As many brides know, wedding planning is one of the most stressful parts of getting married. The whole "married to one man the rest of my life" was easy in comparison to the planning process of our whole wedding. We had met with other florists before meeting Kim and after about 10 minutes with her, I knew she was the person I could trust to handle our flower needs. I showed her some photos of what I was looking for and due to the time of year, there was one flower (don't ask me which one because I don't remember) that would be out of season and difficult to get, so she recommended a different flower in its place. I wanted minimal foliage and if you look at my photos, you will notice there is very little green showing in any of the flowers. I wanted the bouquets to be tight and I wanted to make everyone's a little different to ensure people knew we thought specifically about them when picking out their corsage, boutonnière or bouquet. My sister and I had been watching Four Weddings and other wedding shows and every time we saw a white bride's bouquet against her white dress, we would cringe. Our wedding colors were black, white and red. Simple and tasteful. We wanted the flowers to stand out in photos. Being that I was wearing a white wedding dress, we chose all red flowers for my bouquet. The bridesmaids were all wearing red, so we chose white flowers that would stand out against their beautiful red dresses. The guys were all going to be wearing black tuxedos and white undershirts, so we chose red flowers for their boutonnières. When we met with the bakery to discuss the design of our cake, we decided to leave off the fake sugar flowers and trust this to Kim! We debated a cake topper with our last name initial or even one of those funny statues to add a little humor but after much discussion, I decided that flowers would just be perfect and with flower pedals strewn all over the table, it would all tie together nicely and they did just that! Our reception was movie themed and each table was a different film. Each of our center pieces was made up of four 8.5" x 11" frames screwed together in a cube. Each side was the movie poster printed on velum paper and back lit using electric candles. After we talked about all our options, we chose to have each centerpiece topped off with a floral arrangement. My sister pretty much took care of correspondence with Kim but she got her everything we needed to for her to design her part of the centerpiece (the stand to elevate the flowers at the perfect height of the cube and the tray in which the flower arrangement sat). When we dropped off all of the centerpieces and wedding reception related items at the banquet hall earlier in the week, I had no idea what I was going to be in for on the day of our wedding. When we walked into our reception, I was truly speechless! The room was beautiful and every red flower JUMPED out at you as you gazed around the entire hall. I'm sorry it took me so long to write my review for you, Kim! But writing this has brought back all the emotions I had on my wedding day last November and the fact that you were like a floral ninja getting everything where it needed to be on schedule and perfectly placed, took a huge weight off my shoulders. You were, without a doubt, my absolute favorite vendor of all and your work made our day just beautiful. People in our family STILL talk about our beautiful flowers and I'm sure they will for years to come! read more

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Kim is, hands down, the most amazing florist! From day one she made our wedding a priority and was always quick to all communication. At our first meeting she asked me to bring photos of what I like and some inspiration pictures. She goes into every detail and then gives you get an estimate and from there it is all up to you. What we had done would've cost us so much more anywhere else; her work is completely flawless and we couldn't have asked for better! I had an idea of what I liked and she took it to the next level. Never in a million years did I think I was going to be holding the most beautiful bouquet! The best thing about Kim's work is that she only books one wedding a day -- this was a huge selling point for me. She was literally by our side until we said "I Do." It was really hot the day we got married and after every photo session she was there spritzing flowers to keep them fresh. That aspect alone is somebody who truly cares about their work. We also had a ceremony outside and our flowers were not put up until the very last minute so they looked perfect. Kim was a delight and one of the most caring women I have ever met, I really hope I can work with her again!! read more

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This is likely to be the easiest review that I've decided to write in a really long time! And seriously, choosing Kim Dunlap of Kimberose should be the easiest decision that you ever make! My sister, Catherine, got engaged to Steve about fifteen months ago. Shortly thereafter, we started all of the fun otherwise known as: Wedding Planning! We visited with quite a few florists. Surprisingly, we found out that some 'professionals' really don't do what they say they're going to do. It was a frustrating process. Enter Kim Dunlap. We called Kim after our hair stylist suggested we see what she had to say. After being so disappointed up until this point, we went into the meeting with low expectations. We were so wrong! Kim blew us away with her knowledge, professionalism, common courtesy and every other positive attribute that you can think of! Kim answered all of our questions. She redirected us when needed to make more logical decisions. She captured the vision from the first meeting and carried it through all the way to the end. Don't let the fact that Kimberose is based in McHenry deter you from using their services. Kim regularly comes out to Elk Grove Village and beyond. She is flexible when it comes to meeting times. She is responsive and will work WITH you rather than against you. Kim seriously made every SINGLE aspect of the wedding flowers perfect. I don't know that I can truly convey how excellent I feel about having worked with Kim. Let me give you my favorite example... The bride was stressed right before the wedding (imagine that!), so we basically turned over the responsibility of coordinating to me. We told this to Kim and she respected our wishes. She called, e-mailed and texted me rather than the bride for those last minute details. She worked with me and didn't cause me any aggravation at all. She never over-shared or created any drama for either of us. Bottom line. Kim is like your favorite aunt. Or best friend. Or the greatest florist I've ever had the honor or working with. I am seriously going to create a reason to need flowers. Like the fact that tomorrow is Friday. Maybe we should plan a beautiful event with fresh flowers, just so we can work with Kim again? Don't hesitate. Call her. Leave a message. She's a busy, creative genius. But, she will call you back promptly. Thanks again to Kim Dunlap for her amazingness! I am still almost speechless in the best way possible!!! read more

