I never post negative reviews, but I feel obligated to do so as I want warn potential clients of…read morethis company especially since they took down my bad review on Google to make people think no one ever has a bad experience with their service. In summary, please be aware that your $500 deposit will not be returned to you no matter what if you decide to not move forward with this company, so make sure your budget is 100% completed and agreed upon in writing with ample detail discussing exactly what the scope of work is. I had a long call with them regarding my vision and they agreed they could do it, however, once we walked the proposal site, they doubled my budget. They refused to give me my deposit back when I wanted to move on and responded with a very unprofessional email. They claimed that I owed them the $500 anyway for all the work they did when in reality it's just the cost of doing business when you are trying to obtain a new client. I shared this story with numerous other vendors and they were aware of this business's practices.

Highly problematic business practices. Do not work with these people. They do not stick within…read moretheir quoted budget and will not give your deposit back when they double the quote. Upon doing ZERO work. Most unprofessional business.

Can't believe I am the first to leave a review here. DO never fails to amaze me with their talent…read more I just love their work and their down to earth personalities. Thank you for making my reception a dream come true. I am a wedding planner as well and have done many many weddings with DO. They are by far my favorite and that is why I selected them to manage my decor. I did not go to any other decorator or "shopped" around. I didn't have a high budget, but they did very good with my budget and didn't disappoint me, well they never do that. Thank you, Min & Shilpa. I uploaded some photos for you..

It was an absolute pleasure to work with Shilpa & Min for our sangeet, wedding and reception. They…read moreare the perfect combination of organized, detail-oriented, and creative! They are both incredibly talented and hard-working. We received so many compliments on all of the decor for our events! They went above and beyond all of our expectations. They also will work within your budget and do not compromise quality or your vision to do it. I would definitely use them for any future events and highly recommend them to all of our friends and family!

Val is truly one of the most amazing people and florists we've ever met. Going into our wedding we…read morehad a vision of what we wanted but did not know how to verbalize our dream. We gave Val a very limited idea of what we were looking for and she created an absolute master piece. Our center pieces, bridal bouquet, bridesmaid bouquets and greenery on our staircase was absolutely everything we dreamt and more. She was able to envision what we wanted with very limited information and I can not thank her enough. She is extremely talented and VERY thorough. Val wanted to ensure that our wedding day was everything we were looking for and she went to extreme lengths to make it happen. We cannot recommend Val enough!

This review is based solely on my consultation with Valerie - I did NOT contract services with her…read moreso I cannot comment on the final product. I found Artistic Floral Designs on WeddingChannel.com. They had good reviews, so I contacted Valerie with my budget to setup a consultation. She was very flexible, and met with me later in the evening to accommodate my work schedule. When I arrived Valerie was with another bride. She gave me several books with examples of her work (sorted by color!) to look thru while she finished. The photos were very nice, and it looked like she did great work. The meeting went well, and we discussed options for over an hour. She was very nice, presented well and she had some really good ideas. Unfortunately, she wasted my and her time. She has a $1,500 minimum per event, which was way over my budget amount. On top of that, my flower quote was only at $800 because I was making my own centerpieces, so she was going to charge an additional $700 to rent an arch to meet her minimum. I decided to go with a florist recommended by my venue. I liked Valerie, but was unhappy with how the price situation was handled. I told her my amount upfront, and I would have appreciated it if she had done the same.

Just ordered the grandiose gestures flowers box for my mother for Mother's Day and it was the most…read moreincredible bouquet. My mother absolutely loved it and it had a very luxurious feel - even more beautiful than the photos. Thanks for making my mom so happy with your beautiful work! Everything delivered on time via their partnership with DoorDash when no one else could deliver that last minute during Mother's Day weekend - very happy with the service and would definitely order again.

If I could give this horrible florist 0 stars I would. We placed our order a week ahead to make…read moresure they would be ready on time. When my husband and I visited their store to pickup the flowers for our son's prom we noticed that some of them were looking pretty sad and wilted. We pointed this out and asked for the old flowers to be replaced or the arrangement to be redone, but the man behind the counter reacted explosively. We stood there shocked as he lost it. He started arguing with us that the flowers are fresh and look great. My husband tried speaking with him but he kept cutting him off, wouldn't let him speak and started cussing at him so we left and took our business elsewhere. The lack of respect and customer service is disgusting. I strongly advise against ever visiting this florist.

Working with Erin was absolutely wonderful! My wedding was at The Chicago Cultural Center and I…read morewanted flowers that would compliment and enhance the already gorgeous venue. The flowers were so beautiful! They made a statement, but didn't overpower the space - just perfect! The floral arch looked like it came straight from my dreams, I couldn't believe how amazing it looked! And Erin had wonderful advice along the way about flowers, linen, and more. She even helped by working in a very difficult flower, the gardenia, into our special day.

