a.hana Design

Asako!!!
Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for carrying out our vision! Everything was so breathtaking and it came out exactly how I had imagined! You were an absolute pleasure to work with and I am so lucky to have found you! The way you executed every arrangement was simply amazing! Thank you so much for also finding the peonies last minute and incorporating them!!! It perfectly completed my vision! Everyone was raving about how beautiful everything turned out and the only thing they were dissappointed about was not being able to bring the beautiful arrangements with them back to New Jersey! I wish you so much luck with your business and I know that every bride you work with will not be dissappointed.
Please look at our hashtag on instagram for all the pictures from the night! #pamello2016
Thank you again Asako!
The New Mr & Mrs Albarracin!

Asako put together a wonderful set of arrangements for my SF City Hall wedding on very short notice. She has great design sensibilities and created a beautiful and elegant composition that really completed my Cinderella look. She made an effort to stay in touch before the event as she was picking out flowers and was happy to incorporate my preferences. I’m very happy that I found a. hana Design to do my flowers!

Asako did a fabulous job with our wedding flowers! Everything was absolutely beautiful. Our guests and family keep commenting on how beautiful our flowers were:)

Asako made my wedding look beautiful with her gorgeous flower arrangements. She was great to work with, very easy to communicate with, and had many great suggestions on how to put together our wedding look. We knew we wanted Stargazer Lilies as part of our arch and my bouquet, but other than that, we were pretty clueless on what kind of flowers we wanted. We told her our color scheme and she went to the flower market and took pictures of flowers she thought would work for us. The flowers ended up being amazing. The stargazers that she put in the arch were probably the biggest and most beautiful that I’ve seen! She is sweet and wonderful and will make your wedding look great.

Asako did a fantastic job on the flowers for our wedding. I found her on Unilocal and loved the images of her work. Meeting with her you can tell she is 100% a creative person so definitely come prepared with questions if you have any. If you have inspiration images, that is even better. I basically told her our colors and gave her images of what I liked and trusted in her vision. I loved everything she created for us (bouquets, ceremony pedestals, sweetheart table garland, aisle flora). Since she is very busy during wedding season, it was difficult to get ahold of her at times so I would recommend calling instead of email if you need to finalize anything. Thank you again Asako for making my inspiration images come to life! It’s been so hard saying goodbye to my flowers!

Asako is an absolute gem to work with. I had to plan our wedding from New York, so you can imagine how nerve racking it was to basically have to pick all our vendors solely based on reviews and online portfolios. But when it comes down to it, you need to work with someone who jives with you and understands your vision while providing their creative expertise. I had another florist who wasn’t friendly or flexible, and just didn’t understand my vision and wanted to include random designs… I found Asako on Unilocal (thank you, fellow Unilocalers!), and saw her work on some wedding blogs. I knew she would be great as soon as I spoke with her over skype for our initial call. Incredibly friendly, calm, and assuring. Knowing that I lived in New York, she always made herself available, and provided very helpful input for all my floral decisions. She just made it painless and I trusted her completely. Even more, I arrived a few days earlier for our wedding to prepare for the big day, and Asako invited me to go to the flower market with her since we had never met yet. That was really nice of her and it was a great way to get to see all the seasonal flowers and discuss color choices (bc everyone defines pink, peach, white, yellow differently.) I’m so glad we decided to have Asako as our florist. She’s very talented and her prices are reasonable and she provides input as well! When the flowers arrived, everyone complimented how beautiful they were.
Thank you, Asako!

Asako did a fantastic job with flowers for my wedding and reception last fall. Her aesthetic is unique and beautiful. She is super talented and focused on delivering elegant arrangements that are of the best quality. As I had no idea about fall flowers, she took me on a visit to the San Francisco flower market to pick out seasonal flowers and discuss color choices. Her rates are fair as she promises style and quality and delivers just that. She worked her magic and on my wedding day, the flowers looked absolutely gorgeous. If you want your wedding flowers to be one of a kind, choose Asako!

