Florist Describes Beyonce and Jay-Z's Wedding

April 10, 2008 10:24 a.m. EST

New York, NY (CNS) - Beyonce and Jay-Z's wedding was adorned with dozens of flowers from Thailand, the event's florist reveals.

While the music superstar couple and their invited friends remain mum about the wedding, one insider who had an active participation in the wedding's preparations is talking what it's like inside.

Florist Amy Vongpitaka tells Us magazine that despite being given a short 1-week notice to decorate Jay-Z's apartment, the venue still looked exquisite with orchids.

She says, "It made the apartment like heaven, like a palace."

The couple also ordered lots of foot-long garlands to cover the 9,000-square-foot apartment.

She continues, "Beyonce requested the specific look of the bloom. You know in a palace where things hang down from a chandelier, that's what they tried to do with the flowers."

"You walked in, and it was all flowers - everything white and creamy. It made Beyonce look special."

Nearly 100,000 orchids had been used for the special occasion. Almost 200 people had worked on the job, half of them cut the orchids at the Asian country to ensure the "Crazy In Love" singer got the flowers how she wanted them.

Vongpitaka also says that she heard "Beyonce was thrilled. I know she's so happy with this wedding."