Bou•K

Kara and her business were exactly what we were looking for in our wedding decor. Right off the bat, Kara’s proposal immediately brought our vision to life. We had a color pallet in mind but were worried it could be too gaudy if not done right. Kara knocked it out of the park with the colors, flower types, and how everything tied together. In addition to vision, price, communication, and execution all exceeded expectations. Kara was always prompt to communicate and even welcomed an in-person meeting to help me visualize vessels and how the florals would come together with other decor. Everything was smooth on wedding day and we could not have been more pleased. During our first look, my husband called out how pretty the bouquet was and our hanging installation was truly a centerpiece for the reception. Kara even went beyond and brought some additional candles for side tables / decorated our cake. Best decision was hiring Bou-K!

When my fiance and I got engaged, there were a few vendors we cared deeply about getting right. The band, the photographer, and the florist. I am a graphic designer/illustrator so the overall design and end-to-end experience was something I was so passionate about and excited to curate. As I started creating our floral inspo I honestly worried our "vision" was either going to be too difficult and therefore way out of budget -- or -- we wouldn't be able to find a florist who really understood what we were going for. Then we met Kara. We had multiple consultations with florists who were all very lovely but Kara was the first person we met who smiled ear to ear when we asked her if she would be able/willing to take on something a little unusual (for context we had fruit and vegetables on our tables lol). From the consultation on, Kara was there answering our many questions, responding back with vision boards that showed she was truly invested in making our vision come to life, and insisting there wasn't anything we couldn't figure out together. She was so excited about finding the best produce that I wanted for our tablescapes that more than once I received texts of pears and figs with a string of "!!!!" leading up to the big day. When the big day arrived we were truly speechless as we watched her and her amazing team pull in the driveway and take over the backyard as if it were her canvas. She truly listened to everything we wanted and made it even better. Not only did she absolutely nail our floral, greenery, and produce vision -- she also created the most gorgeous welcome and seating chart signs. I could go on and on about Kara and her amazing team. In short, I hired an amazingly talented florist and in the end, I felt as though I gained a friend. Should you choose to work with Kara and her team you will not be disappointed <3

I am a fellow vendor but also a 2024 bride and cannot imagine working with anyone but Kara. She hasn’t even done the florals for my wedding yet and I’m here to tell you to book her immediately. She’s creative, kind, and will do anything to bring your wedding vision to life. She knows how to elevate a green and white palette, but where she truly shines is COLOR. Let her bring color and life to your wedding day with her creative genius, you will not be disappointed! I have worked with Kara and her team for multiple weddings, and she knocks every single one out of the park. Hire her. I am begging you.

Kara and her team were absolutely incredible to work with. She is so talented and does an amazing job with overall design. My favorite part about working with Kara is that if you have an idea in your head of what you want - she is absolutely able to bring your vision to life and execute on it better than you could imagine! She has great ideas and just an amazing eye for design. Not only are her flowers absolutely stunning, but she does such a great job of incorporating your style into everything. I would trust her with anything - you could give her one sentence on what you want, and she would execute on it! Kara and her team are not only incredibly professional but also just really genuine and nice people :) I can't wait to work with her again and recommend her to everyone I know! 

Bou.K is outstanding! From our first call, we knew she was the right fit for us. We wanted a moody fall wedding and she knew exactly what we were looking for. Her proposal was spot on, as well. Kara was friendly and enthusiastic throughout the process, we loved working with her. Our guest loved the flowers and commented on how unique and beautiful everything was. Amazing all around!

Kara and her team did a stunning job with the personal flowers and reception decor for our wedding at The Dalcy (included centerpieces, 20 ft. hanging installment AND calligraphy)! Florals were personally a very important part of my wedding vision, but I also knew little about them going into planning. Kara was a crucial part of bringing my vision to life and she was also extremely patient as we went back and forth refining the final design; she even did two floral samples for us so that I felt super confident about the design going into our wedding day. I wish I could go back to our reception for many reasons, but I especially wish I could go back and just soak up every bit of the beautiful setting that Kara and her team created!!

Bou.K was such a joy to work with. From the very start, our unique vision was understood, and we felt excited and confident about our choices. Any changes were handled with ease and Kara was super responsive throughout the entire planning process (especially when we had questions). The wedding florals turned out better than we could have dreamed of. The entire design - from the outdoor ceremony, to the cocktail hour, to the indoor reception - was thoughtful, fun, creative and cohesive. We got so many comments from guests on how beautiful the flowers were - they were definitely the most memorable part of our wedding!

