Flora Glamor

Sofia was phenomenal! From day one to the last. She went above and beyond my expectations. I told her what my budget was and she stuck with it. She had great ideas on how to make wedding look glamourous within my means. I had gone with a different vendor who told me that in order to pull the look I wanted I would have to spend at least $ 5,000. I left that place right away as I knew I could not afford that. It was twice as much as I was hoping to spend. When I met with Sofia she suggested certain flowers that would be less expensive, but still give me that look I was hoping for. I cannot thank Sofia enough for her incredible work. She is fantastic!!! My husband and I were amazed with her work.

After seeing the photos I was worried I wouldn’t be able to afford flora glamor for my wedding, but I was wrong! Not only did I get table centerpieces and the bouquets of my dreams for myself and my bridesmaids, but I was able to add flowers for my wedding arch and small pieces for the fathers and mothers. Sofia was so easy to work with, she didn’t push anything I didn’t need, like a lot of wedding vendors do, and she looked for ways to save us money with similar flowers that were in season.
She’s clearly passionate about her work and I cannot recommend flora glamor enough!

I absolutely loved working with Sofia! I had seen at least 4 other florists and had done a ton of research on different flowers and floral designs but I still had trouble really visualizing what I wanted my wedding to look like. I wanted an elegant, timeless look that wasn’t too luxe but not rustic either. The other florists I had consulted with were all wonderful but at the end of our meetings, the final look of our wedding floral design didn’t really come together for me.
What I loved about my first meeting with Sofia is that she really took the time to show and walk we through different flowers, shades of colors and pricing options that still fit with the look that I was going for. She gave me her opinions with different options but she asked me which I wanted and let me choose pretty much each flower for each piece. I also loved that she drew out each design for the chapel flowers, the three different centerpieces and the flowers for our sweetheart table. She also went through each portion of the wedding and pointed out things that I didn’t remember.
She was also very responsive via e-​mail with any questions that my husband and I had, and very flexible. Her contract was also outlined clearly and was easy to follow.
Everything on the day of the wedding turned out absolutely gorgeous! My husband and I have a thing for koalas and the way she incorporated the eucalyptus leaves were gorgeous without being rustic. I ended up bringing my bouquet to a floral preservation shop because I couldn’t let it go. The preservation is a bit pricey, I almost didn’t do it. I thought to myself, I’m not typically a very sentimental person and we have pictures. My husband insisted however, because he could see the sadness in my face when I decided not to do it. When he said I could, I just started crying! Lol, kind of ridiculous but that’s how much I loved my bouquet and how much it meant to me :)
I’ve already told a couple of my bride-​to-​be friends about her, and I would highly recommend her to anyone! :)

Working with Sofia was a wonderful experience every step of the way and all the flowers she did for my/​my husband’s recent wedding were GORGEOUS! I remember walking into the venue and seeing the bouquets and saying «These are everything I never knew I always wanted!» Sofia has an artist’s vision for how all the flowers and arrangements come together and we trusted her professional expertise completely. And holy cow, did she deliver! Every floral element exceeded our expectations. We would definitely recommend her highly for your floral arrangement needs!!!

Sofia was incredibly flexible, accommodating to the my pricing preferences (which was a HUGE HUGEEE HELP), and very patient with last minute changes to the wedding arrangements from the beginning.
My bridesmaid Alex and I called a handful of flower shops with 5 star reviews around San Diego on Unilocal and everyone other than Sofia quoted me $ 3,000+!!! They told me «it’s impossible for you to have that arrangement under $ 3,000.» Those were their exact words. It was really discouraging.
Sofia on the other hand went ahead and ASKED ME what my needs were, how many bridesmaids and best men we were going to have and what style I was looking for so she could provide a quota. She not only sent me ONE quote. She sent me THREE options that broke down IN DETAIL (bridal bouquet, bridesmaids, boutiques, table arrangement, arc, etc.) of how much they would cost in correlation to the detail and fullness of the arrangement. My budget was about $ 1,500 more or less and she was able to do everyone within that range. I ended up spending a little more with last minute decorating changes I wanted but because Sofia was so willing to work around pricing I didn’t even mind spending a little over my budget. I still was able to have everything I wanted and even more. My total was no where close $ 3,000. Unbelievable.
If you want someone who first and foremost works around YOUR needs, provides options so that you don’t feel pressured to spend unnecessary amounts of $$$, is flexible with last minute changes, incredibly patient, hard working and very sweet Sofia is your girl!
Seriously, the best. I can’t emphasize this enough.

I’ve been meaning to post the most wonderful review for Sofia but never got around to it. I kept thinking I want my review to be as perfect as her flowers were for me. My pictures are hard to get to so that is why it’s taking me so long. I’m just going to add the pictures later even though it does not do her justice as is… She went above and beyond while executing exactly what I asked and for the price I was able to afford. She was very nice and everything went according to plan. She is absolutely THE best! All my guest were amazed by her attention to detail, craftsmanship, centerpieces and the work she did with the arch and the table at the entrance was breathtaking. Out of every single vendor I’ve written a review on, she is my favorite. I would recommend her a million times and I’d keep coming back a trillion more.

