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Makeover Magic!

Julie — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:12:11 +0000

We had a great time getting ready for a photo shoot for San Diego Style Weddings magazine. The first step was to get beautiful for a photo that will appear in a segment called “Faces behind the Flowers”. We were truly transformed by a fabulous makeup artist by the name of Brenda Moreno! You can find her at Young Attitude Aveda in La Jolla if you would like to transform yourself. On the left is the before picture (as if it isn’t obvious!) and on the right is the after picture. I am at the top, Pamela is in the middle and Nina is at the bottom – our trio of fabulous floral designer/wedding consultants!

Brenda did a fabulous job bringing out our best!

Making Mother’s Day Memorable

Julie — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:14:50 +0000

My mother has inspired me to appreciate and adore flowers so I always send her flowers to let her know how much I love her. Now that I have my own flower shop, it means even more to me to share our love for blooms, blossoms and plants. A couple of years ago I had a miniature rose plant shipped to her and she has moved that little rose bush out to the garden, back in to the house, down to Texas for the winter and then back up North just last week. I never would have dreamed that a little plant would mean so much to my Mother but I am thrilled that she has gotten so much joy from it.

You can order one for YOUR mother by clicking on the photo!

Free Flower Delivery to Kaiser Hospital San Diego

ozzie — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:48:28 +0000

Did you know that Michael’s Flower Girl is right across the street from Kaiser Permanente Hospital San Diego? We can deliver the freshest and brightest arrangements to help someone get well or welcome a new baby in to the world. Generally we can deliver within 2 hours from getting the order. Call us at (619) [...]

Saving Money on Your Wedding Flowers

ozzie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:52:45 +0000

Lets face it, everyone is on a budget these days.Even if we are not, doesn’t it pay to figure out how to get more bang for your buck? At Michael’s Flower Girl we have been doing wedding flowers for over 20 years in San Diego and have a few tricks to share.

1) Be sensitive to seasonality. Red roses in the middle of Feb are 2 times as much as they are any other time of the year. This is going to drive up the cost. So either pick a different color rose or different flower in red.
2) Price is driven by flower type, flower count, and difficulty of construction. This may seem obvious but if you are shopping florists, and someone is much less expensive, make sure you are comparing apples to apples. If the price is too good to be true, it probably is. Ask the florist to specify how many of each stem they plan to use for that price.Â Be clear on exactly what you are getting for your money.

3)Â Make sure you look at the complete price.Â If you are going to pick up the flowers, this isn’t hard but if you are going to need delivery and set up, make sure this is included in the quote.Â You would be surprised how many brides think they have a great deal only to realize that they had left off rental of the glassware or set up.

4)Â Ask your florist to loan you the center piece containers or provide them yourself.Â This can save you large amounts of money and can provide you much more elaborate containers than you would be able to afford if you were buying them.Â Heck, its more ecologically friendly too.

5)Â Be flexible. Its amazing how much more you can get for your money when you let the florist guide you in your decision.Â They may have other weddings that day with a certain flower choice and if it doesn’t matter to you, why not take advantage of the florists ability to buy the flowers in bulk and pass on the savings to you.

6) Don’t be afraid to share your budget – If your are upfront with the designer they can help maximize value during the process of selecting your flowers and make suggestions to either get you more for your budget or help you save additional money.

7)Â Don’t be afraid to buy the package. We offer a number of packages at Michael’s Flower Girl.Â These are items we turn out every week and are exceptional at making cost effectively.

Hope these tips are helpful and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Pamela Peterson Promoted to Wedding Lead

ozzie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:41:45 +0000

Though Pamela has only been with Michael’s for 3 months, her 13 years of floral experience brings our award winning designs a new level of beauty. Pamela’s experience includes work for a number of Hollywood notables as well as premier venues in Southern California. Come on in and have her design an arrangement or wedding [...]

Michael's Flower Girl Starts Renovation

ozzie — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:12:06 +0000

WOW!Â What a difference.Â As with most florists, we have experienced a significant drop off in walk in business.Â We also new we wanted to provide a great enviorment for our brides and workers.Â So, what do you do?Â Tear out every wall on the inside of the shop and start over!Â

Demolition stated on Monday December 28th and is scheduled to be competed by January 15th.Â When we are finished, there will be a private consultation room for brides to relax and enjoy choosing wedding flowers in a low stress enviorment.Â A large screen monitor will allow all to scan through the hundreds of floral alternatives in a qick, high techÂ manner.Â Complimentary coffee and tea will be available.

Our floral designers will also have a nicer working enviorment.Â In order to provide the optimum creative space cramped work benches are being repalced with long open tables.Â Lighting is bright and airy.Â Production space has more than doubled to accomidate Michael’s Flower Girl growth.

Come by after the 15th to see the new us

Free Flower Delivery from Michael's Flower Girl

ozzie — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:06:37 +0000

In an effort to support our local community we are proud to provide free delivery within 24 hours to to our local zip code 92120.Â This includes Kaiser and Mary Birch Hospitals.