Kara is truly amazing at what she does! She was able to carry out my vision so well and was very flexible throughout the planning process!

We used Kara for our wedding day flowers and we were so happy with how they came out! She was very helpful in thinking about a color scheme that would match our vision and the venue and she was receptive to changes that we asked for along the way. She was super easy to work with and all of the steps of the process were streamlined. She was open to helping us figure out ways to cut costs as needed. And she was very organized and punctual on the wedding day in making sure that all of the flowers got to where they needed to be. We received many compliments from guests on our floral arrangements. Would recommend BouK for weddings and other events!

As a bride, florals were probably the thing I knew the LEAST about, which meant I had to hire the very best and let them do their thing. From the moment we met Kara, she was friendly, responsive, and helped to pivot on our vision. One of the big challenges of our venue is that it's a big bright space and we wanted dark/moody vibes for ours - but Kara and team were up for the challenge from the start and came up with a beautiful vision that cohesively brought together florals, candles, centerpieces and more that transitioned seamlessly from ceremony to dinner to reception. BUT, my FAVORITE thing Kara and team did was our custom giant boombox. And when I say GIANT, I mean it. Kara and team knew our love of music and we wanted to surprise our guests in the best way possible with a custom seating display. Kara took my rough Canva image and brought it to life. It was a big hit at our event and our guests are still talking about it to this day. One of my favorite things about Kara is that she is your wedding hype woman. I'm not an overly excited person, but every time we talked to Kara about out wedding she always talked about it like it was her favorite wedding to do - which always made us feel special and comfortable with such a large part of our day. You can tell she thinks through all of the details and goes above and beyond to make sure other vendors like photography and cake also have gorgeous flowers to work with the day of. After seeing some of the photos come back, we could not be more happy with how our entire decor came together because of Kara and team - and many people who frequented that venue often said they can't wait to have more black and white wedding themes there because of the vision Kara created there!

Kara was amazing! She is the sweetest soul with so much talent! She brought our vision (directly from her gorgeous vision board) to life. You will not regret working with Kara and her team.

Kara made the most amazing vision board after our initial phone call and it left me speechless. I knew that I HAD to book her! I had complete trust in Kara, and she MORE than delivered on the big day. I had so many people ask me who was our florist, and I was proud to tell them that Kara was our floral mastermind! Everything turned out even better than I imagined. THANK YOU, KARA!

Kara is so talented and put together our vision for our wedding PERFECTLY! Everyone was in awe of our floral and decor - thank you so much!

Working with Kara at Bou-K was a dream! Kara understood my vision completely and then recommended additional details that really added that "special touch" that made my wedding feel so unique and "me." Kara's warmth, enthusiasm, and dedication made her such a joy to work with. Guests from my wedding said that it was the most beautiful wedding floral they'd ever seen - thank you Kara and the Bou-K team!

I cannot recommend Kara and her team enough! I was INCREDIBLY picky about florals and wanted some VERY out of the box things (including fruits and vegetables incorporated in the florals), and Kara fully understood my vision and executed on it perfectly, even better than I could have imagined. Our guests are still raving about the gorgeous florals. Not only is she an amazing florist, but she is also so sweet, responsive, and easy to work with. It's clear she cares about each and every client.

Kara and the Bou-K team are incredible. I dare you to seek an individual who loves flowers, and her business more than Kara. Upon our initial conversations well over a year before the wedding, to the finer detail meeting about a month before, I felt secure in my decision in moving forward with Kara. Her proposals were beautifully created and shared with us a few times before we decided on our dream colors and overall look. Her attention to detail, and the vendors she sources from speak for themselves. We loved knowing she was able to source some of our floral directly from a friends farm, and also contributed to a custom candle-making company who hand dipped ours to the perfect swatch of color. Thank you Kara, for your passion and your incredible vision. Jeff & I had the most gorgeous flower-filled day.

I have been so excited to write this review because working with Bou B Bridal has been one of my favorite experiences ever! I waited to post this until I got my pictures because Kara's work speaks for itself! She did absolutely stunning work and the flowers and tablescape were my favorite part of my wedding! They turned out beautiful and I got so many compliments! She also helped construct my Ranch seating chart sign, which turned out amazing. Working with Kara is so much fun! Work with her she is the best!