I cannot sing Sofia’s praises enough! She created all of the florals for my wedding and did an absolutely beautiful job.
From beginning to end, she was wonderful. Sofia responded to my emails promptly and answered all of my questions, no matter how stupid they may have seemed. She even looked through my massive Pinterest board to get a feel for my overall wedding theme. When I showed up for my first consultation, she printed up all of the examples I sent IN ADDITION to pictures of the ceremony and reception locations so that we could better talk through placements and such. I was also very thankful for her commitment to helping me stay on budget; she was very honest about what would put me over and that really helped.
I also had a chance to look through her portfolio books while I met with her in person and everything I saw in those books was beautiful. She can handle a variety of styles. SO TALENTED!
One of the best moments of my wedding day was when she delivered the bouquets; I was in the other room getting my makeup done, but all I heard were my bridesmaids and photographers gasp and comment on how beautiful the flowers were.
I highly recommend giving Sofia a call.

Sofia provided all of the floral needs for our destination wedding and was not only easy to work with but did a fantastic job with all of the arrangements and selections! I am so happy that we chose to go with Flora Glamor for our day.
All of our communication was mostly done via e-​mail due to me not living in the area and she was easy to coordinate and share ideas with. She worked with our budget and showed all of her pricing and services up front with several options. I was never able to meet with her ahead of time to go over colors in person so she used pictures I e-​mailed her and on the day of the wedding when I saw all of the floral arrangements I was blown away because they were absolutely perfect and matched right on with everything we had discussed. The sweetheart table arrangement was so beautiful as well as our memorial table florals — we received so many compliments! Very professional, friendly and easy to work with. Another side note, the other vendors we worked with were familiar with Flora Glamor and had nothing but awesome things to say about their beautiful work which was really great during the wedding planning process to hear great feedback from other vendors about our selection.
Thank you so much Sofia and Flora Glamor for making our wedding day extra beautiful and memorable!

I loved working with Sofia for my wedding flowers. She made everything a breeze and easy, a great trait when wedding planning can get stressful! Everything was perfect, from the bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, and garland. Lovely. Thanks again!

My son was married this past weekend. We met with Sofia twice prior to the wedding day. My now daughter in law was all about color and I was worried how the flowers would pull it all together. Well, I could not be more pleased with how everything turned out. Sofia is knowledgeable and talented. I would not hesitate to use her again.

You will not be disappointed with Sofia. My husband and I enjoyed working with her during the planning process. She really knows what she is doing! Also, she’s very calm and mellow which was nice when you’re in the thick of your wedding planning.
Now about our flowers… I’ll be honest, I teared up when Sofia dropped off all of our personal flowers. They were far more beautiful than I ever expected. My dog was our flower girl and the floral collar she made was perfect! I got so many compliments on my bouquet. The ceremony florals and reception florals were equally stunning. Thank you Sofia for making our wedding day so special and beautiful!

Sofia was wonderful to work with and my flowers were beautiful. Thank you for making our day so beautiful and can’t wait to use your services again!!!

Sofia Pacheco was one of the only florists I could find who was willing to take on my lower budget, personal flowers only, Valentine’s Day wedding. I sent her a Pintrest board with lots of examples of styles that appealed to me. She met with me and gave me a detailed quote and descriptions of what she could create. I was immediately impressed with her responsiveness compared to others I had contacted. After that, it was all in her hands! I was worried that because it was a smaller order that she wouldn’t be as attentive, but boy was I wrong! Sofia’s creations were GORGEOUS and better than anything I could have imagined or pinned. She really understood the theme of the wedding and the look I was going for, came in on the budget I gave her, and was very pleasant to work with. THANK YOU!

Our wedding was this past Saturday, 2÷7÷15, and the arrangements were more beautiful than I imagined.
We contacted Sophia, along with several other florists, a few months ago. She was the ONLY florist who showed pride in her work and clients by responding with personal and detailed information from the very first inquiry. Once we met, my now husband and I, knew we were in great hands.
She responded to all questions and concerns along the way. (Other vendors kinda put us on the back burner once payments were made & contracts were signed).
Also, our budget wasn’t very big. Yes, we were clueless as to how much flowers would cost, Sophia explained why and how every flower would be used.
Day of, we completely forgot pickup our bridal party flowers & Sophia called and had a back up plan for us. (our church was locked when she arrived & she kept so calm the entire time. This could of been a real stress & panic situation but she was professional and assured me everything would work out, and it did thanks to her!)
Also… My friend who owns a florist shop came up to me and asked, «Who did your flowers?! I can’t find one negative space. They’re the most beautifully made arrangements. I’m impressed!».
Thank you, Sophia! You are truly talented and amazing at what you do. :)

Our wedding was last weekend and Sofia more than exceeded our expectations! Sofia is so easy to work with and she truly listens to you to make sure she accomplishes your vision of what you want on your big day. Highly, highly recommend her!

