I live in TN, and my sister lives in Chicago. I've used Anna Held florist twice now to send her flowers, and so far it's been great! This past Mother's Day, I sent her flowers from here. I was concerned about her not being home when they arrived, so I called. I heard the woman on the phone yell to someone that my order needed to go out ASAP, and it did! I was shocked by the service! read more

This absolutely gorgeous arrangement was a "designer choice" for my friends bday! One call is all it took! I highly recommend! read more

Anna Held Floral Studio - This beautiful bouquet was a designers choice! one call & they would did this gorgeous arrangement for my friends birthday! - Florists Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Poor customer service and rude when I asked about a delayed delivery. I cannot recommend this business.

My husband ordered me flowers for my birthday and this is the masterpiece that was created. The flowers are high quality, the arrangement is everything I could have wanted. When the flowers were initially delivered, I was greeted with "Happy Birthday" being sung to me! Yes, you heard that right, the delivery person sang happy birthday to me. It was really nice. I would definitely recommend anyone to check this place out. read more

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I'm currently out of state but wanted to send some flowers to my graduate student, who just defended her dissertation. I placed the order on a Monday night, and they were delivered by Tuesday afternoon. They didn't quite look like the photo, but they are similar and still quite beautiful. The confirmation I received said they were hand-delivered, but it sounds like they were just dropped off. Despite these minor things, I'd still highly recommend this florist. Quick service and a beautiful product. read more

Anna Held Floral Studio - Rainbow Sherbet floral arrangement - Florists Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Cannot say enough how happy we were to find this shop nearby and even happier that Beth took such care to make boutonnieres for my husband and I for our wedding. They were a simple and elegant approach we never would have considered. She asked what our suits looked like and immediately went to work. A bonus: she knew the manager of the wedding venue we chose. Totally random! But if felt like providence from then on. Thank you Beth for making our special day just that! read more

Covid Review: My friend was defending their dissertation and I wanted to mark the occasion with a gift. A bouquet of happy, beautiful flowers. Only one problem, I live in sunny Southern California and they live in Chicago. At first I tried to send it with Amazon Fresh, but they didn't have any deliveries on the day of the defense. Using trusty Yelp, I found Anna Held Floral Studio. They had good reviews and a website where you could buy something and have it delivered. I am happy to say that the bouquet was delivered and my friend was surprised and happy. read more

I apologize for my tardiness. My fiancé (at the time) and I were looking boutonnières for our upcoming wedding photo shoot. We reached out to Anna Held floral studios and explained we were in a bit of a time crunch. She assured us that she could create from scratch two unique boutonnières. Within two hours we were able to pick up our order. While chatting inside the beautiful shop, my fiancé and I were gifted the one of a kind arrangement. Honestly this gesture was thoughtful and set the tone for the photo shoot and events to come. Words cannot explain how grateful we are to come across a person with such positive energy. Thank you again read more

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I contacted them for a same-day afternoon delivery. They were extremely friendly, helpful, and delivered a gorgeous bouquet to a friend that was in need of a smile. Highly recommend their services. read more

Beth and the Anna Held Floral team were amazing as our wedding florist vendor! Beth is so nice to talk to - down to earth, comfortable and knowledgeable. I walked into our first consulting appointment and had no clue what I wanted - I rambled off a few things and she created my vision flawlessly! We had to change our date due to COVID and she was very accommodating. The bouquets, the head table, the guest tables and the arch for the ceremony were gorgeous! Exactly what I envisioned and for a great value. She has a great inventory of items outside of florals as well. I hope to use Anna Held again for another event! read more

