Petals Edge Floral Design

I planned for a low budget wedding in Old Town Alexandria but that didn’t last very long… nothing is cheap in this area. In trying to keep within our budget I planned for the a Cuban-​Mexican theme wedding and was in need of flowers. I will be honest that I had no clue what I was doing or what I needed to do to have a successful and beautiful wedding. I was referred to Petal’s Edge from a friend and I booked an appointment with Gerry. I arrived at the small shop and Gerry quickly put me at ease. She went over several beautiful options and I was able to pick the flower arrangements that worked best for the wedding. I was a busy bride and was a little overwhelmed but Gerry and her team were extremely easy to work with and in the end the flowers arrived to the hotel on time and they were absolutely beautiful. The colors were vibrant and fit perfectly with our wedding theme. I received many compliments from the hotel staff that the wedding flowers were the best they’ve seen.

Gerry and her team are true artists. We booked Petal’s Edge to do flowers for our wedding. They included Gardenias, which are difficult to keep from bruising, and they arrived in pristine condition. The decorations worked so well with the venue and the table arrangements, keeping to my «French Garden» theme with Coral and Blue accent colors. It’s so difficult to choose a florist, because you don’t know if you are getting the best value. Gerry’s proposal wasn’t the cheapest, because they don’t sacrifice on quality. I choose vendors who know when to take over the creative direction as well: be cautious when someone says «sure, whatever you want.» You’re a Bride, not a Florist. I loved it when Gerry told me «no» and offered a more elegant solution. That’s why I picked Petal’s Edge over some cheaper, more inexperienced options. You don’t want a team of «yes men» you want a team of artists on your wedding day. And that team needs to include Petal’s Edge!

My venue gave us a list of florists in the area and for some reason Petal’s Edge caught my eye. I’m all about supporting small businesses vs. big chains so I met with Gerry in person shortly after. My first impression of her was very good. She was very helpful providing me with all kinds of information and design ideas that I hadn’t even considered. The pricing was decent but honestly my gut told me I could find something better. In the mix of wedding planning, I had to make a few adjustments and requested a revised quote to get a better idea of the total cost. My wedding is 4 months away and decisions need to be made like yesterday and I get that, but she became very pushy. We ended up getting a steal elsewhere (they even threw in a few extras) for a fraction of the cost.
Well that’s when things went down hill. I sent Gerry a nice email letting her know we appreciated her time but we were moving forward with another vendor. Her response? See verbiage from the actual email below:
«I’m very confused. What happened? When you asking revisions, it is to secure our services»
Come again? Asking for revisions on a price quote does not secure services. The number in our bridal party changed therefore we needed an updated quote. We were shopping around and getting quotes like any another consumer and we never gave her the impression that she was the chosen florist.
But here is the kicker! Gerry proceeded to go back and forth with me at 10PM on a work night via email demanding why had I changed my mind and trying to bully me into paying for her services. Honestly I don’t owe anyone an explanation for the choices I make concerning my buying decisions. As others have stated previously, Gerry’s attitude and lack of professionalism makes her very hard to work with and I am sooooo glad I went with my gut and gave my business elsewhere.
All in all I would not recommend her services.

Consistent with other reviews, although Gerry does provide great floral arrangements, she is quite difficult to work with. Despite completing a questionnaire regarding the style and décor in which we were going for and providing photos of example flower arrangements, Gerry sent us a proposal that did not meet our expectations. It took several iterations to get a proposal that we were happy with. For example, we asked for bright summery flowers that did not necessarily match with our wedding colors. During a phone conversation with Gerry to discuss the arrangements, she indicated that an array of multicolored flowers at out venue could lead to a «circus-​y» feel. We respectfully told her that if she would not fulfill our requests, we would be happy to take our business elsewhere.
Overall, very difficult to work with and would not recommend despite her delivering very beautiful arrangements. For us, time is money, and when you have to expend extra energy and time «fighting» with the florist to do what she is being PAID to do, it isn’t worth it. We would definitely recommend going with someone who may be a little more expensive but will respect your vision for your event.

