We had the good fortune of connecting with Maria Castillo and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Maria, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
The thought process over starting it was definitely scary.! I was afraid to let go off that steady income with 5 kids by my side like everyone you get caught up with a 9-5 job working for someone else & get use to it. you think you will never make It, I was truly scared I thought of all the worst case scenarios but I was eager to make it happen one way or another my husband would see me and my excitement and would push me to figure it out ! Every time I was done with an event or handing over my florals to my clients & hearing the feedback I knew it was real & I needed to let go of my fear one way or another. I knew I had it in me all along since 2010 when I was introduced to the floral industry & eventually I did. Winter of 2016 I was expecting my youngest of the 5 I didn’t know what the baby would be, being a mom of all boys I didn’t want to know lol just my luck I would probably have another boy don’t get me wrong I love all my boys and they had all been around all the florals and events but there was still that girl place missing a little one that would love flowers just as much as I did & see all the venues dressed up for events and want that too my boys would help and think ok cool yeah but could care less lol I still wanted my one girl one day…I had hope……I prayed asking him if he would grant me a daughter id name this little business of mine after her & let go of my fear and execute his gift he had granted me to have to help others through my floral skills and event coordinating skills…I wanted to dedicate it to all my kids but leaving something behind for them to grow up in or around & he answered and just after having her in may of 2017 I decided that was It that was my sign to let go & begin casalunagardensDFW in honor of our little luna the princess of the house y…..” CON DIOS TODO,SIN EL NADA “…..

What should our readers know about your business?
What sets us apart is our humble business mindset we love to pour our heart & specially our family oriented minds towards every single client we come across we do not see you as just another number or money sign we help anywhere we can no matter how small your request is to how big the request is, we truly care for your event/ needs we treat you as if you are one of our family members. Wether you see me in full action you will also see my husband working next to me helping In the handy side of the spectrum that I will not get involved or technicals lol, & from time to time our kids from smallest to oldest they know what’s expected and what to keep an eye out, to just holding a door for someone or helping with off loading/set up this is truly a family owned business. The way we deal with our customers is if we wouldn’t give it to our mom, sister, grandmother, family member then why would we give it to our clients. We are truly proud of where we are at now the amount of loyal clients that have & continue to support us and have made this possible for us to say the least we have grown a lot from their continued support we are looking forward on where this takes us and where we will be in the next 10 years from now. It has not been an easy road very stressful to say the least but we have always managed through our hard work and perseverance, we love to see that event complete and executed to eery single detail that was given to ups as a task! getting the thank you messages/letters fills our heart time after time we are grateful for people that set their trust in us ! What I want people to know about us here at casalunagardensDFW is that this is a small family owned buisness no matter what or where life takes you after the event you will always be part of our small family it makes us happy/sad once we are done with your event because after that event is done everyone parts ways but many and when I say many of our clients still connect with us and we don’t mind it one bit this is and will always be a FAMILIA you can count on.! & last but not least if I was able to do it with the push of my husband & 5 kids so can you, nothing is impossible you must let go of the fear in you and let your light shine, like I tell people who come across me the sun comes out and shines on everyone its your choice to make yourself shine bright theres plenty of room on this beautiful place called earth for everyone !

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I would start of by taking them to the bishop arts center for some breakfast or brunch, go over to the stockyards maybe have dinner at Joe t garcias plan a day to sight see downtown Dallas….take a trip down to magnolia market in Waco, take them down to lake ray Hubbard or lake grapevine for a nice sunset view !

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My family is a major part of all this the ones that have seen my worst days and best days…because of them I push myself my kids know if I am not around them I’m more than likely at my wholesale picking flower out matching color pallets for my brides/clients or in a meeting with a client & understand its part of my job as a business owner…..they are my biggest supporters the ones who cheer me on and hype me up ! Also my husband to whom I look up to a lot & has been my biggest push person the hardest working man I know that never allows me to give up & is always there for my crazy ideas even when he thinks Im doing way more & going a bit crazy over board he simply agrees and just goes along with it & helps when I need him to, he’s always there right by my side working and helping me…. because of him I work hard on leaving a lasting impression with each and everyone I come across because he has always told the kids & I “if your going to do something make sure you do it & you do It right”…….has always been understanding and wants me to be better than the day before and for that I work hard at what I do because I know he’s always watching like I tell my kids hes The real CEO lol…..& last but not least all my CLIENTS …..the ones that have stuck around since my beginnings & all my new ones that continue to order refer etc…….because of all your feed back comments, thank you’s….. I continue to work hard with everyone believe it or not its more than just that its the trust I always get from every one of you almost like you know me from years but not really like I always say to you guys you are now FAMILIA !

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