Maggie was absolutely amazing! As a plus size I had fears of starting my process of dress shopping…read more She made this so simple and easy. Obviously not all the dresses are going to fit properly, no one really does, but she never once made me feel like I wasn't going to find something perfect! She asked some questions and quickly was able to give me several addresses to look at that we're beautiful. She was very encouraging and extremely knowledgeable. There were so many amazing selections. Maggie really took the time and made all the effort and it was an amazing experience.

I had the best experience with Jenny! She focused on what styles I was leaning towards and ended up…read morepulling the dress I ended up saying yes to. She was attentive, and felt like one of my girlfriends. I would recommend 10 times over! Thank you for making it the best experience.

We had an amazing experience with Laura. Guidance was the most important thing since we were the…read morecouple that didn't really know what we wanted but we needed it on a budget and she delivered! Helped to right the wrongs I had done hah! and steer me in the right direction with the small stuff. Helped us quickly and efficiently answer the debatable items which kept me and my fiancé calmer than we would have been. She has a great (and reliable) network in the wedding industry. Saved me hours upon hours searching for the right vendors. She always had a calming demeanor which kept me calm, because weddings shouldn't be these huge stressors and having Laura definitely kept it that way.

I am so excited to be the first to review Laura and her wonderful business, The Ideal Day! It was…read moresuch a joy to have her help while planning my wedding - I never thought anyone could be as excited as the bride about every little detail! I hired Laura as a DOC (day of coordinator), but she really did SO MUCH more than that. She helped with vendor recommendations, she made timelines, and especially in the weeks leading up to the wedding, she really made sure everything was in order. When I was in the early planning stages, I wasn't 100% positive I really needed a day of coordinator, but I decided to at least see what they had to offer. What sealed the deal for me is when Laura showed up to our first meeting with a sample binder she'd put together for another bride's wedding. A binder! With organized tabs and labels and everything! A woman after my own heart! Sold! Laura helped me get the ball moving with lots of vendor recommendations. She even offered to come to our meetings with vendors or to provide us with some questions in advance to ask when interviewing vendors. Then once we had most everything in place (venue, dj, florist, photographer, caterer, etc. etc.), there were only a few emails exchanged between me and Laura until about 4-6 weeks before the wedding. During that time, I mostly emailed her with "wedding etiquette" questions, which she is very knowledgeable about! Then, about 4-6 weeks before the wedding, Laura asked me to send her ALL of our vendor contracts. It was actually pretty hard to gather them all up since some were saved on the computer as PDFs and others we had as hard copies. But I eventually scanned all the hard copies and emailed Laura PDFs of ALL of my contracts. Because I was so busy with work, I didn't really have time to explain to her what everything was when I sent the email, but lucky for me, Laura set up a time for us to meet and go over everything. And then... she brings it... the glorious binder! Filled with all of our vendor contracts and a detailed day of timeline she's put together simply by reviewing the contracts! I didn't have to explain a thing - she read through all the contracts herself and put the binder and timeline together on her own! It was beautiful. A work of art, really. From then on, Laura and I spoke much more frequently. She made sure we were on top of final payments. She offered to come with us to all the final meetings with our vendors. She circulated the day of timeline with all our vendors in advance and served as the main point of contact so I didn't have to be bothered with all the little questions. It was so incredibly comforting to know I could rely on her to handle everything. I trusted her completely. She had it under control. Then about 5 days before the wedding, I gave Laura all of the "day of" items she would be in charge of (programs, bubbles, card box, cake serving set, toasting flutes, cake topper, escort cards, table numbers, guestbook, etc.). I never for a second worried about any of it - it was all in good hands! The wedding went off without a hitch! Maybe that's bad luck, but I'm really not going to complain. Everything was flawless, and I have Laura to thank for that. I never had to question or double check anything on my wedding day - I got to enjoy every moment of it with my new husband, knowing Laura had everything under control. It was amazing. Thank you so much, Laura!! Oh, and when we got back from the honeymoon, everything we'd given Laura before the wedding was sitting in our living room waiting for us, along with all of our gifts. We'd given Laura a key to our place in advance so she could bring everything back there for us after the wedding. It was perfect. Laura was simply phenomenal from that first meeting through to the very end. I don't hesitate in recommending her to anyone!

