Rincon Floral at 4180 Via Real, Carpinteria, California.

So, I don't really consider myself a procrastinator, but when it comes to planning a wedding, there are so many little things to keep track of and organize, certain things are bound to slip through the cracks. In my case it was the flowers. I know, but what can I say? Not a girly girl into those kind of details. So exactly one month out from our wedding date (eek!) I started researching florists local to our wedding venue. Having left the flowers so late in the planning, we were very limited on our budget, and after several phone calls and email inquiries resulted in "sorry, we only do a weddings with a minimum budget of $1,500" and so on, that familiar bridal panic started to clutch at my chest. Oh God! What will we do? Our planner recommended Sarah Hinton at Rincon Floral. After sending an email inquiry, I heard back the very same day. Our budget was no issue and we arranged a meeting for the following weekend. I arrived with NO CLUE what I wanted other than orchids for our cake. Sarah had a lovely slideshow presentation for us to peruse while she took care of the business end. I ended up going with white anemones for the bridesmaids, and a beautiful mix of white orchids and cream roses for my own bouquet (each choice matched the dresses in question impeccably!). Compliments abounded the day of, and we couldn't be happier with the results.

My daughter works in Carp, and had just received a promotion. I explained I wanted to send her a congratulations bouquet. I chose a local florist, as I wanted same day delivery. I placed my order around 10:00 AM, expecting they would be delivered in a reasonable amount of time. Well they were delivered sometime around 4 in the afternoon, after my daughter had left work. I guess next time I will use our regular florist in Santa Barbara, as they seem to appreciate my business.