Petal’s Edge provided the flowers for my wedding as well as the arrangements for the rehearsal dinner. For me, flowers were not a top-​dollar item for my wedding, and I know very little about flowers to begin with. I had a private consultation with Gerry, who sat with me and listened carefully about my budget and didn’t scoff when I told her that florals were not my main priority. She crafted a proposal that honored my needs (basic bouquets for the girls, little corsages for the parents, small arrangements for the tables) and also used simple white flowers, nothing over-​the-​top. Payment was easy and flowers were delivered on-​time and as promised to both the venue as well as to the bridal suite, so I definitely appreciated the two-​stop drop-​off.
The only item that concerned me throughout the planning period was when Gerry or Rebecca suggested I order an «extra» bouquet as they were concerned mine wouldn’t last from the 3 PM drop-​off to the photos to the ceremony, etc. This was nothing that was suggested to me during the initial meeting and planning, and I certainly didn’t budget for that extra full bouquet. Luckily, I chanced it, and took great care of my bouquet, and it looked great all through the night and even into the next morning.
I would say that, overall, my experience was very pleasant. Gerry and Rebecca were easy to reach via email, and were prompt in their replies. They also made it easy for me to include a special cultural element into the bouquets and arrangements, and integrated some special ribbon into the ceremony displays without any issue. They have a great know-​how for what looks good together, what’s in season, and they didn’t try to gouge me, even with my floral naïveté.

Gerry and Petals Edge Floral Design helped make my daughters wedding a dream come true! It was everything we hoped for and more. First of all, Gerry is amazing! From the moment she was contacted about availability for the wedding date until our first peek at the venue on the actual day… she was the ultimate professional. She asked my daughter what was the feeling she wanted to convey for her wedding and reception and listened to all of her ideas. When she didn’t feel that an idea would work in the venue we were using she discussed it and gave us valid reasons why she felt that way. She returned all of our emails promptly and answered any and every question we had concerning the day. Our first meeting was what sealed the deal. She had wonderful ideas and made great suggestions including filling some of the vases with purple plums to add to my daughter’s lavender and silver color scheme. A great idea for a summer wedding! Everyone commented on it. She was willing to work within our budget and if we wanted to omit any of the items to make it more cost effective she was very open to doing that. She even suggested ways in which we could still keep the «Wow» effect but present it within our budget. I have to say that I was very pleased with most of my daughters vendors, but Gerry’s work was by far one of our favorites.

Petal’s Edge did a fantastic job at my daughter’s wedding, both for the ceremony and reception. The blue and yellow wildflower designs came together beautifully and were casual but elegant — exactly the feel my daughter wanted for her wedding. Rebecca’s suggestion to substitute soft blue tablecloths for the white ones originally ordered made a huge difference in enhancing the beauty of the centerpieces and truly showed the keen eye and experience of Petal’s Edge. We loved the results and received an incredible number of glowing compliments from guests.

I used Petal’s Edge for my wedding.
My needs were small and my budget was small. Many florists that I spoke with kept referring me to the grocery store. And then I met with Gerry at Petal’s Edge. She understood what I wanted, didn’t make faces at me, and made it all work without any fuss. Gerry also directed me to floral alternatives that worked better for the season — she really worked to give me more bang for the buck.
My flowers were beautiful — and lasted through the unseasonably warm wedding weekend.
Petal’s Edge has since done weddings for my friends too — and their flowers were just as beautiful.

Let me start off by saying that two saturday’s ago I called to set up a consultation and left a message and a week later have still not heard back from them. According to their answering service when you call them it states that they do not work on Tuesday’s, so there is no reason for me to not have at least received a phone or email.
I was running errands in Old Town yesterday and decided to call them once more and give them a second chance. This time when I called a lady answered and I told her that I’d like to set up a consultation for my may 2014 wedding. before I even finished my sentence she cut me off saying, «don’t you think you’re jumping the gun a bit early?» I responded by saying that my Fiancé and I are very busy and would like to try to plan as early as possible. I told her that I understood it was early but I expressed my concern for a spring DC wedding. Spring DC weddings get booked extremely early and are very busy for florists.
She replied there are so many other things you need to do before you speak to a florist. you need to pick colors, linens, pace settings, and dresses. After she finished that statement, I quickly replied that I have finished all of those things. Shen then took a big sigh, as if I were bothering her and she said, in a sarcastic, hostile, and belittling tone, «Well, we’re not booking yet for the 2014 spring season. call back in August.»
I read some other reviews on here and others, it seems to me, may have had similar experiences.
I walked down the street to the Enchanted Florist and spoke with a lovely woman Gina who greeted me at the door. she did not hesitate to express her excitement for my wedding and set a time and date for em to come back and consulte with her and her staff. Enchanted florist 5 stars, I at least have to give petals edge 1 star to write this review.

