Curly Willow

How lucky were we to have the Curly Willow create the flowers and arrangements for my daughter's wedding. When we originally met with the owners, we were unsure what flowers we wanted for the wedding. Jim Shawl was able to provide us with a vision of flowers that were in the color family that we were considering and the rest is history. With the changes associated with COVID, we needed to modify our original plans and we also changed our plans for centerpieces. Jim Shawl was very flexible and worked with the changes over the course of the months leading up to the wedding. We provided Jim with 19 different crystal bowls to make the flower arrangements for the centerpieces and each one was uniquely different but equally beautiful. My daughter's bouquet was so beautiful and its colors looked amazing against her dress. Jim even worked her grandmother's ribbons into the bouquet as a special request. Additionally, the flower work that Jim did on the 5 tier cake was just beautiful and I couldn't be more pleased. Thanks Curly Willow!!! Karen and Bill Plute

Jim at Curley willow was so nice and helpful! He took the time to make sure I knew what kind of flowers I was selecting and reassured me that things would work out well. He delivered our flowers to the venue in a timely manner, and he made sure everything was either in water or refrigerated prior to our arrival. The flowers he secured to our Archway were stunning and very well done.

I am so grateful for Jim and Curly Willow. I admittedly know nothing about flowers, and after visiting a few other florists I was discouraged. All of the others seemed disappointed that I didn't have ideas beyond colors I was interested in, and were much bubblier and too flowery (no pun intended). Jim was direct, had great ideas, and welcomed the chance to put together bouquets without much input from me beyond color. He was efficient, and his prices were in line with others in the area. On the day of, I was blown away by the bouquets! My maid of honor, who works part time at a wedding venue, told Jim they were the most beautiful she had ever seen! Jim also encouraged me to purchase votive candles from an independent website, saying they would be cheaper than he could do, but then lit all of them for me when setting up flowers at the reception (and all for only $50 set up fee total!) The bud vases he placed on each table at the reception were understated and perfect, and the boutonnieres were perfect, too! Our moms and grandmas also loved their corsages! Jim was patient, meeting with me twice to discuss details, and very responsive to e-mail. I am so fortunate to have found him, and will continue to recommend him highly to all my friends and family!

I hired Curly Willow to do our wedding flowers and we SO thrilled with the outcome! Firstly, they had great customer service, from the initial meeting all the way up to the wedding day itself. Jim met with my husband the day of the wedding as flowers were being delivered, gave him a big hug as a congratulations and was so helpful that day. The product was absolutely gorgeous. We would highly recommend them to anyone!

Curly willow made the most beautiful bouquets and centerpieces for my wedding day that I about fell over when I saw them! I am SO happy I booked them for my flowers and will never use a different florist for any event. They were absolutely perfect!

I highly recommend Curly Willow for all of your wedding flower needs! We went to Jim (owner) with very little idea of what we wanted. Jim took the time to help us create incredible bouquets, boutonnieres, centerpieces, a cake topper, and arrangements with very little guidance. Communication with Jim and his staff was always very easy and thorough. We, along with our guests, were completely overwhelmed with the beauty of our flowers! The quality of the flowers is absolutely amazing. Over a week after our wedding, our centerpieces still looked incredible. Jim's knowledge and expertise in the field is just what you need to make your wedding flowers stand out!

We ordered two large floral arrangements for our ceremony very last minute. Not only were they able to work with us, but the arrangements were even more than we could ask for! I truly wish we would have known about them sooner!

Jim and his wife were terrific to work with! My husband and I had no idea what we wanted when it came to flowers and centerpieces and how to manage our budget. We sat down for an hour or so and after talking with Jim we were put totally at ease. He understood exactly what we wanted, he enhanced our vision, and made everything look incredibly gorgeous. He was tremendously helpful and accommodating with our schedule on the day of the wedding in dropping flowers off at the Church, reception venue, and bringing flowers for my hair to where we were getting ready. Everyone all night commented on how beautiful the flowers were, and they were definitely budget friendly. Highly recommend!

Beautiful flowers. Great customer service. Excellent overall experience!

Curly Willow exceeded my expectations! When we met with the florist, I showed multiple Pinterest images and he brought my dream flowers to an affordable reality. Our bouquets and centerpieces were absolutely perfect and so beautiful! I can't even tell you how many compliments we got on our flowers. Jim is very professional and flexible! I would recommend him to anyone!

