can you do... the damage has already been done and they got there money.

I worked with Nadia at Pedestals and she was great. She was generally responsive, answered questions on her bberry at night and on weekends, etc. The centerpieces the day of my wedding were extraordinary -- bigger, more grand, taller, and just generally more spectacular than the sample she had done for me a few months before. The reception decor was spot on--no problems. My bouquet was ENORMOUS. My bridesmaid bouquets were about the size of most bridal bouquets.

Pedestals did forget one thing that I had contracted for w/r/t the ceremony decor but as soon as I emailed Nadia and told her about it after the wedding, she was gracious about it and addressed it right away. I can't speak to the other consultants, but if you go to Pedestals, ask for Nadia. The prices she and Phil were able to offer me were really reasonable and their flower design is great.

Pedestals produced the most beautiful flower arrangements for my wedding. Everything was very fresh and nothing was wrong the day of. I got so many compliments on how beautiful and unique the flowers were.

This florist is completely unlike a neighborhood florist. When one enters the showroom it becomes immediately apparent that this is the florist for a "very special event." The showroom features tables with displays of flowers with a Victorian look to others that are strikingly contemporary. The flowers at my daughter's wedding were so beautiful that everyone kept asking for the name of the florist. I could have handed out business cards.

pedestals was great!! our flowers were beautiful!! Nadia was the best!! She has great ideas. She wont let you down!!

Robert at Pedestals SAVED the day! I had originally hired another florist that had been recommeneded to me. After months of asking him to send me a picture of his creation/my vision he finally did with 2 months to go before the BIG day! I wanted to die! It was the WORST thing I had ever seen. I thought that finding another florist this close to the wedding was impossible until I came across the Pedestals website. I called from Salt Lake City, UT (2 hours BEHIND New York time) it was 9:40pm when Robert answered the phone. Surprised he was still working, I went on to tell him my dilemma. IMMEDIATELY he began putting something together for me. I received numerous pictures and a sample quote the following morning. I am SO lucky to have found them. Still counting down to our wedding day, but I know I can rest easy knowing they will be taking care of me on the biggest day of our lives!

My flowers were even better than I dreamed of. Richie did a great job creating beautiful bouquets and centerpieces exactly from a picture I showed him with the PERFECT colors!! He made me feel comfortable and confident even though when I first walked in to their establishment I knew absolutely NOTHING about flowers. I would highly recommend Pedestals to anyone. It was such an enjoyable experience.

My flowers were even better than I imagined them to be. Robert did a fantastic job creating beautiful bouquets and centerpieces for my wedding. He made me feel comfortable and confident. I would highly recommend Pedestals to anyone.

Brought the thoughts in my head to life.. it was picture perfect! Robert is the best and will work with you on your budget.

Rob and Pedestals made us a BEAUTIFUL wedding. Everyone commented on our flowers and how pretty they were. One thing that was annoying was the week before he was very hard to get in touch with! But other than that he delivered on everything I wanted.

I was very disappointed with my flowers at the wedding. Pedestals was highly recommended to us and initially they seemed helpful and professional. They fell short of what they promised us. First, the centerpieces were half the size of the sample they showed us at the store. The flowers for the church were small and not impressive. They were supposed to place fresh roses on the cake in a decorative fashion however, they did a terrible job.The cake looked like it was attacked by disorganized flowers. The person who was supposed to go to the catering hall to place the flowers on the cake did not show up. Instead some other person from Pedestals placed the flowers on the cake. The flower girls did not have the correct colored roses which was an eyesore. The maid of honor's bouquet was supposed to be larger than the bridal party bouquets but it wasn't. The groomsmen flowers were incorrect in number. We paid too much for such lousy service. My only regret was using Pedestals for my wedding. All of the other vendors were perfect. Save yourself the disappointment, go somewhere else.

I was a little disappointed when it came to my table centerpieces. I compared the wedding arrangments with the Wedding sample and the sample was so much better than the actual wedding arrangements. The one thing I did Love was how they decorated my wedding cake.