Kara was AMAZING. Upon starting my wedding planning process, I knew I wanted a beautiful and abundant floral design. Kara worked with me in curating my exact vision. Even when it was hard to articulate exactly what I wanted, Kara completely nailed it! I was absolutely astonished the day of the wedding when I saw everything come to life! I have received endless compliments from guests about the florals. Even individuals who did not attend the wedding and saw photos online, raved about the flowers and overall design of the day. The money you spend is truly worth every single penny. Kara is attentive to detail and made my day so so beautiful! Throughout the process, I could tell Kara truly cared and loved her job! Kara is the best!!!! I highly highly recommend Bou-K, it will be one of the best decisions you make in the wedding planning process.

Kara exceeded my wildest expectations as our wedding florist. From the get go, she was the only florist we spoke with that provided us a detailed proposal, with photos, and discussed our vision with us in incredible detail, down to the exact colors we liked and types of flowers we wanted. A few months before the wedding, we changed our mind and wanted more florals and a different color scheme. Kara did not bat an eye and jumped two feet in to pinning down our new vision. She put immense time and effort into understanding what we wanted and executed the most perfect wedding florals I could have ever imagined, including a chuppah with a detachable top that turned into a hanging piece over our sweetheart table. My bridal bouquet was one of my favorite parts of the day. She even helped us donate our florals to a hospice center after the wedding. I cannot recommend Kara enough: she is kind, creative, and exceptionally competent. Thank you SO much, Kara!

Kara is a dream to work with! Truly one of the sweetest I have worked with. As someone who didn’t have a good picture of what I wanted for flowers, she came up with a beautiful proposal based on my color scheme I had in mind. My jaw dropped when I saw the florals and decorations in person. I couldn’t have been happier with how they turned out. Would hire her again in a heart beat!

Our wedding planner connected us with Kara and we are SO GLAD we hired her for our October 2021 wedding. Her work is ridiculously beautiful and she cares so much about what she delivers. Our wedding florals were beyond anything we could have imagined, even though we were involved in the design process. Kara took our ideas and improved upon them - delivering a beautiful and unique final product while respecting our budget. Run, don't walk! Hire Bou-K bridal!

Kara did such a phenomenal job with our wedding flowers and decor! We had a breath taking arch of greenery and various white flowers that stole the entire day. She was fantastic to work with and was able to bring our vision to life and within budget :). I will hire her for all future events without a doubt.

This review is much later than anticipated but wanted to make sure I shared how great Kara was! She was our florist for our wedding scheduled for July 2020 and then postponed to July 2021. She was so patient and kind during all of our rescheduling and changes. I showed her a few pictures of my vision and she completely brought it to life, plus more! Everything turned out perfectly, all the way up to the clean up. You need to hire Kara!!

Kara did such an amazing job creating my winter wonderland for my December wedding. It has been a challenging year with supply chain issues and Kara was still able to create a magically beautiful winter wedding for me. Working with Kara has been so wonderful..not to mention she has the cutest little shop! Be sure to book soon as I know she will be in high demand!

Kara and her team at Bouk are absolutely amazing! Kara is the sweetest and we were beyond happy with our floral for both our small ceremony in January and at our reception this December. Everything was beautiful and Kara was able to bring our vision to life on both days! We loved working with Kara over the past two years.

Kara was great to work with! We initially booked her almost two years ago when we initially planned to have our wedding in November 2020. Unfortunately, as many couples have had to do, we had to postpone our wedding to November 2021. She made the process of changing that timeline seamless and stress free. Her creative eye was fantastic and exactly what I needed as someone who had relatively few opinions on flowers other than color palate! The few requests that I did have she brought to life beautifully. When we decided to add in an arch and table decor after thinking about things for an extra year she made it easy to do and it all turned out absolutely gorgeous. It's been so awesome to see her business grow so much in the last year and I would definitely choose her again!

Kara and her team were great to work with! Our floral ended up being so amazing (especially during a tough floral season), and the team hustled so much on the big day (TLDR: It poured, and the team got soaked getting my beautiful moon gate). We booked Kara super early in 2021 - which I recommend - and we were able to work through the final details a few weeks before our wedding in October 2021. I didn't know exactly what I wanted when first chatting with Kara, but she was able to help me realize a beautiful non traditional color palette (emerald greens, purples) that really suited the space, but still had a lot of pop and wasn't boring. She has lots of ideas and alternatives to make sure everything works the way you want it for your big day. I was also happy to hear the flowers are donated after the event!

