The Petal Pusher

When setting up our initial contract, I was adamant about having café du lait dahlias in my bouquet. During the day of the wedding, I did not find any dahlias. I was so disappointed. I thought she would have addressed it with me, but she didn’t.
After I returned from my honeymoon, I emailed her to ask her why weren’t dahlias incorporated in my bouquet. She proceeded to let me know that the weather was hot that weekend and they weren’t in good shape. I understood, but would have appreciated an explanation or conversation prior to the wedding. Communication was subpar.
Because I had a lot of photos, I felt as though it was hard for her to mess it up. However, the bouquet was standard, based on the level of details of photos I’ve given her. It wasn’t as though she went above and beyond to make them exceptional.

Amazing! We hired her for our wedding in June, and we couldn’t be happier with the job she did! The most beautiful florals! She also totally worked with out budget and was super flexible. One of our favorite parts was the floral spray she created for the cross we had at the alter! BEAUTIFUL! :) we definitely recommend The Petal Pusher for weddings!!!

5 months after the wedding and I am finally getting on here to give the after-​review. The flowers were absolutely perfect! Exactly what we had planned and discussed. She made a trip to the hotel to deliver all of the bouquets and boutonnieres so that we could have them in pre-​venue pictures. And then went to the venue to set up the rest of the gorgeous arrangements she did for us. I couldn’t have been happier with her. She was so sweet and wonderful to work with. If I ever need professional flowers again, I know who I will be calling. Thank you Nicole!

The Petal Pusher flower arrangments are done by Nicole. I don’t think she has a team. I got married about a year ago so this review is overdue and things might have changed for her. When I met Nicole I assumed she doesn’t have a store front because we met at a coffee shop in Downtown Pleasanton.
I was one of those brides that knew EXACTLY what I wanted. So I guess I made it really easy for her. =). The final product that she created was exactly how I imagined it. The pricing was very reasonable and the quality of the flowers she used were very good. I asked for flowers for out cake as well and they were very good!
The only thing is that, with me, her communication was not as fluid. It takes a while for her to respond to emails and I at times felt she «forgot» about me.
BUT she did deliver well on the wedding day!
So, even if her product is of high quality and well made, her communication with clients, well, with me, was not so great.
Her product is a 5 star… Her communication with me is a 3 star.

Almost a month after my wedding and I am still in complete awe of Nicole’s work. Flowers were a very important piece of my wedding and something I wasn’t willing to sacrifice, but I needed to find the right person to execute my vision. Nicole was the third florist I met with and upon chatting with her I knew immediately she understood the look I was going for. Classy with a dash of edge, not goth. My colors were blush, white, pink and black and I wanted to find a way to add a little «edge» to the flowers with hints of black, in particular in my bouquet. I wanted black calla lilies and black feathers and I knew if this wasn’t done right it could look tacky. Nicole not only delivered, she exceeded my expectations, which tend to be high. ;) I was 100% obsessed with every piece she made for my wedding. Our centerpieces were built into black candelabras with dripping crystals with petals surrounding the base, she lined the aisle with soft pink rose petals, the cocktail tables had cute little arrangements to add a little bit of color and the boutonnieres and bouquets matched everyone’s outfits perfectly. My bouquet was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. The touches of black really brought out the black belt on my dress and I love the fact that she also used white anemones!
Nicole really helped me with more than the flowers. She met with me to pick out all my linens and really helped me pull my vision together in a very tasteful way. She helped with the little things I was unsure of and reminded me not to cut corners when I had already gone above and beyond. ;) She never once pressured me to spend more than I had budgeted, but when I asked a question she provided honest feedback. Her prices are very reasonable as well. She is easy to communicate with, responsive and overall an absolute sweetheart. I would highly recommend Nicole to any future bride! Thank you Nicole!

The flowers were fine for our wedding. I would say that the service leading up to our wedding was subpar. Responses to our inquiries were non-​existent unless we emailed multiple times explicitly asking for a response. I’m sure this is not the case for most other customers based on the other reviews.

