Blumgarten & Co

Michelle at Blumgarten did our flowers for our wedding a month ago and they were GORGEOUS. About 2 months before the wedding (we were on a shorter than average timeline), we met with her and went through her basement of decorative vases and table décor, and pulled together the look we were going for. I was not a very picky bride, just had a loose idea of what I like and the overall look I was going for. Michelle was really good at asking the right questions to understand what I meant, and then ran with it.
I could not be happier with how everything turned out. The bouquets were delivered on time to the hotel room where my bridesmaids and I were getting ready. When we got to the venue, the table settings were in place and really elevated the look of the room. All of the arrangements were exactly what I wanted but so much better than I ever envisioned.
Michelle was so calm and nice and easy to work with. She came to our walkthrough and weighed in on all kinds of room décor decisions including linens patterns and table placement, and you could just tell she has a talent for visualizing how everything will come together. Her advice was spot on. I am so so so happy that Blumgarten did our flowers!

Blumgarten & Co left me in joyous awe with my wedding bouquet and bridesmaids bouquets, this past June. I visited the store, unplanned, and Michelle was available, so we had an impromtu mini-​consultation. I was so clueless, and had no reference photos of what I wanted. I just knew I wanted a big, cascading bouquet with mainly crème-​colored flowers. I didn’t even think of the flower types/​names.
Eventually, I emailed Michelle some pictures of what I envisioned my bouquet to be, as well as the bridesmaids, and she prepared a proposal a couple of days later.
The money spent, was well-​worth it. I paid about $ 840 for my wedding bouquet, 6 bridesmaid bouquets, and 8 boutonnieres.
I ended up freeze-​drying my bouquet with another company (
) and it still looks beautiful.

BEAUTIFUL flowers, excellent service and very reasonable! They get their flowers daily from the market and do their best to stay in your budget while including unique elaborate floral arrangements!

Ilda and her team did the flowers for my daughter’s wedding yesterday. I cannot say enough about how beautiful the table arrangements and bouquets were! My daughter did not have specific flowers in mind just colors and a vibe but Ilda went with it. Our showing in May left us confident we had found the right florist; however, the finished product took our breath away. Everyone commented on how beautiful the flowers were. What was even better was the price! We never thought we could have afforded such lush and gorgeous arrangements. I cannot recommend them enough.

We used Blumgarten for my daughter’s wedding. I can not say enough about how beautiful all the flowers were. Michelle went above and beyond what any other florist would do. Anyone looking for incredible wedding flowers should use them.

Ilda and her team did an incredible job on flowers for our April wedding. She incorporated ranunculus, roses, hydrangea and greenery into some of the most beautiful arrangements I’d ever seen. She even helped make things sentimental — she used one of my grandfather’s ties to wrap my bridal bouquet. I’m getting the flowers preserved so I can hang on to them. Ilda’s work is perfect — one of the best, if not the best, florist in town.

The flowers for my wedding were absolutely amazing. My bouquet was the most beautiful I have ever seen! I am so happy with my whole experience, and I am so happy with what Michelle came up with based the general ideas we discussed. My mom said that the flowers were her favorite aspect of the whole wedding. HIGHLY recommend!

I used Blumgarten for my wedding this past weekend at Salvage One, Michelle exceeded any expectations I had in every shape and form! Not only was she an absolute pleasure to work with, all I did was show her a couple pictures of flowers I liked and she created the most stunning bouquet, boutineers, and center pieces I have ever seen! She really listened to me and my husband on what we liked and used so much creativity in making our wedding flowers absolutely spectacular! I am so obsessed with my bouquet that at the end of the night I decided to keep it and not throw it! Her flowers really made a statement at the wedding and set the tone for a fabulous night. If you are looking for a florist for any reason I highly highly recommend Michele and blumgarten!

Blumgarten was recommended highly by a dear friend of mine who used them for her wedding a few years back. This friend has impeccable taste, so I knew that we had to go meet Ilda and check out her work!
I felt that Ilda understood my vision right off the bat. I wanted unique, but also romantic and bridal at the same time. I showed her a few pictures at our meeting, and then she took it from there. I also didn’t have a huge budget, but she was still able to give me exactly what I wanted. We incorporated lots of mercury glass and I was just thrilled with our game plan.
About 6 months before the wedding, she emailed me just to check in and thank me for choosing them to do our flowers. I thought that this was just above and beyond. She had really taken the time to make me feel special and well taken care of.
I had requested that the bouquets and boutonnieres be delivered to my hotel suite a few hours before the event. She was incredibly accommodating, and even had them in early, so I hadn’t even thought to worry. My bouquet was exactly what I had asked for (as were the other bouquets and boutonnieres and corsages).
When I walked into the venue, her exquisite work took my breath away. It was above and beyond any expectation that I had for my centerpieces. It was just so beautiful! I also met the staff when they came to take everything down at the end of the wedding, and they were so kind and professional.
I would recommend Blumgarten to anyone looking for beautiful flowers with a personalized experience!

