Odd experience with Katlyn... she basically ghosted us and never responded to emails. At first everything seemed great! Her first set of inspiration photos was really cool, but not quite what we were looking for. So we sort of started from scratch and she seemed excited to try again. Many of our emails went unanswered, but she later responded and said she had some health concerns and so wasn't able to answer email, but was doing better now. Take 2 was much closer to what we were looking for. We actually met her in person at the shop in Pittsburgh (we live in Ca) to discuss it. There were a couple of suggestions/requests we had to modify the plan. Again she seemed on board - super friendly and helpful, even offered to help out extra with non-floral design (plates, chairs, etc.). At this point, we absolutely loved her! She had a lot of unique ideas. However, after this meeting she never responded to our emails. Months went by and many emails were sent. In my last email to her, I asked fairly simply for her to just let us know if she still wanted to/was able to work with us, and that we would understand if she felt like we weren't a good fit or if she was too busy. I wrote that if I didn't hear back from her, we would assume that she wasn't going to be able to work with us. We had not paid her a cent (nor been asked to) at this point, but she had clearly put in a good amount of work preparing ideas and slides and meeting with us and such. So we were really surprised to not hear anything back from her. But about 1.5 months later without any response, we still hadn't heard back so we moved on to a different florist. What an odd experience! Great ideas, but not reliable (or maybe she is reliable if she likes you? I really have no idea, we never got any feedback from her!). read more

Full disclosure, owners Jimmy and Jonathan are two of my dearest friends, but they're kind of a big deal in the American Grown Flower industry and Slow Flower movement, having been featured in trade publications and at conferences. I had my wedding at their studio/workshop/garden and it was a dream. When people see my wedding photos, the only thing they comment on is the flowers and my dog. GreenSinner has done some of the most beautiful and innovative wedding and event design in the city. I would recommend it to anyone, confident you'll get something even more amazing than you dreamed. Their flower CSA is also excellent - local flowers at a fair price with pickup spots around the city. Another business with roots at Pittsburgh Public Market that is now contributing to the revitalization of our city! read more

GreenSinner Floral Event Design - My gorgeous bridal bouquet. It was beautiful. Everyone was obsessed with it and it's the lock screen on my phone because it makes me happy! - Florists Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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These people are true professionals. I used them for my wedding this past October. They are caring, kind, and fun to work with every step of the way. They tend to use local and in season flowers which I appreciate from a sustainability standpoint. They accommodated my many changes and were just an absolute joy to work with. During some stressful situations with other vendors, they calmed my nerves. The flowers were beautiful! Bouquets, floral dog collars, grounded florals by the altar, arrangements for the reception--all top notch. If you have a wedding and are looking for professionals with an event design eye, greenSinner should be your top choice. read more

They don't care or keep their word at all. They made promises repeatedly to us and never fulfilled anything. Maybe we were not spending enough money for their services. read more

Jimmy and Jonathan at Green Sinner arranged the bouquets, boutonnieres and centerpieces at my October wedding last year, and they were absolutely breathtaking. This isn't the place to go for standard wedding flower arrangements where you choose exactly what you want. Jimmy really has an artistic eye for decor, personality, and season. He sees a wedding as more of a theatrical experience, and arrangements as props within the scene. I had suggestions on what I wanted: Metal leaves mixed in the bouquets, sunflowers, etc., but I let him get creative and do what he does best. Jimmy and I are both obsessed with thrift store shopping and creative reuse, so we had an immediate bond. They ended up incorporating old books, door knobs, and vintage postcards in the centerpieces, along with some bright flowers, like dahlias and sunflowers. It brightened up our venue tremendously, and we got compliments on the arrangements all night long. Also keep in mind that they try as much as they try to use flowers that are locally in season, since they grow a lot of the stuff themselves at their Lawrenceville storefront as well as a local farm. (But they're Green Sinners, not saints! If there's a must-have flower that's out of season that you want, they'll work with you.) They also worked within a certain price point for me, which was a lifesaver. In addition to weddings, they host terrarium classes, create and deliver arrangements for special occasions, and have a location at the Pittsburgh Public Market in the Strip, although I wouldn't be able vouch as much for those things. read more

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Jimmy at Green Sinner is a visionary. Green Sinner creates unique arrangements with can only be described at living works of art. At an event consultant for a local business, I see florists come and go every week. This florist sticks shines above much of the local competition. If you want something truly unique and inspired I would wholeheartedly recommend Green Sinner. Update: My husband and I decided to get married in the summer of 2017 and of course my first and only choice was Jimmy's team. I asked for very little, just an earthy floral crown, boutonnière and bouquet for our ceremony by the lake. What the team gave me was more my vision than even I could have conveyed. I could've cried tears of joy, but my eyeliner needed to set, haha. You can't do better than greenSinner. read more

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My fiancé and met with Katlyn and Jimmy about our wedding. We sat and talked for over an hour and a half at their store. They had come highly recommended to us by a former client. GreenSinner promised us repeatedly that they would send a proposal. We waited, emailed and called and repeatedly Katlyn made promises to us. They never sent anything to us. We emailed and called again with another promise being made and once again they sent nothing. We even asked if they didn't want to work with us just tell us. No reply!! Was our wedding to small or maybe our skin color wasn't what they wanted to deal with. At any rate we were misled and left with nothing . A total disappointment and a total waste of time dealing with them. Would not recommend them to anyone read more

