REVIEWS FROM OUR COUPLES
Wedding January 4th, 2020
Our wedding would not be what it was without Lori and her team at Cress Floral Decorators. From the very first call, Lori was professional, insightful, patient, and incredibly kind. I had a vision of what I wanted and she was able to hear it over the phone and bring it to life. I only had to meet with Lori one time in person, which was really helpful since I was planning the wedding from another state. At our in-person meeting she created the exact arrangement and bouquet we had discussed on the phone. I felt so at ease leaving the meeting that day knowing that I did not have to worry about our floral decorations, because I knew they would be perfect. On the day of the wedding, Lori hand delivered my bouquet and my bridesmaids' bouquets to our apartment. She then HAND delivered my groom's boutonniere all the way uptown. She came to our venue for the ceremony to check on the decorations and make sure everything was running smoothly. I'm not sure how she was able to be everywhere at once, but I was so thankful that she was! Since the wedding, we have heard nothing but especially positive feedback from our guests about the decor. I really cannot say anything other than THANK YOU to Lori and her team for making my day exponentially more beautiful. You are the best of the best!!!!!
Wedding August 10th, 2019
Cress Floral Decorators were amazing and I couldn't be more thrilled with the outcome of my wedding day florals and theme. They brought my vision to life and worked with me through it all!!! I work in PR and plan a ton of fashion/beauty events throughout the year, so selecting a company to plan MY special day was a big deal for me! I highly recommend having Lori and Tommy plan your big day or major event! It was worth it!
Wedding October 23, 2019
Lori and her team were amazing to work with. Like an anxious bride, I met with Lori a year before our wedding and stayed in close contact throughout the year. She made our vision come to life and it felt like such a personal experience. We loved using a local mom and pop florist that gave us all the attention to detail we wanted. They are amazing!
Wedding October 3, 2019
Working with Lori and her team for our wedding at the Boathouse in Central Park was an absolute pleasure! I did have an idea of what I was looking for, but Lori brought my idea to life in the most beautiful and elegant way. We met with her after emailing pictures of what I was looking for and she created sample centerpieces that were magnificent. This was so helpful so you could see in real life how everything was going to look. My bouquet was by far the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. When Lori showed up at my hotel with my bouquet and my bridesmaid's bouquet I was in shock how amazing they looked. When I saw the Boathouse decorated later in the day I was blown away. The combination of high and low centerpieces with high tapered candles and lows in mercury glass gave the room such a romantic and warm feel. Just the ambiance I wanted for our Central Park wedding! Finding vendors and trusting vendors with your big day is extremely stressful. With Lori I always felt like I was being taken care of and that she was going to come through with my vision. And did she ever! I can say through my experience with Lori that you are in good hands. Trust her! And book her!! Absolutely fabulous flowers!!
Wedding September 26, 2019
Honestly, Cress Floral made my wedding! Lori is incredible to work with, along with her husband Tom. They are visionaries and incredibly kind and accommodating. From the centerpieces, to the card table display, to my bouquet and the little personal touches all over the venue-- the flowers were absolutely gorgeous and exceeded my vision. Countless guests commented on the beauty of the arrangements and the fresh, vibrant flowers. I was so happy with Lori and her team's work on the day. I can't thank them enough. I highly, highly recommend working with Cress Floral!!
Wedding September 21, 2019
By the end of the process working with Lori, she felt like family. She took the time to listen and discuss pricing amongst different flowers and helped us bring our ideas to life. We had a color palette and idea to use gorgeous Japanese temari that my husband's mother was making for the centerpieces and Lori created gorgeous and very unique centerpieces with. The attention to detail is wonderful, the combination of candles, flowers, especially the two STUNNING arrangements on either side of us for the ceremony created exactly the right feeling and ambiance we had imagined. Cress is extremely easy and pleasant to work with, affordable, and 100% incredible! Thank you Lori!
Wedding August 16, 2019 I had the pleasure of working with Lori for my August wedding at the Central Park Boathouse. From the initial conversation with Lori, my mom and I could tell she has a true passion for making sure every wedding is done to perfection with florals, and had a very warm personality. Throughout the entire process leading up to the wedding, Lori was fantastic in answering our questions, making little tweaks to the florals we wanted to incorporate, etc. When the day of rolled around, the flowers were fantastic and looked amazing throughout the space and I LOVED my bridal bouquet. Lori even took time to put real flowers on our cake because we envisioned the cake having flowers. Thank you Lori and team! I highly recommend you hire Cress Floral for your wedding.
Wedding June 21, 2019
Lori and Tom Cress are the incredible duo behind Cress Floral that poured so much love, attention to detail, and patience into our wedding arrangements. We were truly blown away once we saw all of our wedding centerpieces, entry arrangements, etc. We received countless compliments on the flowers on our wedding day. Multiple guests told us that our flowers were ‘the most beautiful centerpieces’ they had ever seen. We met with them both several times before our big day and they were incredibly patient, kind, and resourceful. Lori even hand delivered the centerpieces for our rehearsal dinner, AND she and Tom were both there on our wedding day as well. We were blessed to have some amazing vendors at our wedding (band, photographer, etc.), but we received the most compliments on the flower arrangements. Credit to Lori and Tom on going the extra mile beyond our lofty expectations. They executed on more than we could have even asked for. We cannot recommend Cress Floral enough - a truly extraordinary team.
