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Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers

Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers

Plainfield, IL
4.9 out of 5 rating, 35 Reviews
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    Molly F. Sent on 10/05/2021
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    Amazing!! Highly recommend

    Sue is so easy to work with and made sure every thing was perfect. She took the time to walk through the details and made sure I was happy with the results.

    Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers's reply:

    Thank you for your kind words. Your designs were fun to make and I'm so glad they were exactly what you were looking for.

    The Petals Team..
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    Rachel Sent on 09/19/2019
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    Gorgeous floral arrangements for wedding!

    Sue at Petals was a delight to work with! She listened to all my ideas, offered professional and excellent recommendations, and ended up putting together the most beautiful floral arrangements. Honestly, they were all GORGEOUS! She captured exactly what I was envisioning for our big day. All the flowers held up all day, even after taking pictures outside in August before the ceremony. Sue also delivered our flowers all day. She had me send her a list of where all the flowers needed to be (three separate locations) and at what time, and she made it happen. To top it off, I found her prices extremely reasonable! I highly recommend Sue at Petals!

    Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers's reply:

    Dear Rachel,
    We are so glad you were pleased with your flowers. They were fun to design. You were a beautiful Bride.
    Our best wishes for a long, happy and loving life together.

    Sue Essig, Owner/Designer
    and the Staff at Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers.
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    Marissa Sent on 12/14/2017
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    Sue and her assistant did an AMAZING job on all of our wedding flowers. I was not a bride that wanted certain flowers and was going more for a rustic, fall look. Sue exceeded all our expectations and created the most beautiful, unique flowers I have ever seen! She even set-up small vignettes in pouring rain outside our ceremony space and moved them inside to our reception space afterwards! We was such a joy to work with and we feel very lucky to have found her!
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    Jessica Sent on 11/25/2015
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    Sue did an amazing job with our flowers! They were everything that I had envisioned. I had brought in some paint chips and some pictures for inspiration. Sue brought the ideas to life (they looked better than the inspirations)! Each bridesmaid had a different accent color and Sue did a marvelous job making sure that she got the colors just right. Our guests could not stop taking about our centerpieces and how unique the succulents were. Sue is very resourceful and is capable of using flowers from the ceremony for the reception! She also did a wonderful job communicating with us throughout the entire process. She is very devoted to her clients! Our Day of the Dead wedding was colorful and festive because of Sue!
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    Kelsey Sent on 11/13/2015
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    Working with Sue was awesome! She was extremely helpful in taking the very vague ideas that I had and turning them into realities. The flowers were beautiful and everything that I had wanted!
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    Sue was fantastic! I met her at a bridal expo and booked an appointment with her. I provided her my budget and based on that she was able to share an array of ideas. She did all the thinking for me...which I appreciated considering I really didn't have a specific vision. Everything turned out beautiful!! I would definitely refer her to friends and family.
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    Sue was very flexible with my hectic schedule for visits considering I was from out of town, and she was able to do what I wanted within my price range. She was very knowledgeable on different flower types in my color scheme, season (and my budget). On my wedding day when I was a frantic mess, all of the flowers ended up being where they needed to be without me having to pay any attention. She even was able to use ribbon from my mom's dress on selected bouquets for my sisters and me.
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    Kate Sent on 04/14/2015
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    I don't know if there is enough space to write about how much I loved working with Sue. I gave her a budget that any other florist would have laughed at me over. I met with 2 other florists and I when the total came out to be 3x our budget I knew I had to try a different route, so I went online. I am so glad that I did. She worked with me to meet my budget and when I realized that I wanted a little more I increased it just a bit and she altered alot of our already made plans to fit the new budget. Her attention to detail went above and beyond anything I could have expected. She also saved the day. When my cake came in the door it was atrocious! She had extra flowers in a vase for emergency and she made it beautiful. Thank you so much, Sue. Our wedding would not have been what it was without you!
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    Hannah Sent on 08/31/2014
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    We ultimately chose Sue because we felt she best understood our overall vision for what we wanted our wedding to look like. We felt very confident in her abilities and she did not disappoint!
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    Angela Sent on 08/10/2014
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    Let me start by saying the thing I loved most from our wedding day was our flowers by Sue from Petals. She is so creative, her attention to detail is phenomenal and she exceeded our expectations like no other! I wish I could include pictures on this review so everyone can see how very talented she is. She uses every bit of flower that she orders for your wedding and it shows! Sue is warm, welcoming and we now consider her a friend! We highly, highly recommend her!!
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    Megan Sent on 08/10/2014
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    First of all, Sue is an absolute angel! She supplied the most gorgeous flowers for our wedding. My colors were yellow, gray and teal and she was able to make to most unique flower arrangements that I have ever seen! Sue went above and beyond to make sure our decorations and flowers were perfect by staying through the ceremony and into the reception. She also saw that before the wedding I was starting to get flustered and immediately got me some water to help me calm down. It was like working with a very close family member. When I need flowers for an event, I will only go with Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers because Sue and her husband are WONDERFUL!
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    Lindsey Sent on 07/21/2014
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    From the moment I met Sue (owner) and her daughter, Lucy, at Whitetail Ridge, I knew that Petals was the perfect florist for my 7-19-14 wedding. Sue met with me numerous times for hours to discuss my vision. She was always patient, attentive to any of my questions or needs, extremely organized, and very hospitable to me each time I visited her home to discuss our wedding further. She made me feel so comfortable and at ease, that I had no question that she would do a wonderful job at our wedding. The day of the wedding, I was blown away! She made sure to drop off our absolutely gorgeous bouquets to my mom's house, then went to decorate our church and drop off flowers to my husband, etc, then off to decorate our venue at Whitetail. She and her daughter decorated 28 lanterns, as well as, our entire venue. It was perfect and took my breath away. It exceeded anything I ever dreamed of and the flower arrangements were the most beautiful arrangements I have ever seen. Sue and Lucy went above and beyond to make our day perfect. I will never be able to thank them enough and I highly, HIGHLY recommend Petals for every wedding! Wonderful, sweet people who will forever hold a special place in my heart. Thank you so much for making my vision come true.
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    Catherine Sent on 08/06/2014
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    Sue is amazing! She works with you through all the details and the cost for our wedding was awesome!

    Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers's reply:

    thank you Catherine. All happiness to you and your Husband
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    Breann Sent on 08/08/2014
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    Sue was unbelievable to work with! She understood my vision of the flowers and decor right away and provided wonderful suggestions to make it even more beautiful! The bouquets and centerpieces exceeded my expectations and were absolutely breathtaking! The day after the wedding when I was able to bring all of the flowers home, I seriously stared at the beauty of the flowers in awe! Sue is a very talented and helpful flower professional and is sure to make any special event as gorgeous as she did mine!

    Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers's reply:

    Thank you, Briann. You and your Mom were wonderful and so much fun to work with. From the video you posted with Jacob Henry, it looked like the reception was a smashing success and loads of fun!
    Congratulations and best wishes for a loving and happy life together.
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    Angela Sent on 07/09/2014
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    Sue is THE BEST! She is so friendly, personable, and caring. When we first met with her I was amazed at how welcoming she was. She always responded to my emails promptly and was so understanding when along the way I wanted to tweak a few things. She even made some adjustments/additions free of charge which blew us away! The attention to detail is impeccable. The day of the wedding Sue and her husband completely stepped up and took over the decorating when things got a little crazy prior to the ceremony! They did an amazing job and everything was set up just as I would have done it. Sue even had some leftover flowers that went with our color scheme from a wedding the day before and she added them in free of cost! In addition she added some decor touches that I was not expecting and I loved it! The flowers were beautiful and exactly what I wanted. Typically at weddings I see the bride practically forcing guests to take centerpieces home at the end of the night... this was not the case for us! EVERYONE wanted to take home some flowers because they were so pretty! I will recommend Petals to all of my family and friends. The quality of service is unmatched!

    Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers's reply:

