When a Valentine’s Day order hits my inbox, I like to scroll all the way down to the message the purchaser wants to send along with their loved one’s bouquet. Just like my floral designs, each of these notes conveys so much personality and conjures up a whole wonderful story in my head. Plus, I do love to play the messenger.

From the super-sweet to the slightly silly, here are the three types of love notes I’ve delivered with flowers over the years.

The heart-felt mushy note.

These are my favorite notes—the classics—and they usually say something like, To the love of my life or Love your forever Valentine. So sweet! I immediately wonder what this partnership is like, and I can sense how important these two people are to one another, whether they’ve been together for a few months or a few decades. Other heart-melting messages include the ones from one parent and some kids, We love you so much! The “we” here really makes me feel so good as a business owner—the thought that my flowers are giving a whole family a chance to say “I love you.” You might think that the sweetness of these messages gets old for a florist, but it really doesn’t!

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