I found A. Hana Designs through Style Me Pretty and decided to hire her after I found out my maid of honor’s cousin had used her and raved about her. Asako has a very beautiful aesthetic and impeccable taste and is honest about telling you if what you are asking for within your budget will look «cheap» or «sad.» We ended up adding a lot to our flower budget but it was definitely worth it. I received SO many compliments about the flowers, I really do think they made the reception. The arrangements were so beautiful and had a lot of impact. Asako also has a very large assortment of vessels for flowers and candles, which was so great. Many florists I met with did not have that many options for vases and wouldn’t have been able to achieve the look I was going for. Asako has SO many options that we actually scheduled a meeting just to pick out the vessels. She is also very responsive to emails and will work with you to get everything just right. Asako isn’t cheap, especially if you have expensive taste in flowers like me and want tons of garden roses ;-) but you definitely get what you pay for with wedding flowers. If you have the budget for it, Asako will give you elegant, beautiful, high end arrangements.
You can see the bouquets and arrangements she did for my wedding on my blog in these two posts:

Thank you fellow Unilocalers! We found a. hana design through all of the great reviews and they did not disappoint. Asako was great to work with, she was very easy to communicate with and all of our flowers turned out FANTASTIC!

My wife and I were recommended to a. Hana Design by our wedding planners, Honey and Twine. I’d have to say, Asako is in a league of her own.
Asako was very patient and attentive towards what my wife and I had planned. She provided helpful feedback and recommendations to help envision it, which was supplemented by images of her previous work, making it much easier for us.
My wife and I were married in Fall, which prompted Asako to inform us which flowers would be in season and which type would correspond well with our theme – this demonstrated that Asako is very knowledgeable in her field, which put us at ease even further.
Asako also has many pieces and stands to display the flowers in. My wife and I had trouble because of all the variations, but Asako worked with us throughout the whole process. Her familiarity and skill made it very seamless.
On the day of the wedding, everyone that attended witnessed the masterpieces of Asako. The many compliments we received no doubt reflects Asako’s hard work. There is something about the way how she sets it up – not only is it gorgeous, she is able to manipulate them so the flowers look beyond elegant, as if it was a picture from a magazine depicting a royal wedding. The flowers accented the whole our wedding so magnificently that multiple guests took some of the flowers home even before my wife and I got a chance to!
My wife and I are beyond satisfied with the work Asako did. I would recommend her in an instant. Thank you Asako!

I just had my wedding at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. I’m so thankful to all of the wedding vendors that made our wedding special, but I really think Asako of a. hana Design deserves the most credit going above and beyond my expectations. After contacting a ton of floral designers, I selected Asako of a. hana Design to handle the flowers for the big day. I really liked her design aesthetic on her website, and her prices seemed fair. We met up in person, and discussed what colors, textures, and flower varietals I was hoping for, and she nailed it! My jaw dropped when I walked into the room and saw her creations. Several of our guests asked who did the flowers, and for her contact info. I have feeling Asako is going to be very, very busy this year!

What’s this? A review from a GROOM? Yes, that’s how great Asako was for us. She was by far one of our favorite vendors.
I feel compelled to write this review because of how happy Asako’s flowers made my wife. The bouquet is one of the first things delivered in the morning, so it sets the tone for the day. And my wife couldn’t stop gushing about the flowers the whole ride up to the venue. We received effusive compliments on the flowers throughout the wedding. My wife actually loved them so much we took some home afterwards and even took one along with us on our honeymoon (we stayed local). To this day she still loves looking at pictures of the flowers.
Everything was executed perfectly. Flowers were delivered on time, there were no mix-​ups or miscommunication, and everything was clear. I have no doubt that you’ll be won over by her work alone, but after meeting her you’ll immediately get a sense that you’re talking to a real expert and that you’ve made the right decision. She deserves all the praise she gets and more.

