Mieko’s Marketplace Flowers

I’m from out of state and needed to send a sympathy bouquet to a family in Vancouver. I found Mieko’s on Unilocal and even though she only had two reviews, they were so positive, I decided to try her. She was very courteous, sympathetic and helpful. She delivered a beautiful bouquet within just a few hours. My daughter was in a position to take pictures and sent them to me. I was thrilled with how it turned out and highly recommend this shop.

I actually found Mieko’s Marketplace Flowers via Google. I was searching for local florists within the Vancouver, WA/​Portland, OR. area that could offer me beautiful, yet simple flowers, in my colors, close to the theme I had in mind and within budget. I had several appointments at various florists throughout the week but got the best vibe from Mieko herself. I must say she wasn’t the cheapest florist in town; however, I felt the most confident that she understood my vision and color scheme. I had pre-​printed about 5 pages of flower arrangements and types of flowers I was interested in, within my color scheme, and brought them with me, along with my color swatches, to the appointment. (Note: Make sure you have 2 copies of those so you can leave one set with the florist).
Seeming as how I got married at the end of April, a lot of the flower varieties I loved weren’t in season yet and/​or weren’t available. (Note: everything is available if you’re willing to pay a small fortune to get it). Peonies were, of course, at the top of that list, along with dahlias, football mums, cabbage roses and ranunculus. I also was in love with small garnishments within the bouquets, like baby’s breath, soft colored green succulents, and hypericum berries for that added pop of color. Simple yet romantic looking flower arrangements were my theme, in shades of pinks, peaches, and soft greens. I didn’t want white flowers at all, thinking they’d clash with my ivory colored dress. Instead, I wanted a soft pop of color that complimented both me and my Matron of Honor. I didn’t need very many either. Just a bouquet for myself, one for my Matron of Honor, 3 for the Mother’s involved, and about 6 small vases for the bistro tables at my reception.
Our flowers turned out amazing! More beautiful and completely different than I had imagined, but all in very good ways. I basically gave Mieko the reins and told her to just handle everything. I felt she had understood my vision and color scheme and knew what types of flowers I was most interested in and she nailed it! My bouquet was petite (not overly heavy) but beautiful and filled with light pink, peach and ivory colored roses, taller lime green sprigs of something and little lime green berries to match. She wrapped the stems in an ivory colored ribbon, which was great, because it blended with my dress perfectly. My Matron of Honor’s bouquet was a smaller version of mine, adorned with the same soft colored flowers that were in my bouquet. And the 3 Mother’s flowers were just gorgeous. They also consisted of the same flowers that were in my bouquets but she used faux pearls as the wristbands so each Mother could wear them around their wrists like corsages. Beautiful.
Besides her excellent work, she was very flexible as well, which was crucial because we got married on a Sunday, when most other florists were closed. I believe her business is actually closed on Saturdays and Sundays; however, she was willing to work with having my Mom pick the flowers up on Sunday morning, prior to our afternoon wedding. That alone was a God-​send!
Would I use Mieko’s Marketplace Flowers again? Definitely! Would I recommend her to a friend? Again, definitely!
It’s so important to know, especially when planning a wedding, that you’re putting your faith (and money) into the hands of someone that you trust. I got an amazing vibe from her — love her work and her personality!

I wanted to get my mom a beautiful flower arrangement for her 70^th birthday and after the disaster I had with
I swore never again and to only use local florists. A florist in Portland recommended Mieko’s Marketplace Flowers so I had a nice chat with Mieko and she promised to make up for the FTD experience. I had it delivered today so she could enjoy her flowers all day tomorrow for her bday. She created exactly what I wanted — bright vibrant colors with a variety of flowers. Mieko is very sweet and trust me, you won’t go wrong with her!