Wedding June 21, 2019
As every bride knows, flowers/the decor are extremely important for your wedding day. I was struggling to find a florist when I stumbled across Lori and her team, and they were amazing. I spoke with Lori numerous times in the leadup to my wedding, and she patiently listened to all my ideas and offered suggestions to help me create the most beautiful day. Lori even created samples of numerous pieces of my decor (not just the centerpieces and bouquet) to ensure that I could execute my wedding vision and to make me feel comfortable and confident on my wedding day. Would highly recommend Lori and her team!
Wedding May 16, 2019
Lori and the team at Cress were absolutely fabulous. Honestly, I did not have a clear idea on what I wanted outside of a general color scheme before I went to Cress. She was recommended by my planner, and we had a few sessions with Lori discussing general ideas and going over the lay out of the ceremony and reception rooms at the hotel. After some time brainstorming, Lori went to work. When I went to her studio to see the mock up of my centerpieces and mandap I was completely BLOWN AWAY. The flowers were more beautiful than I could have imagined. The mandap was absolutely breathtaking and the combination high and low centerpieces filled out the room and provided the most lush, beautiful ambiance for the reception. Lori had a vision and executed it perfectly. I also used Cress to coordinate decorations (runners, chair rental, and ceremony furniture). Everything looked beautiful and went off without a hitch. 100% recommended.
Wedding June 29, 2019
The Best Florist In New York!!
Words cannot describe what a pleasure it was to plan our wedding with Tom and his staff at Cress. Every visit to their lovely store, we were greeted with smiles, refreshments and good spirits. While my wife did most of the floral planning with Tom, I could tell that he made things super easy for her. Two days before the wedding, we had to add another table to the reception and Cress was able to have an additional centerpiece ready with no trouble at all. The flowers were beautiful and they arrived on time just as Tom predicted.
And Tom, thank you again for all of the accommodations you made for us. Our day just wouldn't have been the same without you! We will definitely recommend our friends to you.
Wedding November 16, 20109
Lori was so great to work with for my November wedding at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park. The Boathouse requires you work with one of their four florist vendors; I met with three and Cress was the most competitive on pricing. Plus, it feels like Lori is an extension of your family throughout the process and she cares so much about working with each couple to bring their floral dreams to life. We settled on florals early and I changed my mind after the first meeting. Lori was beyond accommodating and helped create samples of everything so I knew exactly what the florals were going to look like on my wedding day. I must say, the flowers were even better in person. I can't recommend Lori and Cress enough!
Wedding November 8, 2018
Your wedding day is the most important day of your life and Cress Floral will ensure it’s also the most beautiful day of your life. My wife and I knew we made the right choice from our first meeting with Cress Floral. From their attention to detail, to the care they spend through each and every step you will not be disappointed. We were lucky enough to meet with Lori and share our vision of what we wanted on our special day. Lori took our vision and with her talented husband Tommy and their team, flowered us with the most exquisite floral arrangements we could ask for. From our ceremony, to our reception, to the hand delivered bouquets and boutineers, our vision was made a reality in each and every way. Through all the stress and whirlwind aspects of our wedding day, I remember the morning of seeing Lori on site directing her team on every last aspect of each petal. Ensuring not only perfection, but making certain that no petal was left unturned. A big thank you to Cress Floral for being such an amazing part of our wedding.
Wedding April 12, 2018
Wedding vendors, whether it be DJ, Flowers, Photo, Video, they are all so crucial to your day and you work closely with these vendors beginning to end, so its VERY IMPORTANT that these vendors are easy to work with and very respectful. Well, Lori and Tom were hands down the best to work with. From the very first meeting, I felt like Lori and Tom were family. They were responsive to every email, phone call, or question I had. When I had meetings with them, they were easy to talk to, showed me so many different floral designs and options. They picked flowers and let me smell them. They shared the pros and cons of every idea I had and I felt SO informed! Tom and Lori truly know their flowers! As far as their work! I WAS SPEECHLESS when I saw the final product the day of the wedding. Their work is truly incredible. My bouquet was EXACTLY what I ever imagined. I had 13 bridesmaids and every bouquet remained vibrant and alive from 10 am to 1 am the next day. The centerpieces thrived for days after the wedding! Everyone was complimenting my flowers. The Card Table Centerpiece took peoples breaths away! It was incredible. They truly add beauty to your day. I 10000000% recommend!