WOW! So happy to have encountered this gem in Pilsen! Thanks to its gorgeous, eclectic selection of flowers and its creative team, Blumgarten can produce an arrangement that is sure to win my girlfriend’s heart on ANY occasion; for that, I am eternally thankful!
Blumgarten makes my life easier in another way: its team of amazing people — such a warm and welcoming bunch! As a member of WeDeliver, I vouch for all of our delivery specialists when I say that we love working with Michelle, Lance and the rest of the Blumgarten team to provide same day delivery of their flowers all across Chicago. Always delightful and cheerful, the Blumgarten team never fails to brighten our day!

Lance and his team are flower artists! They brought my wedding to life in full living color. When my husband and I started the wedding planning process, flowers were not a big deal for us. We knew we were going to have them but we didn’t think they were the most important — as long as they were nice, then we would be fine. But the minute we met with Lance (who was recommended by our wedding planner), we realized that flowers could create a vibe and scene that would be uniquely us. I love color and funky, fun flowers. Lance and his team listened to what we liked and disliked and then went off running with our vision in mind. The best was two days before my wedding, one of Lance’s teams members called my wedding planner a couple of times to make sure that they were buying flowers that I would be happy with even though we didn’t specifically talk about them. This is why they are flower artists — they created something beautiful and special and knew from our few meetings what would work for me. I can’t say enough about how stunning all the flowers arrangements were but most importantly my bouquet. I started to cry when I saw it. We got married back in August and guests are still commenting on our gorgeous flowers. We owe so much to Blumgarten– they truly brought our wedding to life and made it unique and special to us. Thank you Blumgarten for creating our perfect wedding!!!

I worked with Blumgarten during my search for a wedding florist. I would highly recommend them for a special event florist for many reasons. Michelle was responsive when I inquired about a meeting and she met us pretty late (like 5:30 or 6:00) to accommodate our work schedules. Her vision was SPOT on. She was honest if certain things wouldn’t work together and made amazing suggestions that were absolutely perfect. Her initial proposal came in a bit out of my budget, and she re-​worked the proposal in one day to get it much closer to a price I was comfortable with.
My only complaint, and it isn’t worth deducting a star for, it took time to get a proposal. She was very honest that I should follow up with them if I hadn’t heard back in two weeks, and after I followed up, it took a few more days. This seems to be a theme in the wedding industry, and it can get very frustrating.
However, I had an amazing experience with Blumgarten and Michelle both before and after the proposal, and I highly recommend them if you’re searching for the best florist.

Blumgarten & Co. is one of those classic flower shops that you know exists, but don’t always know how to find. They have the sweetest staff of true artists, who clearly care about what they do and take pleasure in making you happy through flowers. I took a floral design class with Lance and Emily last week and highly recommend both their work as florists and the class. They provide the flowers, vases, materials, knowledge and even treats (yummy ones too). You bring yourself and, if wanted, a bottle of wine. Our class was supposed to be 2 hours and lasted at least 2 ½ because Lance was so passionate about making sure we had the perfect flowers and walked away with a better understanding of floral design. I did and have become a customer for life. Hats off to you both!

Lance is a creative genius. Blumgarten did the flowers for my wedding and they were spectacular. We planned the wedding from NYC, so we were only able to meet with Lance once. The consultation session was perfect. We talked about what we wanted the flowers to feel and look like then we talked about what might and might not be available to us when it was wedding time. We took pictures at the consultation meeting and the flowers we received on our wedding day blew me away! The bouquets and arrangements were spectacular.
The funniest surprise from Blumgarten was that my (now) husband ordered a floral arrangement to look like our dog. Hubby sent Lance a picture of a dog bouquet I saw on a blog, a picture of our dog and on our wedding day, a flower version of our dog was waiting for us at the church.
A+ with bonus points for execution! Blumgarten is incredible!

Blumgarten was great! We met with Lance — the genius behind Blumgarten — and just loved how he took our theme of wine/​vineyard and came up with so many great ideas. The week before our wedding we were feeling a little nervous about the final details and they insisted we come in to meet with Lance to ease our minds. We got to sit down face to face and finalize the details… which were perfect!
The day of our wedding, Lance and his assistant came on time and with the perfect bouquets. I absolutely loved mine and my sister’s, who was the maid of honor. It got better as I walked down the aisle to get married under a gorgeous arch he put together for us. Then got even better when I saw the rose petals and orchids laid out on the tables for the cocktail hour and reception.
They have great customer service, were very reasonably priced and as you know — I loved the final product!