I cannot say enough about Kim Dunlap of Kimberose. My wedding day flowers were BEAUTIFUL. They were exactly what I wanted and I couldn't be happier. On top of amazing work, Kim is quite possibly the nicest woman I've ever talked with. So sweet and so great at her job. Thank you Kim!!!!!!!! read more

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Kimberose is AMAZING! I coordinated a wedding in Woodstock, IL at the All Season's Apple Orchard. My bride had no idea what kind of flowers she wanted all she knew was she wanted a rustic country inspired wedding. After having a meeting with Kim she took my brides vision and created masterpieces!!! The bouquets, centerpieces and boutonnieres were simply beautiful. I wish I could give Kim 10 stars. She's the best and will be my go to florist for all of my weddings! read more

Kim did the flowers and centerpieces for our wedding on 7/3/14. Amazing is probably not even good enough to describe how Kim operates. Kim is a very friendly and easy person to work with and is extremely flexible. She takes care of everything and makes the floral/decorations portion of your wedding day go very smoothly. She hung my great great grandmother's chuppah from 1874 above our chuppah posts beautifully and ensured that our reception room was in tip top shape before departing for the evening. She even gave me extra boutonniere's in case the one i started with wilted throughout the day. It doesn't get any better than Kimberose. If you're looking for a fabulous florist for your wedding, don't bother going elsewhere...book Kim early and often. read more

I would give Kim 20 stars if I could! Talk about a beautiful person inside and out that truly cares about her clients events and it shines right through. Kim was a breath of fresh air to work with and made me feel completely at ease about my arrangements. They turned out beyond what I had expected and blew me away! Will be using her again for upcoming events! read more

Kim is our florist for our wedding which is now just two weeks away. I can not even begin to describe how IMPRESSED I HAVE BEEN WITH KIM AND HOW APPRECIATIVE I am that my venue recommended her!! When we started our florist search I didn't know exactly what I was looking for (colors, theme, general feel etc). Kim was amazing right from the start. She very patiently listened to my thoughts and helped me create the overall picture I was so struggling to find. A very good creative eye and patience to boot. She told me it was all "a process" and not to worry about knowing every detail right away. She was true to her word. She has been EXTREMELY flexible with changes that we made throughout the planning process and has been very available for questions and to pass along new ideas to. And my favorite part... she is just so darn pleasant to work with!!! Just an all around good/nice person. I felt so comfortable talking about what we really WANT without worrying about how it would effect our overall cost because she is very accomadating, yet honest, and always has her bride/groom's best interest in mind. I could give 20+ examples of this, but to give just one: We originally were going to have Kim make and set up pew bows for the church. My mom then decided to make the pew bows herself. Kim just offered to clip them on the day of the ceremony so we wouldn't have to worry about it. Just offered to make it easier for us. And at no surprise to me... that's how she's been throughout the whole process. Going into the wedding day she is one vendor I have absolutely no worries about. I know she will do everything in her power to make things look absolutely beautiful and just like we talked about. She is just a classy, honest, good person and she clearly takes a lot of pride in her work. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST AROUND!!!! read more

I just had my wedding in September 2016. I had two meetings with Kim prior to my wedding and at that time everything was great. Three days before my ceremony she called me and left me a voicemail to call her back. I am a nurse and I work 12 hour shifts, so I could not return her call until around 8pm that evening. I did not get a hold of her. The next day I was busy running errands for the wedding, so I had my bridesmaid call her. She refused to tell my bridesmaid whatever was going on. Finally I spoke with Kim. 3 Days prior to my wedding she said she could not get the flowers she had promised (I had already paid in full at time point, around $1700.00). I tried to be calm and asked her what flowers could we get that looked like the original flowers. She named a few. I asked her to email me a picture of the alternatives, to which she replied "no, you can just google them." That's when I was really upset. I've paid you already, you can't deliver and you refuse to even help me look at alternatives? The flowers she did use at my wedding were very pretty, but customer service is important and she definitely lacks in that department. I wish I would have gone with someone else. read more

Kim understood my vision for flowers in my wedding from the first time we met! She is a wonderful person and was simply amazing with her work. I couldn't have asked for anything better! Thanks, Kim! read more

We got married in 06/2015, and Kim was the best florist. She was efficient, understanding, and so dedicated to giving me the flowers that we wanted for our wedding. She is so reasonably priced as well! I did not know what to expect the day of our wedding, but Kim arrived with the arrangements, bouquets, and boutonnieres exactly how I had envisioned them. Thank you so much, Kim! You deserve 5 stars! read more