Life In Bloom

Words cannot ultimately express how professional and excellent Rachel of Life in Bloom is.
Let me start with a couple curve balls:
My husband and I don’t live in Chicago: Not only was she our easiest vendor to work with, but right off the bat, she gave me information in a clear and concise (and not to mention visual!) manner. To boot, she actually had our meetings over google hang outs so I could meet her online, as opposed to my sky high phone bill in Canada.
I had a weird and changing budget: Rachel dodged a lot of bullets with my husband and I; our venue closed down so she was so incredibly flexible when it came to redoing our budget (more than once might I add) and work out ways to make the budget friendly and allow her to work freely. Additionally, she allowed me to change our color scheme along with the venue change.
Things I love about Rachel, just to add to my review:
— When we met the day of, I hugged her as if I knew her forever. That’s how amazingly down to earth and super nice she is.
— Everyone at the wedding was talking about the flowers. I mean everyone. All of my guys friends — talking about the flowers. Like, I cannot express enough how insanely creative, talented and professional Rachel is.
— She introduced us to our photographer. This is just a side note, because usually I do tons of research but I trusted Rachel and her experience with vendors in Chicago and who she had worked with in the past and found the gem (who is Lidia Codrean) who Rachel had previously worked with on bridal shoots etc.

Rachel at Life in Bloom did the personal florals and centerpieces for our summer wedding at Salvage One and I could not be more pleased with the results. Her work is breathtaking!
Going into my first meeting with Rachel, I had an idea of color palettes that I liked, but mostly that I wanted the flowers to look timeless. After looking through Rachel’s portfolio (a Pinterest pinner’s dream come true, by the way), I immediately knew choosing Life in Bloom would be one of the best wedding vendor decisions I would make… and I was right! =) The flowers were stunning and we received numerous compliments on them even after the wedding was over.
Not only is Rachel truly an artist at arranging florals, but she is also an extremely kind, responsive person. I highly recommend Life in Bloom!

I had a wonderful experience working with Rachel at Life In Bloom. Rachel was extremely knowledgable and worked with me to find the perfect flowers that fit the style of my wedding and would be available in September. The flowers were delivered on time and looked beautiful. Life In Bloom created beautiful bridal party bouquets and boutonnieres as well as table centerpieces and other reception decorations. I have received so many complements on their work from those who attended the wedding and others who have seen pictures. I highly recommend Life In Bloom to all Brides looking to check ‘Florist’ off your list and worry no more!

We worked with Rachel from Life In Bloom for our wedding flowers and couldn’t be happier with the results! She was lovely to work with and the bouquets were more beautiful than I imagined. Would definitely recommend her!

Rachel with Life in Bloom designed and created the bouquets, boutonnieres and centerpieces at our wedding. Everything turned out beautifully, and we loved working with her! We received countless compliments on how gorgeous and creative all of the arrangements were.
When my husband and I first met Rachel we had some ideas, but were not very knowledgeable about flowers. She was able to understand our vision, and make suggestions that matched the style of our wedding. Before our wedding day, we had a mock-​up where Rachel set up samples of how our centerpieces would look. It helped us to envision the day.
Also, our venue’s catering manager raved about Rachel’s talents. She was extremely organized and helpful in setting up the reception hall. She made sure that every detail was taken care of.
Rachel was a pleasure to work with, and was always available to answers questions. She made the process so easy, and I completely trusted her opinion. She was honest, knowledgeable, and has a great eye. I would absolutely recommend Life in Bloom!

Rachel has an amazing eye for design and was able to help me take the ideas I had in my head and bring them to life.
She is very easy to work with and made sure that I was happy with every decision that was made throughout the whole process. I’m not a very artistic person myself, and she was very patient with looking through different flowers with me and helping me identify and piece together what exactly it was that I wanted. She not only created my floral arrangements, but helped with the overall styling and design for both my ceremony and reception and helped make our venue romantic with some vintage touches.
After talking twice about ideas, she put together a mini mock up to show me how everything would look together — this was so helpful and really made me see what the complete package would be. I changed my mind on a few things along the way and it was never a problem getting them adjusted.
Rachel was really organized on the day of and it all turned out beautiful! I received so many compliments on my flowers throughout the day and after the wedding. She really made my design dreams come true and I would highly recommend her to anyone!