Sofia completely exceeded any expectations we ever had! She did a great job at matching the flowers to our event feel. She nailed the colors and textures and even mixed in some succulents to fit the venue. We got bouquets, corsages, table arrangements, and flowers for the church. Each were as beautiful as expected and were delivered with no stress. The arrangements were stunning and the experience was pleasant. I would definitely recommend Flora Glamor to anyone getting married! Thanks Sofia!

I cannot say enough great things about Sofia and her work. When we first talked, she asked me all the right questions of how many people, theme, color scheme, venue location and overall vision of what I planned for our day. When we first met at her office, she had laid out every color ribbon, pictures of specific individual flowers, a variety of different vases that she had to offer, plenty of accessories to decorate arches, pictures of her variety of arches she had that clients could rent from her, plenty of albums filled with previous clients bouquets, ceremonial decorations, and center pieces that related to the peacock wedding I wanted. She was extremely prepared and knowledgeable about what would be in season, what would work or wouldn’t work (mainly based on availability) as well as the maintenance of preserving certain flowers through the course of the night as some were pickier than others in their handling. We had a very thorough conversation where she even provided the layout of our venue for us to picture table settings and centerpiece layout.
I did not speak to anyone else, I knew then and there she was going to handle anything floral/​décor related as her previous work, her passion, and her talent just blew me away. Since this was a destination wedding for us, we corresponded through email for the majority of our planning. She always replied to my emails within 24 – 48 hours and was always ready for my questions. Needless to say, she was a joy and so easy to work with. For my ceremony, I went with renting the chuppah from her which she decorated in white fabric, tied to the 4 posts with teal fabric. On the front of the chuppah, she decorated the entire front arch with a myriad of purple, pink, green, teal flowers. She also offered hanging glass orbs filled with pink orchids that she hung down at various lengths directly underneath the roof of the chuppah which added to the overall beauty of the ceremony. I also ordered rose petals of pink, white, and purple to be put in cones at our ceremony space for guests to throw directly after the ceremony. All of these flowers were vibrant and fresh from start to finish. We also ordered 3 groomsmen boutonierres, 1 grooms boutonierre, 2 father boutonierres, and 1 corsage for the mother of the bride in which she customized with the peacock feather design. They were all extremely elaborate and beautiful. We also had 3 bridesmaids bouquets, 1 bride bouquet which again she customized different colors to contrast with what we wore and she also threw in a toss bouquet as well. At the end of the ceremony, I was so happy that she worked so hard to reuse our ceremony flowers for our sweetheart table and she removed the flowers from the glass orbs to decorate our cake table and our cake.
A couple months before the wedding I had requested a mock up of one of the small sized centerpieces and a groomsmen boutonierre just to make sure we were on the page and her combinations of flowers in our centerpieces really pulled the room together to create a grand atmosphere even though they were the only decorations for the reception. I have attached a couple of pictures that guests took in this review for you to see how beautiful everything was. I hope this review has helped any future brides for their day. I would not hesitate to hire Ms. Sofia Pacheco again as she is extremely professional, detail oriented, and passionate about her work. And it is easy to have a beautiful wedding, when you have an amazing florist to create an enchanting atmosphere through her flowers.

Sophia did such an amazing job! I loved the flowers, candles, etc. we had at our wedding and even though I went in with a very simplistic explanation of my «vision» Sophia was able to ask all the right questions, and looked at my Pinterest page, and nailed it!
I really can’t say enough about how wonderful everything looked. Seriously. Just check out the photos.

Sofia did the flowers for my wedding in August. She was a pleasure to work with from start to finish.
I met with her several times during the planning stages and she was always very professional and very sweet. She listened to what I wanted and also made some great suggestions (like saving the extra fabric from my wedding dress alterations to wrap the bridal bouquet and grooms boutonnière-​so romantic)
The flower arrangements that she did for my wedding absolutely blew me away. They were one of my favorite parts of my wedding (and I REALLY loved my wedding). I actually screamed when I saw her walking in with my bridal bouquet. It was SO BEAUTIFUL.
I would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Sofia with Flora Glamor.

Sofia was AMAZING! I was referred to Sofia by my wedding planner Gina and had no idea what to expect. Talking to Sofia I was really impressed by how knowledgable she was. She had tons of ideas and suggestions and since I didn’t really have a very evolved idea for my flowers that was great. I could tell from her binders of pictures that she has a gift. Everything was stunning and tasteful, even things I wouldn’t want for myself because I didn’t like the style, were executed beautifully.
I had heard scary things about the prices of flowers from other people I had talked to. The prices here was actually not bad, and the arrangements ended up being the most beautiful I have ever seen. They were not only beautiful but interesting. There were tons of little touches that made the arrangements unique and the placement of every flower was perfect, the draping of each vine and spray of flowers was graceful. Everyone raved about how gorgeous the flowers were. I couldn’t have been happier with how they turned out. Sofia is also extremely sweet and very professional. Working with her was a very positive experience and if I ever have an excuse to seek out professionally done flowers again, I would definitely go back.