    Thank you so much! You were so fun to work with and I thought all the details came together beautifully! Even the weather was perfect!! Thank you for the shout-out to my Husband. He is so much more than the "Logistical Coordinator" for Petals. He is really our un-sung Hero. I love working with Him!
    Congratulations and best wishes for a long, loving and happy union.
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    Alicia Sent on 12/16/2014
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    Sue was amazing!! I would recommend her to anyone who wants beautiful flowers at their wedding. She met with me several times to discuss what I wanted and made all my ideas and visions come to life! Everyone at my wedding loved all the work she did. She truly cared about making my day special.
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    Lisa Sent on 05/29/2014
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    Sue was AMAZING! The flower arrangements were BEAUTIFUL!!! And her prices were unbelievable. Sue went above and beyond to make sure our wedding day was perfect.
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    Polly Sent on 10/06/2013
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    Sue is an amazing person to work with! Her flowers were beautiful and she always made sure everything was perfect! Could not have selected anyone better! I would highly recommend her!
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    Sue is an absolute gem and truly set the scene for our Wedding! Right off the bat, she was the first florist I met with to think outside the box and incorporate the theme in which I was looking for all along. With her incredible acumen, she was able to paint the scene of the day and use elements that didn't even cross my mind; additionally, she worked well within our budget by coming up with ways to repurpose the arrangements between the ceremony and reception. She went over and above any of my expectations- incredibly easy to work with, made us feel like we were her top priority, and stayed most of the day to set-up, break-down, and transport our pieces from one venue to the other.
    I would recommend Sue to anyone looking for breath-taking decor for their event. Not only will she do a phenomenal job, but she will become part of the family.
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    Abigail Sent on 10/08/2013
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    Our big day would not have come together without Sue. She was absolutely fabulous in every way. She not only understood our vision, but added so much more to it! Highly recommend!
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    Samantha Sent on 09/28/2013
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    Sue, the owner of Petals, is amazing. I'm a big Disney lover and I wanted to have a subtle Disney theme to the wedding. My idea was to have different elements of the wedding represent various princess movies, in a classy way. Sometimes Disney weddings can come off as tacky, and that was the last thing I wanted. I love garden flowers and roses, so I wanted to use those in our bouquets and then for the centerpieces, I wanted to represent the movie Beauty and the Beast. When I met with Sue for the initial consultation, I had the beginnings of an idea for centerpieces, which involved a rose under a glass dome, flowers in teapots, and candelabras. Sue was able to flesh out my ideas into something that was beautiful beyond words.

    My mom and I talked with another florist before meeting Sue, and that person treated my idea like the work in being creative wasn't worth the effort and she'd rather just put expensive flowers in a pretty vase. She wasn't excited to be doing something different. Sue, on the other hand, looked like she'd been stuck by creative lightening once she understood my idea and made me feel like it was the best idea she'd ever heard. Whether or not that was the case, it still meant a lot to me that she was willing to go the distance and think out of the box in order to help me achieve my vision for the wedding.

    Everything was beautiful and I couldn't have been happier with how all the flowers turned out. The teapots were featured as both aisle decorations in the ceremony and centerpieces at the reception. We had a floral archway that perfectly framed my husband and I in many of the photos. My bouquet, the bridesmaids' bouquets, and the boutonnieres were exactly how I wanted them. And the Beauty and the Beast centerpieces stole the show. In a word, they were elegant.

    In case it's not obvious, I highly recommend Sue (and Petals) for anyone who wants a florist who is dedicated, creative, and produces beautiful floral arrangements.

    Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers's reply:

    Sam - thank you for such a wonderful review, but the ideas were all YOU! I had an absolute blast working with you, and your Mom and the flowers and colors you chose! Wish we could do it all again....it was a great day. By-the-way, your Mom graciously gave me one of the teapots from your wedding. I will cherish it always. Thank you for letting me part of your day and the beginning of your new life. I hope you keep in touch.

    Sue
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    Allison Sent on 01/09/2014
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    Petals had done my wedding at the Jacob Henry Mansion in August. They did an amazing job. The flowers turned out absolutely beautiful and Sue was a great person to work with. She really helped me find my vision and provided exactly what I wanted. She was incredibly easy to work with and she is extremely skilled in what she does! I would absolutely recommend petals and would definitely use them again!

    Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers's reply:

    Thank you Allison! Your wedding in the flower garden at Jacob Henry was absolutely beautiful and the weather was perfect! Thank you for letting me part of your Wedding Day.
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    I cannot express how much I loved working with Petals. They were absolutely wonderful and exceeding my expectations. The flowers for my wedding were SO beautiful, I could not have asked for more. I would recommend Petals to anyone and everyone!!!
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    I had seen Sues great work at other weddings I had attended, and thought she did an amazing job. Then came my wedding day. I couldn't have asked for anything more. What Sue created was exactly what I wanted. She was always friendly, professional, and answered all my questions. She was super reliable and her prices were great. I would recommend anyone and everyone get there flowers done by Sue!!!
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    Stephanie Sent on 09/23/2012
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    Sue was so helpful and kind throughout the whole process. She has a vast knowledge of flowers which was great since I was a bit vague about what I wanted. Everything turned out beautiful and it was wonderful working with her! She also is extremely well priced for how beautiful her work is!

    Petals, Custom Wedding Flowers's reply:

    thank you! It was wonderful working with you.
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