Amy Cason is the owner of Victorian Gardens, a Kansas City wedding florist business.

Company: Victorian Gardens
Business type: florist
Website: www.victoriangardens.com
Owner: Amy Cason
Phone: (816) 835-9791

For a few years now we have been big fans of the wedding florist creations at Victorian Gardens and its owner Amy Cason. Amy has done the flowers for a number of our clients and all have been very pleased with Amy’s work. No drama, no hassles, and only good surprises is what you can expect from this Kansas City wedding florist. We spoke with Amy recently to learn more about her and her services and to introduce her to our current and future clients.

Q: How long have you been in business?
A: I have been a floral designer for 14 years.

I’ve had a passion for flowers and natural elements for even longer though. I remember picking flowers from my mothers garden, taking time to place each flower in its special place until the flowers looked perfect. I dreaded the first frost because it meant I’d have to wait until spring to see the little heads of daffadills and crocus poking through. The desire never subsided and I knew that this is what I was designed to do.

Q: What are your artistic sensibilities, the styles you love, you favorite flowers and palettes?
A: I love the variety and addition of taboo flowers. Years ago certain elements would have been unheard of. Thistle was a weed and grasses and branches were never added. Now pods, mosses and many other elements are adding textures and details. Nothing is off limits and floral design is now more of an art form and an expression of ones self. Picking a favorite flower, for me, would be like picking one of your children as your favorite. I love to use each one in its own form and design style. I love the power of monochromatic, the effect of one color in a grouping is quite striking.

Q: What is it you love about being a florist?
A: Every bride has a vision of what her day is to look like. Some since they were a young girl or others that have just started to plan the day with their new love. I love bringing that vision to life and helping their dreams come true.
I also enjoy the artistic design of bringing several element together to create a complete and finished look. Transforming a blank space into a breath taking venue or complementing an already lovely location by magnifying or accenting its beauty.

Q: What are some popular trends, styles right now?
A: What I love about this era of floral design is that anything goes. There are no traditions and making your wedding day more of your style is what is in. If you love punk or want to wear a short sun dress with guys in suits or have your ceremony in a theater , whatever depicts you is what make this your day. Popular styles are using your personal collections and incorporation them into your design.

Q: Do you offer rental items, such as vases, potted plants, arches, trellises, candelabras or urns?
A: We can rent whatever your needs or wants are. Candelabras, urns, vases, plants, arches, chuppahs, mandaps , pillars and anything you might need. just let us know.

Click on the images to view a gallery of photos featuring the floral creations of Victorian Gardens

Q: Do your preserve bouquets after the wedding?
A: No, we do not preserve bouquet but we have a list of people who do.

Q: How many weddings do you service per day? Do you have a maximum number you’re willing to do?
A: We try to only book one wedding a day. You do not need to worry about your florist being late or problems occurring. However if we do have weddings that have only personal flowers that they need and no setup is required then we may book two on a day but never more than that.

Click on the images to view a gallery of photos featuring the floral creations of Victorian Gardens

Q: What makes your service and products different?
A: My personal touch to each bride and attention to detail. I love when a bride adds any sentimental items, or heirlooms from her collection. The more creativity brought in the more personalized and unique each wedding becomes. We’re also different from those vendors that don’t deliver or instead require the bride to make arrangements to pick-up their own flowers or those vendors that just drop them off at the wedding. Those vendors have no personal attachment to the brides and It seemed to make their day much more hectic.
I realized that I could supply better product without the mark up, while offering a personal touch with the delivery, set up, and helping remove items for the clean up afterwards. This helped to personalize each wedding for each bride. Each bride is different and should be treated as such.

Q: Do you decorate the cake with flowers or should the cake baker?
A: I usually decorate the cake but if the person is there that made it and wishes to place the flowers, I am fine with that. It is their form of art and if they have a vision and wish to finish it I respect that as a fellow artist.

Q: What’s the craziest experience you have had as a florist?
A: The craziest experience I have had was having to almost completely cover a cake with flowers because it was dropped on the way into the reception and had to be pieced back together.