A review of their customer service, not their product. The main reason: did not see a single flower during my consult. How are you a flower shop without flowers? The room was cluttered, which while recognizing people are working, it could have looked better. It was also obvious, as soon as they realized we were a small order, there was no interest. She would not give us a quote on the spot and the came in $ 300 higher than other florists.

We chose Petals Edge for our wedding as we liked their concept and thought they understand our wishes. Once the contract was signed, I found them difficult to work with (I believe our contact was named Rebecca).
I think because we were a smaller customer, they really just did not care. I had asked for rose petals to decorate our cake table and for the flower girl and she had ordered only ivory. I asked her to mix in some rose-​colored petals and she said it was too late — even though it was weeks before the wedding, She also said she would decorate the ceremony arch with lovely flowers, but the finished product looked quite chintzy.
We also showed her a picture of a tree/​branch we wanted for our placecard table, which had different colored crystal beads hanging from it. She said she could recreate that, but the end result looked like Mardi Gras beads!
Lastly, when she came to the hotel room to drop off the bouquets, she just had a real unpleasant demeanor, no smile, no congratulations, etc.
If she could not deliver what was promised/​expected at the budget, she should never have quoted that. I would rather have paid more for quality. Perhaps she just took a really fat profit.
Needless to say, I would not recommend her or use her again.

Love, love, love! My wedding flowers were completely gorgeous! They were more beautiful than I could have imagined. Every time I see a picture from my wedding, I can’t believe these are my flowers. The colors, textures, and feel are exactly what I wanted. The price was right too.
I met with Gerry and showed her 10 – 15 pictures of the types of flowers and colors I liked. I told her about my dress and my feather accents, which we decided to include in the centerpieces. They turned out so awesome! I am soooo happy I nixed the plan of doing my own flowers because I could have never ever made them this awesome. Would definitely recommend this florist.

Wedding flower arrangements. I was completely surprised and impressed with the work this team did. It was exactly what I wanted even though I had never actually seen what the arrangements would look like. Complete confidence. Will use again for other events.

We had Petals Edge do the personal flowers for our wedding last month (Sep 2011). From the start they were very accommodating. I ended up being VERY late for our meeting because of parade traffic in Old Town, and their next appointment had already arrived. Gerry graciously took me to Starbucks across the street rather than making me wait or come back another day.
We weren’t planning on doing any flowers in our décor, so we only needed bouquets, corsages, etc. (and we did not have a large bridal party). I didn’t get a very welcoming response from most florists in Arlington/​Alexandria, but Gerry never once made me feel like I was «less» of a customer because of my smaller order. She offered to meet with me again if I decided to incorporate flowers into the décor but she she never pressured me into buying more flowers.
I didn’t have much of an idea of what I wanted, basically I knew what our colors were and I had printed one photo off the internet. That was all Gerry needed! I really liked that she took the lead without being pushy. I always felt like she made recommendations based on the design even if the flowers were less expensive than the other choices. Closer to the wedding I added a few things to the order with basically no instruction because I trusted they would know what to do, and they totally delivered.
The day of the wedding the flowers were hand-​delivered to my hotel room right on time, they were huge and extremely fresh! My bouquet had so many flowers it was actually heavy! And the flowers looked great all night into the next morning. They totally exceeded my expectations! I had originally thought they were a little pricey but I do not think that anymore, we definitely got a great value.

We hired Petal’s Edge to provide the flowers for our wedding ceremony and reception. At first we were excited to work with them because we liked their ideas for our arrangements — we were trying to mix classic and modern — and they had been recommended by some of our vendors. But, after we signed the contract everything changed. Not only do they include what seems to me to be a very high charge for labor and delivery (20% of the total), but that 20% does not get you much. Even the slightest request we made after signing the contract resulted in an extra charge. For example, we asked if they could make a sample arrangement — extra charge. We asked if they could help hang the lanterns we purchased for the reception — extra charge. We asked if they could deliver the flowers a little early so we would have the bouquets for photos — extra charge. My husband and I did not have a traditional wedding cake because we were having cupcakes for desert. We asked Petal’s Edge if there might be a few flowers left over (after they created our 19 centerpieces, 9 bouquets, etc.) that we could put on top of our 6-​inch cutting cake. They told us there would not be ANY flowers left, and we would have to pay extra for the flowers for the cake. Also, we wanted to put two of the table arrangements outside during our ceremony and Petal’s Edge essentially refused to let us do this because they insisted the arrangements would blow over. We were willing to take that chance. But, we basically felt forced to pay for two more arrangements to put outside. In the end, we ended up spending a lot more on flowers than we had originally anticipated. Although the arrangements were very nice, for these and other reasons I would not recommend this florist.

