You said the wrong thing, or you forgot the thing that mattered, and now you want to make it right. Good I'm sorry flowers are a mid-sized arrangement in warm, soft color, sent to wherever they will be tonight, which is usually home. On the card, write two or three sentences that name what happened, and sign it. Order as soon as those sentences are down. One of our own drivers carries them to the door.
If you meant sorry for your loss, our guide to sending sympathy flowers is the page you want; it covers the funeral home and the family's house, and when to send to each. Everything below is about making amends.
A middle size says you mean it
Flowers to say sorry work best in the middle size. Big enough to be noticed, small enough to leave room for the talk afterward. A piece that fits on a kitchen counter or a desk gets looked at every time they walk past it, and most apologies want exactly that much attention.
Many of our arrangements come in more than one size, and each product page shows the sizes offered and the price at each. Compare those options with the counter or desk where it will sit. The I'm Sorry collection lists eight designs under that heading. Eva, one of them, builds upward in layers of soft coral, orange and green from a wooden box, and the shop's own description says it "stands tall and gets noticed." If none of the eight feels right, Designer's Choice lets you pick the size. Leave a note at checkout about the colors you want and the studio designs around it. The note can be short. "An apology to my sister, soft and warm" is plenty.
The price stays with you. The order confirmation goes only to the person who placed it, and nothing in the delivery shows what you spent.
Warm color does its work before the card is opened
No single color says sorry on its own. Our color guide never names an apology color, so we won't make one up here. They will read your card long before they think about symbolism. Color sets the mood first, though, and the guide describes soft coral tones as warm and sincere, sitting between pink and orange. That is where most apologies land. Light pink tones, according to the guide, communicate gentleness. For a quieter moment, whites and pale purples carry a serene feel.
Deep red is the guide's color for romance and declarations of love. With a partner, it lands best once the air has cleared. For a friend or a parent, soft coral says warmth without asking for anything back. If you can't decide, do what the guide suggests and tell us the occasion and the feeling you want to convey.
Apology flower card messages that sound like you
The card is where the apology actually happens. Checkout has a field for your message, up to 300 characters, and the card that goes with the arrangement carries your words with no branding or promotional language on it. There is also a reminder at checkout to sign your name. Take it seriously this time. An unsigned apology keeps them guessing, and tonight is a bad night for guessing.
Three hundred characters holds about three honest sentences. Say what you did in plain words and say you're sorry for it, with no "but" after. If there's room, add one true thing about them or about what happens next. To a partner it might read, "I was short with you on Saturday and you didn't deserve it. I'm sorry. Dinner Friday is on me, and I'll listen this time." A friend whose birthday you missed could get "I missed your birthday and I've felt terrible all week. You matter more to me than my calendar shows. Coffee soon?" Parents usually need less: "I'm sorry about what I said on the phone. I love you, and I'll call tonight."
Write it the way you talk, because they know your voice. If you catch yourself writing "if," start that sentence over. And when the fight is still raw, keep the card short and let the conversation carry the rest.
Getting it to their door, today if you can
An apology usually won't keep, and our same-day delivery guide opens on that exact moment, "An apology that can't wait until tomorrow." Each listing in the shop shows how soon it can go out. At checkout, the recipient's ZIP confirms the address is inside our area, and the same step prices the trip. Enter your ZIP for the current delivery charge. Our own drivers cover Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Morrisville, Chapel Hill, Apex, Wake Forest, Rolesville and RTP. We do not deliver on Sundays, and a Sunday order goes out Monday. That gives you a day to get the card right.
Some apologies need more than a piece on the counter. A bigger arrangement has to be sourced, and the same guide says that "takes a few days." Our homepage counts "the apology that needs to be extraordinary" among the projects our consultancy takes on, and says how that goes: "We sit down, we listen, we build something that only exists once." If that is where you are, give us the time.
Home is the right address for most apologies, since it's private. We try to call or text the recipient first to let them know we are arriving. If nobody answers, the driver finds a safe, shaded spot (a covered porch, a building lobby, a neighbor or a front desk) and writes a note or sends a text saying where the flowers are. An office works too, if you don't mind coworkers watching it arrive. Mark the address as commercial at checkout and add the suite or floor.
You see them before they do. When your arrangement is finished, we photograph it and send you the picture of the real thing that is about to arrive. Jill Rush wrote in her review, "Very pleased with both the beautiful arrangement and the delivery. And the extra step of sending me a photo of the flowers before delivery was genius." After that, the recipient gets a message when the flowers are on the way, and you are told the moment they are delivered. That last message is the one to wait for before you call.
Pick from the I'm Sorry collection with their counter in mind, and write the card before you reach checkout. After that your phone does the hard part. Answer it when it rings.