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River City Florist

River City Florist

Jefferson City, MO
4.6 out of 5 rating, 24 reviews
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    Kara S. Sent on 10/07/2019
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    Beautiful Bouquets

    Lauren was great to work with! I had emailed her probably 10 different inspiration photos for my bridal bouquet and she was able to make the perfect bouquet for my wedding! The bridesmaid bouquets were equally as beautiful. The corsages were so lovely and all of the mother's adored them. The boutonnieres made the groom and groomsmen look even better. I couldn't have asked for a better florist!
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    Melanie Sent on 02/04/2015
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    I went in knowing the size and color I wanted but no clue which flowers. Marlo talked me through everything and gave me ideas to pick the perfect flowers for the wedding and reception. She also gave me seating arrangement ideas for the reception!
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    We've used River City Florist for many years, They always do a great job, the arrangements and service are always first class. On the day of the wedding they set up at the church, set up at the venue for the reception, moved the flowers that were at the church to the reception after the wedding ceremony and set the flowers from the church at the reception!!! They really did a fabulous job and for that we are thankful!.
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    Rachel Sent on 07/08/2015
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    I absolutely loved my flowers! More beautiful then I could have imagined. Lauren and Marlo made the whole experience very pleasant. I showed them an idea of what I wanted and gave them artistic freedom. (they're the pros) It made my experience stress free and I ended up with amazing arrangements.
    They also did a wonderful job setting up & working around my budget!
    Will defiantly be a repeat customer! :)
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    Cori Sent on 10/10/2014
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    It was such a joy to work with Lauren at River City! Every idea I came to her with, she executed even better! The corsages, centerpieces, large arrangements.. PERFECT! And my bouquet... can I just have a fresh one every so often? I am still drooling. So lovely! Lauren let me come into the shop several times to check on how everything was coming along. Every time I left I was even more excited and blown away.. it was just getting better and better! Also, if Marlo is around.. ask her about making you a fresh flower hair piece! She made me a little one to tuck in the back of my updo.. that matched my now hubby's boutonniere. It was stunning! River City Florist is by far the best in town!! Very happy!
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    Emily Sent on 09/16/2014
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    Lauren did a wonderful job putting my ideas into reality. Her flower arrangements turned out more beautiful than I imagined. She was very easy to work with and always responded quickly and professionally when I had questions.
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    Anh Sent on 10/08/2014
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    My florist was Marlo and she was wonderful. She listened to what we wanted, provided professional advices and when we said we were still looking for other vendor, she even called and asked one of her contact to give us a discount. The bouquets were gorgeous! I definitely recommend her to everyone!!!
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    I had River City Florist make the flowers for our wedding and they did a FABULOUS job!!! Couldn't have asked for prettier flowers or better people to work with!!!! A+++++ Would definitely recommend them!!!!
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    Lauren was a dream to work with. She nailed our vision perfectly. Could not ask for anything different!
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    Audrey Sent on 09/16/2014
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    I worked with Lauren Moscato for my wedding this June. I came in with very few ideas for what I wanted for our floral arrangements, and based pretty much only off our colors and budget Lauren was able to create AMAZING arrangements for us.
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    Lauren Sent on 09/12/2014
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    I worked with Lauren specifically and COULD NOT have imagined more perfect bouquets. She had so many great ideas and gave amazing advice since I had no idea where to begin. When I saw my finished bouquet it literally brought me to tears. She was super flexible with delivery/appointments and you definitely get bang for your buck. Highly recommended for anyone in the central MO area.
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    Jessica Sent on 08/06/2013
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    Marlo at River City was so creative and fun to work with! Our flowers were stunning! Would recommend to anyone!
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    Katy Sent on 08/09/2011
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    Jessica did a WONDERFUL job on our flowers! The bouquets were beautiful, and she was so amazing to work with-she even texted me when things were ready! I only have praise for Jessica and River City Florist!
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    Rebecca Sent on 10/16/2008
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    I highly recommend using this florist for your wedding. We worked with Mark and he was great--very friendly and full of ideas. Our flowers were extremely affordable and also quite lovely. Also, he was willing to make some last minute changes to make sure everything was perfect.
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    Nikki Sent on 05/31/2008
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    This florist was wonderful. Mark was the person whom I worked with. I put a lot of trust in him that the flowers would turn out and they were beautiful!!
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    Lynsey Sent on 07/01/2008
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    River city florists were great to work with. Specifically, I worked with Lindsay. She was great. She really put my ideas into reality and gave her opinions only when she felt it was needed. I was able to call about 4 days prior to our wedding to add some flowers to our order. It was no problem with them. It's really great to have that flexibility.
    My only complaint was that they forgot the 4 pink roses that we were to give to our moms during the ceremony. Luckily, we had 4 white roses for a memory table so we just used those. They are refunding the money since they forgot
    River city wants to make sure you are happy. If you have time the day before the wedding, they ask that you come to approve your flowers. I recommend it so that it's one less thing you have to worry about going smoothly on the day of because you will already know they are great.
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    Mark at River City spent a lot of time helping us pick out flowers, and making sure we had everything exactly as we wanted. We asked him to put a special lace handkerchief and necklace into the bride's bouquet and they did a beautiful job. The bride was so happy with the result. They also supplied vases for the head table so the flowers could be used as centerpieces. We had many nice comments about how lovely the flowers were. We can highly recommend them.
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    Tara Sent on 05/26/2011
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    River City Florist was great to work with! Mark did an amazing job and did exactly what I asked! I honestly think they went above and beyond with my wedding flowers... I not only ordered my bouquets from them but also ordered my bulk flowers from them and they were priced so well! Even after a huge issue with my flowers being held by customs Mark did everything to make sure I was happy in the end! I can't say enough good things about them!
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    Marlo was amazing - She took my vision and made it happen!
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    Heather Sent on 05/28/2010
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    I chose River City because several of my friends recommended them. After doing a consult with another florist, my first meeting with Mark blew me away and I knew I wanted to use them. He was able to give me the same amount of flowers at a fraction of the cost.

