Aberdeen’s Wedding Florist

Everything seemed to be going well until the actual day of the wedding. The delivery people forgot all of my bouquets at their facility which was an hour away. The only reason they noticed that they did not have them was because I asked my mother in law about them, who in turn asked them. I did not receive my bouquet or my bridesmaids bouquets until AFTER I started taking pictures after the ceremony. My pictures of me walking down the aisle has a bouquet thrown together by the venue, from my centerpieces.
The day after the wedding I recieved an email from the owner apologizing but he also made it very hard to contact him. He was supposed to call me on numerous occasions but never did. Eventually, after I wrote a review on wedding wire, he emailed me offering to refund me part of my flower cost. After 2 weeks of waiting for a call, the apology seemed disingenuous, and I just accepted the money to put this whole situation behind me.
My wedding pictures have two different sets of flowers and it irritates me every time I look at them. So now I’m sort of regretting booking them at all.

I used Aberdeen’s for my flowers Saturday. They were amazing. Although they did stick a few lavender colored flowers in my bouquet that I did not request, it still looked beautiful, as did my bridesmaid’s bouquets, centerpieces and head table center pieces. Jennifer was always available to me and was very patient every step of the way (as I changed my mind a time or two). They delivered the flowers right on time. Everything was perfect. Would highly recommend.

Overall they did a great job and exceeded my expectations for flowers! They handles all of the coordination so I didn’t have to worry about anything on my wedding day.
I’m only giving a ⁴⁄₅ stars because of some communication trouble. I signed a contract early with a girl who explained everything with me, I didn’t document every detail because she made some things seems standard. Unfortunately that girl left the company and the next girl lowered my expectations of what to expect so I ended up having to add $ 3k to make sure the centerpieces and bouquets were big enough.

Aberdeens created beautiful personal flowers for our bridal party for our wedding! They were amazing to work with and I really liked being able to use the provided vases to make the bouquets the center pieces on the head table! They even found flowers to match my girls’ royal blue dresses!

I had my wedding flowers done by Aberdeen’s, and I couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out! I met with Dena and Jennifer in the shop to review what I was looking for, and they were VERY helpful. I was a bit of an indecisive bride – wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted, kind of knew what I didn’t want, didn’t know the names of any flowers, etc. They were so helpful with helping me make decisions; they offered lots of ideas and suggestions. For example, the colors of my wedding were navy and gold, and since there aren’t many flowers naturally those colors, I decided on a mix of white/​off-​white. But I still really wanted navy and gold to be a part of the flowers. So Jennifer suggested she make small, navy blue ribbon roses that would be scattered throughout my bouquet. It looked really pretty and made my bouquet unique. It’s something I wouldn’t have thought of. And then they used navy blue and gold ribbon to wrap the bouquet for my bridesmaid and I. They also provided me a lot of suggestions for my overall table arrangements. They made suggestions for how to coordinate all of the colors for a really nice look, suggesting things I hadn’t thought of (e.g., gold mercury glass floral vases and votives). All of the flowers were fresh and beautiful! Delivery to all locations the day of the wedding was right on time. Overall it was very easy working with them and I think I got great value for the price!

The flower bouquets and other flower arrangements were very nice. I would have given five stars, except that the brides bouquet kept falling apart as the wedding day went on.

Aberdeen’s did a great job with our flowers. Our consultant, Lauren, did a great job helping us to pick flowers in our first meeting. All we knew were colors that we wanted but she helped us find the perfect flowers in our budget. The mock-​up of our flowers wasn’t quite what we had imagined but they took our comments and made us beautiful centerpieces. We couldn’t have been happier with how all of the flower arrangements turned out!

I have to say that throughout the years I have used various types of florists, but the staff at Aberdeen florist are phenomenal and on top of their game.
I have used Aberdeen’s for a few occasions which include birthdays, Promise, holidays and also for family wedding events as well.
The quality of flowers are remarkable they last for days after everyone of my events. I’ve never had any issues where the flowers that we have used for any of our events were wilted they always arrived fresh beautiful and stayed fresh for the entire event and days to follow.
We have had a few events where we needed to add things to the order and the staff has been so helpful without any issues added my items to the order and I had them readily available for when the original order needed to be picked up.
I highly recommend using this service the flowers are beautiful, the staff is very helpful and courteous, the flowers are also very reasonable price I would definitely recommend using Aberdeen’s for your next event.

