Elegant Details * Floral and Event Design

Ricardo is the absolute best!!! His floral designs are by far the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and working with him. He made our wedding simply beautiful. The initial meeting with Ricardo was extremely helpful, as he was able to gauge our style as a couple. I did not feel the need to offer suggestions on flowers to use in my bouquet or the centerpieces as I trusted him completely. I made no mistake! He created masterpieces that were beyond my expectations.
He had incredible ideas that made our wedding so personal and special. He even incorporated antler sheds into our centerpieces since my husband is a hunter. They looked amazing! It’s also important to mention that my husband really liked his boutonnière. How many grooms like their boutonnière? They would if Ricardo made it! Not only did he provide us with gorgeous flowers, but he also decorated the gazebo with a lovely and perfect chiffon drapery. As an event designer, he decorated all the tables (guest tables, guestbook, etc.). We rented linens, napkins, and décor from him as well. Everything was stunning and I would recommend him to everyone!

Quite simply, Ricardo is a genius. It is Ricardo’s passion for his work, down to the smallest of details, that sets him apart from the rest. He truly listens to you, tries to get a feel for you as a couple, comes up with inspired ideas that go beyond just what you thought you wanted, and never cuts corners — all while sticking to your budget. The end result was our perfect wedding that still brings tears to my eyes. Choosing Elegant Details to design your wedding is one of the best decisions you could make.

Ricardo possesses a genius that mere mortals can’t understand. June 20 was the happiest day of my daughter’s life. Not only did she marry her prince charming, but Elegant Details designed her event flawlessly. My daughter said to me, «Mom, it was exactly like what was in my head!» To my mind, Ricardo’s strength lies in being able to catch your vision and bring it to life. Ricardo is fun to work with, he has a great sense of humor, he is on time! (being on time is a big deal with me.) I was so relaxed on the day of the event to know that everything would be taken care of from beginning to end. What kind of a price can you put on that kind of piece of mind? In addition, Ricardo totally worked within our budget and didn’t really try to up-​sell us on anything. Oh, there were extra things we asked for, put there was no pressure to spend over and above our budget. When my daughter and I were scouting out other venues on the central coast, every single place mentioned Elegant Details! Those who are in the business know who is the best, and I can testify that Ricardo at Elegant Details is the best.

Ricardo is fabulous to work with. He really listens to what you want, and has terrific ideas. He made great suggestions, and provided us with a simply gorgeous wedding. He did not do only the flowers, but all the décor, and did a wonderful job. I highly recommend you call on Ricardo for any event, but he certainly knows how to make a wedding spectacular. We are STILL enjoying his flowers days later! You will not be disappointed!!!

Ricardo is Awsome! I never had any worries with him. He was always easy to get into contact with. He is personable and amazing. All my guests were so impressed even 2 people who attended my wedding ended up hiring him. I priced 3 different people and his prices were the best and had the most flowes in the floral arrangments. He cared about my day and he helped me with things he did not need to. He made sure I was happy and got everything I could ever dream of. Of all the people I came into contact with to plan my wedding Ricardo will be the one who stands out and surpased all of my expectations.

It was amazing working with Ricardo! Not only did he have a quick turnaround but he worked with my small budget and boy did he deliver! Everything turned out great and the fact that he delivered and set up was so helpful. It was above and beyond what I could have ever asked for! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Only 2000 characters! Ricardo’s kind, caring, & connects with you on a personal level. Ricardo let me run wild with ideas & made them come to life at the wedding. I was shocked to be gifted a little handmade doll the day of my wedding that he made for me, & to see all the other personal touches he incorporated into what was the best day of my life. Ricardo made it a point to connect with special members of the wedding party (my recently widowed grandma) and that is something I can never thank him enough for. The pricing is well beyond reasonable & in fact my close friends who knew what I paid couldn’t believe it as the service and attention to detail was well beyond what Ricardo asked. My wedding was a reflection of two families coming together & Ricardo got that. The flowers were unique & the arrangements comprised of all my favorites. When we started to get down to the wire I emailed Ricardo like crazy and he never once got mad he in fact calmed my nerves & assured me everything would be beautiful. The peace of mind he gave me was worth every penny I’m quite the worry wart & he allowed me to enjoy my day instead of fretting over details. Ricardo designed floral, assembled 100+ place settings, folded napkins, made signs, assembled a cookie bar, transformed a dingy room into a fantasyland, & became someone I trusted. Wedding’s over & I actually miss talking to Ricardo as he really got me & was so much fun. If you want to see Ricardo’s skills message me & I will gladly share photos of how he transformed my room into a vintage wonderland. Lastly I want to share with you something that showed how classy Ricardo is. My wedding was comprised of vintage china, doilies, furniture etc & when Ricardo asked my husband what his vision of the wedding was he said «Well sounds like a bunch of mismatched crap.» I almost died but Ricardo didn’t skip a beat & explained to him how as man he could understand that maybe it was confusing but not to worry it would come together.

Ricardo Naranjo is the only person you need to call for all of your wedding needs. I initially went to him for flowers only and later had him provide chair covers with bows, silver chargers under plates, a wishing well box and guest book. My expectations were exceeded to say the least. The flower arrangements were beautiful, elaborate AND affordable. It was the busiest day of the year for any florist and Ricardo spent hours the day before placing all chair covers on so they would be unwrinkled and nice. He also personally had delivered each corsage, bouquet and butinere to every individual at the wedding and stuck around at the beginning of the cermony to make sure every detail from Rose petals down the aisle runner to rose and baby breathe head wreath on my daughter was perfect! And it was. The last minute (a week before wedding) phone calls needing a wishing well and guest book were met with a «no problem Lisa» attitude and the 2 items were gorgeous and cost a fraction of what I would have gotten online. He was so spectacular that I probably would have saved money and stress if I’d gone to him instead of trying to buy and make all of my table décor and center pieces myself. Ricardo is a sweetheart that cares about his clients and treats your wedding as if it’s his daughter’s. You won’t regret using him.

We had a few iterations of designs with Elegant Details and our wedding planner. We had to steer the blooms and the general design away from the more conventional and lavish selections towards a more wildflower and indigenous selection. At the last minute, our wedding planner changed ideas again and went for a succulent look. And it was absolutely beautiful, just what we wanted! Elegant Details worked with glass jars, tree bark planters, and other materials to make unassuming, unobtrusive, but totally beautiful additions to the tables and the ceremony area. They also laid out a lovely pattern of petals on the aisle.
We also used Elegant Details for our welcome dinner the night before, and that design was more of a lavish, colorful set of blooms with vases. They did a great job with that too.
It wasn’t cheap, but we were happy with it.

Ricardo helped us with our wedding in July. From the first moment we met him, he made us feel so comfortable. He was also so excited about floral arrangements that we just knew he would do a fabulous job on our wedding. Ricardo was so easy to communicate with and he made sure that he had our vision in mind every time we talked about flowers. The day of our wedding, Ricardo surprised us not just with beautiful flowers, but with a something special in our reception area. Right behind the head table was a large chalkboard wall. He didn’t know about it until he got there and my husband and I hadn’t really planned on putting anything on the chalkboard wall. But when we arrived, Ricardo had written our names above our seats on the chalkboard wall. It really added something extra to the room and it looked great! It was so thoughtful of him to do that for us.
Our flowers were awesome! I wanted sunflowers to be the main flower and he made sure that they were the star. The ceremony and reception areas were truly transformed by the flowers. Thank you for making our day so pretty!