Improve your Business

0916091405aWant a bright, colorful, and easy way to expand your business?

Add fresh flowers!!

Yes, fresh flowers are an expense in this crazy world with a struggling economy, but flowers make people feel good! It has been proven time and time again, that even one simple live bloom in a persons environment not only improves their moods, but it lifts their spirits.

Think about the places you see fresh flowers, besides places that are ceremonial like weddings, graduations, and funerals.  Fresh flowers are a sign of posh, luxury, and that you are doing well.  Top hotels, spas, upscale doctors offices,  lawyers offices, and restaurants are all places you see fresh and fun arrangements that help create a mood within their business to help show you as the client, that they are doing well, and they are successful.  They are treating you to a gift of enjoying the simple pleasure of the sweet smelling blooms.

Is that not something you would want for your clients to feel when they walked into your business?  What about your employees?

All around, the small expense of placing a well arranged bouquet of flowers in your home or office is well worth the amazing benefits.  At Rachael West Designs, we can help set your office, or home, up on a schedule to receive fresh flowers that meet your schedule and your needs.

Contact us today to start feeling the blessings that come with fresh flowers in your environment.

Rachaels Tip

Creating an arrangement in a clear glass container?  Add seltzer water instead of your plain water.  All the little bubbles cling to the blossoms and stems creating a really fun effect that is subtle, but creates one more layer of interest.

Dance Orders, Hickory High

It has been so fun to have so many of the high school kids stop in this week to order corsages and boutonniers for the dance this weekend.    1011081624
We are still accepting orders and will have all the corsages available for pick up Saturday morning between 10-12.

Please fill out our contact us page and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.

www.RachaelWestDesigns.com

Feature: Celebrity Florist Mark Held

Celebrity Florist Mark Held owns a shop in LA and has worked with countless A-List celebrities including Ellen Degeneres,

(Mark not only has worked with Ellen, but he just did all the flowers for both Ellen and Portia at their wedding).

He has a great blog which has countless ideas, list of tips, suggestions and how-to’s covering every aspect of a wedding…not just flowers! He also has wedding tools, budgeting sheets, check off lists, and seating charts all available to help you plan your perfect day.

Mark Held also features hundreds of real-life wedding pictures to help you…and me! get inspired to create fairy tale weddings!

Valentines Day

Just a reminder, if you place an order for a dozen roses before February 5th, you will receive beautiful roses, free delivery to one Hickory location, and will be entered in our drawing for a FREE “Masquerade” Crystal Vase, all for just $55.00.

(Want to save even more…..Saturday (13th) pick up at the shop will qualify you for discounts and/or upgrades!!)

Email us for all the options!!!

Rachaels Tip!

I have had countless brides try to describe to me the perfect color they are searching for….and I can only begin to tell you how many times that most amazing shade of purple is still really just purple! No matter what you call it, it’s purple!!

So, I always share with my brides this tip:  Bring me a sample….it can be a purple crayon, a purple piece of paper, ribbon, or a paint chip from a home improvement store. Whatever it is, find something in that color and we will do our very best to make sure we match it.

What should I bring to my wedding consultation?

Often times we have brides call and are unsure what they need to bring to their wedding flower consultation.  Here is a list to hep get you organized and help insure your wedding consultation be productive.  Remember, it is always better to bring too much than not enough!

~Brides Name, phone number, and email

~Grooms Name, phone number, and email

~Date/time of events.

~Address and directions to event locations.

~Number participating in wedding party (how many mothers? fathers? groomsmen? bridesmaids? grandparents?)

~Numbers of pews in church

~Numbers of arrangements needed at ceremony site

~Numbers of tables for centerpieces

~Numbers of misc. arrangements for sign in tables, entry, bathroom counters, bar

~Pictures!! Swatches!!

~A list of questions for your florist

~A deposit to hold your date and retain services.

Testimonial

Rachel,
The flowers were absolutely beautiful! Exactly what i’d envisioned for our wedding; romantic and bright but with a quirky edge. I couldn’t have asked for more. Everyone on our end also commented that the flowers as well as decorations were gorgeous; and many said that even with the rain our wedding was very “us”.  So at the very least I know it was memorable!

Thank you so much, you were an integral part of our evening and it’s memories. I’ll be sure to post a glowing review when we return from Charleston.

Thanks again.

“Shop Hours”

Please note:  we do not always keep “Shop Hours.”

Often times we are on location, running deliveries, or meeting with our incredible clients.

If you do not reach us via phone, please email me directly at:

Rachael_West_Designs@yahoo.com

OR fill out our CONTACT US page on our website.

We can receive email via phone and will reply as quickly as possible.  Please do not assume your order has been placed without confirmation from the RWD team.

Valentines Day Orders

Valentines Day is approaching quickly!!  Time to get your pre-orders in!!!  Don’t forget all pre-orders will be entered into a drawing for a “Masquerade” Crystal Vase, a $65.00 vase.  It is simply stunning!!! And heavy too!!

Also, keep in mind, pre-orders also qualify for FREE DELIVERY, where as during the week of Valentines, minimum delivery will increase to $12.  Another great way to save a few dollars and reduce last minutes stress so you can have an incredibly romantic day with your sweetie!!