Anthony Gowder Designs Reviews
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4.7 out of 5 rating
4.7 out of 5 rating
44 Reviews
95% recommend it
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Madison W. Sent on 02/27/2023AGD Made Our Day Beautiful
We worked with Cassandra for our June 2022 wedding, and I am so glad we did! She was so kind and easy to work with. She made the whole process so easy. She listened to all our requests, and helped fill in the gaps with amazing suggestions when we weren’t totally sure what we wanted. She really brought our vision to life, and our day was more beautiful than I could have imagined! -
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Caitlin A. Sent on 06/25/2019Look no further!
The absolute BEST! There is not much more we can say to sum it all up! My husband and I worked with Stephanie at Anthony Gowder Designs for our February 2019 wedding and could not be happier with our decision. From the moment we met Stephanie until the moment we walked into our venue on our wedding day, we knew she would do everything possible to make our visions come to life! She exceed ALL of our expectations. Stephanie is vibrant, professional, communicative, has strong attention to detail & truly wants the best for her clients—not only qualities that we admired, but also greatly appreciated while planning our wedding.
Our first meeting with Stephanie consisted of listening to our wedding ideas and narrowing down what exactly we were looking for when it came to floral arrangements, centerpieces, lighting, etc. Our second meeting was our “mock showing.” Stephanie had created a mockup of our wedding day and truly brought our visions to life. Our family was extremely important and involved throughout the wedding planning process and Stephanie was more than accommodating and understanding with all of our requests. She worked with our budget, gave recommendations & truly had our best interest in mind.
We are forever grateful that we chose Stephanie and the Anthony Gowder Design team to be a special part of our wedding day! Thank you for all of your hard work and for making our day a dream come true! XO- Jordan and Caitlin -
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Rev. B. Sent on 12/09/2019When in doubt...
There is no doubt...Choose Cassandra Vack of Anthony Gowder Designs! I am a professional Chicagoland officiant who has worked with Cassandra on two weddings thus far: One at the Palmer House and the other at InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile. Both weddings were challenging in their own way... the each had large parties, fun personalities, different languages, different faiths, and in the case of the Palmer House wedding... a lot of alcohol. Cassandra was wonderfully kind, enjoyably professional, helpful, organized, and appropriately assertive when necessary. In short, she was the epitome of grace under pressure. Everything went off seemingly effortlessly and without a hitch. There was nothing but laughter and tears, hugs and kisses, because of Cassandra's stellar work. I look forward to the opportunity to work with Cassandra again toward another flawless wedding! -Rev. Brad, LoveStoryWeddings.org -
User2174111 Sent on 06/10/2015I had a very positive experience working with Cassandra Vack from Anthony Gowder. First of all, she was respectful of my budget. Sometimes there are vendors who don’t want to work with you if you don’t spend a certain amount, or some who only treat you nice if you are spending a lot, but Cassandra is NOT like that. I felt valued as a client from day one, and she never proposed anything that was too expensive for me.
Cassandra was also really flexible and responsive. I revised my order at least five times, and each time she was patient and answered emails within 24 hours. On the day of the wedding, the flowers looked fresh and beautiful. The bridesmaid bouquets complimented the girls’ dresses really well and helped make our ceremony look really elegant and romantic.
If you look at their pictures, Anthony Gowder usually does more modern-looking designs, but my wedding was more rustic looking and they worked to fit my look. I think they do just as well with simple, rustic weddings as they do with ritzy hotel ones.
The last thing I appreciated was that they did a free floral showing where they show you samples of how your flowers will look on your wedding day. Some florists make you pay for a showing so make sure you ask about that, because Anthony Gowder doesn’t! Overall, going with Anthony Gowder was one of the best decisions I made because they made me feel like I didn’t have to worry about the decorations on the day of my wedding!
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Madeline Sent on 07/10/2014Gorgeous flowers and centerpieces were one of the top priorities I had when planning decor for my wedding. Anthony Gowder Designs exceeded my expectations. We received so many compliments from guests on the centerpieces and bouquets. I worked with Cassandra, who was professional, friendly, and accessible throughout the entire process. She worked with me to make my vision a reality. It was not inexpensive, but the end product was worth every penny spent. Cassandra was able to edit the proposal several times to come up with something in my price range that still met all of my requirements. -
User1384933 Sent on 10/17/2013A+++ We loved everything they did! I was so excited to see the reception room and they did not disappoint! Would recommend them to anyone, they were so easy to work with and took care of everything. -
User1185980 Sent on 06/04/2013Absolutely fantastic service! Suzanne was our wedding day coordinator and she did an amazing job on our wedding day. For our package, we wanted high & low centerpieces as well as ceremony decor. I was a bit taken away when I saw Suzanne show up for our wedding day. She arrived quite early to deliver our personal flowers (bouquets, boutonnieres, etc). I knew she was working with us, but she did so until the end of our wedding day.
On the side note, the personal flowers were so amazing. My bouquet was so large and expected, the bridesmaids bouquets turned out beautiful. What was surprising were the pieces for the men. Usuallyyyy by the end of the night, those things are so dead, wilted, and dying, but not ours at all. They They were still very perky, beautiful, stayed intact. Suzanne even gave us a couple extra just in case, but we didn't have to use them at all! Also, the cuffs for the women were beautiful. They put it on some type of strap thats very comfortable to wear (and take off during breaks) and I couldnt have been happier the way that they turned out.
The ceremony and reception was beautiful and well planned! For our ceremony, the entire place was so beautiful and they paid close attention to details. We've been to wedddings where the flowers are blocking the bride and groom, but none of that happened. They moved the taller flowers to the stage and they're still captured in our photos and look wonderful. For dinner, the flip was quite fast. Again, they did an amazing job. Our cocktail tables looked amazing. Our dinner tables were even better.
Overall, Suzanne and her team did an amazing job for our wedding. Even when our bridal party showed up for the evening, they couldn't believe what a transformation it was from the rehearsal the day before. I absolutely absolutely recommend! -
User1033914 Sent on 12/03/2012MAGNIFICENT!!! Anthony Gowder Designs is the one to choose if your looking for a florist for your wedding or any event for that matter. Call them right now! We had worked with Suzanne Read, and she was the best. She had a very good understanding of what we wanted for our wedding and was extremely mindful and helpful in keeping us within our budget. My bouquet and all of the flowers for the bridal party were delivered on time and labeled appropriately. Our reception simply looked magical and heavenly with all the flower arrangements and candles. All of our guests loved the entire setting and the mood the arrangements created in the room. I highly recommend Anthony Gowder to anyone and especially to a bride-to-be. You will be very satisfied and happy with the results. Thank you Suzanne and Anthony Gowder Designs!!!
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