Hello and welcome to flowersbyvanessa! My name is Vanessa Perez. I was raised in Brentwood, Northern California and currently reside in Antioch. I assist at the San Francisco Flower Mart as well, which helps me in serving mostly all of the Bay Area.
Ten years ago, I never would have imagined myself in the floral industry. I was working as a front desk manager at a hotel trying to figure out what am I going to do with my life?! I knew that college or any school was not for me so I definitely thought about this for a while. Then I thought about my brief experience working at the SFFM and decided to return to a full time position there! I have since worked for multiple vendors and have been blessed with amazing salespeople for my own small business. As you can imagine, I also got to meet plenty of florists that have helped me in so many ways, taught me new techniques, mechanics, design skills, etc. I got to know those alongside me in the flower community! In addition to freelancing with multiple event florists, I spent a couple semesters at the San Francisco City College to learn the basics of floral design. I had the most AMAZING professor that I still am able to keep in contact with to date.
Being in the floral community for about six years now I have seen so many different techniques and styles of floristry. I love that we have the freedom to express ourselves through the art of flowers and create something that people just say “oooh la la!” “WoW!” “So f**cking beautiful!” But of course not everyone is going to like all of my designs, and that is A Ok! There are so many florists out there to satisfy the needs of everyone. I’m just here to learn and create and bring beauty and smiles to the lives of those around me . I really CAN’T wait to design for you! :-)