I found Asako on Unilocal,and she really helped restore my faith in Unilocal reviews. She truly deserves straight 5 star reviews across the board.
I knew that I wanted Asako to do my wedding (5÷31÷13) because of the way she chooses and handles flowers; she is an artist. They are not gaudy or over– the– top, but are fresh, tasteful, and she knows how to draw out the natural beauty of each flower, as only a master can do.
She communicated well through emails with lots of photos (I live in Pittsburgh, PA and our wedding was in Sonoma), and also met with me twice when I visited to get a better idea of our vision was. She gently recommended a minimum budget for our centerpieces and bouquets (she also did our hair flowers and boutonnieres) to make them the best possible, which I thought was reasonable and really appreciated when I saw all the flowers on the day of. They were so beautiful! I loved my flowers and kept 3 centerpieces and my bouquet as long as I could because they made me so happy.
Asako is a lovely person to work with, who truly loves flowers and will do her best to make your day just the way you want it to be, and will likely exceed your expectations.

Asako is so super talented! I found her through Unilocal (thanks Unilocalers!) and she did not disappoint for my wedding last Fall. I really enjoyed my interactions with her. She is very soft-​spoken and modest, but don’t let this fool you. She knows exactly what she is doing; she is a pro. She has great listening skills and you can tell she loves what she does and makes it a point to do a great job for every one of her clients no matter the budget. She will tell you if something is right or not right or what is doable and what is not. She asked me a lot of questions and I came prepared with pictures for our meetings. I knew exactly what I wanted. I wanted something very clean, modern, classy. I wanted soft pale colors to compliment the overall theme. I did not want anything over-​the-​top or flashy. She got me right away. She instantly knew what my vision was and went to work.
Her prices were in line with what everyone else around town was charging, but I just thought her creative eye for shapes, colors, contrasts was on par. She knows what works and what doesn’t work. We were both on the same page about using seasonal flowers without compromising quality. She was able to find flowers that I could use that looked very similar to peonies (unfortunately, they were not in season during my wedding). She was on time, went above and beyond with the set-​up for the ceremony and reception and everything looked beautiful. I was so happy with the outcome. Asako is very lovely and if you can book her, you are one lucky person. Thank you, Asako for making my day that much more elegant. I appreciated your hard work!

Asako really delivered. I was the bride that went in saying «I want something that feels old-​fashion, vintage and romantic». With very little guidance, Asako was able to guide me to the right type of flowers, colors and really helped shape our wedding.
I was blown away by the bouquets and the ARCH!!! The arch she made for our ceremony and reception was breathtaking. The roses she used were literally the size of a plate! We received so many compliments and were thrilled to have worked with someone who was patient and worked within our budget.

We had Asako do the flowers for our wedding this summer. They were absolutely perfect! I have to admit that most of the time I hate that traditional wedding flowers look. Asako was able to take my vision and give me something really unique and special. We were so happy with how it all turned out. I also had a limited flower budget and she was able to work with me to get what i wanted within my budget. Many other florists would have told me that it couldn’t be done, but Asako can work wonders.

Service: ⁵⁄₅ — Asako was always very professional, sincere, and friendly. She is great to respond to emails and phone calls/​messages, and she also has a lot of information posted up to her website too. Most importantly, she is flexible and willing to make things work to your taste and budget. It’s great because everything can be customized to your liking — she will ask you lots of questions to determine what you are looking for, and you can tell her what your budget is and she will work to fit within those limitations.
Given that she has been in the design business for a long time, she has a keen ability to create a vision based on a few data points that you provide her. In our case, she was pretty much spot on with colors, flowers, and overall design of our arrangements. She exceeded our expectations, and even our photographer commented on the fact that she must have used high quality flowers, since you typically don’t get as full or fragrant flowers in things like the bouquet, or even the extra toss bouquet.
Value: ⁵⁄₅ — Given the quality of flowers, as well as the designs that Asako puts together, the value is outstanding. As mentioned before she will work to your budget, no matter what it may be. It may not be the absolute cheapest, but we certainly felt that we got more than expected given our limited budget. And more importantly, keep in mind that the physical flowers are only a small part of the equation — it’s the skill and experience in putting a design/​vision together that truly make Asako and her team stand out.