Kara is such a joy to work with and her talent shines through in her flowers! Kara made my dream of yellow roses at my Chicago October wedding come true with beautiful mustard roses that worked perfectly with our gold, emerald, navy color palette. Kara was attentive and well organized, meeting with us months prior to the wedding to walk through questions and go through the beautiful proposal she created. I can’t recommend Bou K enough for your Chicago wedding - especially in the fall!

Kara and her team were so wonderful to work with! We had planned our big wedding for August of 2020, but ultimately had to postpone. We still had a small ceremony and Kara created the most perfect flowers. I knew when we had our larger wedding in August 2021, it would be beautiful, but couldn't have imagined how spectacular everything was. I gave Kara very limited direction, but somehow she was able to create the perfect florals of my dreams, and was very reasonably priced. We even added some additional greenery and used her calligraphy services for signage and place cards and everything was perfect. I had so many guests comment on how beautiful my florals were and I can only attribute that to Kara. I know this year has been crazy with weddings, and Kara was always on top of things and delivered more than promised. I wish I could do it all over again, just to get to work with Kara and her team.

Extremely understanding and supporting florist! Bouk Bridal is precisely the type of vendor you will need for your wedding. They were very attentive to what we wanted for our wedding and very adaptative to work within our budget. They'd come up with solutions to make everything the prettiest and yet not break our bank account. And their work was just memorizing. Thank you so much for helping us make memories!

I cannot begin to say enough amazing things about Kara. She was truly THE BEST! I changed my mind about flowers so many times and Kara never once made me feel bad about it. By the time my wedding came around, I told Kara to just use her skills and best judgement because I could NOT decide. She created floral arrangements I could not even imagine! She did amazing! I can't wait to get my pictures back to share with her. She was beyond responsive, professional, SWEET, and detail oriented. I highly recommend using Bou-K for any of your events. Kara made our wedding day stress free and I will forever cherish her support to make our day amazing! THANK YOU!!

We used Kara/Bou K Bridal for both floral and calligraphy for our August wedding, and this was truly one of the best decisions that we made. Kara was MORE than accommodating for every request we had, she made THE MOST STUNNING bouquets and hanging floral piece. I CRIED when i saw them because they were better than I even imagined they would be. She had so many amazing ideas, and every guest commented on how incredible the flowers were. ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, she is the sweetest person in the room and I know she worked incredibly hard to make it all come together, but you couldn't even tell the day of because she had a smile on her face the whole time. she also made a stunning welcome sign and seating chart on mirrors that I rented from her, AND she did the most beautiful calligraphy on the mirror behind the bar at our venue. I would hire Kara again 1000000x over for ANY event - she is such a hard worker and incredible at creating exactly what I wanted. THANK YOU!!!!

Kara is the absolute best and she and her team need to be on your list. She made our wedding gorgeous, but, on top of that, she took the time out of her very-busy schedule to check in with us and answer all our questions. She even saved the day with an amazingly beautiful substitute when a supply issue forced a last-minute minor change. She is the kindest, sweetest person ever and I highly recommend her!

Kara is AMAZING! If you have the chance to work with Bou-K, you absolutely should! Kara was extremely helpful and supportive throughout the process and she genuinely cares that her couples are happy and everything is perfect. My husband and I didn’t know much about flowers, and Kara was patient walking us through examples and sharing ideas on how to make our venue really shine. She worked within our budget and had creative ways to re-purpose bouquets/ceremony items into our reception to really get the most out of our flowers. She listened to our feedback and brought our vision to life even better than we could have imagined. The day-of went smoothly including bridal party delivery early in the afternoon and the room flip from ceremony to reception. We didn’t have to think or worry about a thing. Our flowers were so beautiful, and I received a ton of compliments, and I'm still in awe of Bou-K's work as I look through our pictures. Kara also made our entry sign and table numbers which turned out great and added some more glam to our decor. I cannot say enough great things about Kara as a florist or as a person - she’s exactly the kind of vendor you want on your wedding team :)

Kara and her crew turned a casual venue into a stunningly beautiful reception for my daughter’s wedding. Living out of town I was trusting her to fulfill my daughter’s vision. When we entered the space it took my breath away. The room glowed with flowers and candles everywhere. You deserve the 5 stars!

Kara was so great to work with! While planning and re-planning a wedding during the pandemic, she was accommodating and worked with us through out all our changes. Her style and eye for floral is modern, unique, and creative. I had no idea what I wanted going into floral selection and she asked the right questions to put together the perfect design for our wedding. Absolutely LOVED working with Kara and Bou'k!

