Michael William Florist & Greenhouse

Hello Ally, thank you so much for leaving your review here, despite not taking any deposits. For anyone reading this: within the past year and a half, I suffered a heart-attack and had to undergo surgery. At 54, running at full-speed for so long had caught up to me at an early-age. Our wedding schedule is heavily populated for 2026; so much so, that I had to cut back on scheduled-weddings. I chose several that were of "a distance from home base", as later in the months ahead as I could, because I had no idea what to expect after surgery. I was preparing for the worst-case scenerio. I was afraid that I would not be able to deliver/perform for Ms. Martin on her wedding day of 5/9/26 (down the shore) for what she requested/needed for her wedding. I was sincerely MORE WORRIED about not being able to hit-the-mark or "being here" at all, than I was worried about getting any negative feedback. I don't mind this, I'm not angry, not in the least, but Ms. Martin failed to mention that she already had another florist in the background as per an email from her near the beginning of our conversations, so her "last minute rush" of words here are surprising to say the least. For my own place: it took me so long to create a presentation because of not only my health-issue I was dealing with, but also having a full schedule going on at the same time. Managing the two was a challenge to say the least. It just took extra-time since I'm the only one that handles the wedding orders and communications. I'm a small-business: I don't have a secretary, bookkeeper, accountant, HR representative, many designers, delivery personnel, event-staff, etc..." I have a few part-time dedicated employees, my mother, my wife, and me. I'm the "primary" here and wear almost all the hats, so I believe my three-plus-decades of these facts overshadows Ms. Martin's claim of running her own business for a decade...there's no comparison. I see that you (Ms. Martin) put a review on that other florist's page already, I do hope and pray that they come through for you with flying colors. This is your special day coming and you deserve to have everyone's full-attention, I believe I said this in my letter to you. I was only thinking of you when I emailed you, but being that you are the only bride that decided to write what you did, it's only fair that I explain the background.