Kay Wolff Design

I am delighted to write this long overdue review for Kay, who was our floral designer for our wedding on July 25, 2015. Our flowers were absolutely stunning! We had a ceremony in a small church in Piedmont and the reception at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley. Kay designed everything, from my bridal bouquet to the gorgeous centerpieces to the simple and elegant flowers that hung on the church pews.
Kay has been a floral designer for decades and her work and professionalism show it. She was so great about helping me figure out my likes and dislikes (since I am not very knowledgeable about flowers in general), and came up with such unique ideas. She was also upfront and precise about her prices, she advised about which flowers were more or less expensive, and as a result there were no surprises.
Because we had an indoor ballroom reception, the floral design was very important to me so that we could bring freshness and life to the room. Kay’s flowers and turned our ballroom into a truly stunning vision. I would recommend Kay for any brides out there, and will absolutely hire her again the next time I need a floral designer!

What can I say? Kay is THE best florist/​floral designer that I have ever worked with. I had met with 3 people prior to meeting with Kay and I definitely saved the best for last. I contacted her for my wedding for May 31^st, 2015 and she was available for that day so we went ahead with setting up a consultation. I brought pictures with me to give her an idea of what I liked and examples of things I didn’t like. I let her know my theme was nautical and my colors were navy blue and white with some accents of silver. Upon meeting her I instantly knew she was going to be the one I picked no matter the cost. She was so sweet, friendly, professional, easy going, relaxed, kind, and patient. I gave her my ideas of using mason jars of different sizes and colors as an option for my centerpieces and threw out the idea to allow me to do some of the work as a DIY project to cut cost a little bit and she was all for it! I was able to put together mason jars with brown twine and seashells with led tea light candles on the bottom filled with different colored glass rocks I also tinted quart mason jars green because they were gifted to me by a family friend because they said Mom’s Masonry on them and thought it would be a great way to remember my mom at the wedding so I was able to incorporate them into the centerpieces. She listened to what I had envisioned and made sure to take notes on specifics. I was able to drop off the supplies I bought for her to use along with the mason jars a few days prior to the wedding so she could work on creating her magic. The flowers that I picked out were so lovely and vibrant. She did flowers for the guest tables, my bouquet, 4 bridesmaids bouquets, and a few other little odds and ends. I instantly fell in love with the flowers when I saw them on the day of my wedding. They were breath taking and she truly did an amazing job following what I wanted and put in extra time to help set up the venue. She even had seashells added to the bouquet that she had left over from a previous event! On the day of my wedding I was over an hour late because of a mishap with my makeup artist and I was visibly upset, Kay came over and gave me a big hug and told me I looked beautiful and that everything was going to be okay. She was amazing and I highly recommend her services. To this day I still have guests raving about how beautiful the arrangements were and how beautiful the flowers were. I chose succulents as part of the bouquets and I’m so glad that I did, I’ll have them for a lifetime to remember my special day. Kay has a true love and passion for what she does and it shows.

Kay’s flowers are unbelievably beautiful, and she was wonderful to work with– relaxed, kind, and very patient throughout the process. My wedding was 3 years ago, and our guests are still raving about the amazing flowers. Kay is truly an artist.

Kay and her floral design were both AMAZING! Right from the beginning, Kay was profession, kind and comforting. With just a few photos she create beautiful bouquets and table settings that were exactly as I had envisioned. She found and purchased the mercury glass herself, which saved me lots of time and hassle. She also setup the rest of the table decorations that I brought (table numbers etc.). Definitely hire Kay — she’s awesome to work with and the flowers will be beautiful.

Kay is an artist. She did the flowers for my wedding 7 years ago. And while I may be late in writing this review, I do recommend her to everyone I know planning a wedding. She’s amazing. Her prices were reasonable and I found her very intuitive to what I wanted. I couldn’t quite articulate what I wanted, but she managed to nail it. I She gave me «homework» by suggesting that I purchase floral design magazines and mark up what I did and didn’t like. She made observations on my selections and from that was able to discern what I liked. I was thrilled with the flowers and her service. She does beautiful work. I’ve been at several weddings where she was the florist and the flowers are always amazing. Hire her! You won’t regret it.