If you are in need of floral & design for your special event, look no further. Kara with Bou K far surpassed our expectations. From the moment we met Kara, we knew that her and the Bou K team were something special. Her professional and energetic personality is the perfect balance making working with her enjoyable and effortless. Kara took the time to listen to our unique needs and vision we were hoping to achieve and created a proposal that was far greater than anything we could have dreamt up. I was honestly skeptical that something this magical could be brought to life but walking into our wedding, I was in awe - she had made it all a reality. Using high-quality florals and exceptional decor, Kara created a one of a kind experience that our guests will remember for a lifetime. We cannot thank you enough, Kara. Though our wedding is over, we will continue to look for excuses to work with Bou K in the future and cannot recommend them enough!

Kara and the BouK team were a dream to work with. Extremely responsive and with great attention to detail, Kara brought our wedding day vision to life. We loved every piece she created for our day. You can’t go wrong with hiring BouK for your special day!

There are not enough kind words to say about Kara--She is AMAZING. I originally booked Bou K for our Sept., 2020 wedding--but then covid happened--so we had to postpone our wedding to 2021. Kara was so patient and accommodating as we figured out our plans and I look forward to working with her in Sept., 2021. As a bonus, she gifted me a beautiful bridal bouquet for our 2020 Minimony, inspired by Hilary Duff's wedding bouquet. It was GORGEOUS and exactly as I envisioned. I highly recommend booking Bou K, I'm so glad I did and can't wait for what is still to come.

Kara is an absolute dream to work with!! We could not be happier with having her as our wedding florist. I first chatted with Kara almost 2 years ago when we first began planning our wedding. After multiple postponements and a complete venue change we were finally able to get married at the end of 2020. Kara was unbelievably supportive through every decision we were forced to make with the unpredictability the year brought. She happily switched to every new date we set and was willing to travel anywhere we needed to to make our wedding finally happen. Outside of just being an all around outstanding person to have on our vendor team, the florals she put together for us were a DREAM! My jaw dropped when I saw the way she transformed the room. We had to switch to a new smaller venue in order to have some of our closest friends and family still able to join us for our wedding. We had to have our ceremony and reception in that same room and I was super nervous it wasn’t going to look good. After a few zoom meetings with Kara (one of which she even joked about getting ordained for us as we didn’t have an officiant yet) she had me feeling confident that she could help bring the space to life and add a more modern feeling. Her and her team at Bou-K did more than I ever could’ve imagined and made the space look amazingly beautiful. From the hanging piece above the head table to her calligraphy seating chart I couldn’t be more pleased. We will be recommending Kara from Bou-K to everyone we know with floral needs. We hope to be able to work with her again someday!!

I found Bou•K because of the amazing reviews on The Knot and decided to proceed with Kara because she has experience with the venue we landed on (Ravenswood Event Center in Chicago). I was so lucky to have had a chance to meet with her in person before the pandemic hit – where at her workspace she had created a personalized 'look book' that we were able to review right off the bat. Kara managed to completely nail our theme/concept immediately and had so many great ideas lined up from the very beginning. When we needed to reconsider the size of our wedding due to the pandemic, Kara proactively reached out to us to understand how our needs had changed. I was so thankful for her willingness to help us out - particularly when I realized I had forgotten several items we needed to include such as corsages for the grandmothers, boutonnieres for the Dads etc. Kara was accommodating with our last minute changes without hesitation! On the big day, Kara personally delivered our bouquets and other wearable items to the hotel we were getting ready at with her assistant. I wish I could add a photo here because they were INCREDIBLY breathtaking! Kara is so personable and cheery my sister (MOH) asked if we were friends prior to the wedding! :) Our guests were stunned with how romantic and beautiful the venue was styled - from the ceremony space, to dinner and dancing later. Many guests were asking/commenting on my bouquet as they had never seen some of the flowers before. Truly stunning! You will be totally thrilled with Kara's artistry and ability to envision your dream wedding. She's kind, attentive and a delight to work with!

Kara is a rock-star. If you need a florist for your wedding, run, don't walk, to book her. Kara was super attentive and receptive to our every need, and actually took time to listen and execute on create our vision. Her work is on-trend and importantly, well executed. Also, and I cannot emphasize this enough, she knows how to actually run a wedding vendor business, which you will appreciate as you will soon come to realize, not all vendors are put together. She is prompt, she is receptive, she is SO KIND, and she handled COVID rescheduling wonderfully. We had to postpone our wedding because of COVID (cant wait to work with her again then), and in the meantime, Kara created our flowers for our City Hall wedding, literally such an easy and fun process with her, even during a pandemic. BOOK HER.