Blumgarten created the bouquets and arrangements for our October, 2010 wedding. My only recommendation after working with them is to use them only if you DO NOT have a very specific style in mind. We had a very unique color palette (plum, navy and gray), which I think was difficult to translate into flowers. Lance did have a great idea to incorporate peacock feathers, but when I walked into the reception and saw what looked like Indian feathers in our centerpieces… well, let’s just say I wish I had more time to run around and yank those out!
Overall, the flowers looked great, but I spent a LOT of time emailing him so that we picked the best flowers to represent the palette and our vintage wedding theme (I hate roses, lilies, etc. and wanted to use only in-​season flowers to keep the cost down). There was just a lot of emailing and following up because email communication was very slow on their end (I’m assuming, because of the large number of events they provide flowers for each year!).
I did absolutely love my bouquet though. Lance allowed me to incorporate my grandfather’s dahlias (HUGE money saver there!) into my bouquet, and he did put-​up with my 1000 mind changes! I just wish the centerpieces would have turned out a bit better!

Ok, trying to get around to the recaps of my wedding vendors! I have been quite the naughty/​negligent Unilocaler lately.
Blumgarten was fantastic. I absolutely adored my bouquet (will post photo). Every flower arrangement and boutenniere and bouquet were perfect and exceeded my expectations. I did not have a large budget for flowers but you would not have known it from the elegance and class in every single arrangement. My table centerpieces were understated and elegant — I was so not into the giant, view-​obstructing centerpieces — and at $ 25 a table were extremely budget-​friendly.
I would highly recommend Blumgarten to any bride with any range of budget — small or large, Blumgarten will do a fabulous job. Their customer service is terrific, too. High class, high style is what you will get!

Ooooooh the flowers. Gorgeous, stunning, amazing.
A little back story: I originally was having Flora do my flowers for the wedding. They had good reviews and I had heard good things but was feeling a bit uneasy after my consultation. I finally coughed up the dough and asked them to make a mock-​up. When I saw it, I did my best to smile and hide the sheer panic shock going through my head. I immediately left hideous bouquet in tow. The next day I called Blumgarten & Co. and spoke with the lovely Sunny.
Sunny saved my life. When she asked when I wanted to meet I (still panicking) said «Today?!» I went in and she laid all my fears to rest. She took my ideas and ran with them and added elements that made my ideas even better.
All day all I heard was how beautiful the flowers were. One of my girlfriends who was married the year before pulled me aside and said «I’m so mad. I didn’t even know flowers could look like that! Why didn’t you tell me so my flowers could be this good?!?» They were absolutely stunning, and the wedding was two weeks ago and my little sister said she just threw out her bridesmaid bouquet yesterday!
Okay, the bad news: Nearly all of the boutonnieres broke by the end of the night. They did have fiddle head ferns which apparently are a little fragile; and the moms tie-​on wrist-​lets were kind of a mess. BEAUTIFUL but one was so heavy it kept flipping over under her wrist and the other one kept falling out of the tie! Boo. This almost makes me want to give them four stars but everything else was so amazing I just couldn’t!

Another one of my favorite vendors, Blumgarten. They did an AMAZING job. I was so happy with the flowers, at first I was the type, oh I don’t need to spend a ton of money on flowers, they just get thrown away, but my mom is a huge flower person and convinced us otherwise and I am SO glad.
We worked with Sunny at Blumgarten and she got «us» right away and what we were going for. The few other places we met with didn’t get «us», like at all. One place sent us a proposal with huge grecian columns and draping ivy, ummm, well that is pretty and all but not the look we personally were going for. I had seen a mock-​up of the centerpieces but never for the bouquets, I was a little nervous but knew Sunny could rock it and oh yeah she did!
Loved my bouquet and I didn’t know exactly what was in there, some peonies, ranunculus, artemisia (LOVED that, it brought in the gray) mini hydrangeas, vernonica. Varying shades of green for the bridesmaids, hypericum berries, artemesia again, kermit mums and mini versions for the flower girls (they looked SO adorable).
We had one large dogwood arrangement at the church and that was it, we let the architecture be the main focus. We had a similar and larger dogwood arrangement at the entrance to the reception in front of the fireplace. Sadly I don’t have a picture, I would have loved to see it with all the favor boxes displayed but by the time we arrived they had been picked up.
And the tables, they were GORGEOUS, perfect! Sadly, again, I don’t have any great pictures.
Sunny and Michelle were a joy to work with and I couldn’t have been happier, yes, it is expensive and maybe on the higher end for flowers but it was totally worth it. They were even sweet enough to bring paper for our guests to take the flowers home in (I was worried about them being wasted).

I did a shoot for brides for my website and Blumgarten did the flowers (see attached photos). If anyone needs a makeup artist I’m also available and did the makeup in the shots.
Check the pictures attached in here, they do amazing stuff. They do a great range of flowers.
I used them often and in fact, I just ordered flowers for a friend’s graduation.
Love you Blumgarten, you do a great job!