This is my very first Unilocal review after so many years of using Unilocal,and I’m writing this review literally the day after my wedding. This should speak of how amazing Asako really is.
Honestly, my fiancé and I started with a very small budget for our floral arrangements. I began sending out requests for estimates (along with a mood board I created) to various florists around the Peninsula and San Francisco and almost all of them pretty much said, «Sorry, we can’t do much with that budget.» Asako, however, seemed very excited to work with us based on the mood/​feel that we were going for and asked if we wanted to meet and discuss more details.
Once we met with her we found her to be SO sweet, SO professional, and SO talented. I can’t tell you how excited I got when she showed us more of her portfolio work in person. We just had a feeling that she would do an amazing job on our big day. We booked Asako many, many months in advance and up until our wedding day, she was always super responsive and helpful. I changed some detailing in the contract so many times (apologies, Asako!) but she was always so kind and patient with us.
And on the day of… WOW. The flowers were SO breathtaking. They are honestly not only the most beautiful flowers I’ve ever seen at a wedding, but the most beautiful arrangements I’ve ever seen PERIOD. Even our officiant said to me, «THAT is a beautiful bouquet. I’ve been to many weddings and I must say that your bouquet is LOVELY.» I mean really… an officiant with over 20+ years experience said that about Asako’s work. Why aren’t you booking her right now?
Asako went way beyond our expectations. We spent double our original budget but I don’t regret it one bit — everything was soooo worth it. I wish I could post more photos of the other beautiful work she did, but sorry people… I just got married yesterday! :)
10÷16÷11 UPDATE: Make sure to check out all the photos I’ve just uploaded. Asako has such amazing taste.

I can’t believe I was actually going to try and order flowers on-​line to have them delivered! I was out of my mind.
Luckily, I snapped out of it and one month before the wedding I went on a hunt for a florist. Keep in mind my wedding was on New Year’s Day in San Francisco! I know for a fact that Asako was heaven sent…
I reached out to a couple of florists and she was one of the first to respond to my email. We communicated by email and I didn’t meet her until the week of my wedding.
Not only was she super sweet but she delivered on everything I asked her for and more! The flowers were romantic and beautiful all crème and light pink hue colors with very little to no green. Very clean and classic garden roses with hydrangeas. Just magnificent.
She was realistic and kept my budget in mind which is what I appreciate. Yet I know she did a job worth more than my budget!!!
Thank you Asako! I will be recommending you to all!

10 stars to Asako! She is amazing. She is a sweet, gentle, calm woman with a lot of experience and knowledge of flowers. She delivers the highest quality flowers at a reasonable price. If I ever need flowers again, I know exactly who to turn to!
I met Asako to go over my idea about my wedding flowers. I had a very small wedding (less than 10 people) and she did not seem disappointed that I would need too many flowers. She actually seemed to look forward to attending to all the flowers herself, which she did.
It was always very easy to contact her (I did mostly by email). She chose high end, less common flowers, which I appreciated. She must have gotten up really early the day of my wedding, because she went to the flower market that morning so I could have the freshest flowers possible. She then made all the pieces by hand, and the detailing is meticulous. She wrapped all the stems carefully with beautiful ribbon, and secured them with pearled pins. I could tell her Japanese heritage from her flowers, which reflected her pride in her details. Even my photographer, who exclusively shoots weddings, was impressed by her designs and asked for her contact information.
Bottom line: Call her now! You will be lucky to secure her services and I wouldn’t be surprised if her rates go up soon, as I expect she will be very busy as people learn about her. She was an absolute steal for the quality of her work, and she was such a pleasure to work with!
Thank you Asako!