If I could give AEG 10 stars I would! We utilized them for our vow renewal this year as well as our…read moreintimate wedding last year. I worked with Victoria and they helped my vision come to life! Our flowers looked beautiful and lasted all day long. We got so many compliments on them and the décor for our vow renewal ceremony and reception. We also rented the chivari chairs through as well as our lounge furniture - both were easy to include in our contract and worked with the space beautifully! I would highly recommend Atmosphere Events Group to anyone needing florals and décor for an event without any hesitation!

We cannot recommend AEG enough! From start to finish, Victoria went above and beyond to make our…read morewedding day absolutely perfect. The flowers were more stunning than I could have ever imagined, and the room looked magical. Truly every detail was flawless. She is incredibly talented, attentive, and genuinely cares about making your vision come to life. She is a true professional. If you want your wedding (or any event!) to feel special and unforgettable, you need to work with AEG!

I would highly recommend Studio M Creations if you want something totally unique and 100% designed…read morearound you that will truly WOW your guests. I worked with Meredith from Studio M and she was so amazing! Meredith sits down with you one-on-one to create a piece of invitation art. She responds to correspondence very quickly and she can work within your budget and time frame to create an invitation based on you, your likes, and any themes you would like to employ. I had a vintage romantic wedding and my invite turned out vintage-romantic-upscale-glamorous. My invitations turned out so well and I am so happy with them. I have already recommended her to all of my engaged friends too.... She is that awesome!!!!

Custom and detail everything! I can't rave enough about Meredith from Studio M Creations. Her work…read moreis absolutely incredible and such work of art. When I first met with Meredith I was extremely in the loss for a wedding invitation style. I knew I wanted something completely different and not your typical uniform wedding invitation style. Meredith sat down with me at her studio for awhile and until we came up with the perfect design. She was able to create and design such a unique wedding invitation for us. I couldn't believe how many of my friends and family complimented on how stunning and elegant our wedding invitation was. Not only did Meredith design our wedding invitations but she also customized our table menus, table numbers, and wedding posters. Everything was designed perfectly to fit the style of our wedding and design of our wedding invitation. Meredith is truly a professional and goes above and beyond when it comes to detail and communication! And one last note, Meredith also designed our thank you notes and incorporated our wedding invitation design and they turned out stunning!

I felt like it may be impossible to find my dream dress - not only am I in my 40s now and need…read moresomething beyond a size 6, but I still love that "mature princess/fairytale" look. I wanted a dress that I could only wear on my wedding day - something with bling, poof, and shimmer - but also something incredibly flattering and sexy without being too sexy. I'm part of a large bridal group on FB and everyone raved about Brides by Young so I had to try them out. I honestly was expecting to need to go to a bunch of stores so I figured this would be one of a few stops. I was wrong (thank goodness!). Bonnie was my girl that day and she did a really wonderful job. I sent over examples of what I wanted (from Pinterest and other bridal shows) but what I saw online I wasn't "in love" with so I didn't think I would really find my dress. Bonnie studied the dresses I wanted, my budget, and my personality and picked 5 dresses that I EASILY could have chosen and been in love with. All in all I tried on 7-8 dresses, but 5 of them I had a hard time choosing between - they were all so wonderful and exactly my style and what I wanted! With the help of Bonnie, my mom, my two besties and my future step-daughter, we picked THE dress. It was everything I wanted and more. Bonnie was so helpful the entire time, being cautious about my budget and always asking me before seeing a new dress if I was okay with the cost. She gave me the hard truth about the cost of tariffs, tax, and alterations so that I wasn't surprised later on. Everyone loved her - but really the entire staff was wonderful. I would probably say this isn't the place if you're on a strict smaller budget - my dress was not cheap, but it was perfect and I was willing to spend the extra money. I was on the smaller size of the average dress size there, but very impressed with the variety of sizes for curvy girls! They recommended Alterations by Sylvia in Arlington Hts and I'm SO glad they recommended her! The alterations made my dress even better somehow and they were great to work with. Not the place to go on a strict, smaller budget - but they did it correct the first time and it was honestly so perfect. All pictures were by Mel Schroeder Photography in the Chicago suburbs. The church is South Park Church in Park Ridge, and the reception is Chandler's in Schaumburg.