Believe it or not, Kay also does planters, pots for outside of your home. She recently updated my pots for spring and they look fantastic. Lovely little gems of green and white provide a lovely touch for my porch. I could not be happier.

Florist Kay Wolff is amazing as is her customer service and work! My wedding was this past weekend and the flowers Kay made were AMAZING. She worked with me on a design and even incorporated some beading and a family photo that was important to me in my bridal arrangement. I really can’t say enough about Kay! Pleasure doing work with, definitely will return and recommend!

This is long overdue, as my wedding was in April of 2011 (over a year ago!). However, even though it is so late, I thought it’s better late than never to write this review. Kay was awesome in providing flowers for our wedding. She was so patient, thoughtful, and responsive to all of our emails and phone calls. We were planning our wedding from the East Coast, so most of our interactions occurred over email. Her prices were very reasonable, and best of all, she was not pushy at all when we said we didn’t want boutonnieres for the men (my husband thought it was too girly to wear flowers!), and when we wanted only ~6 small cocktail-​area centerpieces (as opposed to having floral centerpieces throughout the whole reception and at every table). Even despite our sort of «minimalist» wedding floral arrangements, she was still happy to drive over an hour from north Berkeley to Saratoga, CA to deliver and set up.
I don’t know anything about flowers, but when I finally did get to meet with Kay about 3 months before our wedding, she wanted to get more details about what I was thinking of for which flowers to use. Since I really had no idea, she brought out a bunch of albums, and I went through and said what I liked and didn’t like about bouquets and arrangements. Kay showed even more of her expertise when I actually changed my wedding colors based on some ideas she had for bouquets. We had brought a swatch of the bridesmaids dresses, and originally we were planning on teal and red for our colors. However, when I saw a photo of blue and coral flowers she had done, I suddenly wanted to go with coral as our secondary color. A quick decision was made, and Kay was happy to change all of her notes that we had made thus far and switch everything to blues and corals, rather than blues and reds.
I almost felt like I didn’t leave with giving her enough information, and wasn’t sure about what I would see on the day of. But I felt so comfortable with her expertise that I just forced myself to let go and trust her. I’m so glad I did! I sort of «forgot» about the flowers, and when the day arrived and I saw the bouquets and ceremony altar decorations, I was COMPLETELY happy with everything I saw. From the bridesmaids bouquets, to my own, to the flower she got me last-​minute to put in my hair, and to the garlands that hung from the tree behind where we were having our ceremony — I loved every part of it. Thank you Kay!

Florist Kay Wolff of Making Arrangements did an outstanding job for my wedding last October! Her work included 7 bridal party bouquets, corsages, florals for my outdoor ceremony and chuppa, as well as centerpieces for my indoor cocktail reception and elaborate floral decorations on the cake.
It was a pleasure to work with Kay at every step of the way. In our initial meeting, I explained my preferences and goals for the event. She listened enthusiastically, asked questions and offered valuable tips. She was very knowledgeable about seasonal availability. She suggested ways to lower the budget and respect the environment by using locally grown flowers rather than imported flowers. With the information she gathered from me, she prepared a detailed quote with line-​itemized pricing, so I was able to see how they budget would be allocated. That allowed me to prioritize and make a few changes to the scope before signing a contract. I got quotes from 3 local florists, and Kay’s pricing was very competitive.
I enjoyed searching for vases and floral examples myself, and Kay was very willing to let me participate in the planning. She quickly responded to each of my questions or fantasies, and did a wonderful job merging my vision with her expertise. Not all florists would have appreciated my participation, but Kay was both enthusiastic and collaborative.
She handled the day-​of set up punctually and flawlessly. All of the florals surpassed even my high expectations. When a few candle holders were not delivered by the rental company, she improvised a great looking solution, and didn’t lose any time or mention any snags to me or my wedding party. Everything was perfect in my mind.
I felt that my budget was well spent, my vision was well executed, and it was a great decision to work with Kay. I highly recommend her for both small and large events.