Kara with Bou•K was the absolute best florist we could have ever asked for! With having a wedding during covid it was obviously difficult time to plan a wedding. She made the changes we needed with downsizing but still making it absolutely beautiful! She had the most positive attitude with everything we had going on leading up to the wedding. I never had to wait for a response back on an email, checked up on me to see if there were any changes, and she was on time the day of. Aside from logistically matters the flower arrangement were absolutely STUNNING! I had all awhile flowers with greenery, lanterns, and candles everywhere. Kara and her team totally transformed the space into a dream. Look no further for your flower needs two thumbs up!

Kara is the real deal. If you want a florist who is personal, creative, hardworking, goes above and beyond and pays attention to every detail, look no further. Our wedding was nothing but a dream come true despite many obstacles due to COVID. Through it all, Kara walked along side us and always had an incredibly positive and problem-solving attitude. Her planning and quoting process is very clear and we had a great idea of what the day would look like prior to it actually happening. That being said, Kara blew us away with all the extras and small details that she did without us even asking. The table decorations were magical, the bouquets and boutonnieres were beautiful, the candles throughout the venue, aisle decorations, and custom arch blew us away. She knows how to dress a head table in such a modern, sleek, classy, and romantic way. It was so much more than we dreamed!! Her and her team are nothing but outstanding and she was worth every penny. On top of all of this, she is just the sweetest human. She is kind and you can tell she loves her job and thrives on making couple’s wedding dreams come to life. She was the burst of energy and positivity we needed in the midst of stressful wedding planning during COVID. Huge shout out to Kara, her team and all of Bouk-Bridal! Thank you for all of your effort, attention to detail, and making our day so beautiful! Hire her!!

Kara is one of the sweetest humans you will ever meet!!! She was so professional, flexible, helpful and patient. Her vision boards were absolutely stunning and helped me vision what my wedding day would look like. Being a COVID bride was super stressful and plans constantly changing but Kara was always there to help, she was so supportive and rolled with all my changes (even last minute). Wedding day came and it was STUNNING! She set up everything so beautifully from the aisle, to the centerpieces, and her calligraphy signs. My bouquet and my girls bouquets were exactly what I pictured, and she made the most adorable dog collar for my dog -and even helped put it on her! THANK YOU Kara for making my wedding dreams come true!!

Kara and her team are an absolute dream to work with! She took our vision and color palette and brought it to life and beyond!!! She is extremely creative and her attention to detail did not go unnoticed. At first, I wasn't sure what exact flowers I wanted to use. All I knew was a certain "vibe" I had in mind. She completely executed that beyond what I ever expected! Kara is so sweet, professional, and is a great listener. She will do whatever it takes to give her brides the most beautiful wedding. Even when we weren't sure what was going to happen with our wedding due to COVID she supported us through it! I'd recommend her a million times over!!!!! I'm still dreaming of her flowers on that day and I know I will for the rest of my life!

Amazing from start to finish. Kara was wonderful to work with and she’s very talented. I had so many compliments on my flowers.

Kara does absolutely beautiful work! I used her calligraphy services, and she created a welcome sign, table numbers, a seating chart, and place cards for my wedding. Her items coordinated perfectly with my other decor and added touches of elegance throughout the space. Kara was extremely flexible and understanding since we had to reschedule our wedding a couple of times due to the pandemic. She is so sweet, professional, and easy to work with! Kara is also a skilled florist. I had already hired a florist when I discovered her, but the photos of her florals are gorgeous! I highly recommend Kara!

If I could give 6 out of 5 stars, I would!! Kara and her team at BouK are by far the most creative, responsive and professional vendors that I've ever worked with. When I started planning my wedding, I wasn't 100% sure on what I wanted with color and design. Kara is fabulous listener and her expertise helped guide me to identify my theme and bring our vision to life! I literally gasped when I walked in the dining room and saw her beautiful calligraphy and floral designs throughout the venue and days after the wedding, I still haven't been able to stop staring at my bouquet. To say she exceeded my expectations is an understatement! I would hire her & her team all over again in a heartbeat. To everyone at BouK- thank you for going above and beyond for me during this planning process, especially during the pandemic!!! You made this so easy and enjoyable for me. The final presentation was sweeter than imaginable!

