Elevate your wedding with designs from Chattanooga’s premier faux floral designer.

Petals & Bark™, is the Alternative Florist™ specializing in faux floral design using luxurious materials such as wood, silk, and dried flowers. With a focus on customization, we offer a personal design experience to bring your floral vision to life, tailoring each creation to your preferred colors and styles to create realistic and timeless keepsakes.

Contact us today for a free consultation and itemized estimate.

Our Services

Experience the realism of our faux flowers – so lifelike, they could fool the bees!

Inspired by nature, our artistic designs strive to deceive the eye, while providing long-lasting beauty. Unlike fresh flowers, our wood flowers are remarkably low maintenance, lightweight, and require no water or pruning.

Meet the Designer

Meet Sarah, a published florist located in Chattanooga, TN! Services available throughout the Southeast & beyond!

“My florals were SO beautiful and I am so excited that they will last forever. Each bloom was specially crafted and it shows. Completely shocked on how real my flowers looked in photos and my guests had no idea they were wooden! -Kristen

Inspired by Nature, Styled by Hand

Custom Wedding Design

Cherish your flowers long after your wedding day has passed with our keepsake faux flowers.

FAQs

How far in advance should I place an order?

Many brides place their orders about 1.5 to 1 year in advance. Gifts & Home Decor are normally place 2 to 4 weeks in advance. To ensure we have your date available, we recommend booking sooner rather than later. The Spring, Fall, and Christmas seasons fill up quickly each year. We can always make changes to the order as the event date approach.

Do you have a store front?

No, our team has a private studio that allows our dogs to be at our designers side supervising every petal for quality control. There are no display cases or a walk in retail store. Our clients are served via online, telephone, or virtual & in-person consultations at a local coffee shop or location of convenience. Our main focus is custom orders. However, We do keep a large stock of flowers on hand in a variety of colors, several pre-made bouquets, and succulents on hand, in multiple price ranges, styles, and colors for time constraint orders.

What are people saying?

  • “Working with Petals & Bark was truly a one of a kind experience. Sarah takes her time to make sure each flower is hand crafted to perfection, all while making you feel involved at the same time. I would recommend working with her for any and all flower needs you may have. I got so many compliments the day of my wedding, and continue to get compliments now that I have my flowers forever to display in my home.” -Taylor

  • “Sarah isn’t just an amazing artist when it comes to flowers, but also one of the sweetest and most genuine persons I’ve ever met! She made my wedding dreams come true, and helped me every step of the way when it came to picking the flower shapes and colors. Every question I asked, she had an answer. Truly the most beautiful and unique bouquet I have and will ever see!!! I would give her 10 stars if I could!” -Kenzie

  • “I couldn’t recommend Sarah and her business more! 5 stars aren’t enough, she is so well educated in her craft and it’s truly amazing what she does. She is so kind and attentive to details that brides would never think about and that makes her arrangements truly special. I’m still so in love with my bouquet and love that it’s a momento I’ll have forever! These flowers are so worth every penny, I’m SO happy with my choice to use these instead of real flowers.” -Ashley

  • “I highly recommend Petals & Bark. Sarah was able to create exactly what I wanted, at a great price, and it only took a few weeks. I got so many compliments on my wedding bouquet and I’m so happy I can keep it forever! If you are wanting to keep your wedding bouquet or any other sentimental flower arrangement, this is definitely the way to go! -Miranda

  • “Everything I wanted for bouquets, corsages, and boutonnières. Sarah is very responsive, helpful, and makes sure she’s providing you with exactly what you want. And I get to keep my bouquet forever which means the world to me. Would recommend to everyone and anyone!!” -Sylvia

  • “If gorgeous flowers....bouquet...lasting arrangements is what your looking for this is it!! The effort to make this perfect....from flower choice, colors, and size was above expectations. This was a new experience for me and unknown of what the finished bouquet would look like. She made the whole process easy and made me feel she wanted to make it exactly unique and perfect! And that she did. And now I have flower to last forever!! I have told everyone I know about her and the products and will use her for all future request!” -Misty

  • “The most beautiful wood flowers perfect for the bride looking for flowers to have on the wedding day and be able to keep them afterwards.” -Nelya, Nelya Photos

  • “The most wonderful arrangements suited to your specific tastes. The talent and quality will keep me coming back. Because of the material, these arrangements will last years and years. Love love love them.” -Palmer

  • “10/10 recommend! Amazing work and so easy to work with. Everyone at my wedding was mind blown that they were wood flowers. She even drove 5 hours to meet me half way to pick up my flowers so I didn’t have to pay for shipping or worry about them getting damaged being shipped.” -Sarah

  • “I’m a sucker for a good floral install 🤩🤤 @petalsandbarkdesigns did an amazing job with this one! Brides- if you don’t have a florist for your wedding day yet, contact her! She’s SO easy to work with and cares so much about every detail! You won’t regret it! 🤍” -Caylee, Wright Creative Co

  • “I highly recommend Petals & Bark. Sarah was able to create exactly what I wanted, at a great price, and it only took a few weeks. I got so many compliments on my wedding bouquet and I’m so happy I can keep it forever! If you are wanting to keep your wedding bouquet or any other sentimental flower arrangement, this is definitely the way to go!” -Miranda

  • “My wedding flowers were absolutely stunning! I was able to customize them exactly to my vision. I got so many compliments on them and they were so well made that I still have them at home. I would highly recommend Petals & Bark to any bride to be!” -Beth

  • “These are beautiful! You’ll be so so happy you chose these flowers!! I love looking at mine up in my hutch everyday! It takes me back to the best day!!” -Brittney 

  • “She did an AWESOME job on the flowers, they were absolutely STUNNING! Highly recommended Petals & Bark for your decorative needs!” -Tessa

  • “We all know I can’t say enough good things about Petals & Bark! I recently got to sit in on a consultation with her and one of our brides. Just the level of personalization she can offer brides is amazing. If you are looking for wood florals, this is your sign to book with Sarah. Just look at all of these colors!” -Jessie, Loga Weddings

  • “I can’t believe that these stunning flowers are wooden and I get to keep forever!! Sarah killed my vision for them and I can’t thank her enough!! Highly recommend!!!” -Hannah

  • “These flowers are BEAUTIFUL. Sarah makes them from scratch, cutting out individual petals and staining them—all the way to putting them together to make a beautiful bouquet of flowers. This is an amazing option for any special occasion or investment for businesses collecting decor. Her flowers are durable and stunning. Sarah is reliable, kind, and professional. Would buy from her any day.” -Emily

  • “Can we just take a moment to appreciate this AMAZING bouquet 🤎🤎🤎 Sarah Beth you absolutely have us speechless!!! Words will never describe your talents and the perfection of her bouquet, the girls bouquets, and the boutonnières!! Thank you, thank you, thank you😘 Petals & Bark” -Maci

  • “I love my flowers! Sarah delivered exactly what I asked for and gave me multiple choices during the design stage. Easy met up to give her my vase that I wanted to use and easy pick up when done.” -Penny

  • “A literal masterpiece, highly recommend for any special day you may have! She went above and beyond.” -Tessa

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