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Never a worse experience in my life with a florist. Let me just start by saying directly to the management: your poor customer service cost you countless dollars from me. This diva always keeps fresh flowers! I try to avoid jumping into a bad review, especially for a small shop, but there is no excuse for bad customer service, they would have had a great review had they just fixed the issues! I found this place since it had great reviews here and is less than a mile from my home! I regularly have fresh cut flowers delivered and since a good friend of mine is long-distance, he loves to send me flowers regularly to stay in touch! Well I gave him this listing to send flowers for my baby blessing. I'm so glad I did not instruct him to order more yet. I would have been in tears! I have been wanting to fill my home birth space with fresh flowers and I'm really glad I gave this a trial one with one arrangement first! He got one arrangement of sunflowers to start as pictured. I have an arrangement currently dying from two weeks ago, and the ones that are dying looked better than this atrocity! In the photos, this is exactly how they were when I opened the package! No joke! The flowers themselves are poorly arranged, drooping, and deformed! Some of the sunflowers are misshapen, deformed, and all are half-closed! They are all stragglers of the crop you DON'T pick for an arrangement! Some of the stalks of accent flowers are completely bare save one flower on them. The berries they put in it are all drooping as well. It's like a joke! See for yourself in the pictures. The filler foliage is just crammed into the vase at the bottom. So my friend called and asked for a refund or new arrangement. They refused. He luckily is disputing it with his credit card company. I can NOT believe they refused to send a replacement at least! Proper customer service would be to replace them bare minimum, if not providing a full refund as well! They told him the flowers are heavy that's why they droop. Um, no. That's not how sunflowers work first of all - I buy them frequently. Secondly, as a florist they should know to reinforce droopy flowers, which sunflowers are not in any case. But nope, they just stuffed them in a vase, delivered them without calling as instructed, in a leftover trash box, that was also soaked from the water spilling. Just awful awful product and customer service all the way around. I can't believe these people are trying to charge money for this. I could have went to Trader Joe's and made my own arrangement with healthy flowers for about $15! Then they greedily refuse a refund or to fix this? Unreal! You all just lost a good customer from the start!!! read more

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Thanks to Yelp, I was able to easily find this very professional studio, located on the first floor of a historic apartment/hotel building. Once I told the very helpful employee I needed flowers for a first date, she asked about my budget, and said $30. Then she took the time to really build a beautiful bouquet and wrap it up. We chatted about flowers and the lost art of giving flowers. She mentioned that most of their business was now weddings and big events, but she said she enjoyed being able to help someone with an individual request. I will definitely return! read more

I was in dire need of a last minute arrangement for my amazing mother for mother's day. I called to enquire about prices and was told an arrangement would be ready for pick up shortly. I'm so grateful and impressed by the hospitality, professionalism, promptness not to mention the beauty of the arrangement! I completely recommend! read more

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I worked with Beth (and the shop dog) to plan my bouquet and boutonniere. She was very knowledgeable and worked from a reference I found online, however, she improved on it! I ordered with 5 weeks notice and everything was ready for pick up the day before my event. The flowers were stunning and smelled amazing for weeks. Everywhere we went people stopped us to look at our flowers. Even the florists at the Lincoln Park Conservatory were impressed. I highly recommend making an appointment and working with Anna Held Floral Studio! read more

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Gave my instructions when to deliver and they did deliver on time. Very happy happy with the servic

Beth and her team did a phenomenal job with the flowers for our August 2019 wedding! Beth the owner was wonderful with communication, meeting with me to understand my vision, helped me come up with ideas working around our budget, and making sure I felt comfortable with my options! My bouquet was beautiful! We had flowers from each of my grandmothers, great-grandmothers and my mom's wedding bouquet. It was so meaningful to me. We received many compliments on the flowers at the church and reception! Thank you Beth and team!!! read more

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I love this florist. I live across the country and often times need to send flowers as gifts to friends and family in the Chicagoland area and Anna Held always comes through. Beth and her team are responsive, helpful, and incredibly creative. With just a few suggestions or inspiration pictures, the team at Anna Held has continuously put together the most beautiful arrangements for delivery. They can work with you via email or phone, and can fit you budget for any occasion. read more

Have to say I am very disappointed. Passed up the budget florists in an attempt to select something elegant from a local business. When my sister sent me a picture of what she received I was pretty crestfallen. When I called the owner to express my disappointment she barked at me that I got more than what I paid for. That she didn't have the flowers on hand and she did what she could with the orange flowers she had. Honestly, the result was pretty lame, the customer service was awful (not even an attempt to be polite or salvage my business). Won't be ordering from them again. read more

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We worked with Beth (while based in NYC) for our September 1, 2013 wedding at The Drake, and we were THRILLED with the outcome! My husband and I only were able to come to the store once for the mock up session, but regardless of the short visit, Beth understood our vision and nailed it! For example, we wanted low and high centerpieces in collections of flowers, and I wanted succulents in my bouquets, and no flowers but rather herbs for the boutonnieres, and she pulled it off! Everyone complimented us on how unique everything was! Also, with regards to pricing, Anna Held had the best offer. Everything was reasonable, i.e. the chuppah and centerpieces, as opposed to other vendors that we looked into. I highly recommend working with them/Beth! read more

