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About · Meet Katerina

Hello, I’m Katerina.
Welcome to Kentia.

I’m the florist, designer and planner behind Kentia. Since 1997 I’ve been creating flowers and celebrations from my studio in Rethymno—and when you plan with Kentia, you plan with me.

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KaterinaFounder & creative director
Rethymno · since 1997

My story

“I still get butterflies before every wedding.”

I opened Kentia in 1997 as a small flower shop in Rethymno. I loved flowers, but what I came to love even more were the people who walked through the door—nervous couples, proud parents, friends planning a surprise.

Over the years the shop grew into a studio, and the bouquets grew into ceremonies, receptions and whole weekends of celebration. But the way I work hasn’t changed: I sit down with you, I listen properly, and I design something that could only belong to you.

On your day, I’ll be there—checking the last stem, straightening a candle, and quietly making sure you never have to think about any of it.

With love,KaterinaFounder · Kentia Events
1997The year I opened my first flower shop in Rethymno
1Person you’ll plan with from first call to last dance—me
AllOf Crete—chapels, beaches, villages and olive groves
100%Designed by me and made by hand in our studio

How Kentia grew

From one flower shop
to celebrations across Crete.

Nearly three decades on, the studio has grown—but every design still starts at my table, with your story.

  1. 1997

    The flower shop

    A small shop in Rethymno, early mornings at the market and a love for seasonal Cretan flowers.

  2. The next chapter

    From bouquets to ceremonies

    Couples began asking for more—churches, chapels and receptions dressed in flowers.

  3. Today

    Complete celebrations

    Planning, floral design and styling for weddings and events all over the island—still personal, still hands-on.

Working with me

My promises
to you.

Beautiful flowers are the easy part. What my couples remember most is how it felt to plan together.

  1. 01

    I’ll listen before I design.

    Our first meeting is about you—how you met, what you love, how you want your guests to feel. The ideas come after.

  2. 02

    You’ll always talk to me.

    No hand-offs, no repeating yourself. I follow your celebration personally from the first message to the final toast.

  3. 03

    I’ll be honest about budget.

    I’ll tell you where flowers make the biggest impact and where you can save—without compromising the feeling.

  4. 04

    I’ll respect the place.

    I design in dialogue with Crete’s light, landscape and architecture, using seasonal flowers wherever I can.

  5. 05

    You’ll be a guest at your own event.

    On the day, I take care of everything, so you can be fully present with the people you love.

A little more about me

The things
I love.

Favourite bloom
Garden roses, just as they open
Favourite moment
The quiet minute before the guests arrive
Favourite season
Late spring in Crete, when everything is in flower
Always in my bag
Florist scissors, ribbon and a spare safety pin

Come and say hello

My door in Rethymno
is always open.

My studio on Machis Kritis is where it all happens—flower deliveries at dawn, sketches on the big table, samples for your centrepieces. Drop by for a coffee and I’ll show you around.

Planning from abroad? I’m just as happy on a video call, and I’ll send you photos and samples every step of the way.

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From our couples

“Katerina felt like a friend by the end. We trusted her completely—and on the day, it showed in every single detail.”

— A Kentia couple, married in Rethymno