Our Story
"Marlene (Elegant Earth Designs) did all of our flowers for our wedding this past Friday at the Riviera Hotel in Palm Springs. We are extremely pleased with her talent, her creativity, her taste and knowledge in the perfect flower arrangements for our wedding! Marlene's made our dream wedding come true and we would HIGHLY recommend Marlene and Elegant Earth Designs to anyone who needs any perfect flowers for their weddings or any special occasions! We have received numerous compliments from the wedding guests on how beautiful the flowers were and how beautiful they were all arranged. She's done everything, above and beyond for our special day. Thank you so much Marlene and her team for everything they've done for us, we couldn't be happier and more grateful for her talented work. You rock, Marlene"
Valerie Abucejo-Poon - Wedding 10-14-16
Our floral designs are simple, elegant and modern, but our #1 goal is CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, so... any particular design of YOUR choice would it be -traditional, rustic, vintage, beach or any other theme you chose, will become,
our PASSION for your
special event
Ever since I was a little girl in Cuba I remember having a passion for flowers/plants/fruits, and how I could "make a place pretty" with them. I would make Christmas trees out of coconut tree branches covering every branch with cotton, then making the ornaments out of whatever I could find in our backyard and tropical fruit trees.
My passion only continued to grow into adulthood – always being designated as the official family/friends "decorator and designer" for their homes, events and holiday gatherings. In time, I became known amongst my family and friends as the "Cuban Martha Stewart".
My first wedding was my sister's who ... of course... assigned me the "duty" of doing all her wedding flowers in 1996. It was a beautiful beach wedding day at Cano's in Newport Beach, CA. I remember staying up all night to make sure everything was just perfect. It was... with the FULL approval and praise from family and guests.
Fast forward, in 2002, same sister who worked for a very large company (Conexant) in Irvine, CA, called on me (once again) this time to do the corporate Christmas decorations ... including the installation/decoration of about 15 Christmas trees.
We had the Thanksgiving weekend holiday to complete the entire job. Myself and a crew of 3 did manage to complete the job - granted with very little sleep in those 4 days. The next year the company hired us again. And ... V O I L A !!!
Elegant Earth Designs was born.