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My boyfriend and I came here not for flowers but for the soda fountain, which was charming and the perfect mid-day stop (finding parking is a challenge, though; try Bryn Mawr on the west side of Sheridan). They make all sorts of concoctions, including the old-fashioned phosphates, which I had to partake of, as well as shakes, malts, and of course plain-old ice cream. My cherry phosphate was refreshing, fun and not something you get everywhere. I also tried a single scoop of their strawberry cheesecake ice cream, which was tasty, but the drink was definitely the winner. My bf got their mint chocolate ice cream whirled into a shake; it was rather murky in color (well, light green + chocolate), but was deeelicious, so as long as you don't mind a swampy-looking shake I recommend it highly. Service was leisurely (only one lady working the counter), but earnest -- and who's in a hurry? Pull up a seat, watch that industrial milkshake maker get to work, and let Anna Held take you to phosphate paradise. read more

Anna Held did the flowers for our wedding, and we were very satisfied! We needed a lot of direction, and Beth was a joy to work with and had a lot of really great suggestions. We had a more narrow palette since we stuck with a natural and green look, and everything was beautiful in the end. We also wanted her help with our guest favors (small, potted succulents). She was able to get us pots on the cheap, and recommended we find our own succulents since it would be more affordable than going through her suppliers. Very professional of her! We were really happy to hear that she would not only produce all of our floral arrangements, but she also took care of other details such as dropping off our boutonnieres, setting up our card box and gift table, and creating signs for our guest (for directions). Beautiful arrangements, and professional to work with - you can't ask for more. Highly recommended! read more

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We worked with Beth, who successfully made our wedding day beautiful. I came into our first meeting not knowing exactly what my vision was, and after talking things through with Beth, she helped everything come together. I ended up doing a mix of flowers and an abundance of candles in her beautiful votives to help with my budget. For a fee, they delivered and set up everything, and for a smaller fee they even came back at the end of the night to pick up all of the rented items - so so worth it in my book. Beth was great throughout the whole process, even on the actual week of the wedding when there was some confusion found in our contract regarding the number of tables that were at our venue. She helped my panic disappear and was very flexible in making things right and come together as we had envisioned. Thank you, Beth! read more

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I love this flower shop! Owner Beth Tenney is an accomplished floral designer and has been in business for over 30 years located in the iconic Edgewater Beach apartments! the variety of beautiful flowers and plants she procures are extremely unique and a step above anything you will find at a grocery store. I recommend Anna held floral studio without hesitation to anyone who wants the very best. Don't forget to treat yourself! read more

I received a flower delivery from them on my birthday, which was a nice surprise. I happened to be out for the day, the sender didn't know I wouldn't be home to accept the delivery. I got a call from the owner asking if I knew of anyone that could take the delivery on my behalf. I called back 30 minutes later asking them to contact my neighbor, and even though the delivery person was on route to drop off flowers for a wedding, they were able to stop by my house again near 6pm on a Saturday to leave my delivery with my awesome neighbors. Beautiful bouquet, it smelled amazing, and I appreciate the communication & flexibility. I will keep them in mind for future needs! read more

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Staying in place this COVID Easter weekend was made brighter by Anna Held Floral Studio. A phone call for cut flowers allowed us to brighten our home with four beautiful vases. We'll be at home, but happy to have the dramatic color on these "grey" days. Thanks! read more

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ordered last minute bday flowers for delivery and they delivered! really nice bouquet choices online

Best flower shop in all of Chicago. Their customer service is 5-star and their floral designs are contemporary and memorable. It's always nice to get flowers, but when they come from Anna Held, you remember them. They stand out. There is no competition, this is hands-down, as good as it gets. read more

I've stopped in a few times to look at plants and the staff have been kind and generous with me. Thanks!

Beth from Anna Held did such a spectacular job on our June wedding at Tribune Tower. She was such a pleasure to work with start to finish! She was able to do everything I wanted and all within my budget. I work in the wedding industry myself and I can't recommend Beth highly enough! Thank you!!! read more

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If I get a choice of where my flowers come from, this is the place! They have wonderful stock, a great space, fantastic displays, and incredibly helpful staff. The staff is really the key- let me tell you why.. One of my friends got mad at her florist 2 weeks before the wedding and fired her... you can imagine the stress this caused afterward. I worked at a flower shop in high school- quite a few years ago!- and offered to help my friend- who was pretty worried about what was going to happen. I took over the bridal party flowers as well as the bridal bouquet. I then walked down to Anna Held, and talked with them about the situation. They helped me pick flowers that would travel well (the wedding was in MI). They also spoke with me, and designed an absolutely outstanding bridal bouquet for my friend (my new wedding present for her). The staff worked with me, talked me through to make sure I was confident with how I was going to arrange things, and ordered flowers within my budget. I could not believe it!! The flowers were wonderful, beautiful, and they earned 3 families as guaranteed customers forever! read more