Jim Shawl at Curly Willow is amazing at what he does. He is patient and kind and helps talk you through every flower detail you need for your special day. As someone who typically doesn't like flowers, I was memorized by the flowers at my wedding. They were absolutely stunning. At the consultation meeting, Jim was so descriptive when explaining each detail of the flowers that I was confident in everything he suggested. When I received my flowers on my wedding day, they far exceeded my expectations. Thank you!

Curly Willow was amazing to work with! Jim (owner) was was professional, prompt, and overall his flowers exceeded my expectations!! Everything I ordered was done with great detail. The centerpieces were perfect and completed the vision I had in my head all of the months leading up to the wedding day! I HIGHLY recommend choosing Curly Willow as your florist!!

My experience with Curly Willow was excellent, from my initial consultation to the execution. Throughout my wedding experience, it was important to me to book vendors who were small, family businesses. Curly Willow exemplified that characteristic. My florist, Jim, provided realistic ideas and pricing quotes while listening to my ultimate vision. I appreciated how he struck a balance between giving me what I wanted and being transparent on prices, availability of flowers, and his ultimate judgement on aesthetic as the professional. The flowers were stunning. My arrangements lived for weeks even after the wedding was over. The delivery was on time as well, and Jim really worked with me to help set things up. I was so satisfied with the service provided.

We loved working with the Curly Willow for our flowers! My bouquet was stunning and everyone complimented our centerpieces. They lasted for many days after the wedding, too!

Can't say enough about the beautiful flowers for my daughter's wedding. Jim is truly a master and an artist....is selection of roses,Gerbera daisies and greenery were just gorgeous, especially against the emerald green of the bridesmaids dresses and the bride's lace gown. I most heartily recommend his floral business....he will work his magic any time of the year, any flower you prefer, any colors you like.... He's great to work with and his eye for color and what type of flower works for your wedding is wonderful. Thank you Jim....you made the day that much more beautiful with your artistry! Ann Walter

Curly Willow was awesome! They are experts at what they do and I couldn't be happier with how our arrangements for our wedding day turned out. Highly recommend!

I was extremely pleased with everything - table arrangements were beautiful!

I had the pleasure of working with Jim from Curly Willow for my wedding flowers earlier this month. I would recommend their services to anyone. First of all, we started the process a little under a year in advance. In no way did he make me feel like I was there too early. He actually praised me for being organized! However, when it came to flowers, I only knew I wanted a certain kind. Well, Jim took that and ran with it. He showed me multiple books with options and made excellent recommendations based on our budget. Two days after our consultation, he sent over a proposal, which I can vouch would have been silly to pass down as I felt his value was excellent. He was extremely attentive and answered each of of my emails in mere hours after I sent them. He executed exactly what I wanted, especially the flowers on our cake and the centerpieces which were BEAUTIFUL! I couldn't have been more pleased. In addition, my bridal bouquet, bridesmaids bouquets, and all the guys boutonnieres were amazing. We got so many compliments on each of them. Lastly, besides excellent service, their eye for floral creativity is astounding. They are not your average florist shop, yet make sure what you choose suits you and your wedding well.

5 star

Jim was great to work with and worked well with our budget and ideas. On the wedding day, they delivered the flowers in multiple locations for us and all of them were delivered in the proper location and ahead of schedule. I had so many compliments on my bouquet along with all of my bridesmaids flowers. The church arrangements were spectacular as well! Our wedding was on June 13 and my bouquet is STILL beautiful two weeks later!! I highly recommend the Curly Willow!!!

Jim was wonderful to work with. He listened to what I wanted, made suggestions, and delivered a spectacular display of centerpieces, bouquets, and corsages/boutineers. I would recommend the Curly Willow for any event!

I wanted to have my flowers done a particular way. I talked to other florists who talked about doing other types of flowers. Then I met Jim and his daughter at a bridal show! Jim explained that I could have what I wanted just on a slightly smaller scale, due to my budget. I was so excited to hear that!! Finally someone who really wanted to make my day exactly the dream I had envisioned!! We selected blue orchids that looked AMAZING! Also white roses and blue Hydrangeas for the bouquets! They were perfect in size and my guests all commented how great they looked! My cousin said the orchids looked like butterflies placed perfectly in between the other flowers! How amazing! My mother LOVED the wrist corsage that Jim had suggested! The dress she had would not have supported anything pinned and the beautiful band that Jim used worked and looked FABULOUS! My centerpieces were given away as gifts and everyone was fighting over taking home the orchids!!! They could not get over how beautiful they looked. Jim made sure that everything arrived perfect and onetime! We had a concern because of a huge rock concert that was in town and that traffic would be a problem, but Jim made sure things arrived on time and was placed perfectly !!! I can not say enough how WONDERFUL, FABULOUS, BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING the flowers looked and how it was all those things working with Jim (Curly Willow) !!! Thank you thank you Thank you!!!