I can’t tell you how easy it was to work with Gerry at Petal’s Edge. She was so knowledgeable, professional and creative in helping me decide how I wanted to use floral arrangements in my wedding that I was immediately put at ease.
She listened to my vague statements about what I was generally trying to achieve, she helped me to brainstorm ways to clarify my theme (something I wasn’t able to do in weeks) and helped me understand how floral arrangements could be incorporated. She also offered other cost saving decorating tips (that had nothing to do with floral arrangements — she’s just a creative person), and Gerry was even able to accomplish some outlandish ideas of mine on a very tight budget in a very sophisticated and classy way (my guests loved it).
The end result was absolutely stunning. I loved my bouquet so much I nearly didn’t throw it. It was the most beautiful bouquet I had ever had in my life.
My constant swapping of flowers before the wedding was just fine with her, and she returned a revised contract in 24 hours or less. Petals’s Edge was recommended to me by my wedding consultant, and they were definitely one of the easiest and most creative vendors I worked with.
Many flower vendors I spoke to opted for the traditional because it’s easy and most people will like it. I didn’t want to just like it though, and I didn’t want traditional. I wanted unique, I wanted to love it, and I wanted it within my budget. If this is what you’re looking for, then Gerry can definitely deliver with flying colors.

I’m sure the flowers would be absolutely beautiful if I wanted to pay top dollar for the top varietals. This is not a review of their product, but their customer service.
I believe a goal of small business owners should be to make things easier for the customer, while being NICE and accommodating.
I arrived to my consultation with a vision in mind (because that is what they advised, although I neglected to bring swatches or pictures of my wedding dress). The first thing she asked me was the color of my dress and decided to use that as ribbon for the bridal bouquet without asking what I wanted. I proceeded to discuss other details, but didn’t get the sense that we were seeing eye to eye. A few «I have no control over that» and «you should increase your order size so we can get a better value» got me ready to look elsewhere. There was no discussion about my budget, which would have saved me a lot of time (how am I supposed to know that I picked the most expensive flowers? I just think they’re pretty…)
The proposal was over my budget, so I tried to tweak it by having one type of flower in one color, supposedly the least expensive way to go. This was the only advice she had – an example of doing a version with similar flowers would’ve been more helpful. I showed her a picture of what I wanted and her response was to question me about my choices. I thought she was supposed to answer my questions since this is my first wedding and they are the experts.
I can say that I received the proposal in less than 24 hours and they are willing to match a competitor’s price. Since Old Town is not really on the way to my venue and I’m having a morning ceremony, it just seemed more trouble to choose them for my event, and not worth delivery. I would have to put my arrangements in a fridge sans vegetables or pick them up a half hour before I’m supposed to be at the location. They were willing to take my order, but didn’t seem eager to help. The reason I don’t give it two stars is because I haven’t «experienced better», yet. They have a good reputation but they need to simmer on the ego, because I don’t really see what sets them apart from everyone else.

Petals Edge was my florist for my wedding. The flowers were awesomely beautiful; everything was on time and in perfect shape. And they helped expand on my original idea for place-​seating cards into something super cool :)

Purchasing flowers for a large event (in my case, a wedding) can be quite a difficult thing to do, especially if you don’t have a background in horticulture and/​or are clueless about the zillions of flowers out there!
I had shopped around, and spoken with quite a few vendors — some turned me down because I wasn’t spending thousands of dollars, and others were trying to charge me thousands of dollars!
Petals Edge was fantastic! They did not turn me down because I had a small order (if you call $ 800 a small order…), and really listened to my ideas and worked with the designs that I wanted. The products that they delivered were high quality, and exact to my specifications. Price-​wise, I also found them to be very reasonable compared to other florists in the Washington DC area.