First Place Winner - "Dinner for One" category
Capital District Garden & Flower Show
March 2009
"Sushi Floral" created by Christopher Grigas
First Place Winner & Most Creative Design -
"Double-Trouble Armature Design" category
Capital District Garden & Flower Show
March 2008
"Armature Design" created by Christopher Grigas
and Erin Brady
First Place Winner & Most Creative Design - "Gimme
Shelter" category
Capital District Garden & Flower Show
March 2007
"Shelter Design" created by Christopher Grigas
Testimonials
During our meeting at his shop, I explained what I wanted for my centerpieces, and he began pulling items off of his shelves and making
my vision a reality. His energy and enthusiasm made me even more excited and made the experience fun and made me feel special and
important (as every bride should).
When choosing my bouquet, he knew exactly what to give me based on what I told him about my
dress, the bridesmaid's dresses and my theme. Chris also is very detail-oriented and came up with some beautiful and unconventional
ideas for my bridesmaid's flowers. His eye for details is unquestionable. He listened to me, collaborated with me and helped me to
make my dream even better.
Chris did the flowers for my September wedding and I have nothing but rave reviews to give him. He understood what I was going for
and his energy made it, I felt, a real collaboration between the two of us. He was full of ideas and worked off of what I had imagined
in my head, and when the flower that I was heart set on having for my bouquet was unattainable, he created something even more beautiful.
When
I told him that I needed 3 more corsages and 4 more boutonnieres the night before the wedding, Chris' response was, verbatim, "Are
you kidding me? I want to do more things for your wedding!" What else could a bride ask for, except to be under budget, which we were.
Oh- Chris also uses local farmer's markets which I find to be really important. I am sure that Chris is capable of executing
just about any bride's design plan. I was looking for a florist with playful creativity, youthful expression, someone that would make
this business transaction fun for the both of us and beautiful for my guests, and Chris absolutely did an amazing job.
Chris understands what it takes to make a wedding successful and a bride (and groom) happy. He worked tirelessly in the sweltering
June heat making my wedding flowers look fresh, beautiful and fun. He even added little extras that went along with my theme (orchids
strung onto the railings of the hall) making my photos look even better!
He carefully pinned the corsages on my family members
and on the groomsmen, making a great impression on even the pickiest guests (like my mother). Everyone still talks about how hard
he worked and how beautiful the flowers were.
When my mother's biopsy came back negative, I surprised her at work with $35 worth of gorgeous blooms from MFT. It was more than worth
it when I saw how thrilled she was.
Hi Chris,
We wanted to thank you so much for all of your hard work on the flowers for our wedding. Everything looked fantastic ----
some of them still do, as a few violets have found new lives on our kitchen windowsill, and Greta's bouquet is drying out nicely as
it hangs in our bedroom window.
We realize how hard you worked on everything, right up through that day, and we wanted to be sure
you knew that it most certainly paid off.
We wish you all the best in your new location and with all your other events this summer
and beyond,
Best,
Greta & Matt Kelly
I wanted to thank you for the work you did on our wedding. I absolutely LOVED all of the flowers and was so happy with everything
you produced and put together. The colors and tones were just perfect and exactly what I had in mind as were the flower selections.
I am so pleased every time the flowers are in one of my wedding pictures. Thank you.
If anyone ever asks for a recommendation, or
referral, I would be more than happy to provide one. thanks again for everything. I would not have changed a thing.
Christie Coolidge
Dear chris,
I want to thank you again for the beautiful work you did for Ashley and Tim's wedding. Everything that you did was
absolutely beautiful and done to perfection. I'm so glad that we received your name from shawn at the sagamore hotel. You did everything
that Ashley had discussed with you and more; which made her wedding day so perfect. Thanks again for making the wedding so beautiful.