    I do, however, have two issues:

    1-Mark says that he never has an unhappy bride because you are able to come in the day before to look at your order. If you don't like something he will change it, no questions asked. When I viewed mine, they had lots of baby's breath-something I despise and it was never in our discussed plans. I told him to take it out of mine and my bridesmaid bouquets and he said ok. When my fiancé picked it up the next day just before our "first look" it still had it in the bouquet. At that point there was nothing I could do, we needed to take pictures.

    2-One of my good friends also chose to have River City as her florist for her wedding which was a few weeks before mine. She ordered bulk flowers for her reception hall and the price he quoted her was very reasonable. I also needed bulk flowers and they happened to be the same stem. However, when I called to place my order just days after her, the price went up $1.50 per stem. Yikes! And no, they were not roses or some exotic flower, just spider mums. I ended up using a different florist for my bulk flowers and happened to get a better deal.

    I would still recommend Mark because of the prices and his personality. He truly loves what he does and it shows. Just check around if you have any bulk orders, and make sure you tell him what you don’t what in your bouquet or it may end up as filler.
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    Shannon Sent on 03/26/2011
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    Overall, I have nothing bad. But, I just was hoping for a little more "wow factor" in my flowers. But, they were fine to work with and I feel the price was good....just probably would pick someone else next time. I would rather have something a little more than just average.
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    Emily Sent on 05/16/2008
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    My flowers were beautiful but I don't know if I got my monies worth. The communication between me and my contact were not good throughout the year I was planning.
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    I used River City Florist for my wedding based on its long-standing excellent reputation in the mid-Missouri area. Unfortunately, a lot of that reputation was built around the talent and reliability of Mark, a floral designer who is no longer there. I worked with a different designer, Marlo, and though she was well-intentioned she created one of the most stressful parts of planning my wedding. At our initial meeting we talked about the kinds of flowers I wanted in my bouquet, bridesmaids' bouquets, groomsmen's boutonnieres, etc., and she appeared to be on the same page and take notes. The next time we met it was like we'd never discussed any of it. And later, when I was asking her for recommendations on types of flowers we could add, I asked if she knew of any red flowers other than roses and she said she couldn't think of any. (I'd assume working in the floral industry she truly does know more and just wasn't banging on all cylinders that day, but this is just another example of the difficult time I had working with her to nail down details.) Then, a week before the wedding, she called to tell me that none of the daisies that had been shipped in - the main flower I wanted used throughout the wedding - were good enough and I might not be able to have the type of flower that I structured my wedding decorations around at all. Again, this was obviously influenced by the shipments available, but as a professional florist I would have assumed she'd have a backup plan. At the last minute she was able to find a similar type of daisy that worked well enough, but I could have done without the stress in the week leading up to my wedding.
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    Corey Sent on 03/06/2011
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    Very unhappy with River City! I purchased almost $2000 in flowers for my wedding and I think the only thing that was correct was the color of ribbon around the stems of the bouquets. And it was not high quality ribbon. All the flowers were supposed to be white and ivory with green and/or pink berries but when I got to the church and saw my bouquet it was full of pink/peach roses and red berries. I wanted rananculus as the main flower in my bouquet and didn't have a single rananculus anywhere. I had very specifically requested only spray roses as filler if necessary. Our wedding had taken a lot of planning and everything was very cohesive, except these peach roses in no way fit in with the contemporary decor of the wedding. Not only were they not what we wanted or a suitable replacement but the quality of the roses was very poor. The petals were brown and wilted around the edges. We have amazing wedding pictures and I am almost embarrassed of the close up photos of my flowers!
    My wedding planner did contact River City and inform them of the problem but the wedding was beginning in an hour and I didn't want the drama. After the wedding I did recieve several phone messages from River City and they attempted to follow up, but I really didn't have any interest in speaking with them. The only thing they could do was offer me a refund and I didn't really care about the money. If I would've cared about the money, I would've ordered bulk flowers and had a family member arrange them, which is exactly what I would recommend instead of using River City. I HATE to post a negative review but of all the things that didn't go right with the wedding and planning process, this is the one thing that stands out in my mind!
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