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February 2024 by Amanda Feest
We had a great experience with Sweet Stems and Sara as the florist for our wedding! We booked our wedding through Wedgewood and Sweet Stems was our assigned florist. Flowers were probably the major aspect of wedding planning that my husband and I felt most uncertain about (we didn't know what we wanted, what we should expect in terms of cost, had no real flower preferences, etc.). On our first call with Sara, she clearly explained what was included in our Wedgewood package and what options we had for add-ons. She answered all our questions and made suggestions for flowers we could use to achieve the color scheme I had in mind. After we had to change our venue due to construction delays, we got on a call with Sara and talked through what changes we needed to make for the new space and again, Sara made things very easy for us. We had a couple small changes along the way (e.g., we changed our minds about corsages and where we wanted "memory" flowers placed), which we were able to easily handle via email with Sara; she always provided us with an updated contract so we could make sure everything was as we wanted and we knew the pricing. On the day of, Sara and her team set everything up beautifully. They went above and beyond by draping chiffon at our ceremony site and moving our ceremony flowers to our sweetheart table after the ceremony was over. We would highly recommend Sweet Stems and Sara to anyone who needs a florist! She has a great eye for floral design and made everything so easy for us!Photo credits: Easton Photography
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February 2024 by Amanda F.
We had a great experience with Sweet Stems and Sara as the florist for our wedding! We booked our wedding through Wedgewood and Sweet Stems was our assigned florist. Flowers were probably the major aspect of wedding planning that my husband and I felt most uncertain about (we didn't know what we wanted, what we should expect in terms of cost, had no real flower preferences, etc.). On our first call with Sara, she clearly explained what was included in our Wedgewood package and what options we had for add-ons. She answered all our questions and made suggestions for flowers we could use to achieve the color scheme I had in mind. After we had to change our venue due to construction delays, we got on a call with Sara and talked through what changes we needed to make for the new space and again, Sara made things very easy for us. We had a couple small changes along the way (e.g., we changed our minds about corsages and where we wanted "memory" flowers placed), which we were able to easily handle via email with Sara; she always provided us with an updated contract so we could make sure everything was as we wanted and we knew the pricing. On the day of, Sara and her team set everything up beautifully. They went above and beyond by draping chiffon at our ceremony site and moving our ceremony flowers to our sweetheart table after the ceremony was over. We would highly recommend Sweet Stems and Sara to anyone who needs a florist! She has a great eye for floral design and made everything so easy for us! Photo Credit: Easton Photography
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February 2024 by Alicia R
We had Sweet Stems for our assigned florist booking through Wedgewood Weddings. Working with Sara was very easy and accessible during the initial planning. She has her appointment calendar set up so you can select what time works to meet even a few weeks out. I recommend creating a Pinterest board for the first initial meeting with Sara so that she can easily set up which flowers and colors you are looking for your vision. After the first meeting we had all our flowers, colors, orders and price set. Before the wedding Sara didn't mind meeting with me a few other times to go over extra designs and orders. At the end I felt very confident that Sara was going to take care of us for all of the floral needs. When the day came we were blown away with how beautiful everything turned out. We were extremely impressed with our ceremony arch and sweetheart table which was a big highlight in our wedding decor. All our flowers for the wedding party stayed intact the entire night and had the color pop we were looking for. The bouquet also held together overnight before taking it to the flower preservationist the next day. We are so grateful that we had Sara and her team as our florist and would highly recommend her for Temecula weddings!
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February 2024 by Shannon Murdica
Their website stated they were open 24 hours, we went on a Sunday at 3 pm but their building was empty and locked. Clearly not looking for or doingBusiness..
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October 2023 by Katie R.
We hired Sweet Stems through our Wedgewood wedding venue and are so glad we did! Sara was great to work with and did an incredible job. She made my vision come to life and I am so grateful! Highly recommend hiring her as your wedding florist!
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August 2023 by Jasmine M.
We were so glad to have Sara at Sweet Stems Florist do our florals for our wedding!! they came out so beautifully and exactly how I envisioned they would be, she helps makes the floral dreams come true! All the details of the wedding truly came together thanks to Sweet Stems!!
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January 2023 by Lindsay Light
Sara truly does an amazing job with arrangements. My husband and I did not have a concrete vision for what we wanted with our wedding florals, but after our consultation, Sara was able to pull together a look that really tied together our fall wedding. Additionally, she does a good job at tailoring the florals in a way that fits your budget. The show stoppers were the floral arrangement she did for the tree at our ceremony and the bridal party bouquets; both were everything I could have hoped for. A couple things that drove me to only give 4 stars instead of 5: after the initial consultation, working with Sweet Stems seemed very corporate--emails seemed automated/generic (and really hard to read w/the formatting) and there was not much personal communication/check-ins in general as we got closer to the date (very different style than the other vendors we worked with). Also, my one nit with the florals was that the boutonnieres for the men were huge, so much so that we opted to not use them since the consensus was they would look a bit silly. It was unfortunate, but not the end of the world, since as I mentioned, the big florals were stunning.All in all, I would recommend Sweet Stems as a wedding florist; Sara and team know what they are doing which really takes away some stress from the bride/groom.Photo credits: Kylie & Co Photography
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August 2022 by Maria F.