Erin absolutely nailed it!! The floral and decor was stunning and made our magical day even more…read moremagical. Erin helped us bring our vision to life in a way that was more perfect than we could have imagined. Highly recommend!

Michael officiated our June 2010 wedding. He was wonderful to work with - I highly recommend him…read moreas a wedding officiant. He is professional and his rates are reasonable. He let us pick out the ceremony parts we liked, let us delete the parts we didn't like, and let us add more in without problem. He was prompt and professional and comes highly recommended!

We were referred to Lofendo Flowers through Blake and Lamb Funeral Home, and we could not be more…read moregrateful. We were not familiar with florists in the area and needed something unique and meaningful for a wake arrangement. Lofendo Flowers had a beautiful square wreath with a photo center, and we requested something very special: a photo that included the surviving twin sister Flo, her late brother Ray, and her newly deceased twin brother Frank. Even though this was an unusual request, the owner personally called me over a holiday weekend to make sure it could be done. Despite concerns that the printer might not even be open, they went above and beyond to ensure the arrangement was ready. On the day of the wake, I received the call that the wreath was completed, and it was absolutely stunning. This small business truly cared about making a ninety-five-year-old surviving twin happy, and that compassion and effort meant so much to the family. Lofendo Flowers offers incredible custom arrangements and unmatched service. If you are looking for a florist who will treat your order with care and dedication, I cannot recommend them highly enough. Thank you to Lofendo Flowers and your team. You went above and beyond, and we are deeply grateful.

I lost a cousin right after Christmas. I was looking for a way to express to the family how much…read moreour side of the family appreciated him. We contacted Lofendo's and I explained what I was looking for. They created a magnificent Green Bay Packer memorial wreath. Jim did a wonderful job creating a wonderful floral tribute the family was blown away by. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to photography their piece but it was wonderful.

STAY AWAY!!!! Trust me, you will want to stay away from Rupal who is the owner of Malenia Events…read more She was absolutely the worst thing that could have happened to us when we planned our wedding. 7 Weeks before our wedding was to take place, she said not to worry at all that we did not choose a decor vendor! She did almost NOTHING! Her contracts states she will do a lot but oh my god she what we experienced was total laziness. We also caught her in verbal lies saying she did things long earlier when she actually never did. She talks a big game but does not deliver at all! Because we never got what we needed from her, which was planning...we got caught doing almost all of the work ourselves. For example, she told us she was going to give us "Inspiration Pictures" for our wedding. You know what it was....it was 2-4 small pics on a piece of paper! All she did was keep talking about these inspiration photos which would help us to decide decor and she showed us something so lame that a 15 year old could do way better! She is definitely not a good wedding planner in my opinion. She was rude on the phone with us, refused to do the work that was her responsbility so we ended up spending long days and nights drafting long emails to her about what exactly we wanted in our wedding. We sent complete pictures and design and all sorts of things. She offered ZERO unique ideas for our wedding and all of the ideas she did suggest were tacky and not with any level of class. We never saw eye to eye and she wrongfully said that we had a tight budget (which we corrected her numerous times) so she never communicated properly with our vendors. And it shows how foolish she is because we had our wedding at the top 2 most expensive places in Milwaukee. Our wedding was in the six figures so its clear she was completely clueless. When we told her we were unhappy with her services, she got mad at us and was very rude on the phone. She said she would help us find someone else to use and when we said we would fire her and get someone else she got mad and apparently started bad-mouthing us to all vendors in Chicago. When we asked for a refund she refused and threatened that she should charge us more! Every vendor we lined up said they barely ever heard from Rupal so she did virtually nothing. We were left scrambling to find a new wedding planner to take over and because we were so close to the wedding date we had to do 90% of the work all because we mistakingly chose to hire Rupal and Malenia Events. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT CALL RUPAL! She's the absolute WORST!

Where do I start with Rupal? She was our right hand throughout our wedding planning process. You…read morecan just see the passion in her work and her dedication to follow through is amazing to watch. From our weekly calls to the week of execution, there is no way we would have been able to have the wedding we did without her. Both our families felt so comfortable around Rupal and she did such a great job communicating with everyone. Never once was there any hesitation for any request that was asked of her and she went above and beyond to ensure that everything was perfect. Her timelines are absolutely godsend and we heard numerous compliments from our vendors about how easy it was to coordinate due to her incredibly detailed timeline. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you Rupal for everything last week and we love you so much!