I wish there was a way to give 10 stars! Kara is the absolute best. Planning a wedding during COVID is a bit of a challenge - we initially booked her for our big downtown wedding, and she stuck with us through multiple date and location changes and handled each change with grace and patience. We ended up getting married at my parents house in their backyard and she knocked it out of the park with her final product!! She worked with me on my endless changes to create what was more perfect than I could have ever imagined. She’s patient, kind, TALENTED, responsive, thoughtful..and the list goes on. I am so thrilled we chose her to do our flowers - I promise you she is the right choice for your wedding!! She’s the best of the best.

Kara is the truly best! Beyond the end product (which was stunning) Kara is incredibly sweet, kind, personable, organized, professional and detail oriented throughout the entire process...it felt more like a trusted friend vs vendor. Kara was super collaborative and helped us bring our vision to life on our day with vision boards (which was key as I had a specific floral vision but was not very knowledgeable about flowers), honest feedback and communicative with timely updates. If you are lucky enough to book Kara without any doubt would recommend her as she will NOT disappoint. Thank you Kara!

We can’t say enough about Kara! We’ve had to postpone our wedding due to COVID not once, but TWICE and she has handled every situation we’ve thrown her way with grace and compassion. We know without a doubt that because she is already exceeding our expectations, that our wedding will be stunning. If you are trying to plan a wedding right now and are hesitant, I promise you booking Bou-K will be the best choice you make! Thank you Kara!!

We are having to postpone our wedding due to the current pandemic and Kara has been so flexible and helpful throughout the process! It is not an easy or fun decision to make, but she has assisted in making it a smooth transition.

Booking Bou•K for my florist was the best decision ever!!!! Kara was SO SWEET and so helpful throughout the entire process. Her work is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! We got an endless amount of compliments about how beautiful everything was. The aisle, the ceremony space, the reception tables, the sweetheart table, my bouquet, all the girls bouquets and everything else in between was all PERFECT. She is so incredibly talented and DETAIL oriented. I would 100% recommend using Bou•K as your florist!!! She works with your vision and turns it to reality. THANK YOU KARA!!!!! We are so thrilled with how it all turned out!! PS. For all of those indecisive brides out there (like me!!) she’s so patient and supportive in helping you figure out your dreams! She wrote up MULTIPLE plans for me and wrote more again when I wanted to change my mind every other day. She is honestly amazing at this job and is doing exactly what she should be doing in life :) BOOK BOU•K BRIDAL!!!!!!

I was the photographer and had the pleasure of working with Kara and her team for one of our couple's weddings, and I seriously cannot say enough wonderful things about Bou K Bridal! For the past year of wedding planning, my bride would always spend time telling me how obsessed she was with her florist and couldn't even wait to see her florals. Well the day came, and she was blown out of the water. I was lucky enough to meet Kara and witness her work in action. She is kind, gentle hearted, and has a deep rooted level of service and hospitality that was overflowing to the bride and groom. Not to mention she crafted the most INSANELY gorgeous sweetheart table installation and ceremony install I've ever seen! It's pretty common to find a florist who "does their job", but Kara did that and SO much more. From a vendor perspective, she was eager to serve as a TEAM with me and the others, and from a bride's perspective, she was on time, overdelivered in terms of visuals, even showed up the day of to do last minute calligraphy the bride decided on. What a gem this crew is - looking forward to many more times working together!

Kara was the florist for my daughter's wedding this past weekend and I can not express enough how beautiful and perfect everything she did for us was. She executed every detail my daughter envisioned to perfection. The ceremony area and the sweetheart table decorations were so exceptionally beautiful. Her and her entire team were professional and wonderful to work with. So Perfect...Thank you!

Kara wants to help her couples turn their vision into a reality! She has an eye for bringing beautiful floral & calligraphy elements together. She can do anything from a timeless/classic look, to a dreamy tropical look! Her kind personality is the "cherry on top"! Thank you for being so easy to work with Kara!

Kara, I can’t thank you enough for the beautiful job you did on my daughters wedding.You made a beautiful venue SPECTACULAR!! I couldn’t have imagined just how beautiful you made EVERY arrangement!! Those roses you hade looked like velvet!! So fresh and HUGE, just the right amount of greenery, and those blue flowers (of course I don’t know the name) we’re insanely beautiful!! And you were wonderful throughout your entire process!! I seriously thought with just having a baby you would need to send a assistant (which we would have understood especially since having a C Section), but there you were out there on a ladder doing her atrium with you gymnastic skills. Lol. From the bottom of my heart...thank you, thank you, thank you. The reason your business has well surpassed your goals is because of your amazing talent and taste of elegance. Be proud and own that!! Now go enjoy your time off with that beautiful lil boy of yours!! Love you and thank you again!! Can’t wait to post pictures for you!!