Nicole did a good job with our flowers for our May 11^th wedding. They were beautiful in all the pictures; however, I was very disappointed that she delivered flower girl petals to our venue when we did not have a flower girl. We specifically asked via email to replace the petals with a small bouquet to toss. Since we never received this bouquet I was forced to toss a bouquet from our wedding party.
Overall, we would recommend this company, but be sure to revise your contact with every change.

well, I have to say, this is based not on personal experience, but by word of mouth. I just wanted to let you know, you have a VERY proud father in San Diego that just bought some flowers from us and after looking you up and reading your reviews, you obviously deserve 5 stars and to know how proud you’ve made your dad :) keep it up!

Nicole really got our vision for our flowers and wedding. The flowers were beautiful! She listened to everything we discussed and got it right. We had these beautiful tall wispy centerpieces. So many of my friends took pictures of those as well as the shorter center pieces we had. All our guests told us how beautiful our wedding was and I couldn’t agree more. It was everything from my bouquet, to the centerpieces at the reception, and the flowers at the church. It was everything we wanted and Nicole executed. If I need flowers for another event, I would definitely contact Nicole.

Out of all my wedding vendors Nicole wins the award for «getting» me & my vision after only about 5 seconds of knowing me! I am EXTREMELY particular and I had a very specific idea about how I wanted my wedding flowers to be and Nicole just nailed it. She completely listened to my ideas and requests and executed the most stunning centerpieces I had ever seen. My guests were in awe at how gorgeous they were. Because I live in LA, I only got to meet with Nicole once but that was all I needed to feel confident that she understood what I was asking for. I also appreciated how organized, professional, and flexible Nicole was throughout our entire planning process. I loved how many different options and choices she had, I did not feel limited in choosing my centerpieces at all. She was so easy to work with and her end results were just breathtaking. I highly recommend The Petal Pusher and would definitely work her again! Thank you Nicole for an amazing job!

Nicole was amazing. I was looking for a florist in the San Ramon area to do my wedding party bouquets and boutonnieres, so I called her a month before my wedding (which is crunch time for florists) and explained to her my vision. Even over the phone, she was able to take the vision I had and make it a reality. I explained to her my colors, my scheme and hearing her get excited about my color palette made me happy because I knew she had a grasp on what I wanted. When the day came, all I kept thinking was how BEAUTIFUL these bouquets were. Granted, the gold spray paint fell off the leaves, but they held up through the ceremony and even when the green peeked through, it still looked great. Thanks again, Nicole!

Nicole was the best! She did our arrangements and bouquets for our wedding in June in Livermore. We wanted a rustic look, and met with a few other florists, but only Nicole seemed to really understand the look we wanted. She was able to keep it in our budget and the flowers looked beautiful! She also provided the wooden boxes, and mason jars in twine, and other items that we would have had to provide to other florists we met with.
She has a great eye for arrangements. I absolutely loved all of the flowers, and she was great the day of coming right on time and setting up perfectly.
I wanted anemones in my bride’s bouquet but they are out of season at the end of June, so I knew I wouldn’t be able to get them. But sure enough, the day of Nicole had managed to find a handful of good looking ones and added them to my bouquet. It was such a nice surprise!
She is very talented and great to work with. I highly recommend her.

Nicole, The Petal Pusher is AMAZING! I felt this was a perfect way to start this review off because it’s so true. When our original planned florist fell through, we were truly lucky to have found Nicole. I read tons of great reviews on Unilocal and wedding sites of her and had a gut feeling that she would be the perfect florist for our wedding. After viewing photos of her work online at her website:
I was truly impressed with her creative eye, design and overall execution. She was extremely helpful in eliminating this stress for our wedding and took the time to listen to our needs and wants for our flowers and was able to work within our budget. She really went above and beyond what we expected.
I literally had tears come to my eyes when I saw my bouquet and my bridesmaids’ bouquets at the church. She was extremely responsive and kept in touch with me on the progress of our flowers and also was extremely calming to talk to. After telling her my vision for our wedding reception, I had no idea it would turn out as perfect as it did. From our table centerpieces to our wedding cake flowers to flowers placed throughout our guest sign in table she truly did an amazing job!!! My only regret was that I wasn’t able to thank her in person the day of our wedding but I hope she knows how truly grateful we are to have had her be a part of our special day. Brides, if you’re stressing out looking for a florist within your budget, please be sure to stop what you’re doing and contact Nicole for an experienced, talented, kind and overall perfect florist for your wedding event! You will be amazed at the work she does :)