We dealt with Robert and overall we were very impressed with Pedestal’s service. Pedestals delivered on the floral arrangements-they were beautiful, fresh and very impressive. Unfortunately, building up to the wedding day, there were times when our calls/questions went unanswered and we needed to follow-up multiple times. Vendors need to realize that a bride and groom have so many different vendors to deal with and having to make multiple calls/requests to have things done is extremely time consuming and stressful. Again, on the wedding day, Pedestals pretty much delivered…the only thing they forgot was the LED tea candles on the stairs leading up to the reception and this was something that I really wanted! Also, they advertise an office in Manhattan, but it would be more convenient if they had more hours there!

I actually dealt with Phil directly for our wedding floral arrangements and was extremely happy with the service provided. They not only offered the best prices but also the best styles, very modern and elegant. When we met with Phil he was very attentive, reviewing the inspirational pictures I provided and offering his own style to create arrangements I had envisioned. We went through a trial of our centerpieces so I knew exactly how they would look the day of. I wanted short centerpieces with ivory vendella roses and hydrangeas but he added his style with some green berries and gerber daisies and they looked fantastic! He also added hydrangeas and calla lilies to my bouquet which I would never have thought of and I loved it! The bouquets were perfectly sized for me and my bridesmaids and we all received many compliments. The pomanders too were perfectly sized for my 3-year-old flower girls. Everything was delivered on time and the delivery guys were quick and efficient in setting up the altar pieces. I’m sorry other brides didn’t have as good of experience with Pedestals as I did but I will HIGHLY recommend them in a heartbeat.

Very quick to say you are the most important bride to them, maybe a bit too phony for my taste. Prices were reasonable, the bouquets were amazing but my reception centerpieces were not done to my satisfaction. I was very upset and will be contacting them as soon as my photos are available. Not as discussed and I had to let it go to enjoy my day.

I had the same experiance as another bride. The final product from Pedestals was half the size of the sample. I didn't go crazy on the haggling to avoid this very thing. I have picture proof too.

I had an initially good relationship with Pedestals. My consultant Marcella was very attentive and sweet. However, as time went on, it was difficult to get timely responses from her. I'd call or email and TWO WEEKS would go by without a response. After several detailed meetings about my flower arrangements, 3 weeks before my wedding, I was informed that she was changing jobs within the company and would not be at my venue on the wedding day as promised. She assured me that the production manager would take care of everything.

On the wedding day, there were NUMEROUS mistakes.

For the ceremony decor, they misplaced 2 of my candle stands (they weren't even on the aisle!). My ushers had to move them and got candle wax spilled all over their tuxedos. For the actual aisle, they charged me double for the amount of petals I wanted (I provided them an exact photo). They only provided me ½ of the petals I had paid for. They decorated the gazebo incorrectly (the contract said square style and they did something totally different). They did not remove any of the stamen from the lilies in the bouquets (they stain and I had requested that they do so beforehand). My maid of honor had to spend an hour removing them. They did not provide the cymbidium orchids in my maid of honor's bouquet. They failed to provide ANY petals that were supposed to decorate the escort card table. My coordinator had to run around and take petals that were decorating the cocktail tables to make up for the lack of flowers on the escort table. Since all of the Pedestals staff were long gone when we all arrived and saw these problems, my coordinator was on the phone with them trying to resolve the issues. She was told by Rob and Teresa from Pedestals that they would send someone back to fix the problems. No one ever came back or called again.

After the wedding, I called several times to speak to the owner, Phil, regarding these issues. No one ever called me back. Finally, I sent an email listing my complaints. Phil finally did respond, however, I found his response to be unsatisfactory. He only took responsibility for the fact that my maid of honor's bouquet was not complete. For all the other points, he made an inaccurate excuse for each, and completely denied wrongdoing in most instances. He also blatantly lied and said that his staff stayed at the venue to fix the problems. It was BECAUSE his staff was long gone that we had all of these issues. No one was there to fix the problems. When I responded to all of Phil's excuses with my points, he refused to address them. All he said was "I have reviewed your contract and I feel there is nothing more I can do for you at this time." He only offered a small refund. I took it, however, I am grossly unhappy with their poor service and their complete and utter denial of almost everything that went wrong that day. And, the fact that he lied and said his staff stayed to resolve the problems is completely unprofessional and unacceptable. There were several vendors there that could refute this easily.