Kara is absolutely amazing and goes above and beyond to achieve your wedding vision and make it come to life! Her floral arrangements were absolutely stunning for my wedding and I couldn’t have asked for a better turn out with her work! The roses she used for the bouquets were beautiful and velvety and matched my bridesmaids’ dresses beautifully! She also made me some beautiful signage and a huge acrylic seating chart that completely blew me away! I couldn’t have envisioned such a beautiful display, but she did it! Kara is so sweet, passionate, punctual, and has an ability to see your vision and make it become even better than what you could have imagined. I would highly recommend her to anyone! Also, she did my wedding in less than 2 weeks after having her baby boy after having a C-section! Talk about dedication!! If you are thinking about using Kara for your wedding needs, look no farther! She is amazing and will exceed all expectations! Thank you Kara for making my wedding dreams come true!

Kara is the utmost professional. From the initial meeting all the way to the day of, Kara provided clear proposals, beautiful visual examples (in her story board), and communicated timelines needed for everything to run smoothly. As someone who was planning their own, out of state, fall wedding, it was a blessing to have such an organized person creating centerpieces, decor, greenery, bouquets, corsages, signage and guest place cards. On top of this all, Kara was pregnant and had her baby barely two weeks before my wedding. Kara and her team never missed a beat though, covering every detail and even coordinating with other vendors to ensure that delivery times were airtight and I felt supported. I highly recommend Kara and her company, Bou*k, to anyone planning their wedding - even if it's outside the Chicago-land area.

If you are looking for a florist and someone who could nearly replace a planner, stop your search here! I can't say enough about Kara. She was so professional from the get-go, gave me insight into the flowers she chose for us (which I honestly knew nothing) and was there to give us honest opinions and feedback in other aspects of our wedding planning, as well as refer us to other vendors who were just as awesome. We had a rather small wedding and I'm sure it was not the ideal situation for Kara, but even if that were true, she was equally as excited to be a part of our tiny day. Our flowers were beautiful, we received several compliments, and they lasted several days after the fact. HUGE thank you to Kara for your guidance, patience, and overall 'cheerleader' attitude through all of the changes we made along the way! Thank You!

Kara was the best vendor we had on our wedding day! Hands down. From the beginning she was professional, flexible, helpful and attentive to details. My vision for our wedding was unique and she helped me tie everything together with vision boards, sketches, sample bouquets, and mock up table settings to get it just right. If I wanted to edit something, she was supportive, patient, and made a masterpiece. She went above and beyond to ensure I was happy with how things pulled together. If there was a question about something with set up at the venue, Kara handled it and called to get an answer - again, above and beyond. Furthermore, she did several calligraphy signs and our invitations for the wedding, which were stunning. We’ve received several compliments on our invites and our flowers for the big day. You won’t be disappointed. Did I mention it was 108 degrees on our wedding day and Kara and her staff had to travel two hours to our venue, set up in a barn that wasn’t air conditioned, and they STILL knocked it out of the park. Thank you, BouK Bridal!

I want to thank Kara from Bou*K for the BEAUTIFUL floral bouquets, table arrangements and place cards she created for our special day. We couldn't have asked for a better person to put the final touches on flowers, centerpieces, place cards, etc. Everything was absolutely stunning. I cannot tell you how many compliments we received all day and night from guests at our wedding. Kara was so great to work with, and we want to thank her for going through this journey with us. Kara made the day absolutely perfect for us, she went above and beyond to ensure everything was amazing! I would absolutely recommend Kara/Bou*K to other brides-to-be, she is the best and you will not be disappointed. Kara is an amazing artist and the quality of her flowers and work is breathtaking. Thanks again Kara for helping make it a perfect day for us, we will never forget it.

From the moment we met Kara, I knew she was going to hit it out of the park. She took every detail I told her, from my initial e-mail, and executed it even at our very first meeting. I was greeted by a beautiful sign with me and my husband's name on it, in our color scheme, with a packet of photos of flowers I said I liked, etc. I felt like I blinked, and not only was it our wedding day, but those exact images came to life on our wedding day. Kara made the entire process SO easy and seamless, I never once had to reach out to her with questions ; she was always on top of it, thinking of things I never would have!! We received so many compliments and I can't wait for our friends and family to use Kara in the future! Thank you Kara for making our wedding so easy & beautiful!!