Wedding December 6, 2018
The first time I called Lori, was from a grocery store wandering up and down the aisle in tears because I couldn’t find a florist that wasn’t trying to price gauge me because of where my wedding was being held. She didn’t know me, it was 7pm, and she talked to me until I was calm and told me flat out what pricing for specific flowers were. I felt so confident working with her, I would text her photos and she knew every flower just by looking at them for 2 seconds. She worked with me to build an environment for romance, she didn’t tell me what I had to spend “for a wedding at the Garden City Hotel” like other vendors. Instead she worked with me to create the atmosphere “I” wanted. She made me a sample centerpiece before I committed to ensure it was exactly what I wanted. I felt so confident signing with her, which is more than I could say for any other vendor. My mom even used her for my bridal shower Bc no florist could recreate the intricate French centerpieces that they wanted- but LORI did! The day of my wedding I was terrified. Not to marry my husband- that was the only part I wasn’t nervous for. But let’s be real these Long Island weddings are intense! So much money for one Day, and it’s all worth it if it all goes RIGHT. But what if it goes wrong? Is it wasted? That’s all I could think about and I hated that. I still remember getting my hair done, so nervous, and all of a sudden LORI walked in with this giant smile, this gorgeous bouquet filled with spray roses and ranunculus and anemone. I was so blown away and realized how everything had come together, I was holding in my hands the first real evidence of my wedding, and proof that something had gone right if not better than I imagined! I had entrusted role of florist to a real artist and a responsible woman, and I am so relieved and happy that I did. All my worries went out the window and I started to enjoy my day. I got my giant dress on, and in my hand was the most amazing bouquet. Holding it felt like an Olympic trophy and completed the picture. My wedding would not have been the same without her flowers. My favorite photo would not be the same without that perfect bouquet. When I went down for pictures lori had done exactly as I asked. A few centerpieces were ready and set for pictures by the couch. They were all set on time! When I saw my husbands boutonnière I was so thrilled. It was the cutest double ranunculus in the most beautiful burgundy which I told her how much I wanted. When it was time to walk down the aisle, I saw Lori, crying and taking photos behind the scenes. Everyone thought she was my aunt! I can’t tell you how much it meant to work with someone with so much heart. This is a business, but it is also important to remember this is a business that deals with love and she is the only vendor I worked with out of the (20+) that remembered that. Working with her made me feel like a BRIDE. The moment I saw my arch to get married under and then the centerpieces on my tables- was just the most amazing and reassuring moment for a high anxiety working woman like me. Speaking bride to bride, I’m telling you this is the florist YOU WANT. I had the most gorgeous flowers. They were fresh, fabulous and romantic. Lori and her team were so fluid and on time. The flowers were the only thing I didn’t have to worry about. I will keep using Lori as she and her business are a treasure.
Wedding September 2, 1917
Cress did the flowers or our wedding at the Central Park Boathouse and it was by far the most beautiful part of the day, not to mention the most enjoyable!!! Everyone at Cress makes you feel so welcomed when you come in, especially Lori- they do not pressure you into anything, they show you all your options, they listen to everything you want (even when you change your mind three different times)- they are absolutely amazing. We wanted a flower wall to be the backdrop for our photo booth, and they made the most EXQUISITE flower wall we had ever seen- the guests are still commenting on it- so many people didn't even believe it was real it was so perfect! The centerpieces were exactly what I had requested, and my cascading bouquet was flawless- Lori even brought extra ruscus to the hotel room the morning of the wedding incase I wanted it to be longer, and I did! They let us know what would/wouldn't or might not be possible, but would do everything they could to make it happen (as opposed to other florists who just flat out said NO to Anenomes). They were forthcoming about all costs, and when on the day-of the tapered candles they had bought didn't fit in the holders, Lori rushed over to Bed Bath & Beyond to buy new ones to make it work. I didn't even know this until a month later- she wanted everything to just go smoothly and wonderfully. We can't say enough about this phenomenal team, and if I ever get to throw another party again (or can handle it)- they will be my go-to!!!
Wedding November 25, 2016
Lori was by far and above the best wedding vendor decision I made. I met with Lori and Tom, my parents and my fiancé before ultimately deciding on Cress Floral. The meeting took approximately 3 hours because my mother and I had so many questions (the poor guys). Lori was patient, kind, creative, honest and warm. She didn't pressure us to make a decision on the spot, but instead gave us some things to think about. After leaving the meeting, we knew we would be going with Cress Floral. Lori PERSONALLY delivered my bouquet to the hotel where I was getting ready. My bouquet was so much better than the mock-up she had prepared for my approval (and trust me, the mock-up was GOOD). The craftsmanship and PURE LOVE that went into the bouquet was visible. My church was made all the more beautiful by the creativity and pure beauty of the floral arrangements and pew decorations. My venue was a beautiful venue, but I truly believe it was made exceptional because of Lori's (and her team's) fabulous work. When I walked into my reception venue and saw the custom bannister/railing, I literally gasped. When I surveyed the cocktail hour, the escort table, and eventually the tables with three alternating centerpieces, I nearly cried! Lori, Tom and the entire Cress team are professional, honest, caring and simply AMAZING. They were also responsible for my rehearsal dinner flowers and blew my in-laws away. I wish I could get married every year, but alas, that would be fiscally irresponsible, but I know that I have a florist (and a friend) for life with Lori and Cress.