I rarely have use for an upscale florist...I mean, I wish I could justify fresh cut flowers to adorn my cascading home every day, but alas...not in the cards ;) Luckily, I needed some decorative corsages for the Yelp Prom...I checked Yelp, found one fairly close to me and called to order. Service was fantastic. I picked up at noon on the day of the event, and things were ready to go. They have a great little shop, and I was surprised they have lunch specials, fountain and other little gift items. Edgewater Beach is cool, see! Minus a star for the price, as one of the bouttinieres was quite tiny and the corsages were $25 a pop. The corsages however, were beautiful. My date, Jimberly, looked smashing, though I think we both lost our flowers before the end of the night...(get your head out of the gutter, I'm actually talking about misplacing those damn things, they were heavy!) read more

Best flowers in the city! The delivery man was an absolute pleasure and determined to get my flowers delivered straight to my door in my apartment complex. They are gorgeous!! read more

I needed a replacement for my holiday wreath that I put on my front door. I thought a bundle of lavender would do the trick so I contacted several florists in Chicago. Anna Held Floral Studio responded via Facebook but did not have any in stock at the time. They suggested that I come in to look at their selection of eucalyptus and other scented arrangements. I purchased a bundle of spiral eucalyptus. One week later I received a call and an a message through Facebook from this flower shop notifying me that lavender have arrived. I picked them up and they've replaced my eucalyptus. They smell wonderful. The staff is extremely helpful and friendly. When I visited the first time and mentioned "eucalyptus", they immediately knew me and escorted me to them. Same with the lavender. I haven't needed flowers or plants for myself and other occasions but I know where to go. Their store has beautiful blooms and they are happy to order anything for you. read more

Not just a flower shop! They serve the best apple pie. This apple pie is right up there with Hoosier Mama and Bennison's. Wonderful service - the ladies here couldn't be nicer and this is a great place to stop for coffee or a sandwich. Great prices for the value. It's really adorable inside here, like you stumbled back in time and there are cute tables and a soda fountain counter you can sit at. Tons of plants and flowers fill the shop making it feel really cozy. AND they had a shark hand puppet for sale that I had to buy. Totally awesome. read more

Cute yet awkward. Super quiet, I kinda felt like I had walked into somebody's grandma's house and asked them for ice cream lol. Nice folks though! Just weird I seriously felt like I was intruding... read more

We got our bouquets, corsages, boutonnières, chuppah flowers, and lighting through Anna Held. The flowers were GORGEOUS and the service provided was top notch. They delivered the separates to different locations that the bridal party was getting ready at. The chuppah flowers and lighting were also placed perfectly. Highly recommend!! read more

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I have to say that Beth from Anna Helds was incredible! My husband and I had our wedding reception at Calos near by and Beth did all our flower arrangements, bouquet and Boutonnière. When I met her in person to go over our "look" she got it right away and was able to make suggestions that would be cost effective and at the same time look exquisite. The flowers day of were so gorgeous I couldn't have been happier! Thank you for everything! read more

Anna Held Floral Studio - One of our table arrangements - Florists Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Some businesses can not be shackled with a word like "florist." How about "Anna Held Sandwich Shoppe" or "Anna Held Ice Cream Parlour"? "Anna Held Gift Shoppe?" Walk into Anna Held (in the Edgewater Beach Apartments, aka 'the pink building') and you walk back in time. Custom wooden cabinetry across the long wall and a marble lunch counter lines the other long wall. And everywhere there are flowers. The cafe has three small round tables, and a short square table for children, filled with story books and art supplies. If you are looking for a nice sandwich, panini, home made soup, or an ice cream dessert, this is a lovely place to escape, or a nice place to have a one-on-one conversation with your grandma, aunty, or your friend whose tastes run towards the "adorable." On the other hand, this would be a terrible place to type up a legal brief while making deals on your cell phone. The food is literally home made. The soup is made off-site and warmed up on their little stove. All of the sandwich ingredients might have come from the same grocery store you shop at. This place deserves five stars because it excels at what it is: it's the best darn florist, sandwich, ice cream, gift shop in Chicago. read more

I ordered the Peas in a Pod plant from online for my friend who had a death in the family. I was skeptical since when you order online the item tends to look differently in person however, the plant looked 10x better than what was featured online. I was very pleased with the service and product. read more

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Beth, Anna Held's owner, is so easy to work with. She understood our vision for our wedding and created beautiful arrangements based on what we were looking for. It was such a treat to be able to work with her at her storefront in Chicago to bring our vision to life. Highly recommend Beth and her floral expertise for any event! read more