This place is just incredible. It's a little green oasis in the midst of the upper industrial side of Lawrenceville. They have a little shop area where you can purchase terrarium creations. They come in all different shapes and sizes, plus they always seem to be of the best quality. I had no idea that they had an outdoor garden area, which I guess makes total sense now. But they can host bridal and baby showers and any other small-ish party on a nice day. Not only can you buy super cool terrariums, but you can also sign up to make them yourself with the classes they offer! It really amazing me the creations they come up with, so just to be taught from the experts gives you a heads up on just buying some old succulent from Home Depot and putting it in a sad little vase. They also offer wedding and special event decor and set-up. I would have NEVER thought of using succulents as accents, but holy crap, would an inventive and cool idea! Plus, the owners are just the nicest people ever, so it's easy breezy to work with them! read more

I just took a class on creating a terrarium by Jonathon from Green Sinner. I it was a lot of fun with just enough dirt to get a newbie like me interested! The class was on Sunday from 2-3 PM at Marty's Market and only had 4 people so everyone received a lot of input from Jonathon on our creations - hopefully more people will attend future sessions.) From my earlier review of GS you know that I'm not the best at taking care of plants :-( so I thought I'd start with something small that could exist on just a little bit of water and indirect sunlight & inside light. The plants for our terrariums were cute and reasonably priced...the accents (colorful sands, sea shells, stones & rocks, etc.) were very pretty and our time spent playing in a small bit of dirt was great. I highly recommend Green Sinner for flower/plant needs for events and to give "just because." I do wish that there was more of a selection at Marty's Market of plants to pick up on the fly, though their completed terrariums and pots are beautiful. read more

Green Sinner is a wonderful little shop that is inside the Pittsburgh Public Market in the Strip. Every time I meander by this shop in the corner stall, my mind gets whisked away in some sort of garden fantasy where everything in life seems balanced. That sounds funny, but it is kind of true when you see all of that green stuff so beautifully and artfully arranged. This small stall manages to pack in a lot of plants on their display and they have a great assortment of interesting succulents. If you are wanting to spend a bit more money, there are beautiful plant arrangements, terrariums, and cut flowers. So far I've just picked up a small jade plant that I separated out into three pots that are still doing well. The guy working even helped me with pointers on soil, watering, and sun. read more

We met with Jimmy about our flowers for our wedding a few months ago. I told him I was thinking baby's breath, hydrangea, and roses, for a classic wedding look. He told me he couldn't do any of them because they weren't in season or local. I understood, though slightly disappointed, and was open minded about what to use instead. He asked a couple questions but he didn't really seem like he cared what we wanted, and went on to tell me all the colors and style choices he HATES and what he thinks is tacky and off trend and blah blah, (some of which I had in mind for my own wedding!) We left the meeting feeling more confused and didn't accomplish anything. We gave him our color scheme and he said he would get back to use with some prices, but you could tell he was uninterested. We never heard anything back from him, not an email, phone call, nothing. I guess we weren't "trendy" enough for Green Sinner's business. read more

Wonderful class in terrarium construction. Jimmy shows his expertise and passion for plants in this "class". Only five participants allowed for much individual attention. The hour and half class whizzed by producing two terrariums I hope to enjoy for a long time. read more

I love their designs and friendly attitudes. In addition to receiving two lovely terrariums from friends and my husband as gifts, I have also done one for their terrarium classes. Jimmy led a fun, engaging and informative class that was filled with laughter and some great plants. They are creative, unique and local...the prefect combination when looking to purchases flowers or take a class with friends. read more

As part of my friend's bachelorette party festivities, we spent a couple of hours doing a terrarium building workshop with Rose -- it was fantastic. Everyone had a great time, and it was one of the highlights of our weekend. I especially appreciate how communicative Rose was (I live on the West Coast) and how easy she made planning this workshop. We also liked that we could have snacks and drinks on-site. I would 100 percent recommend GreenSinner's terrarium workshop to anyone. read more

GreenSinner really is as good as it gets. Rose and I were introduced by a mutual friend when I was in an urgent floral need situation (read as: I lost my intended florist one week prior to my wedding). Without hesitation, Rose communicated ideas to me via email and narrowed down a style. The beautiful bouquets, guest flowers, and terrariums were ready on Friday evening. We picked them up as delivery would be a bit of a stretch at one week's notice. We are truly grateful for the service we received from GreenSinner, and Rose specifically. Thank you for helping to make our day gorgeous! read more

I recently hosted a baby shower at GreenSinner. It could not have been more perfect. The space, the terrarium class, owner Jimmy and staff member Christian were helpful and so fun! Staff member Rose was so helpful and patient with the arrangements leading up to the day. All the guests are still talking about what a great time was had by all. I am looking forward to taking another class. I truly cannot say enough amazing things about GreenSinner and the entire unique experience. Love! Love! Love! read more

Jimmy is absolutely phenomenal!! His bouquet and boutonnier designs for the wedding were exactly what I was looking for with minimal direction. All you have to do is give his a starting point and let him take it from there. He created a beautiful birch archway for the ceremony that was absolutely amazing! I highly recommend GreenSinner to anyone! Thanks Jimmy!!! read more

My review is for greenSinner's wedding floral services. Jimmy from greenSinner did the florals for our October 2013 wedding and my husband and I couldn't be happier with his work! We didn't really know how to explain our vision beyond describing the colors and that we wanted something rustic, but not *too* rustic, so we were nervous about whether we would really end up with what we wanted on the day of our wedding. However, Jimmy was so good at asking so many great questions about our preferences that we were confident that it would end up beautiful, and it did. Another great thing about Jimmy was that he offered suggestions on what to spend our money on to maximize the impact given our budget. He even saved the day when our caterer, who also exclusively manages the venue we used, forgot to put out the archway for the ceremony. Jimmy moved a couple of urns with trees up to the front so there would at least be something up there. I highly recommend greenSinner for any Pittsburgh area brides! read more