Aberdeen Flowers did the flowers for my ceremony and reception on Sunday, April 26, 2015. The flowers were absolutely beautiful! Paula Sirovatka was our sales consultant and she was professional, knowledgeable and so patient with met mom and sister. I had an idea but didn’t really know what type of flowers I was looking for and she help me with my vision. It was beautiful! Angeley (Johnson) Wilis

We hired Aberdeens to be our florist for our wedding in downtown Chicago in June 2014. Living in California, it was extra challenging to plan our wedding in Chicago. Joe at Aberdeens did everything he could to make the process as smooth as possible. We met with him two times during our visits to Chicago, and Joe was extremely accommodating by driving to meet us and going out of his way to help us with the planning! We had a vision for our flowers and Aberdeens absolutely made it come true! Our flower arrangements were gorgeous, romantic, and just perfect! We absolutely loved the table arrangements. Our venue was so full of flowers and made our wedding look stunning. I just loved my bridal bouquet — it was perfect! I highly recommend Aberdeens for wedding flowers.

Aberdeen’s was a great vendor at our wedding. We worked with Gloria, who was knowledgeable, charming, helpful, and made the process easy, yet fun! The prices were great, the delivery was on time, and the flowers were BEAUTIFUL. We could not have been happier from start to finish.

Aberdeens did all of the flowers for our July wedding and they were absolutely beautiful. We worked directly with Lauren who was incredibly personable, and worked with us over the course of several months as we continued to change our mind — all this even though we weren’t investing a large amount in the flower for our day. Lauren went out of her way to find creative solutions that worked within our budget and achieved the look we wanted. We could not have been more pleased with the outcome. I highly recommend working with Aberdeen for your event — ask for Lauren.

We used Aberdeens for our wedding flowers. It was the best decision I made.
Our flowers were better than I could have envisioned for our day if that is possible! When I saw them it was breathtaking. Everything provided from the bridal bouquet to the table arrangements was amazing and very elegant. The team at Aberdeens was great to work with. We met with Joe several times for a consultation and to see a mock up of our table arrangements. Everything we received on our wedding day exceeded our expectations. Our guests have raved about how beautiful our arrangements were. All emails were responded to promptly and the team arrived early the day of our wedding to provide all the bridal party items needed for pictures, and was there as soon as the wedding ended for take down. We cant say enough good things about Aberdeens and the service provided and would definitely recommend them to anyone.
Aberdeen’s is definitely Chicago’s best kept secret :)

Aberdeens did all the flowers for our August wedding. I was so incredibly happy and impressed with all the centerpieces and my bouquet as well as my bridesmaids bouquets. Aberdeens was so thorough and reviewed and confirmed my order multiple times as well as was able to come and pick up my vases the night of my reception. I was impressed with their open communication and adorable prices. I would highly recommend Aberdeens to anyone! They are phenomenal!

Joe and his team are awesome! They did the most beautiful centerpieces and bouquets for me and were so awesome to help me every step of the way to make it so easy! My guests were amazed by the work!

My fiancé and I went to Aberdeen’s this morning and we had such a great experience. I’m planning a very formal wedding at an upscale venue, but this means I didn’t leave a large budget for flowers. Although the wedding floral arrangements I’ve seen are absolutely stunning, I figured there was no way I could afford a florist. I planned on ordering wholesale, but was so worried about having the flowers shipped, the quality, having to put them together the day of my wedding, etc., so I thought I would do a bit of research regarding florists. From what I saw online, the florists in the Chicagoland were so pricy, until I came across Aberdeen’s. I had read some great reviews on Google and booked an appointment with Lauren.
Lauren was absolutely AMAZING to work with. SUCH a professional and couldn’t have made my experience with my fiancé any better. She was incredibly insightful, worked with my schedule and gave us a ton of her time, provided us with so many awesome ideas, did not put any pressure on us whatsoever, and never tried to upsell us. She completely worked with our budget and beat the wholesale prices! I couldn’t believe it and felt so relieved. I felt so comfortable working with her and the flower planning went from stressful to exciting!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Lauren and Aberdeen’s. My fiancé and I are so grateful– now we can have the beautiful floral arrangements we’ve always dreamed of at a very reasonable price. Thank you Lauren! Can’t wait to see how they turn out: D

We just had our wedding on 9÷20÷2013.
My experience wasn’t the worst but I wouldn’t say to definitely go with them! Pros were the lady we met and spoke to at the Harlem location was very nice. And the flowers were on time on my wedding day! I Also loved my bouquet but I think if you YouTube it, someone could have done the job! Cons: the lady at the Schaumburg location the nicest lady, very rough around the edges and she is forceful. They didn’t roll out the runner for me on my wedding day like we had discussed and when I call about it (I’ve called 4x) left a voicemail twice and spoke to someone the other two times, and I still don’t get a call back from the manager. So terrible terrible customer service! It’s seems like it’s a hot or miss! Part of having great service and a good business is customer service and they have failed!

Just had our Byron Colby Barn wedding and everything was wonderful! They made us a beautiful chuppah to go outside that matched the barn setting; nice centerpieces that weren’t overwhelming. Pricing was wonderful for our budget and needs.