We Just had our wedding almost two weeks ago and Nicole did such a beautiful job with the center pieces and Alter pieces. We had four extra tables and she was so creative to pull things together for the center pieces. I didn’t even notice, it blended in very well. The flowers made our venue look very elegant. We received so many complements. Nicole worked with us and really listened to our ideas and wants. She was accommodating to our schedule since we live an hour away and only could meet on weekends.
What was really memorable was she incorporated my grandmother’s lace last minute. My grandmother had passed away 4 weeks prior to our wedding and she made my bouquet look so elegant with the lace and it was gorgeous. I can not say enough about Nicole. Her personality and her passion made us feel we can trust her with our special event. We hope that we will have another special event to have a chance to work with her again!

Wow, I am so, so impressed with The Petal Pusher! The owner, Nicole, created the most beautiful, unique and perfect floral arrangements for my mother’s memorial service. My mother had several «favorite flowers» and loved to arrange bouquets with herbs from her garden. Nicole honored my mother by incorporating herbs and special flowers into my mother’s arrangements. The bouquets and garland were spectacularly beautiful, magically fragrant, and captured the beautiful essence of my mother. Nicole even delivered and set up the arrangements for us, which was a really nice and personal touch that we appreciated a lot. The Petal Pusher is simply fantastic! I highly recommend The Petal Pusher!

Nicole is the best. She did all of the flowers for my wedding. I didn’t even have a real idea as to what I wanted. I told nicole of my color scheme pink and yellow and what flowers I kind of liked. She created the best vision board I could ever image. My flowers came out beautifully. Nicole is the best and I would recommend her for any of your floral needs.

The Petal Pusher arranged all the the flowers for my wedding, and I couldn’t have been happier. Nicole and I met to go over what type of style and look I was going for and she created exactly what I had envisioned. I loved everything from my bouquet to the cake flowers… it was truly classy and beautiful, and I owe most of that to The Petal Pusher. I highly recommend for all of your floral needs!

Nicole, the owner of this shop, does the absolute most beautiful arrangements that I have ever seen! I recently attended a wedding where she had done all the flowers and I was seriously blown away! Instead of using cheap flowers and doing tacky, gawdy arrangements, Nicole designs and puts together the most chic, tasteful and beautiful pieces that I have ever seen. Perfect for weddings, parties, celebrations and gifts! I cannot reccomend this shop enough!

This little shop and its owner are so darn cute you just want to pinch the cheeks of the owner and shake a stick at the shop!
I stumbled upon this place w/​a friend and we were enchanted from the get go. Nicole was a sweetie pie, saying hello, and telling us that if we had any questions to just let her know. She then went about her business and my friend and I peacefully perused the shop and its adorable items.
I ended up choosing soy candles and let Nicole know we were ready. She proceeded to wrap my purchase with pink tissue & an adorable chic mini shopping bag that, why yes, by golly! It was so darn cute, made me want to smack yo’ mama! A first for a non-​restaurant! But Nicole deserves it. Very nice shop with such a pleasant shopping experience that I’ll be back. Because I can buy any item and it will be packaged so well that I can immediately give it as a gift — no wrapping necessary!

This little shop is a breath of fresh air in a downtown that’s full of mediocre restaurants, banks, and nail salons.
Nicole not only does flowers and small gifts but she does full event planning and is one of the nicest people on Main Street.
Stop by and check out her gifts and flowers and you won’t be disappointed.