Dandelion Floral

Going with Richard was the easiest and best decision we made for our wedding. Richard is an incredibly friendly and easy to get along with guy, and had a real vision for how to execute on our ideas. At our first meeting, I came prepared only with a few pictures of flowers I had saved on pinterest — shabby sheek kind of style. Richard had great ideas — like using a couple of small, different sized vases for each table instead of one big flower arrangement — giving our Sonoma wedding a more backyard feel — just what we wanted. He also built us our dream alter. Literally found a guy to build the wood frame, then he decorated with flowers. Honestly, the alter was even better than I had envisioned. Richard also was really helpful in suggesting ways to reuse the flowers from the ceremony for the reception to save cost. We were so happy with the way everything came out and it was so great to be able to work with a vendor who we could totally trust both artistically and logistically.

I love Richard Stuart! Richard did a fabulous job for our wedding at St. Francis Solano and Ramekins Culinary School on 11÷09÷13. His centerpieces, ceremony flowers, my bouquet and bridesmaid’s bouquets were just beyond what I could even imagine. They were so beautiful and we had a lot compliments from guests and also from the coordinator at the church we married at.
My husband, sister-​in-​law and I first met with Richard back in December of 2012. He brought a whole portfolio and we just loved all his work and booked him on the spot. Not only is work great, but he is probably one of the nicest and most fun people I’ve ever met! He is so great to talk to and he always seemed excited about making our day just perfect!
Richard met with us to show us a sample centerpiece in August. We originally were thinking of wooden boxes for the flowers. He did bring the sample in the wooden box but also brought several vases along to show us an alternative idea. He had a great idea of doing mismatched vases (shabby chic look) on each table. I would have never thought it but my husband and I thought it looked more special and matched the look we were going for. I am so happy we took his advice because the our centerpieces were amazing! It was also nice that most of our guests could go home with flowers since there were 3 pieces on each table :)
I loved that Richard incorporated all the flowers that I loved (I requested dahlias and calla lilies) with so many other beautiful flowers and herbs that were seasonal. He really is an expert and he can take any vision you have and make it even better! My bridal bouquet was all light purple calla lilies. We originally discussed the really dark purple ones but he took several photos of dark calla lilies and they come out black in photos! I am so glad that he did that because I would not have wanted all my wedding photos with a «black» bouquet! My bridesmaids, my mom and my mother-​in-​law LOVED their bouquets as well! He did such a great job!
I highly recommend using Richard for your florist. He has a beautiful vision and can really transform spaces into something really special. He is also just a wonderful person that my Husband and I now consider a friend!
Thank you Richard for helping transform both our ceremony space and reception venue into a beautiful space!

I owe few people a bigger THANK YOU for my dream wedding than Richard of Dandelion Floral. I got married in June 2013 at Château St. Jean in Kenwood, CA, and Richard turned a beautiful venue into a true fairy tale.
From the first conversation, he got my ‘vision’ of colors (blues and purples) and style (romantic, classic). He thought of so many amazing touches (for ex: our altar was flanked with vintage wine barrels & flowers cascading down the sides), and I’m happy to say that I’m preserving my bridal bouquet so I can look at my flowers for a long time to come.
If you’re getting married in the Sonoma area, I highly recommend Dandelion Floral. They’re a dream to work with (and every bride knows this isn’t true of every vendor), and Richard was pure fun + creativity.

We just had our 3 year anniversary. As we looked through photos and videos, I’m still in awe at how gorgeous our flowers were. Thank you Dena… we are still so appreciative years later!

Once again, thank goodness my planner Jackie Jones introduced us to Dandelion/​Richard. He stole the show at the reception, truly. WOWWWW! We had a vision and Richard really brought it to life. I «interviewed» only two floral designers in the Sonoma area and while I really liked one woman I spoke to, I felt a different level of comfort and warmth from Richard right off the bat. And from the moment we picked him it was nothing but laughs throughout the process. We became instant text/​email buddies and I miss hearing from him now that my wedding is over! The flowers were breathtakingly beautiful. From the bouquets to the centerpieces on the reception tables… we even got initials made from ivy to hang on the doorway and they were stunning. Thank you, Richard, for doing such an incredible job. Everyone was blown away.

Richard was a visionary when it came to designing the flowers for our wedding. We met with another florist who just didn’t understand what we were looking for, which was not the traditional round rose bouquet, but within 5 minutes of meeting Richard, I knew that he would knock it out of the park for us.
Richard managed to capture every aspect of the organic, bright, and beautiful feel we wanted for our bouquets, chuppah, and table decorations.
It’s Sonoma, so every aspect of our wedding was more expensive than we originally budgeted, but Richard worked with us to cut down on our cost while still maintaining the integrity and gorgeous detail in every arrangement.
He found a way to make everything so stunning and perfect, and I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone getting married in wine country. They have an office in Santa Rosa, which was very conveniently located to talk through what our vision was for the event.

My husband and I planned our little wedding in California Wine Country from West Virginia, so we relied heavily on our wedding planner and vendors to pull it together. Our entire wedding was a dream… intimate and beautifully elegant. Everything we had imagined was made to exist making our visions a reality.
We chose Dandelion Florals as our florist. Dena was so helpful and friendly over the phone everytime we spoke. (I’m sad I never met her in person) I described what I had in mind for centerpieces and bouquets, and she communicated her understanding with pictures that she found via email. That way, we both knew we were on the same page. When my estimate was a little high for my budget, I told Dena and she immediately helped cut the cost on flowers so that it was more affordable for my husband and I. Dandelion Florals made THE MOST BEAUTIFUL arrangements I have ever seen. Picture perfect! Thanks Dena!

I knew immediately that Dena and her team would do a wonderful job on the floral arrangements for our wedding. The arrangements were unbelievably beautiful, and she was fantastic in working within our budget as well as helping to hand deliver arrangements from our church to our reception venue. I cannot recommend her enough!!!

both my wife and I enjoyed the flowers Richard did for our wedding at jacuzzi Vineyard. Richard is a wonderful person to work with, very experienced and very funny as well! I will recommend this biz !

Dana is a dream to work with! She is professional and organized, yet flexible and creative. Our wedding isn’t until July, and I’m alreay excited about the flowers!

I LOVED the flowers that Dena did for our wedding. She was so wonderful to work with. We didn’t need a ton of flowers– just bouquets and boutonnieres — but she treated us like we were a high paying client anyway.
Our wedding was on a ranch in Mendocino, and we wanted an antique-​y look with blues, golds and oranges. She has a great eye for design and picked out the types of flowers and colors that were just perfect.
I would highly recommend Dena and Dandelion Floral!