Here is my true experience from this company, no exaggerations:
I was about to go to a meeting with this florist, specifically with a woman from there named Cindy. I called before the meeting to ask her a few questions since I have been shopping around for florists and comparing prices. When speaking with her, I experienced the rudest wedding «professional» ever. I have been engaged for about 2 years now and have planning meticulously on wedding details. Cindy from Aberdeen’s Wedding Florist was the rudest person I have ever encountered during my wedding planning thus far. Although our wedding is next year, she expected me to know the specific amount of readers, flower girls, etc. so that she could quote me. I told her that I wasn’t sure. She made it seem like I should know now. Then, she said that our sponsors had to have flowers because they were paying for our wedding. Our sponsors are not paying for our wedding. In our culture, the sponsors do not always help pay for the wedding. She made it seem like she knew more about my culture than I did. Listen lady, I’m Filipino and I’ve been to many Filipino weddings – not all the sponsors NEED flowers nor do they pay for the wedding. She acted like she knew all this because she was in the business for 35 years (she mentioned this at least 3 times in our conversation). Most of the 40 minutes over the phone with her consisted of her bragging – it was annoying.
She even criticized our professional wedding planner who has great connections with several florists. She does not even know who our wedding planner is. She thought it was impossible for florists to give me quotes now although our wedding is next year. Lady, I have quotes from them. Do you not believe me? I read her my quotes and kept the company names anonymous. But the fact that she didn’t believe me was rude itself. She then said well how does your wedding coordinator get these? Well obviously she has close connections with florists and they work well with her and will do her this favor. If anything, she should learn from our coordinator. She must not know what’s going on in the business if she doesn’t know this.
I have spoken with other florists and they will offer me the same things she would at a comparable price. She made it seem like it was unbeatable. I was laughing in my head and didn’t want to be rude so I kept it to myself. It wasn’t until she acted like she knew my culture more than I did when I thought to myself this lady is beyond rude and not worth anyone’s business. If you like pushy, rude people, speak with her. What a horrible representation of this company. I’m glad I didn’t go to that meeting. The phone conversation said a lot about her and the business – RUDE, untrustworthy, and insensitive to other cultural beliefs. I would not recommend this place. Sorry.

I just had my wedding 08÷25÷12 and my bouquet was ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. I had the deepest beautiful purple calla lillies. So many people asked me if they were fake! I absolutely ADORE this company! You MUST MUST MUST get your flowers here!!!

Out of all the vendors I had, Aberdeens went above and beyond our expectations. I had dealt solely with the owner of the company, Jim Harney. I really respect the guy in an old-​school kinda way. He was always very nice, offered great advice on the flowers, and always followed up with me. This place deals only with wedding flowers… so they don’t do funerals, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, etc.
My only complaints about this place is the office and billing system. It’s quite outdated and the showroom is filled with fake flowers collecting dust… it’s really only a minor complaint because the flowers I received were fresh and gorgeous. They use carbon paper for billing and it got a bit messy, so that when things were updated and handwritten, it was difficult to read and keep track of.
As for the wedding day… Arlene, the woman in charge of delivery, brings the girl’s flowers to my house just as promised by noon. The bouquets were absolutely stunning! The orange roses seemed more like a coral color than I had expected, but it didn’t bother me too much. Then she headed off the the Church to deliver the alter pieces, guys boutonnieres, aisle runner, etc. After the reception, she takes the alter pieces and delivers them to the church, along with the center pieces. All in all, everything was in the right place at the right time. It really took the worry off of me.
One thing that I am extremely impressed with was the freshness and quality of the flowers. I remember taking the bouquets the next day and thinking that they could be ready for another round! I would recommend this florist to anyone I know!

I made an appointment here and am glad I had two other appointments that day. As the other reviewer stated it does look like grandma’s living room but flowers will do that to a room.
I feel really bad for saying this because she obvoiusly had a disorder, but the consultant I spoke with was an older lady whom I believe to have alzheimers. She asked me about 4 times if I had my dress and had picked out bridesmaid dresses. She also showed us the water-​holders and explained that they were patented by them ten years ago. She said all of this like it was the first time she told us. She was very nice, however and I’m probably going to burn for adding this to the review!
For $ 899.50 (plus tax) you get:
1 Bridal Bouquet
1 Bouquet Throw Away
3 Bridesmaid Bouquets (additional are $ 65!)
2 Corsages
Boutonniers for groomsmen, fathers, etc.
2 Arrangements (Altar, Ceremony, etc.)
Blessed Virgin Bouquet
10 White Bows for pews/​aisles
Bridal Consultant
I was not impressed with the $ 65 additional bridesmaid bouquets. I was also concerned that if I had gone with them, the consultant would forget what I wanted considering the fact that she acted like she had never seen me before every few minutes. Parking was also a situation, on busy Harlem Avenue.
I don’t reccomend this shop. They try to push costly items disguised by a friendly smile.
Good luck ladies, go to Wall’s Flower instead!