Jim is absolutely amazing to work with. Everything he said he was going to do he did! He really works with so you can stay on a budget but still help you keep the feel you want. I had a locket with a picture of my dad and lace from my dress that I wanted for my bouquet. Jim designed my bouquet exactly how I had pictured it. You won't regret using curly willow!

The Curly Willow did an amazing job with the flowers for my wedding! When I first met with Jim I wasn't really sure of what kind of flowers I wanted to use in my bouquets and he was able to come up with something perfect and within my budget. They are a family owned business and they are great people all around. I would absolutely recommend them for any floral needs!!

We worked with Jim at the Curly Willow for the flowers for our December 6, 2014 wedding and he did a great job. The flowers were beautiful and very affordable. He did a great job and I would highly recommend him!

I was having difficulty finding a florist as apparently my ideas were too grand for my budget. Jim from the Curly Willow put all of those potential florists to shame. He worked with me to achieve absolute beauty at both our ceremony & reception. He was extremely flexible as I worked through my ideas that ended up morphing into gorgeous arrangements & very responsive. Thanks to Jim my wedding was stunning - If you're looking for a florist with creativity, flexibility & one who is budget-friendly, Jim is most definitely the way to go!

Our daughter's wedding day was beautiful, made all the more so by the skilled hands of Curly Willow. At our first meeting, ee gave Jim a scheme and a vague idea of what we envisioned. Jim ran with it, creating bouquets and swags that far surpassed our expectations. Each arrangement burst with color and graceful beauty using blooms I never dreamed could be p aired with others. With little direction, Jim read our needs and deftly made them come to life. Thank you, Curly Willow for bringing more beauty to an already gorgeous day.

I used Curly Willow for bridal and maid of honor bouquets as well as corsages and boutonnieres for our wedding. Jim took the time to sit down with us and review the ideas and photos I had as well as provide his ideas and suggestions. He hand-delivered the flowers on our wedding day and they exceed our expectations! His bouquets were absolutely beautiful and received numerous compliments! Highly recommend!

Curly Willow (Jim) did a fantastic job for our wedding. The flowers were amazing... I'd recommend to all brides!! Thank you!! :)

They listened to what I wanted and gave great advice on how they would put it together. The flowers turned out beautifully! We actually gave away the center pieces at the reception away to guests! they were so beautiful and fresh and added such a great touch to the wedding. And they worked with me to provide breath taking bouquets that fit within my budget!

Loved my flowers - everything I dreamed of!

Curly Willow made it easy, and did exactly what I wanted without any hassle or many times emailing/over the phone discussions. So easy, and was absolutely gorgeous. Their flowers were what my guests noticed!

I have been using Jim and The Curly Willow as my go to florist for 3 years now, I don't know what I would do without him! He takes all my events from fine to FABULOUS!! He recently did my wedding in December 2013, the centerpieces were gorgeous! I had been envisioning these centerpieces for a lifetime and they turned out even better than my dreams! My bridal bouquet was out of this world as well, everyone commented all night how gorgeous it looked! Everything he does is top notch and stunning. The event planner at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association stated that it was "The nicest the room has look and he's seen a lot of weddings!" I credit that to Jim and his beautifully executed centerpieces and decor. I love working with him and his family, he has great ideas and is always willing to do whatever I want, he is extremely knowledgeable about flowers and knows what is going to look best. He is also very reasonably priced and delivers on what you ask for. I can't rave enough, I would give him a hundred stars if I could. I will forever use the Curly Willow as my florist for their quality flowers, beautifully designed work and friendly service!

Curly Willow was one of the few vendors I used that were actually prompt with their responses. Planning a wedding is extremely time consuming and stressful, so I found their quick replies comforting and respectful. They were flexible, understanding, and best of all my flowers were stunning! They gave me exactly what I wanted- based solely from my verbal description! Exceptional, awesome people, exceptional, awesome flowers. Highly recommend Jim and his team at Curly Willow for weddings and events in the greater Pittsburgh area!