Perfect place to shop if curvy or plus size. I was hesitant that I would not find anything I really…read moreliked close to my budget (originally booked the sample room). Their sample room is $1500 and under and the dress I found was not from the sample room but just over the $1500 budget. It was perfect, fit my body, and affordable. Lori and her team are patient and so kind. Lori asked for inspiration photos and we walked around the store looking at potential options before trying on. The atmosphere is calm and the actual dressing room is so spacious! The second dress I tried on ended up being my dress! Would definitely recommend.

Jill at Joseph's Events was amazing to work with. She was responsive, helpful, and very…read moreaccommodating. We had a few different décor needs for my daughter's wedding and even though some of our needs changed during the planning process, Jill was always very patient and gave us exactly what we hoped for. Even the morning of the event after the set-up, we emailed her to ask her if her crew could come back to add something to the ceiling greenery and without hesitation, she had them come back out. I wouldn't hesitate to use Joseph's again in the future or to recommend them to anyone looking for décor needs. We didn't use them for florals, but we would definitely do so in the future! They were great!!!

Jill designed the most spectacular arrangements and bouquets for my daughter's wedding this past…read moreFriday. We gave her a few photos for inspiration, and she far exceeded our expectations. The quality of the flowers was amazing -- they still look great today, 3 days later. Elegant garden wedding dream achieved!! Thank you Joe's Events!!!

I contacted Andrea with Della Mano designs with some floral ideas for my wedding, but not exactly…read morewhat I wanted to do. When we sat down, she took me through everything and gave her opinions and ideas as we went along. I loved how she took my ideas and thoughts, refined them, and turned them into a reality. As we got closer to the day, some things had to be added/changed/rearranged and she was flexible with all of it. I trusted her judgment and eye for design so much that I actually ok-ed her doing things for church flowers and centerpieces without me even seeing them, just having her describe was enough. The day of the wedding went as smooth as could be. Everything was done on time and it was perfect. I lost count of how many people complimented the simple, yet beautiful flowers we had. I would highly recommend Andrea . She is so friendly, extremely talented at what she does, and she does it for a reasonable price. I'd choose her again!

Loved this shop! Lots of great trinkets and gifts. Kristine was so nice and accommodating. I needed…read morea Christmas ornament and she offered to write a sweet message for a wedding couple I was gifting it to, since she hand-paints items herself.

I placed an online order on May 23. I had emailed previously to see if they had the pendant. I…read morereceived no reply. I went ahead and ordered because I felt secure using PayPal. I emailed again and didn't hear anything for two days. I got nervous when I did a Google Street View search and did not see an actual building. At this point, I got nervous. I sent a message through Facebook to the shop and contacted PayPal to dispute the charge fearing it might not be a legitimate business. It was then I heard from the seller who said they would look for the item. I was also told they had many other items. I looked online but only saw a couple. They said they would send a video the next day of what they had. I was told this twice but never received it. Finally, I requested that they issue a refund. Instead of canceling the payment on PayPal or working through the dispute center they issued a separate credit for $5.60 less that the amount I was charged. I was told something about PayPal only paying them a certain amount and they didn't know what I was charged. This made no sense as I had an invoice from them showing shipping and the item's pice. I was told they'd issue $2.00 for the difference . At this point out of sheer frustration I simply chose to deal with PayPal. Today, June 15, PayPal finally gave me the $5.60 difference. I'm sure shopping in the shop is a sweet experience but this has put a bitter taste in my mouth for shopping online Boutiques. Unfortunately, the lack of response to emails, delays in looking for the item, promises to send video of other items, and excuses about the refund was unacceptable.