Sara from Sweet Stems is very thorough during your initial meeting and works to put together a vision board of flowers based on your budget. Her arrangements were beautiful, and her team set up everything quickly and efficiently. The bouquets, especially my bridal bouquet, were spectacular. I ordered one less boutonniere than I needed, and Sweet Stems quickly made one for our groomsman. I am rating 3 stars based on two disappointing parts of my experience. While none of these things were a day-of show stoppers, based on the time and effort it takes to plan a wedding, they were certainly a letdown. 1. As you can see on the style board, there was a specific theme we were going for. The colors were oranges and peaches. When I went to go see my cake on the wedding day, there were two giant ugly red flowers on the cake. There were also red flowers in my table arrangements. Nowhere in the proposal did we ever agree upon red, and it totally ruined the look and cohesiveness. While I understand there can be substitutions based on flower availability, Sweet Stems should have picked something within the color palette and not decide to pick a totally new color. 2. Communication. Communication with Sara after the initial meeting is difficult. She can take over a week to get back to you regarding questions and concerns. Her email system also makes it impossible to read her messages. Her email signature is so much bigger than the rest of the body of the email. Emails that come from her system are difficult to read because of the formatting and the length/size of her signature. It was hard to keep track of everything. Overall, I felt okay with my decision to hire Sweet Stems but the two items outlined above would definitely prevent me from recommending them to someone else.
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June 2022 by Amanda K.
Sara is AMAZING!! As someone who works in the wedding industry, I wanted to be sure I had the BEST of the BEST -- and that is Sara with Sweet Stems!! My florals were absolutely breath-taking and took my wedding vision to that sought-after Pinterest level of design! My consultation was very smooth and easy. Florals are my most favorite part of wedding design, and Sara sat down with me to create my DREAM wedding vision, then helped me select the types of blooms, colors, and design ideas that would fit into my budget. I love how Sara will work with you to find creative solutions to give you the most bang for your budget, like creating design ideas that can be moved from your ceremony to your reception or communicating what blooms are most budget-friendly for the season of your wedding. Sara is also super down for doing new, creative ideas or trends---she actually designed a flower crown for my horse!! Sara's florals were amazingly fresh and smelled AMAZING. They were so fresh that they ended up lasting 5 days past my wedding! I also loved how I was able to keep the flowers and vases so many of my family member and guests were able to taker her florals home to enjoy after the wedding. BOOK Sweet Stems, it will be the best decision you make!! Thank you Sara!!
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May 2022 by Jean S.
Our wedding last weekend looked absolutely breathtaking, and an enormous part of that is due to the beautiful work by Sara and her wonderful Sweet Stems team! I cannot recommend them more highly enough! :) The consultation with Sara was easy breezy because she KNOWS weddings. Rose petal coverage? Wrist corsages? Boutonnières? I honestly had no idea how to choose florals for a wedding, but Sara walks you through every step. She was careful to listen to all my needs and wants. I emailed her with some last changes the week of the wedding and she was accommodating and totally lovely about it. On wedding day itself, the Sweet Stems team (amazing ladies) found us in the bridal suite, delivered all our personal items on time, and then set-up our arch and all the details we had discussed. They were professional and their designs looked STUNNING. The flowers smelled amazing too! Thank you a million to Sweet Stems for making our wedding look like a fairytale!!!
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April 2022 by Donna O.
She canceled our zoom consultation 5 minutes before we were suppose to begin. I was actually on zoom waiting when I received her email that my couple's date was already booked by another couple. I scheduled our zoom consultation weeks in advance and she decides to tell me 5 minutes on the day of our meeting. Very unprofessional!
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March 2022 by Alexandra Dibiase
I am a very big floral person so florals were a really big deal for me when it came to my wedding. I knew I wanted something bright and fun and different but wasn’t really sure how to make that happen. After speaking with a couple other floral vendors I was not feeling too excited and then I came across Sweet Stems. She was so incredibly on-it and I could tell she put a lot of heart into her work and that was exactly what I wanted. I gave her out colors and she came back with the most amazing palette. She was super responsive leading up to the wedding and answered all my questions and had ideas too! She coordinated with my coordinator to make sure that pick up went smoothly and that they would last till the day of the wedding. Day of the flowers were INSANELY beautiful. I was seriously blown away walking up to our arch and holding my bouquet. She captured exactly what I wanted and I seriously felt like I was in a magazine! I definitely squealed multiple times looking at these florals throughout the day! THANK YOU so much for creating something so beautiful and perfect for my Husband and I! If we ever have another event I am coming to you!!!
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March 2022 by Ariel Da Vee
Sarah did such an amazing job and exceeded every expectation I had for my wedding. The girls setting everything up were friendly, and professional. I gave them creative freedom and am so thrilled with how everything turned out. I got married Feb22nd and still have my bouquet! She also made me a greenery crown to wear that I am obsessed with. Highly recommend her!
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January 2022 by Gogo Junk Inc
This company is highly overrated. For the price they charged it is not worth it. They do not communicate with you and if you try to reach them they will charge you $70 per hour. What a ripoff! We expected better flowers on my daughter’s wedding last Sunday instead they only came up with roses and gerbera. The arrangements sucks! We paid $3000 for just arch flowers and table pieces . Don’t ever get this florist ! It is not worth it!
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October 2021 by Heather Folger HCD weddings & events
Sara is one of the most talented floral designers I’ve seen! She does 5 star work!!!