Jim did such a great job with our bouquets, corsages etc. I provided him with pictures of things I liked from Pinterest, and he created something even more perfect than I could have imagined! We had our wedding/reception in a barn and wanted our flowers to go along with the overall rustic elegance of our wedding. He used dahlias, hydrangeas, thistle pods, seeded eucalyptus and anemones to create full, natural bouquets for myself and my bridesmaids. Simple seeded eucalyptus and anemones made up corsages and boutonnieres for the rest of the bridal party. Jim also provided us with loose blooms so we could create our own centerpieces. When a particular type of flower that we requested didn't come in quite to his standard because it was the beginning of their season (I thought they were still beautiful), Jim gave us extras of another type of flower at no charge along with everything else he had promised.

After getting engaged, we quickly set our sights on a December wedding. The location of our wedding was ideal for us, though we wanted the venue to look like rustic meets Christmas theme. Curly Willow had been highly recommended by multiple trusted sources, and now that all is (unfortunately!) over, I could not agree more. From the first moments of planning, it became obvious that Jim's vision was going to help capture our dream of a white Christmas wedding. He is incredibly knowledgeable, and when given just a few of my ideas, was able to turn our venue into a wedding that belonged in a magazine. The process of working with Curly Willow was stress-free (which is a huge plus for a bride and those involved!) and as the wedding date came closer, I had not one concern that they would help us with our dream come true. Even as we made changes throughout the process, Jim always maintained a positive attitude and set our minds at ease. We received countless compliments on the decorations (Christmas trees, barn doors framed with lighted curly willow, wreaths, pillars wrapped in garland, beautiful garland draped over the bar and elegant center pieces) and there is no doubt that without Jim and the team at Curly Willow, our wedding would not even the event that it was: everything my husband and I could have ever wanted! Highly recommend Curly Willow and we cannot thank them enough for all they did for us; our pictures are stunning!

Jim at the Curly Willow did a wonderful job of making my vision come to life. The execution was perfect and the comment I still get is about the unique artichokes in all the bouquets. Everyone loved them! He really made my colors pop and was professional, detailed and a pleasure to work with. Such beautiful work for all our wedding florals.

Our experience with Curly Willow was awesome!! Although our wedding was small and casual, they were able to arrange the most beautiful rustic themed bouquets and centerpieces. For what we spent, we expected smaller bouquets and arrangements, but they were over the top packed full of flowers and color!! The staff was so kind and so easy to work with too. I will use them for all my floral needs in the future.

I used Curly Willow as my wedding florist and our flowers were absolutely beautiful! Curly Willow was easy to work with and professional. My husband and I would recommend Curly Willow to anyone in need of a florist!

Curly Willow and especially Jim, made all my dreams come true. Not only was my bouquet and the bridesmaid's bouquets gorgeous, he also decorated our ceremony venue and did our centerpieces. All the flowers were amazing and everything tied in together seamlessly. Jim is amazing to work with and can take your vision and make it a reality.

The team at Curly Willow were phenomenal. After my first meeting with them I didn't even bother to look at other florists. They weren't worried about my budget but instead asked what my vision was. After Jim worked up his ideas he gave me price per bouquet - if I said its a little too high he gladly adjusted which flowers we could use to meet my budget. I also called several times along the way to change how many corsages I needed and to add baby's breath for the decor, it was never a problem.

Curly Willow handled our event like it was the only event they had booked. Jim was able to take our concept and colors and match them with flowers that gave our wedding the most elegant ambiance. I never wanted to put my bouquet down!!! My wedding party looked amazing! Wish I could upload a few pics! I wholeheartedly recommend this vendor for ANY occasion. (We are ready to plan our 1st year anniversary.)

Jim at Curly Willow was beyond fantastic. I went to him only 2 months before our August wedding, absolutely clueless with just a few pictures. I told him what I had in mind, and he made it happen! My bouquet (and the bridesmaid's and mother's) were more beautiful than ANY picture. Not to mention my wedding was about an hour away from the Curly Willow, and Jim made sure that my flowers were where I needed them when I needed them, and completely took all worry away from me. I would truly never go to another florist.

I would highly recommend Curly Willow to anyone getting married in the area. I talked to MANY florists while planning my wedding and Curly Willow was by far the best value in the area. Not only that, they were extremely friendly and helpful throughout the entire process. They created GORGEOUS bouquets and flower arrangements that far exceeded my expectations. I received so many compliments on our bouquets. If I were to do it all over again I would choose Curly Willow in a heartbeat. :)

I set a budget and was happy that Mr. Shawl stuck to it for me! Not only did I have beautiful arrangements, everything arrived on time! I was very happy that I didn't have to sacrifice beauty with my tight budget. No matter how much or how little you spend, Curly Willow will make sure it's beautiful!!